Donna
Childminder in London: Havering
Female Member since Jun 2015 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 08 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
My name is Donna Loftus I am married and have 2 teenage daughters. Our home is situated in a quiet, residential street, within very close proximity of Gidea Park Station, Hornchurch and Romford.
My Experience
I have been a registered Childminder with Ofsted for 20 years. In my recent Ofsted Inspection I received Good in all areas. I appreciate that the early years of a child's life are of vital importance to the future education of your child and I therefore offer a safe, caring, stimulating, learning environment where your child can develop and gain a love of learning that will stay with him/her throughout their formal years of schooling. Parents are the first educators of their children and I aim to support parent's wishes and preferences and to keep them informed about their child's progress and development. Working in partnership with parents I can offer an excellent start to children's learning.
My Qualifications
Ofsted Registered
CRB Check
Member of Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years
Full Paediatric First Aid Certificate
CACHE Level 3 NVQ in Children's Care, Learning and Development
Safeguarding
Food Safety and Hygiene
Introduction to Learning Support Assistant
Full Liability Insurance
My Availability
I work Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm (hours can be flexible).
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 24/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
Please contact to discuss. Thank you
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
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 25/03/2025)
- DBS Check (added 25/03/2025)
- UK Passport (added 06/03/2023)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 12/03/2024)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Donna. 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.
Donna is firm, kind and exudes a gentle persona. Don't be confused that pricing may mean low quality on the contrary it's just because the money means nothing to her really. The only reason we left the nursery was because she was already committed to different school from the one we had chosen.
Just to so you understand she had been the benchmark in our new search and it's been pretty tough when you have really high expectations
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on 19/03/2018
Donna looked after my son Daniel from 9 months old until he was 3 years old. He absolutely loved going to her house every day and it was a challenge to get him to want to come home in the evening. Donna provided a lovely environment for Daniel and he loved her two daughters to bits. He is now 8 years old and a polite young man - much of which I credit to the nurturing that he received in those early years with Donna.
I now have a 4 month old but have sadly moved away from Havering and I am devastated that I can't find another Donna close by. I genuinely left my son there every day and didn't give him another thought as I knew he was happy and extremely well looked after by Donna.
A truly superb childminder.
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by
Parent
on 18/06/2015
Response by
Donna
on 23/08/2015:
Hi Emma thank you so much for the review it was so kind of you to take the time. I am really pleased you are all well. I can't believe Daniel is now 8 where as that time gone. Congratulations on the birth of your little one. Give Daniel a kiss from me. Take care xx
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