Zena Reb
Childminder in London (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 3 days
Female Member since Dec 2022 Last Updated Jul 2025 Last Login 23 Jul 2025
My Summary
Zena Reb
About Me
My name is Zena, a qualified and Ofsted-registered childminder based in Lewisham, near Matalan. I hold a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies and have extensive experience working in private nurseries and as a self-employed childminder.
I am a hard working business minded childminder.
I passed my latest Ofsted inspection in April 2025 and am passionate about creating a nurturing, stimulating environment for children. I offer a variety of engaging indoor and outdoor activities, including storytelling, arts and crafts, music, cooking, and simple science experiments.
Fluent in both English and French, I incorporate both languages into my setting to support early language development.
My Experience
With over 16 years of experience in early years education, I have worked extensively with children from a wide range of cultural and developmental backgrounds. Most recently, I held the position of Deputy Manager in a nursery setting, where I was responsible for both operational management and direct care within the rooms. I have significant experience supporting children with autism and special educational needs, and have worked with age groups ranging from 5 months to 12 years.
My Qualifications
I have a BA (hons) in Early Childhood Studies and level 3 BTEC in Health and Social Care.
Trainings:
Safeguarding: Child Protection level 3
Paediatric Frist Aid
Food and Hygiene level 2
Level 1: Foundations in phonics
DBS
My Availability
My standard working hours are Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. However, I offer flexibility to accommodate your specific needs and can provide weekend care upon request.
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 17/07/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
Daily rate: £60 for children from 3 years old and above
Babies daily rate:£70 ( Children below 3 years old)
Half day: £40
My standard hourly rate is £10
All snacks and meals are freshly prepared and provided with no extra charges on full time registration. Parents are welcome to bring their own food.
I offer a sibling discount on full time registration .
Breakfast club can start as early as 6.00 am upon request and costing £10 per hour .
After-school club runs from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm at an hourly rate of £10 and this includes afternoon snacks and drinks.
Transport fee may be applied for school pick up of more than 10 minutes walking distance.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Morden Mount Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Prendergast Vale School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School
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.
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 17/01/2023)
- Training Certificate (added 17/01/2023)
- First Aid Certificate (added 17/01/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Parents say
This childminder is highly praised for providing exceptional care and education. Children are reportedly happy and eager to attend, showing improvements in speech and numeracy. The provider is described as reliable, caring, and accommodating, with a warm family-like atmosphere. Parents express peace of mind and strong recommendations.
Summary generated by AI from the text of recent member reviews
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Zena Reb. 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.
my daughter looooves Zena @edenlight! she hates when i pick her up and can't wait to go back the next day. I am so please with how you treat my daughter like she is your own and it shows in her love for you zena. I have also notice a lot of improvement in her speech her numbers and phonics too. Thank you so much for the peach of mind knowing my daughter is in great hands.
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kaiha
on 19/07/2025
Response by
Zena Reb
on 19/07/2025:
I am grateful for receiving a lovely and honest comment from you and having your daughter at Eden Lights Day Care. All the best in the new nursery she will be attending this year. Thanks again for entrusting me to look after your outgoing and loving daughter for 2 years. I and the children in my childminding home will greatly missed her absence. Kaiha over the years of knowing you as my customer, my experience with you has been filled with honesty, understanding, effective communication and great support in working to achieve the learning and development of your daughter. I am very confident to say M will settle at her new nursery and continue to meet her learning and development milestones.
Thanks again for your support and all the best !
Zena is absolutely wonderful. She takes care of my daughter before school and always makes sure she is dropped off on time. My daughter loves going to her home and feels so happy and comfortable there. She is reliable, caring, and by far the best childminder we’ve had. I would definitely recommend her to any family!!
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Paulina
on 06/07/2025
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Zena Reb
on 17/07/2025:
Thank you for your honesty and your understanding throughout this year .I wish you all the best in your new career path. Your daughter will be greatly missed by my childminding family and my neighbour's children who often interacted with her at the playground. Your recommendation to parents at Our Lady of Grace school will be greatly valued. Many thanks once again.
Zena has been amazing my children love getting to see her after school and she has been very accommodating on short notice this has been nothing but a pleasant experience and I would definitely recommend her services
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Felisha
on 14/06/2024
Response by
Zena Reb
on 19/07/2025:
I apologise for replying a year later Felisha. Thanks very much for giving me the opportunity to provide my services to you and trusting me with your two gentle boys who have been just incredible and loving. You have been a great supporter and motivator when my business was quiet and slowly picking up. The boys became part of my family and cared for their friends at my childminding home as their were their cousins and me their auntie but K will sometime call me mum during school pick up. Your boys have been a role model and a brother to my daughter. Thank you for the memories the boys have left behind to all the children and myself. These memories will remain active and engraved in our heart. All the best in your career progression and strength to continue raising great young leaders.
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