Mary Harding
Childminder in Southend-on-Sea
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Female Member since Jun 2009 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 26 Apr 2025
My Summary
About Me
I am an Ofsted Registered childminder providing daytime care in a welcoming home from home environment. I live with my husband & my grown son.
I attend local toddler groups & take children on regular outings (eg park, woods, nature reserve, beach, etc)
My Experience
I have experienced being a working parent and appreciate a parent's concerns and work commitments. I have been childminding since September 08.
My Qualifications
Paediatric 1st Aid, Safeguarding Children, Food Hygiene, level 3 Diploma in Homebased Childcare, Foundation Degree (Level 5) in the Learning & Development of Babies & Young Children.
My Availability
My normal working hours are Tuesday - Friday 8.30am-5.00pm, both term-time and during school holidays. I have a flexible approach to working.
| 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: 26/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
Normal rates are per hour, per child (inclusive of meals, snacks, etc). Weekly/monthly rates can be negotiated. Please contact me for more details. For funded children, additional charges may be made for meals, outings and consumables as funding covers childcare only.
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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 05/09/2022)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Mary Harding. 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.
My daughter has been looked after by Mary since I returned to work when she was 11 months old. Returning to work and finding childcare was a difficult process however Mary was recommended to me by a friend and from then I felt assured that my daughter would be cared for while I was at work.
Mary provides a home from home environment and my daughter settled in straight away and never shed a tear when dropped off (she had previously been at a nursery and often cried when dropped off) the feeling that my daughter was happy to go to her childcare provider was a huge comfort while I commuted and worked. Pearl speaks about Mary and her family nearly every day at home and often asks to play with her friends at Mary’s house. Mary has a flexible approach as I only needed childcare on a part time basis.
Pearl has learnt about healthy eating, mark making, creative play and has developed skills such as using tools, making food, growing and learning about fruit and vegetables and helping to care for Marys pets. I feel that Mary has helped Pearl to grow in confidence and become the friendly and confident 3 year old that she is today.
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Overall
by
Oyster
on 11/07/2013
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