Kate
Childminder in Beckenham
5.0
My Summary
🌟 Little Stars 🌟 Kate’s Home-From-Home Childminding For Your Little Stars 🌟
About Me
I'm a newly registered British childminder who is kind, caring and bubbly, and loves looking after children.
I have a long history of working with children as a professional nanny & I have childcare experience with children ranging from newborn to 10yrs old. I'm also a qualified primary school teacher & mum to a 15yr old girl & a 20mth old boy - both of whom have always come to work with me whilst I was nannying.
I am ofsted registered & have an up to date first aid certificate. I hold a clean driving licence & own a car that's insured for work purposes. I am a non-smoker.
A day with me would involve activities such as playgroups, libraries, soft play, parks, museums, on play dates, day trips to the farm, seaside & so on. We would also spend time at home playing, doing arts and crafts, baking, singing etc.
My Experience
I've been a nanny for 25yrs & I also did ad hoc childcare & babysitting prior to that, looking after up to four children at a time, including experience with newborns & twins. I also have now got 15yrs experience of being a mummy, which I believe is very valuable as I now see things from both the childcarer’s and the parents' perspective, and have experienced the many stages & phases that small children go through. I hold excellent, checkable references.
My Qualifications
- I am an Ofsted registered childminder
- I’ve completed a Level 3 Preparing to work in Homebased Childcare qualification
- I’ve completed a Safeguarding Children for Designated Safeguarding Leads course
- I’ve completed a Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene course
- I completed a BAEd in Primary Education specialising in the early years.
- I have two A Levels & one AS Level.
- I have eleven GCSEs.
- I hold a current first aid certificate
- I hold a clean, British driving licence insured for use at work
- I have an up to date DBS check
My Availability
SPACES AVAILABLE FROM JANUARY 2027!!
Little Stars is a small home from home childminding setting, perfect for your little stars.
I am open Mon-Thurs, 7:30/8am-5:30/6pm. Term time only for children over 5yrs.
Term time only would be preferred for childcare 0-5yrs, but I would consider other options.
I’m in the process of being able to accept childcare funding, term time only.
I can provide after school care with pick ups from Worsley Bridge Primary School, Beckenham.
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.50 per hour
Private fees - £8.50 per hour
I will be undertaking the relevant funding course in order to accept government funding.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Worsley Bridge Primary School
My Documents
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- Ofsted Certificate (added 25/10/2026)
- Enhanced DBS Check including Children's Barred List (issued 26/05/2026)
- Marriage Certificate (added 25/10/2026)
- Training Certificate (added 25/10/2026)
- First Aid Certificate (issued 31/05/2025)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Kate . 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.
Kate looked after our boy from the age of 9 months to 2 years. Her care was impeccable, professional and warm. We were very happy with the caring environment she provided and would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone. Chris and Rosie
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Overall
by
Parent
on 26/09/2014
Kate will have looked after our daughters (now 2.5 and 6) for 2 years, while bringing her own daughter to work with her and we are very sad to see her go, but fully understand her decision to look for a position closer to her home.
Kate is a wonderful nanny to have had in our family, who has a great attitude, is hugely reliable and very much loved by our daughters.
Her organisational skills have proven to be an integral part of the functioning of our daily family life. She is very pro-active in arranging a varied schedule of daily activities, incl. playgroups, trips to the park, day trips to the farm/ sea side during school holidays.
She has a wide breadth of experience to draw on and has helped and supported us through various development stages incl. potty-training, sleep issues and introducing food variety.
Her open and chatty personality mixed with her professionalism make her a great nanny to welcome into any family and we are very sad to let her go and wish her all the best in her next role.
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Overall
by
Luise
on 20/04/2014
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