Steph
Childminder in South Croydon
My Summary
About Me
Bright Beginnings is located on a beautiful, leafy street in the heart of South Croydon just a short walk from both Purley Oaks train station and Sanderstead station. The area is well served by public transport and parking is readily available.
The Bright Beginnings setting has been carefully and thoughtfully designed to provide an amazing experience for children to explore, learn, play and grow.
We believe it is important that children have the opportunity to develop in a caring and nurturing environment that considers all their needs, and supports them to flourish in all aspects of their daily lives.
All of our meals are freshly prepared. We serve healthy, delicious organic meals and snacks and have spring water or filtered water readily available throughout the day. We are committed to ensuring your children get the best nutrition possible while in our care.
We are an inclusive setting and cater to a wide range of dietary requirements.
We have a wide range of activities, toys and learning materials in our dedicated spaces to engage and encourage our children to be confident, creative, expressive and interactive; and to build skills that they can use beyond their time with us.
We offer enrichment such as:
•arts and crafts
•outdoor play in a beautiful secluded garden
•music
•gardening
•games
•reading and storytelling
and a host of other activities!
Your childrens safety and care is also of the utmost importance, as is families’ peace of mind. Our setting is set back on a residential road on a large driveway where parents can safely and easily drop off and collect their children. We have a full security system with CCTV also.
We pride ourselves on delivering the gold standard in childcare provision and supporting families in raising the next generation of doers, thinkers and dreamers.
We offer
•full time and part time places
•school drop-offs and pick-ups
•Breakfast club is available and late collections can be booked in advance.
We support NHS staff with flexible hours, early drop offs and late collections (to be arranged in advance).
We accept funded hours.
You are warmly invited to visit the setting and get to know more about all we can offer you and your child. We look forward to hearing from you.
My Experience
My name is Stephanie and I am the proprietor of Bright Beginnings. I have over ten years experience of childcare provision. I am fully EYFS qualified, Ofsted registered and have enhanced DBS certification. I also have paediatric first aid qualification and food hygiene safety certification. I hold all the relevant insurances to operate and have a full, clean driving licence. I love working with children and am a warm and welcoming person. I put my best efforts and energy into creating a lovely experience for all my Bright Beginners and their families.
My Qualifications
Level 3 NVQ childcare
Current safeguarding, EYFS, SEN training
Level 2 Food Hygiene
Paediatric First Aid
Ofsted Registered
My Availability
We are open from 7.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri. We offer school drop offs and collections. We have breakfast club available and late collections to be prearranged upon request.
My Fees
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
£10 hourly rate. Includes healthy meals and snacks, nappies/wipes & other miscellaneous.
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 Documents
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- Enhanced DBS Check including Children's Barred List (issued 08/09/2025)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 17/10/2026)
- UK Passport (issued 20/01/2017)
- UK Driving Licence (issued 29/05/2015)
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This profile was last updated on 19th October 2026 and has been produced from information provided to us by the user. We have not verified or confirmed the accuracy of any of the information and members should undertake their own vigorous checks and references. Please ensure you read our Safety Advice and information on how to Check Childcare Provider Documents.