Leonie
Childminder in Cambridge
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Female Member since Jan 2012 Last Updated Apr 2024 Last Login 17 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello :)
I’ve been working as a childminder since 2011, and am based in Trumpington, Cambridge.
I currently care for Early Years children, during term time.
The children in my care enjoy a fun and welcoming environment, and a wide range of activities ranging from baking and craft to bug hunting, den making and forest walks (“Bear/Gruffalo Hunt’s”...) We visit toddler/baby groups regularly, and enjoy lots of outside play and exploration time. I have a mixture of styles but have been inspired by Steiner and Montessori, and many of my activities and resources reflect this. Lots of Natural learning and life skills. We follow the EYFS and each child in my setting will be encouraged and supported with all areas of their development throughout their time here with me. I observe their learning and interests, and use this information to plan appropriate activities and experiences for them.
We enjoy lots of open ended and child-led play, which I feel is the very best way for a child to learn.
Lots of hands on learning experiences, small world play, exploring, cooking and trips out and about.
I aim to give the children a rich and varied assortment of experiences and encourage them to participate in as many different activities as possible.
I consider it an important part of my role in the childrens lives to have really good comunication with parents, which ensures that all the children’s individual needs are met and any problems or anxieties are smoothed out as soon as possible.
My Experience
21 years invaluable mummy experience!
I’ve been working as a childminder since 2011. During this time I’ve cared for children of all ages, from a just a few months old upwards. I also have experience working in a primary school, supervising up to 30 children.
My Qualifications
**My current OFSTED ratings in specific areas are Outstanding & Good**
I have completed the required courses in childcare and hold a Paediatric first aid certificate and a full CRB certificate, as well as regular updated training courses.
My Availability
Some availability from September '24, please get in touch for more info :)
School pick up/after school care available;
~ Wednesday - Friday: Collection from Fawcett Primary School (Reception class)
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 26/02/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
My fee is £8.00 per hour, per child for daycare.
This includes food, drinks and some extras.
Occasional evening babysitting service
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Fawcett 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
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric first aid (added 17/05/2022)
- First Aid Certificate (added 14/06/2018)
- DBS Check (added 14/06/2018)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 14/06/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Leonie. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users 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.
Leonie looked after our son after school a couple of days a week - our son really enjoyed his time with Leonie. We have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Leonie to anyone.
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Leonie has been a truly fantastic childminder for my two daughters over the last few years. She is warm, friendly and creates a safe and inviting environment for the children. With daily park visits, trips to local attractions and lots of outdoor play, my girls were always busy. We can’t recommend Leonie highly enough and feel incredibly lucky to have had her as our childminder. She is 100% reliable and incredibly knowledgeable as both a childminder and a parent.
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We cannot recommend Leonie highly enough. Our daughter spent nearly 3 very happy years in her care, and it was a wonderful experience for her (she still talks about those years often, and with much fondness). As parents we couldn’t have asked for a better start for our daughter, we felt so happy and comfortable leaving her each morning knowing she was cared for so well and she was having such lovely time. Thank you for everything NiNi!
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We are always happy to – and did – recommend Leonie to others as our son had such a happy time with her.
Our son spent over two years at Leonie's; he settled in very quickly and continued to enjoy going there. Leonie has a great rapport with all the children she looks after and is very affectionate with them. She was also helpful when it came to practicalities like potty training and encouraging him to try a range of foods.
He often brought home drawings or artwork that he'd created while at Leonie's, they regularly baked and there was clearly a full range of toys available. We also liked the fact that she always made an effort to take the children out and about, whether to the local parks or further afield on outings. Before lockdown, we would often see Leonie at the local library and our son would also talk about the books he had read at Leonie's.
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Leonie is the best childminder we’ve seen. She looked after both of our kids and she is absolutely amazing. Of course, she has lots of experience on taking care of kids, also very helpful for parenting suggestions such as potty training. We can feel she sincerely loves all the kids from heart, she reads them lots of books, teaches them good manner, positive attitudes, she took them to many nice places during the day such as NT, botanic garden, local garden center and parks…. My kids had lots of fun with her, sometimes when we visit these places during the weekends, my kids always very excited to show us their secret routes, what did they play there… I still remember few years ago when she looked after my older son, there was an unplanned snowy day. And they made their own little “ski board” on that day; it was so much fun they had together. She had grown them so happy and confident about themselves. Both of my kids love her a lot!!!
It was so lucky to have her look after our kids. We would highly recommend to everyone who needs a childcare.
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