Sonia Jordan
Childminder in Penge
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Female Member since Apr 2016 Last Updated Apr 2024 Last Login 30 Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
My husband and I live in a 3 bedroomed house, located at SE20 8ST .
For the children, I have a dedicated play room which is bright colourful and a play room for a variety of uses. A large garden which is safe and secure with an abundance of toys and gardening items to enjoy. I am a happy, fun, open minded and caring person. I provide a warm, loving caring home which enables the children to learn and develop through play. Seeing the children grow and flourish is very rewarding as every child is unique. I am passionate about supporting the development of our little ones, encouraging their independence and confidence. Going out building relationships in our community to explore everyday, visiting, parks, farms, libraries and more.
I have always been interested in good health and well-being. I love to cook from fresh and bake simple cakes, something I look forward to doing with the children. I like to run and aim to walk everywhere possible come rain or shine ?
My Experience
For 20 years I worked in the retail management communications field so have a great amount of experience working and developing teams, giving great service to people from all around the world, planning, organising and health & safety management.
I absolutely love being a childminder and have gained my main experiences with children from 1 to 5 years while working and in a Childminding setting, voluntarily in a Nursery and Creche. I found working full time with children, amazing, these experiences and support from my husband, friends and family members is what encouraged me to convert my house into a great space to offer a home form home environment. Stimulating and engaging them in activities to cover learning development and individual interests and needs. A selection of arts and crafts, messy play, construction, malleable, painting, reading and roll play and time in the garden growing.
I follow the Early Years Foundation Stage development framework and I believe working in partnership with you and using the Early Year’s tool for support will ensure our children reach their full potentials.
I am an Ofsted registered child minder and have completed some additional courses which I will continue to add to.
My Qualifications
CYPOP 5 Homebased Childcare certification
Paediatric First Aid
Schemas (Childs repeated play)
Food Hygiene
Safeguarding
Observations, Planning and Assessment
Speech, communication and language
Child Protection refreshed June 2019
My Availability
Daily hours 08:00 - 18.00.
I offer care outside of the daily hours at a slightly high hourly rate. Charged half hourly.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
My fees are £75.00 per day, all home made meals, snacks and drinks and all toddler group entrance fees are included.
Fees outside daily hours of 08:00-18:00 will be charged at £8.00 per hour and per 30 minutes rounded up.
Notice will be given if there are any additional fees for outings.
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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 20/04/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Sonia Jordan. 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.
Sonia is brilliant and an absolute gem of a person and childminder. I truly feel so lucky that we found her to look after our son. When we joined her, our son was in a tricky developmental stage and we had been through a lot of upheaval with our childcare, all of which made him unsure and emotional. Sonia was instantly warm, calm, and inviting, helping our son get settled and feel comfortable. In the process she identified and worked with us to solve some previous behavioural issues, including extreme picky eating, and the difference we saw in him within the space of a few weeks was night and day.
Our son truly thrived with her: she took care to identify his strengths and uplift him while at the same time encouraged him to work on and practice areas for improvement for personal growth, as well as preparation for him moving on to preschool and school. She has a large garden and play area and also ensured that they went out every day, either to toddler groups and/or to parks and playgrounds in the area. I loved seeing the videos and photos of my son’s day with her as he was always having so much fun. Her energy and enthusiasm are fantastic, she really cares about the children she looks after, including making them nutritious and tasty meals and snacks.
She always went above and beyond and I really cannot praise her enough for how much my son blossomed with her. Now he has moved on we all miss her very much.
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Semane
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on 18/09/2023
My oldest has been with Sonia for over a year now and my youngest has been with her for a few months and honestly we don't know what we would do without her! She is such an amazing person and that reflects on how she takes care of the children. She is fun, energetic, caring and professional. My sons adore her! We receive daily pictures of them and updates on their development. She has an amazing back garden for the children to play and run around. Even with her amazing garden, she still takes them to the park or other activities everyday without fail, and teaches them with such grace and patience. My oldest is nearly 3 and speaks as if he was in school, that is all thanks to Sonia. She prepares healthy home cooked meals and snacks everyday and even makes healthy treats with the children to take home for us!
We would gladly recommend her to anyone looking for care for their children, she is trustworthy and her space is welcoming and safe.
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FarahB26
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on 21/01/2022
Sonia looked after our one year old daughter Isabelle. From the moment we met her, Sonia put us at ease with her trustworthy and professional manner. She is full of energy and playful, Isabelle took to her immediately. Our daughter really enjoyed her time there. She loved playing with other children in Sonia's care, they were all very gentle and kind kids. Sonia planned lots of outdoor activities for them (not easy with small children!), provided home-cooked meals, and kept us up to date throughout with what Isabelle was doing/feeling. We received daily pictures of her and updates on her development and new skills she has mastered. Sonia has got great garden at the back for children to play and run around. We would gladly recommend her to anyone looking for care for their small child. We were very lucky to have found her.
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Maris
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on 07/12/2021
My daughter has been going to Sonia’s for a year now, we put her in when she was 8 months old and she and ourselves absolutely love her! She is so thoughtful, fun, kind, enthusiastic and informative. My daughter gets so excited when we arrive at her door in the morning. Having Sonia as our childminder put me at ease when I had to return to work. She has a lovely, fun set up and plenty of activity ;)
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Rebecca
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on 19/05/2020
My son has been going to Sonia since January this year when we had to find a new childminder. I was really stressed about moving him and can honestly say it has been the best thing ever! Sonia is fun, approachable and loves her job so much it shines through in everything she does. She makes sure to include diverse activities every day but gives the children enough time to play and learn at their own pace. I love the fact she takes them out to the park and play groups in the area most days but she also has a brilliant home environment with outdoor space and lots of toys! She cooks incredibly healthy food as well.
My son absolutely loves it there and I feel so happy to have found her. It really is a home from home and I would highly recommend Sonia to anyone looking for a childminder in this area.
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