Lauz007
Childminder in Horley (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jun 2014 Last Updated Sep 2024 Last Login 23 Jan 2025
My Summary
About Me
**contact me for availability**
My name is Laura. I started child minding in December 2013.
I have a son who was born in July 2012 and daughter who was born in May 2016 and live with my partner in Horley. We have a Labrador who was born in March 2015 who is a key member of our family.
We go out most mornings to local toddler groups and soft play or out to the parks, national trust venues and local farms for the day, I feel this will benefit each child’s emotional and social skills as well as physical development, which will help in preparation for starting nursery/school.
After lunch we do activities at home / read books, arts and crafts and play in the garden.
My aim is to provide quality child care for babies/children 0-8yrs. To develop continuity of care. To provide healthy extended family atmosphere. To work in partnership with parents/carers to enhance the child’s development to enable the child to reach his/her full potential. To be sensitive to sex, race, cultural religion and linguistic backgrounds of individual children and parents.
My Experience
After college I worked in 4/5* hotels for 10 years in the weddings, events and sales departments. The last hospitality position I held I was in for 4 years as the Wedding and Private Dining Manager in a 5* hotel in Bagshot, Surrey for which I left to look after my son in 2012.
I then became an Ofsted Registered Childminder in November 2013.
My Qualifications
I have 11 GCSE's, an advanced GNVQ in Travel and Tourism and an HND in Hospitality Management.
I have been Ofsted Registered since November 2013 and I have since then have completed the following - CHIP training course, paediatric first aid course, safeguarding course, planning, observing and documenting course
Surrey county council run courses which I attend when possible, some of which include - schemas, fun with sounds, understanding boys..
I completed my Early Years Educator course LEVEL 3 in May 2016 which I completed in the evenings and weekends to better my knowledge of the industry.
My Availability
Please contact me directly for this.
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 18/09/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
Please contact me for fees, I can do hourly or daily subject to requirements
I accept cash, standing order or childcare voucher schemes.
Payment to be made on the 1st Monday of each month.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Trinity Oaks Church of England 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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 17/01/2024)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Lauz007. 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.
Laura is wonderful, she cared for our son from 11 months until nearly 3 and he absolutely thrived whilst he was with her. He couldn't wait for his "Lau Lau" days and she is incredible at setting up activities and organising day trips. Despite only attending one day a week, he settled very quickly and this is testament to Laura's caring nature and the wonderful 'home from home' atmosphere she has. We will forever be grateful for the time he spent there and would highly recommend Laura to anyone.
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Becky
on 04/09/2024
Laura provided full time care for my twins from 12 months up to them starting pre-school. They always loved going there, it was a home from home for them. They regularly did morning activities out of the house from walks, and parks to playgroups and play farms. Laura always put a lot of effort into great activities set up for them to do at home that helped them to develop different skills, tailored to their age and to the time of year and different celebrations. Laura is really reliable and provides a great environment for the children she looks after.
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Lisa
on 31/08/2024
Laura looked after my daughter for over 2 years and she was incredible. I instantly felt I could trust her and my daughter loved her. She adapted to my daughter's medical needs and took amazing care of her. For us Laura provided the perfect home from home setting with a great variety of activities and outings.
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Hilary
on 17/01/2024
Laura looked after my daughter from the age of 8months to 3yrs old. She treated Lottie like her own. Laura is hard working, caring, thoughtful and puts so much effort in with the children. Lottie absolutely loved spending time with her and the other children and learnt a great deal with her.
I would absolutely recommend (and have done!) Laura to anyone looking for a childminder or babysitter.
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Lauraj
on 28/01/2022
Laura looked after my son after school and both of my children over school holidays from 2019-2020, I can honestly say she is the best childminder I have ever had and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for childcare. Laura is very kind, patient and absolutely amazing with the children. Her house is lovely and has a wide range of toys and activity's for the children and she really thinks carefully about the need's and likes/dislikes of each child in her care. She also ensured that my son was always developing and encouraged with his learning. She often reminded me of things regarding the school which was amazing and was great at passing messages on to and from the school. Laura is very professional and also very caring. My children often ask if they can go to Laura's as they love it at her house.
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Lucy
on 03/09/2020
I would highly recommend Laura to any parents. I have nothing but praise for laura and can’t recommend her highly enough. I go to work happy everyday with the confidence that my little girl is in the very safest hands and is exceptionally happy, she has been made to feel like part of the family.
The environment is fantastic and feels like home from home, the outdoor space is particularly good and packed full of toys. Laura fills everyday with plenty of fun activities which have created plenty of special memories for her.
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Dollie79
on 09/11/2019
Laura looked after my two children for 2 years and I could not recommend her more highly!!
She is absolutely incredible and my children felt like they were part of her family for the entire time they spent with her. Her house is warm and exciting for the children and Laura really thinks carefully about the need's and likes/dislikes of each child in her care.
Laura is extremely flexible and accommodating and due to this both children were able to attend after school clubs at their school. She is also fantastic at passing on information from school (and reminding me of all the things I was likely to forget!😊)
My children absolutely adored Laura''s household and were always made to feel so welcome and loved. As a working parent, all I could ask for is that they are happy and feel safe in the environment they are in and they genuinely couldn't have been happier.
If my personal circumstances hadn't changed, I would have kept my children with Laura forever!😊
I can't recommend her enough! She is a fabulous childminder!
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SDorran
on 05/09/2019
Laura provided our daughter with after-school childcare for 2 years and we cannot speak highly enough of her.
Laura provided a safe OFSTED registered environment, made healthy meals, was incredibly flexible in allowing our daughter to attend after school clubs, and was understanding of occasional lateness in collection caused by the trains. Laura also interacted with the school on our behalf, relaying any messages.
Most importantly our daughter was made to feel like part of the family which helped her settle. Laura’s house was a 2nd home and that makes all the difference. Watching Laura interact with her and the little displays of affection between them was always a reminder that our daughter was with someone who genuinely cared about her and that we had made the right choice.
We would absolutely recommend Laura!
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JoMo
on 04/09/2019
Our daughter was under Laura’s care from Nov-14 to April-16. She built a strong bond with Laura very quickly and likes to see her socially as much as possible, always asking about her. Our daughter was always very excited to go to Laura’s and felt very comfortable waving Mummy off as soon as through the door! Our daughter developed very well during her time with Laura, building her social skills with the other children and general learning which she worked closely with us on. The care environment is excellent; always clean, tidy and with many toys and available activities there. Laura always made sure an interesting trip out each day was planned, such as to local petting farms, play areas, or similar. Laura is very kind, patient and absolutely brilliant with the children and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for child care.
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on 29/06/2017
Laura minded my 2 year old child between July 2015 and May 2016. I was always very impressed with how organised Laura was with entertaining the children in her care. She has lots of toys and always had activities and outings arranged. My son was very happy with Laura and built strong relationships with the other children in her care. She ensured that my son was always developing and encouraged his learning. With this she worked with me to ensure consistency which was much appreciated. Laura was always professional but also very caring and patient. I would recommend her as a childminder and would be happy to use her services again if the opportunity arose.
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on 15/06/2016
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