Michelle
Childminder in Luton
4.6
My Summary
About Me
** PLEASE NOTE I AM CURRENTLY FULL UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2026 **
Hi! I’m Michelle, I live in Leagrave with my 3 children, husband and our cat. I offer home from home care where the child is at the centre of everything I do.
My Experience
I am fully qualified in early years education, first aid trained, up to date on all relevant training and have 17 years experience with my own children. I have worked in nurseries for 5 years and have been a childminder since October 2023.
I am passionate about creating an environment where your child feels safe and settled because I know this will allow them to develop to their full potential.
My curriculum is designed in line with the EYFS and will encourage your child to try new things and hone the skills they already have. We will celebrate many different celebrations throughout the year as well as days such a national pizza day when we will make our own pizzas!
We will spend time in my home from home setting in the newly finished, custom designed childcare area as well as trips out. These trips will include the zoo, gymnastics play group, toddler groups, local parks and woods and swimming.
I am flexible, loving and passionate about childcare.
My Qualifications
Level 2 Early years education and care
Level 3 Diploma early years educator
Level 3 First aid training
Level 3 Safeguarding children
Food hygiene
Allergy awareness
I am up to date on all relevant training.
My Availability
I am open 7:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday. To fit with my own school runs morning drop off is between 7:30 and 7:45 or after 9:15. Afternoon collection is either before 2:45 or after 4:15.
I am open all year round with the exception of bank holidays and my own personal holidays. Parents will be given the dates of these before signing a contract with me.
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
£6 per hour
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Parkfields Middle School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Toddington St George Church of England School
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 25/10/2023)
Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Parents say
The childminder receives overwhelmingly positive feedback for providing excellent care in a warm, home-like setting. Parents praise the variety of activities, including outdoor time and crafts. The carer is described as kind, flexible, and genuinely caring about children's development. Most reviewers highly recommend the service.
Summary generated by AI from the text of recent member reviews
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Michelle. 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.
We feel so grateful to have Michelle as our childminder for our daughter Iona.
Before we met with Michelle we met others and had a lot say they were full so concern was setting in, then Michelle scheduled an intro session and as soon as we were in her home, it was relief and we were so pleased.
Michelle managed the settling in sessions in a great way which helped Iona feel safe and familiar, it also worked with my phased return.
Since then, our experience has been great, Michelle’s whole family has welcomed Iona, even the cat, and it’s lovely to know she’s in a caring environment.
Everyday they are doing a variety of activities, they spend a lot of time outside with nature which is really important to us, and when they are at home, Michelle provides rich variety of activities from cooking to seasonal related play.
Michelle offers flexibility which makes my life a lot easier and I am grateful for that.
I know Iona is happy everyday and that at the end of the day is all we wanted.
Thank you so much
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sarah
on 09/10/2025
Michelle helped me out when our previous childminder couldn’t have my twin girls for odd days. I moved the girls into nursery earlier this year but they could only do 4 days so I went to Michelle for Fridays. The girls love going to ‘Chelle’s and have a wonderful time every week. They get very excited on a Thursday and can’t wait to get there.
Michelle is fantastic with them and has ‘adopted’ them both into her family. Her own kids are brilliant at playing with them too. I’ll be sad when the twins go to school next September!
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SuzyRuck
on 07/10/2025
Michelle has been nothing but fantastic with our little one. She has been caring for him 5 days a week since I returned back to work full time when he was 9 months old. His social schedule is a delight to hear about and we trust Michelle with our son like we would a close member of the family- so much so that she is providing childcare/is a guest at our wedding! The experiences and interactions he has with Michelle, the other children in her care, and the locations they go and visit are so so valuable to us as parents and we agree we completely lucked out when we found such a wonderful and caring childcare provider. She has provided advice when we wish to discuss our little one’s development, and I really admire her parenting style. Our little one will be with her until school-although if you do wish to start your own school we will be the first ones to sign up!
We are regularly provided with picture and text updates through the day- it’s so reassuring knowing that he is having fun, and the accompanying funny stories are always a welcome respite from work.
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