My Summary
About Me
I will be retiring from childminding in the Autumn of 2023, so have no vacancies.
With just under 20 years in the toy industry as a Design Director for Hasbro and then a designer and inventor of toys and games, I retrained in 2013 and am putting my knowledge of play into practice as an Ofsted Registered Childminder.
My family and I have been DBS checked and I have training in the Early Years Foundation Stage, Safeguarding & Child Protection, Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygiene.
I live just off Stroud Green Road, roughly halfway between Crouch Hill Railway Station and Finsbury Park Tube.
We have a large house with a dedicated playroom with lots of interesting books, toys and art materials, plus several quiet rooms with cots for naps. Our back garden has ride ons, tents, ball games, tactile mud, sand and water play.
I provide healthy, freshly cooked meals and snacks, encouraging children to eat well. Sweet treats are off the menu at my house, allowing you to give your child the odd treat without doubling up!
Television is also a no, no as we're far too busy doing other things!
I have public liability insurance, plus car insurance as a childminder for our fully electric car. This allows me to take children further afield, with trips to London and Whipsnade Zoo, Kew Gardens, plus art galleries and various museums.
I'm allergic to cats, rabbits and cigarette smoke, so sadly can't take children from homes with any of these things, as the particles and animal hair stick to the children's clothes!
My Experience
I'm an experienced mother of three and having had twins am very experienced with multiple babies.
I follow the framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS), covering all 7 areas of learning and development.
As a childcare.co.uk Gold member, I take full advantage of a vast range of online Continual Professional Development (CPD) training.
I attend Haringey SEND training and Haringey Childminders peer to peer training.
For the past two years I have been representing childminders and attend Early Years Meetings, organised by Haringey Council's Children & Young People's Service.
My Qualifications
Ofsted Registered - Rated GOOD
Enhanced DBS check
Safeguarding and Child Protection
Paediatric First Aid
Food Hygiene
Cache Home Based Childcare Qualification
Haringey Childminder of The Year 2016 - 1st runner up
Degree in Product Design
My Availability
My hours are Tuesday to Thursday 8.40am - 5.40pm - No half days.
I take children from 1 year - 3 years.
I have no vacancies at present as I will be retiring in the autumn.
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| Last Updated: 18/07/2023 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
I very much look forward to talking to local families about their childcare needs.
My fees are fully inclusive of all food and trips, so there are no unexpected costs. Please feel free to contact me directly via email and we can then arrange a FaceTime meeting where I will be happy to discuss my fees in person, as well as give a tour of my setting.
Many thanks.
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
- DBS Check (added 20/12/2019)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 26/08/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Storm. 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.
Our daughter, who has just turned three, was with Storm two days a week for nine months (in nursery the other days, and we are only leaving now because we need to take up a full-time nursery place so as not to loose it).
Our experience with Storm could not have been better. Storm is warm, loving, effective, and hugely capable. Our daughter loves her to bits. She is very clear and calm with the children. The whole set up is incredibly well thought through. This includes her beautiful and spotless house and garden, car seats, colour-coded flannels, cups, tooth brushes, lovely home-cooked meals, pictures of the children's families on the play room walls, as well as clear rules that even the children find perfectly sensible and appreciate as reassuring. She is very good about giving each child what they need and creating a lovely dynamic between them. I don't know how she does it--her setting is a haven of calm even with three or four little ones around! Communication has always been great, flexible, quick, and generous. It was impressive also how quickly and creatively she responded to even fleeting mentions about a new interest or skill of our daughter's.
In sum, we've been hugely grateful to have Storm look after our little one (and even our five-year olds for a couple of days during the summer), and for being able to have complete trust that our kids were in the best possible hands. We recommend her in the highest possible terms. Thank you, Storm!
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Our child has been with Storm for a year now and we could not have dream a better childminder for him.
She is cooking wonderful food that our child loves.
She is doing a lot of activities with the kids : they are going to the farm, to pool party in summer, to the zoo, to kew garden, to museums...
She is adapting the day following the child mood.
She definitely loves children and her family is keen on children too.
Every morning we leave our child their, we know he will have a great day looking at the fish, playing in the toy room or running into the garden.
We fully recommend Storm for all children !!!
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Really and truly the best childminder we could have asked for. Mabel was settled in with time and care and when we did come to leave her for the first time she was quite happy. I've never worried once about my daughter in Storms care-she is always stimulated with interesting activities, adventures and play. Plenty of attention was paid to her individual needs and I noticed how much she grew in confidence and ability during her time there.
We always had a detailed daily diary written by Storm, which was such a thrill to read at the end of the day to see all she had been up to! She also had a detailed assessment of her ability at the beginning and end of her time there.
Mabel was always given nutritious, and well planned meals and snacks.
It has been a real wrench to leave - sadly we left the area.
Could not recommend highly enough if you're looking for a place for your child.
Alice
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