Kirsty
Childminder in Middlesbrough
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Female Member since Jun 2017 Last Updated Jul 2024 Last Login 03 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
I’m a dedicated, enthusiastic, registered childminder based in Coulby Newham. I live with my husband who is a firefighter, our two children aged 18 & 13. We have a Cockapoo dog and a little fluffy cat :) I have a fantastic playroom which has a variety of learning toys and activities for all ages. I also have a nice big secure garden for the little ones to play and explore in.
My Experience
I am a mother of two, so have first hand experience with all the joys and challenges of raising babies into teenagers.I have a young nephew who I regularly care for who has Down’s syndrome. I have been Childminding for 5 years now and I’ve loved every minute!
My Qualifications
• NCFE level 3 award in preparing to work in home based childcare
• NCFE level 2 implementing the new early years foundation
• CACHE level 1 getting started in a Pre-school setting
• level 2 basic food hygiene
• supporting children with speech, language and communication needs
• Awareness of child abuse and neglect
• Safeguarding children
• an intro to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
• expectations of behaviour
• awareness of child abuse and neglect
• paediatric first aid (12hours)
• perfecting children from sexual exploitation
• prevent elearning course
• NCFE Level2 equality & diversity
• NCFE level2 understanding behaviour that challenges
• COVID19 awareness
•Level 3 award in paediatric first aid
•Level 2 understanding autism
My Availability
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
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| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 10/07/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.50 per hour
Day fee £40
Childminder sickness, holidays NO FEE
Child sickness, holidays FULL FEE
Bank holidays CLOSED no fee
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Rose Wood Academy
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 12/04/2021)
Reviews
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My Daughter, has been with kirsty since she was 12 months old. In my opinion she is an excellent childminder. This is both in terms of how happy my child is and how well she has developed under kirstys care.
She is very experienced, has a natural talent and empathy with children and has put a great deal of effort into developing her skills with a wide range of training courses.
She is very good at noticing which toys and activities she enjoys and lets me know
She is very observant about her development and good at keeping me informed.
She also provided a very healthy environment
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• The high standard of cooking and range of foods – especially fruit and veg
• The amount of outdoor exercise she gets both outside her house and walking to school etc.
• She provides a wide variety of stimulating activities.
Kirsty helped me feel at ease leaving my daughter with her. I had severe separation anxiety due to the loss of my daughter prior to having scarlett. I was obsessive and compulsive about every aspect of my daughters life. Kirsty has done so much more for my family than just care for scarletts needs. With me feeling so at ease with scarlett being in such an amazing environment it helped us both to slowly overcome obstacles that had built up due to my obsessive behaviours. I have had other childcare for my older children throughout the years and nothing comes close to the care and attention that Kirsty has given and continues to give.
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From the first time we met her, Kirsty put us at ease with her kind, trustworthy and professional manner. We were apprehensive about changing childcare but I wish I had put my little boy with Kirsty from day 1.
Kirsty always has fun activities for the children to participate in. She will adapt her learning to each child and their abilities (and even their mood) which is fantastic.
Kirsty always keeps you up to date with what your little one has been up to throughout the day, we have had a few concerns regarding my Son and Kirsty had been amazing, she has even took on more training so she can understand and develop her knowledge to support his needs.
I would definitely recommend Kirsty to anyone looking for childcare in our local area. Her and her family are always welcoming and my son has thrived since starting.
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My daughter loved going to kirstys from the first day see sent foot in the door. Kirtsy doesn't just play with the kids she makes it fun and educational at the same time. Let's me know how she's doing through out the day and to see pictures of enjoying her self is great. I would highly recommend kirsty to anyone.
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My son Harley has been with Kirsty since he was 4 months old , he’s now 2 and a half. Harley loves going to coulby Cubs, he always runs out the car all excited, Kirsty has always been very welcoming and professional and looks after Harley like one of her own.
I’m gutted that Harley won’t be going to the local school nursery when he’s 3 as I would love for him to stay with Kirsty but we live to far away.
I always recommend coulby Cubs to anyone who is looking for childcare as Harley has been so happy since joining and has come on so much x ❤️
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My daughter has been with Kirsty since she’s been 8 months old. She has always loved staying with Kirsty & still comes after school. She always asks to stay, when I pick her up and is always made welcome by Kirsty and her family. Kirsty makes such an effort to make sure all the children are happy and also makes learning fun. I would recommend her to anyone. After having my own issues leaving my daughter to return to work Kirsty made sure I was kept up to day with how she was doing and sent pictures to make sure I knew she was okay! Thank you so much for helping her learn and grow into the beautiful little girl she is :)
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