Shay
Childminder in London: Croydon (also available for babysitting)
My Summary
About Me
Hello! My name is Ashaye and I have been working with children for over 7 years full time. Working with children has been a huge passion of mine for years. Shay’s Little Stars is a childminding setting filled with Positivity! Care! Education! and fun for all children. We often go on many days outs accompanied by my verified childminding assistant.
I am registered by Ofsted and Early Years as a childminder. I am here to provide a tailored service for you and your child, and ensure that they are secure and safe at all times. I am located on Green Lane, I have a good sized home with a garden and a dedicated nursery room.
Schools and local amenities are very close by including parks, soft play and libraries.
I can not wait to hear from you. Please do get in touch.
My Experience
Prior to shays little stars, I first Worked in a nursery for 4 years and have been a childminder for 7 years working with children with disabilities and SEND and also babies under 3month. I take pride in the work that I do and the environment that I keep.
I have food hygiene rating of 5 and take pride in providing healthy, tasty and tailored meals for who is required.
My Qualifications
Home-based childcare course,
Level 2 childcare qualification
Paediatric First Aid
Food Hygiene
Safer Recruitment
Safeguarding Children
EYSEND
Prevent awareness
My Availability
Viewings on Mondays and Tuesdays
Pre-school children: 7.30 am - 6 pm
Primary school children: 7.30 - 9 am and/or 3 - 6 pm
Term time, half-term and summer holidays.
From 0 months to 11 years.
Drop off and collection from.
- Kensington Avenue Primary School and Children’s Centre
- St James The Great R C Primary & Nursery School
- LaDels Day Nursery
Others within 1mi radius
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
- Babysitting from £9.00 per hour
Babysitting applies only on weekends
My Local Schools
This childminder has not yet informed us whether or not they provide any drop off or pick up services at local schools.
My Ofsted Inspections
The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childminder has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childminder.
Latest Inspection Report Card
Previous Inspection Reports (Old Format)
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 13/02/2023)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 13/02/2023)
- Training Certificate: 4 day home-based childcare course (added 13/02/2023)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding (added 13/02/2023)
- First Aid Certificate: paediatric first aid (12 hour) (added 13/02/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Parents say
Parents consistently praise this childminder for creating a warm, nurturing environment where children settle quickly and genuinely enjoy attending. She demonstrates excellent flexibility with scheduling and payments whilst providing engaging activities and play opportunities. Children form strong bonds with her and their peers, with many preferring her setting to traditional nursery care.
Summary generated by AI from the text of recent member reviews
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Shay. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Honestly, Shay has been amazing for us. Our contract has come to an end for now because I’ve paused work, but I couldn’t not leave a review because of how much of an impact she’s had.
My son still asks me almost every day if he can go to Shay’s, which says everything. He genuinely sees her like family.
Before Shay, he was in nursery and mornings were really hard — lots of tears at drop-off and just a stressful start to the day. As soon as he started going to Shay’s, everything changed. Drop-offs became so much easier and the tears reduced massively. He was happy, comfortable, and clearly felt safe there.
As a parent, that kind of peace of mind is priceless. Shay is warm, caring, and just has a natural way with children.
I’d 100% recommend her to anyone — she’s honestly been a game changer for us.
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Tasha20
on 03/05/2026
Shay has been a brilliant supporter and very flexible she doesn’t put any pressure to make payment quickly. I will always pay her and not miss a payment as I am very trustworthy 😄 I just love the flexibility that she provides. I can just literally call her up and she’ll be ready for childminding sessions with my son. He loves it there! He loves her and he is always excited to go there. Never a moment where he will say he doesn’t want to go he even prefers to go to Shays, then going to a nursery setting. Shay takes him to the soft play and he loves it there. My son is 3 years old and she has been looking after him since 2yrs old.
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Sab
on 05/09/2024
My son has been with Shay for a year and six months now.
He was well settled and that was my biggest worry as he has never been left with anyone prior to her.
Shay made him feel comfortable and confident, taught him new things, allowed him to make new friends and has been an amazing influence on him.
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Zainab
on 18/08/2024
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