Bumble Tots
Childminder in Dartford
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Female Member since Jan 2016 Last Updated Sep 2024 Last Login 31 Oct 2024
My Summary
Ofsted Registered Good Childminder
About Me
Full until August/September 2026.
I am Sammie & I’m an Ofsted registered ‘Good’ Childminder with 8 years experience. I’m based in Dartford just a 10 minute walk from the station & I offer a spacious home from home setting with large garden.
My Experience
I have been registered since October 2016 and in 2018 had my first grading inspection, my report can be seen on here and both on the Ofsted website.
I also have reviews available to view via the weblink.
I’m a Mum to 3 beautiful children ages 22, 12 and 8. I first started out as an assistant to my friend whilst waiting for my registration to come through, so that I could learn how to develop my business and the children’s development.
My setting is a home from home one where the children enjoy many things here from playing to different activities and lots of garden time. We also go on outings like playgroup, soft play, different parks, nature trails and just nice walks out and about looking at and talking about the world around us.
I believe in encouraging our little people to be independent, kind, caring and polite individuals who are not afraid to ask for help if they need it as well as the importance of sharing their feelings - all these things are helping them to become school ready. All of the children here at my setting have a great bond with each other and it’s lovely to watch their friendships blossom.
I enjoy learning and extending my knowledge through online and face to face CPD courses, especially things that have a direct benefit to my cohort.
My Qualifications
Childminding Registration Course
Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding
Food Hygiene & Safety
Prevent Duty
Effective First Aid Management
FGM Awareness
Equality & Inclusion in the Early Years
Promoting Positive Behaviour
Makaton Course
Autism Awareness
Infection prevention & control
Child Wellbeing
Cultural Capital
Schematic Play
Little Minds Matter
My Availability
Wait list for September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | 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: 06/09/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
£65 per day (7.30am - 5.30pm) and my rates are all fully inclusive (excluding formula milk).
For extra hours outside of funded hours my rates are £7 per hour.
I accept payment by bank transfer or cash and I’m currently registered for the tax-free childcare scheme as well as government funding (subject to availability) - please note funding is term time only which is 38 weeks of the year. I do not stretch nor share funding with other settings.
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 5.30pm.
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
- First Aid Certificate: First Aid Certificate (added 09/09/2022)
- Inspection Report: Ofsted Report 2018 (added 19/10/2018)
- DBS Check (added 17/10/2016)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 17/10/2016)
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