Bella1066
Childminder in London: Lambeth (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Mar 2011 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 12 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
Thank you for visiting my web page. I am located at the Brixton end of Herne Hill. I provide an excellent childminding service in a comfortable, safe and relaxed home environment.
As an Ofsted registered childminder I adhered to the EYFS. I am dedicated and committed to the welfare and development of all the children in my care, providing a wealth of learning through play and exciting outings eg., libraries, local parks, the various nature gardens, playgroups, the City of Londons numerous museums and places of interest.
An understanding of the importance of healthy eating is part of my commitment to nurturing a healthy life style. Breakfast, healthy snacks and lunch and cooked afternoon meals are prepared and provided.
I am located within five to ten minute walk to Brixton Rail Station, Brixton Tube Station and Herne Hill train Station, bus services into the West End and the City. I am ideally placed for school runs to St Judes and Herne Hill school, Corpus Christi Catholic school and Effra Nursery.
In addition I'm registered with Ofsted on their home care register which enables me to work in your home during the day giving flexible care in my premises or in your home; I provide baby sitting services availability Monday to Saturday evenings.
Last Ofsted Inspection MET
My Experience
After school club. Working with families with special needs. Experience working with new born thru to teen years.
My Qualifications
Safeguarding Children (compulsory)
Paediatric First Aid (compulsory)
ICC
Supporting special needs
CRB Check (compulsory)
PEAL
Food Hygiene
Level 3 Diploma Children and Young Peoples workforce Early Learning and Childcare
Continuing Professional Development
Natural Thinkers
My Availability
Immediate
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Last Updated: 27/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
8.00am - 5.30pm
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Herne Hill School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Jude's Church of England Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Hill Mead 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 20/03/2023)
- DBS Check (added 20/03/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Bella1066. 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.
Yvette looks after my daughter, Annabelle, age 3. We have been working together this time around for for 18 months - since Annabelle was 20 months old and we are extremely happy with the care provided. Like many, Annabelle was a lockdown baby and as such found the transition into childcare quite daunting. Yvette was there for us every step of the way tailoring a settling in plan specific to our needs. This child focussed, nurturing approach continues and she’s supported us through other changes such as potty training and transition to pre-school. She’s also worked wonders with my fussy little eater!
Yvette provides a lovely home from home setting but is also very adventurous taking the children all around the local area and even into central London. My favourite trip was their visit to Chinatown to look at the lanterns and sample the food in celebration of Chinese NY! She also does lots of creative activities and they produce fabulous artwork!
The eagle eyed may notice that this is my 3rd review of Yvette - the first of which was 2017 when she was looking after my older son (now 10) so you can see that Yvette has really become part of the family. Indeed she was top of Annabelle’s invitation list for her recent 3rd birthday party.
I thoroughly recommend Yvette and v happy to give an even more detailed personal reference!
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RebeccaG
on 15/02/2023
Leo, aged two now, has been with Yvette for just over a year now and he has such a great time! We're so lucky to have found her, she's warm, sensible and brilliant with the children. They are always out and about exploring new things, both locally in parks, libraries, etc. and with some trips to central London to see sights like Tower Bridge, Natural History Museum, etc. which is fantastic. She has a wealth of experience which is very reassuring and has great knowledge of child development. Yvette's house is really well equipped with a range of age-appropriate toys and we're often gifted with their creations! Yvette has a network of other childminders she spends time with so there is socialising with different children too. Any family is really lucky to get to know and work with Yvette.
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Ccon5
on 10/10/2022
Yvette has been Theo's childminder since he was 6 months old (he is now almost 3). I was dreading going back to work and very worried about leaving my baby and thank goodness we found Yvette! Most importantly Theo adores her and is always happy to go to Yvette's house. No wonder as they are always up to something fun. Yvette is very active and likes to explore with the boys. They go off to forest school, try different parks, museums, libraries and many other places. There is a group of childminders that Yvette is friends with in the area and so there are often other children to play with too.
At home Yvette provides structured, fun and age appropriate activities, has lot of toys for play and encourages healthy eating. Theo loves drawing, painting and baking with her. She is warm, caring and we have become friends over the years. I can't recommend her enough, any family would be lucky to have her!
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Rebecca
on 15/07/2021
Yvette has regularly looked after my 2 year old daughter over the last year and a half. She is kind, reassuring and Maggie loves spending time at her house. The kids are taken on wonderful trips around the local area including parks and nature reserves. She is friends with lovely local childminders which means the children have a greater chance to socialise. We have enjoyed meeting the other kids and their parents and now feel part of a community. Yvette has respect and a lovely manner with all of the children. She has an obvious interest in the children's development and focuses on educational games. She is kind, calm and knowledgeable which is very reassuring for a parent.
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Dani
on 28/06/2021
I first left a review for Yvette in April 2017. We have continued to work with Yvette - primarily for wrap around care but also for full days during the holidays and ad hoc nannying in our own home. We are still delighted with the care provided by Yvette and my son loves her. Yvette has become part of the family for us. She’s really flexible and provides a very relaxed home setting where my son can relax. During holiday care, Yvette thinks of a range of activities and has taken my son to the top London museums and even a River Thames tour. I thoroughly recommend Yvette and very happy to give full references on request.
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RebeccaG
on 29/01/2019
I met with Yvette to discuss caring for my 6 month old son. She was very friendly and clearly has a lot of experience as well as knowledge about child development. I was very impressed with her set up and what she had to offer. In the end, we went with another childminder much closer to our home but I would have had absolutely no qualms leaving my child with Yvette knowing that he would have been superbly cared for.
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TracyD
on 10/05/2018
I met with Yvette to discuss childming options for my 7 month old son. Yvette instantly bonded with my son and I was very impressed with her knowledge around child development and wide range of activities for her children. We ultimately went for a live in option for our children as my working commitments changed, but otherwise we would have chosen Yvette.
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Cathws
on 03/12/2017
Yvette has been providing care for my 3 year old son since Christmas and we are all extremely pleased with how it is working. My son loves her. She's really brought him out of his shell and pays a lot of attention to his development. It's been my first experience of a childminder and Yvette has really opened my eyes to all the benefits. I would thoroughly recommend and am happy to give references.
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RebeccaG
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