Anabarbara
Childminder in Queens Park
Female Member since Aug 2013 Last Updated Jul 2024 Last Login 04 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Dear Parents,
My name is Anna and I am the Teacher at my 'Anna's Happy Children' Childminding Setting.
I'm OFSTED REGISTERED Childminder with 13 years experience working with all age groups children and I love it!
I take great pride in my work and I believe I offer an excellent service working together with Ofsted Registered two Assistants in my ‘look-like Nursery’ home.
We offer very safe, secure and loving environment in which your child can learn and make new friends at a very nice area of Kensal Rise, Kensal Green and Queens Park (Convenient location: Harvist Road).
Childcare is provided in a child friendly garden house with everyday access to plenty of multicultural resources: educational toys, books, games, puzzles etc.
Ofsted Inspector was very impressed and he appreciated the range of activities I provide for 'my' children.
Our routine includes trips to the parks, playgrounds, libraries and local Baby and Toddler play-groups
We play, read, sing, dance and use many other forms of learning to stimulate the child to independent thinking and to discover their talents.
Child's smile is a measure of our success!
ANNA'S HAPPY CHILDREN Childminding Service remained open during COVID-19 Lockdown 2020 and supported Key Worker families during this difficult time.
My Experience
Professionally I obtained a Master's Degree - Faculty of Economy Diploma with my work experience as an accountant and financial advisor.
I changed my interest and qualification while thinking of my own children.
I have been an Ofsted registered Childminder since 2010 with 3 Ofsted Inspections already done.
I have knowledge and understanding of EYFS and ability to adapt the routines to meet the needs of children at different age and stage of their development.
I run my setting professionally so I regularly refresh relevant trainings and attend new courses and meetings to raise my qualifications and knowledge.
My Qualifications
CYPOP5 cache level 3
Registered Childminder (Last Ofsted Inspection: September 2023 (GOOD Setting)
QUALITY ASSURED Setting ( London Borough of Brent)
Paediatric First Aid Course
PLI + ELI Insurance ( Working with Assistants)
FOOD HYGIENE for Early Years Settings + Level 2 Food Safety in Catering
Safeguarding Children Training, CHILD PROTECTION (updated regularly)
The Prevent Duty + FGM
Babies' and Toddlers' Speech, Language and Communication Development Training
...and many more professional development trainings.
My Availability
Min. 2 days a week please, Monday-Thursday : 8am - 6pm (FULL day) or 8am-1pm ( HALF day).
All ages from 10 months to 4 years.
After school service and school pick-ups NOT available at this moment!
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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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 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 03/07/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £9.50 per hour
Full day (8am-6pm) £95
Half day (8am-1pm) £50
Healthy snacks, drinks, milk, lunch included (Half day) and dinner (Full day)
If you are interested or want to know more, please do leave me a message.
All the families welcome to my home.
Thank you.
Anna
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 Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Reference: Certificate of EXCELLENCE 2021 (added 11/06/2021)
- Reference: Certificate of excellence (added 05/07/2020)
- First Aid Certificate (added 03/06/2019)
- First Aid Certificate: PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID COURSE (added 01/03/2018)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 01/03/2018)
- DBS Check (added 01/03/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for AnaBarbara. 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.
We are so glad we found someone as professional, kind and attentive as Anna to send our daughter to. Our daughter is very shy and until we sent her to Anna at 11 months old, she had not spent much time with other adults or children (including family) as she was born during lockdown. Anna was always incredibly patient and paid a lot of attention to her personality while taking care of her needs. She also paid attention to our daughter’s appetite and regularly asked us what foods interested her, which we were delighted about! Under her care our daughter’s skills and development took a wonderful leap. She became a very good eater as well and would eat a variety of foods after being introduced to them at Anna’s. She steadily gained weight after months of back-to-back viral illnesses and we credit her eating well at Anna’s for this!
Anna is always happy and lovely to speak to. She is always quick to respond to any queries, regularly sending us photos and updates of all the fun activities they did at hers. We always felt reassured about our daughter’s safety, care and happiness with Anna. She took a lot of pleasure and pride in our daughter’s development, especially as she started to become more confident. As parents it was always such a pleasure to have Anna excitedly tell us about our daughter’s little milestones.
We had to leave Anna after only 8 short months as we had to leave London for work commitments. At every new childcare option we look for in our new home, we use Anna’s childcare as our yardstick. Highly, highly recommend for your most precious cargo!
- Priya & Chandan
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Chandan
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on 06/04/2022
Ana is the first person outside of family who looked after our daughter and we couldn’t have been happier with her. Our daughter started with Ana at 20 months and she flourished under her care. Ana is incredibly kind and has a real gift with young children. She’s responsive and patient and takes the time to get to know each child in her care. Our daughter adores her and in the time she spent with Ana, her verbal skills, social skills, and overall development improved. She became more confident as well and learned so much. Anna is also very communicative with parents and had an excellent settling in system (especially for anxious parents and children new to care outside the home!) Highly, highly recommend.
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HappyDad
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on 26/06/2021
My eldest daughter has been attending Anna’s childminding setting since May 2019. She starting there when she was 11 months and she absolutely loves it. She has flourished in such a caring and fun environment.
Anna is professional and a joy to deal with as a parent. She helps follow routines from sleeping and eating through to supporting potty training.
Anna provides a wonderful array of healthy food and snacks. I have asked for recipes of some favourite meals :)
I will be sending my youngest daughter when she is older and I can’t wait to watch her develop in the same way with a fantastic early years teacher.
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Rosemary
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on 29/08/2020
My son screams every time we are separated, he is now two, i was so anxious about dropping him off for the first time with a childminder... When I dropped him off... he did not cry or even care that i left him. I COULDNT BELIEVE IT!
Ana has such wonderful warm energy and she is a true professional. I trust her 100%
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Kris
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on 12/11/2019
We recently moved away from London and so sadly we had to leave Ana behind. We were always very happy with the care and love she and her assistance provided for our son and he absolutely loves Ana (and her boys!). He had a great relationship with all the children and it felt like a family situation for him when we weren't there. Ana's experience and dedication to child care was invaluable. During the normal difficult times that our son went through, we worked together with Ana to find the best way to help him through it.
They have a well structured day which worked very well for our son. They play and explore, learn and create. I always loved to learn the things that he had learnt - such as songs, actions and animal noises that he would come out with! The setting is welcoming and well resourced, always clean and equipped with all the things your children wish they have at home. We thoroughly recommend Ana to anyone looking for an intimate and personal home away from home for their child when they're at work.
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on 31/07/2019
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