Karen_B
Childminder in Burgess Hill
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Female Member since Jul 2011 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 02 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
I'm a registered childminder living in Burgess Hill with my husband, two sons aged 23 and 20 and two dogs. I have over 30 years experience in childcare and I'm an originally trained and qualified NNEB nursery nurse. With 2 previous outstanding Ofsted inspections and a recent GOOD inspection I'm always striving for the best care for the children I look after. We visit local parks, do nature walks, attend toddler groups, the library for story/singing time sessions, the sensory play room plus I’m a member at Wakehurst place.
First Aid renewed every 3 years
Driver
Taking regular courses/webinars
Member of PACEY
Ongoing Safeguarding training
I have had my covid vaccinations
My Experience
I have over 30 years of experience with children, working in day nurseries including a deputy manager role, , playgroups and as a private nanny to many different families. Having moved from being a full time nanny, prior to my eldest son being born I have been a registered childminder for 20 years. Lots of hands on experience with children from babies to year 6 children.
My Qualifications
I am a qualified N.N.E.B (National Nursery Examinination Board) nanny and childminder.
C.R.B
Ongoing courses/ webinars furthering CPD
My Availability
Space on a Thursday for pre- school child available now
Limited space London Meed for breakfast and after school children
Key Stage 1
I’m open 07.30 - 17.30 Monday - Wednesday and 07.30-16.30 on a Thursday
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 14/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
Please contact me to discuss fees
I also can offer 3-4 year old funding
Also 2 year and over 9 month old funding
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at London Meed Community 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
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 26/07/2022)
- DBS Check (added 26/07/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: First Aid (added 11/07/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 11/07/2022)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Karen_B. 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.
Karen is exceptional, she provides such a calm and nurturing environment for the children to learn and play. I was nervous about going back to work but Karen made it so easy, I knew that my son would be so well cared for and in his first few weeks she worked so hard to make sure he was comforted and settled in well. He comes home so happy and has so much to tell me about his day. Everyday he goes to Karen there is a different theme and new activities. He loved learning about mini beasts and birds especially. Karen has helped my son to grow in confidence and all of our family comment on what a well mannered child he is. I can’t thank Karen enough for how much progress our son has made and would highly recommend her.
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Karen is brilliant in every single way - my daughter (now 2) absolutely adores Karen and her family, and she is only ever happy and smiling whenever I pick her up from Karen's house. Karen is very sensitive to each child's needs and builds a wonderful rapport with the children. She is incredibly caring and kind, and creates a warm and friendly environment within which the children thrive. She regularly goes on outings with our daughter and takes her to different activities, which she loves. Karen also teaches our daughter about nature and the world around us, which is so important and something our daughter enjoys so much. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Karen to anyone, she is a true star and an excellent childminder.
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As soon as I met Karen I knew she was the right match for us - she has such a warm, kind and calm demeanour but also a real sense of fun and my daughter became very fond of her very quickly.
My daughter has been with Karen since she was 18 months old and it has made the process of going back to work very easy, when it could have been awful. Karen does different themes each week, sends lovely photos to us parents so we can see what fun our child is having and keeps good records of development and learning.
In a nutshell, I cannot speak highly enough of Karen and I'm so pleased that I found her.
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Karen has been utterly amazing with our son. He started with Karen when he was around 10 months old so still quite young. Karen updates us every day with how he is getting on and sends us lovely pictures. He enjoys every minute with her and the other children. Karen is so gentle and softly spoken with the children. She takes them out on little adventures, lets them play in the garden and takes them to the park. We are so glad we have found someone that all of us get along with so well. Thank you 🙏
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I wasn't keen on the idea of childcare for my children as I wanted to do it all myself. However circumstances meant that I had to return to work and I needed childcare at short notice. I was very nervous has my daughter had always been weird with other people (even family) so there was a concern that she wouldn't settle.
Karen was amazing and so so so calm and patient. The complete opposite to me which probably did my daughter some good, haha! Even though my daughter was only with Karen one day a week she settled within 3 weeks, so just 3 days! She loved being with the big kids before the school run and her development sky-rocketed with Karen. I had been trying to get her to High-Five for weeks but was doing it after just one day with Karen. It opened my eyes to childcare and where it is the right setting for the child then I am all for it.
Karen does various activities with the kids and has an amazing network of childminders who she meets up with to help socialise the children. She also takes the kids to baby/toddler groups. No day is the same.
Karen is very attentive and keeps a folder for each child with reports on how they are doing. I wasn't expecting this for mine as we only needed a short period (as I was pregnant again so wouldn't be using her while on leave), but lo and behold, we had a folder! This contained all development and reports which was amazing and assured me that my daughter was very well looked after and not just left to play on her own. There were also regular photos send through WhatsApp showing how she was doing and what she was up to.
Thank you, Karen :-)
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