Tina Str
Childminder in Inverness
Female Member since Feb 2010 Last Updated Aug 2025 Last Login 23 Oct 2025
My Summary
About Me
I am mother of three grown up children and I live in a 5 bed Victorian house in the crown area of Inverness. My sister ( mum of two boys ) works full time with me, alongside my daughter and other full time assistant.
I have been providing child minding services for over 27years I've worked as a nursery nurse in the maternity unit at Raigmore for six years looking after new born babies. I am registered with the Care Inspectorate and Highland Council as a commissioned childminder for 2/3/4 year old funded places.
I open from 0800 till 1700 on a Monday to Thursday ( closed Friday's) I open 46 weeks of the year with 4/5 bank holidays, I do not work weekends. Just completed the accreditation for the Curiosity Approch, first in the Highlands.
My Experience
A mum of three children, home educator for 27years. We have a relaxed, playful attitude here at TinTin's Early Learning & Childcare. Children have lots of fun, exploring,painting, crafts, baking, trips out to parks, seaside, cinema, woods and local businesses.
TinTin's is a child lead setting a home from home inviroment that is safe, secure and open 46 weeks of the year! We are very big on loose parts and open ended play both inside and out with lots of natural resources for the children.
We have completed the Curiosity Approach Accreditation, and will be the first in the Highlands to complete this which took us almost 2 years. Please, if you're interested, have a look and a read as to why this is a great achievement for us.
My Qualifications
First Aid, Food Hygiene, Sleep safe Scotland , child protection and Many more as I am constantly updating and renewing certificates with the changing world of child minding. Also fully insured
My Availability
At the moment, we have no availability till summer 2026, but please still send me a request as I do operate a waiting list, as folk do leave!
We offer funded places for two,three&four year olds of 15 or 30 hours. We offer term time only childcare with a small retainer required for days not used and holiday cover ( if paid when booked ) Please get in touch with any other requirements we might be able to accommodate.
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 13/08/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
I charge £7.00for children over three years of age and £7.25 per hr for younger children.( Full days only, minimum two days )
I'm commissioned to take funded places for 2/3/4 year olds and one year olds when this will come into place, if your child is eligible. I provide a hot meal ( funded place ) snacks are provided twice a day with milk & water. All arts and crafts and days out provided.
I can also have children through the holidays too, even if they don't attend during school term, but must be paid in advance as to not to lose the place.When the weather is good during school breaks then we do lots of day trips, when it's typical Scottish weather then I take them to theatre and cinema.
I Will cater for your all your child's dietary needs. But please provide the child's nappys, wipes etc if still in them. I'm happy to help your child go through potty training but must wear pull ups till fully confident.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Crown Primary School
My Documents
- PVG Check (added 22/02/2018)
- Care Inspectorate Certificate (added 22/02/2018)
- First Aid Certificate: Up dated first aid (added 08/05/2019)
Reviews
4.33 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Tina Str. 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.
I was really nervous about leaving my 11 month old son with a child minder but Tina was great! Her house feels like a little nursery and is set out specially for the children with bright wallpaper and full of toys, books etc.
Tina and her Sister Marion are great with the kids, treating them like family and my son settled really well. They keep to your child’s own routine and at the end of the day give you a full update of how they have been, how they ate and slept.
As the youngest there my son loved trying to play with the older kids who all seemed really good with him, it’s a real family environment and he has really come out of his shell by spending time there
I would highly recommend Tina
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georgina
on 07/02/2019
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Tina Str
on 07/02/2019:
Thank you Georgina. Will really miss your little man, he is a credit to you both, anytime you need a few hrs to yourself pop him in, glad to have him x
I have 2 children who both go to Tina’s. My eldest has been there for 3 years, and my youngest started in August 2018 when she was 8/9months old.
Tina and Marion look after them both as if they were their own. My eldest really enjoys spending time there and has got to know all the children so well as they have all been looked after by Tina for such a long time together. They are like a little extended family.
The children do lots of activities. Regularly take trips into town. If there’s a birthday, Tina will throw a little party for them. She really makes their time spent their so special.
My eldest always wants to be the last kid collected from Tina’s at the end of the day. She even tells me she wants to stay the night. A testament to how at home she feels at Tina’s house.
My youngest (14 months) has a daily diary, which includes all details of her day. I am informed on her general well-being, what she’s been up to during the day, what time she has napped and how long she napped, how many dirty nappies she had, how much she ate and if she took her bottle. Very thorough and great to read once I get home.
Highly recommend Tina and Marion
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emilyf
on 24/01/2019
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Tina Str
on 28/01/2019:
Thank you for such a lovely review. Happy enough to keep her over night ( both of them ) any time. They are a pleasure to look after. X
When we moved to Inverness in May 2018 we had to take our 2 year old son out of the nursery he was happy in and I was very concerned about finding the right place. I originally looked for a nursery but Tina was recommended to me and we went to meet her. The environment was lovely and stimulating and clean with lots of toys and books. We loved Tina as she is so warm and personable and James took to her straight away. It is like a mini nursery at Tina’s and her sister Marion works with her and is equally lovely and fun. Between them they look after a lovely bunch of kids. They offer all the activities and outings at a nursery but also a good balance of structure and fun.
The thing that I liked most was that if your child has an off day they notice and are nurturing. My son isn’t a good sleeper and on an off day he will be bundled up on a beanbag with a blanket to watch a Disney film and have a wee nap. This is the sort of thing that just couldn’t happen at a nursery.
James is now three and loves copying the older children and playing with the little ones and it’s a really family environment. James loves Tina and Marion like family and I know he is happy and cared for much in the way I would myself. They really pay attention to his personality, what he is good at and what he likes and each day they complete a diary to tell me what he’s been up to and what he has eaten and so on. We get pictures and crafts to bring home. Little parties for special occasions and birthdays. I can hardly get him to come home!
Tina provides snacks/drinks/fruit and we take healthy lunch (Tina encourages no treats as they bakewith the kids - pancakes are a favourite - they they have these as a treat).
It’s all just worked out better than we could have hoped.
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Alison
on 18/01/2019
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Tina Str
on 28/01/2019:
Thank you Alison, kind words. Your boy is a wee smasher great fun to care for. X
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