Crawl2Explore
Childminder in Crawley (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jun 2011 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 09 May 2025
My Summary
Desmond Anderson School + Ft/Pt/ Funding And Non Funding
About Me
Ofsted registered Childminder in Tilgate, Crawley
Please contact me regarding -full time/ part-time funded and non funded spaces
I live with my family in a quiet area of Tilgate, Crawley.
I provide a fun, educational environment for children to expand their creativity.
We do a variety of activities which includes exploring the woods where we tell stories, do bug hunts, shape finding, welly walks, den building, and nature hunts.
We also make the best mud cakes!
When we aren't exploring the woods we do weekly creative art, baking, library, and messy/sensory play. I love expanding on children's natural curiosity through imaginary play and sensory experiences which extends into their reading and writing as they grow.
We have hatched butterflies which the children loved
I have a large garden that has a secret fairy garden and stepping stones that lead to a big nest swing so friends can swing together. There are various 2/3 seater bikes and ride-on.
We also have a large water table with various chutes alongside a mud kitchen where children make their own mud recipes.
We grow plants for smell, texture, and taste, and also have apple and pear trees.
Inside we have various open-ended resources for imaginary play including a food truck kitchen, dolls, trains, building blocks, musical instruments, and a sensory table where children can explore different sensory resources and loose parts to extend their curiosity which gets changed regularly.
I also provide different resources to enable the children to scoop and pour into different containers which enhances their maths
I have 25 years of childcare experience through raring my own children and have been a registered childminder for 24 years. Recently graded GOOD in all areas
I accept childcare vouchers, tax free and offer funded places both part time and full time for children aged 9months to 4 years
My Experience
Qualified first aider for adults and children with St Johns ambulance
EYFS observation and planning
Special needs experience
Experience caring for twins, triplets
My Qualifications
OFSTED Registered Childminder.
CACHE level 3 Diploma in Childcare
Fully insured
Enhanced DBS
Registered with ICO
nonsmoking home
Qualified first aider for adults and children with St Johns ambulance
EYFS observation and planning
Level 2 food safety
I accept childcare vouchers and offer Free entitlement for 9months to 4-year-olds.
My Availability
Drop off, pick up Desmond Anderson
F/T, P/T spaces Monday-Friday
Funded and non funded spaces
All year-round holiday cover
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| 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 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 27/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
£6 To be discussed depending on hours needed. School drop off/pick up £6
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Desmond Anderson Primary Academy
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
- DBS Check (added 21/02/2023)
- UK Passport (added 27/09/2016)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 27/09/2016)
- Exam Certificate: Safeguarding level 3 designated safeguarding lead (added 26/03/2025)
- Exam Certificate: Designated safeguarding lead (DSL) (added 25/03/2025)
- First Aid Certificate: Tigerlily first aid certificate 2023 (added 10/06/2023)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding children (added 10/06/2023)
- Other (added 10/06/2023)
- Exam Certificate: Cache level 3 diploma in childcare (added 10/06/2023)
- Reference (added 21/02/2023)
- First Aid Certificate (added 21/02/2023)
- Exam Certificate: safeguarding (added 25/01/2021)
- First Aid Certificate: FIRST AID (added 25/01/2021)
- Reference: ref3 (added 27/09/2016)
- Reference: ref2 (added 27/09/2016)
- Training Certificate: CHILD PROTECTION (added 27/09/2016)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for crawl2explore. 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.
Martina provided exceptional care for my 3-year-old daughter during her babysitting sessions. Her warmth and patience immediately put both my daughter and me at ease. Martina's nurturing approach ensured that my daughter felt comfortable and happy in her care. She engaged her with fun activities and games, fostering her development while also ensuring her safety. She kept me and my wife always updated with divulgence and respect. I highly recommend Martina to any parent seeking a trustworthy and caring babysitter.
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Irfan
on 07/03/2024
Martina is an amazing Childminder. She has looked after my son for 2 years.
She is reliable and flexible, always tries and meet your needs ., she goes above and beyond to care for children, I would highly recommend her.
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Aq123
on 07/03/2024
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crawl2explore
on 07/03/2024:
Thank you 😊
We have worked with Martina for around 3 years now. We are extremely happy with her long experience with kids, warm approach, and the plethora of activities she gets the kids to engage with every day.
We can not thank her enough for all of her hard work, and we will definitely use her services with our second child, as well.
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Zori
on 07/03/2024
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crawl2explore
on 07/03/2024:
Thank you! Can’t wait to meet her 😊
Martina looks after our daughter. She absolutely loves it there. Martina provides a very safe, stimulating environment for children, she looks after with a good balance of caring and disipline.
From the beginning we foud her to be a warm and welcoming and we have complete confidence in her.
We always feel that our daughter is in completely safe hands. She is always talking to us about our child.
We look forward to a long and happy relationship.
We would recomnend Martina to anybody who has any concerns about putting their children in childcare, is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make, but we are so glad we found Martina!!!!!
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Parent
on 10/01/2014
Response by
crawl2explore
on 19/11/2019:
Thank you :)
Ms Stewart was our child-minder a few years ago before we moved away and cared for my children from a very young age.
We were always greeted with a friendly smile and there were always fun activities planned both indoors and outside. The girls still talk about hatching butterflies and bug hunts which they loved!
The children loved being with her and often asked to go there on days I wasn’t working. Ms Stewart was not only a lovely child-minder but also became a close family friend whom we are still in contact with.
It’s a shame we aren’t close enough to use her again daily as my girls still enjoy going there on play-dates in the holidays.
I would highly recommend her to anyone needing a child-minder.
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Pat71
on 16/12/2013
Response by
crawl2explore
on 19/11/2019:
Thank you :)
We happened to look for a one-week back-up child care whilst my regular babysitter was away due to a family emergency and I felt happy and confident leaving my 1 yr old with Ms Stewart. Her own children came across as lovely, polite and well-mannered which is a great indicator to us.
We appreciated and greatly enjoyed her flexibility and co-operativeness.
We have no reservations in recommending her as a child minder and intend to use her services when need be in future.
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Parent
on 15/12/2013
Response by
crawl2explore
on 19/11/2019:
Thank you :)
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