The Copperhouse Co
Childminder in Strood
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Female Member since Jan 2019 Last Updated Jan 2025 Last Login 22 Jan 2025
My Summary
Personalised, Inclusive & Child-Centred Childcare From An Experienced, Family-Run Team.
About Me
Wrap Around Services:
BLIGH PRIMARY PICK UP/ DROP OFFS MON TO FRIDAY AVAILABLE WITH IMMEDIATE START (0730-1800)
Daycare:
CURRENTLY FULL UNTIL SEPT 2025
About Us:
OFSTED Reg Childminder, Mother of 4 & Qualified Teacher (BSc/QTS) working alongside an experienced Early Years Practitioner and a former English Teacher (PGCE) / Pastoral Leader.
Choosing a childcare provision can be a daunting, confusing and emotional time for parents/ carers and their children. By providing the following information, I hope to answer some of your questions and/ or allay some of your concerns. Naturally, you'll have many more questions, so please do ask.
I plan inclusive activities and stimulating schemes of learning that reflect the interests, abilities and learning goals of the individual children in my care. Every child will receive the support they need to have the best possible start in life & be school-ready. This will be delivered in a safe, secure and happy home-from-home environment that promotes independence and resilience. You are the expert when it comes to your child's well-being, so we will work in partnership to make sure their learning and development goals are met and that their interests are catered for.
As a qualified teacher, I am very used to differentiating my lessons to cater for the diverse needs of multiple children at differing stages. Your child(ren) will learn and develop skills through play and activities that follow the EYFS framework and, for older children, the National Curriculum.
I have professional and personal experience of caring for children with a variety or special or additional needs. My new home is an accessible, enabling environment and has a downstairs toilet fitted with mobility rails. We are an inclusive and caring family that underpins equality, fairness and consistency. I have a Level 3 EY SENCO qualification.
Children will have supervised use of the ground floor of the house which includes the playroom, children’s lounge, kitchen/ diner and a good-sized garden. We also have a log cabin which is a great place for children to be in tune with nature, as it’s nestled under a canopy of mature trees.
Our plot is a tenth of an acre and has well established trees and shrubs, as well as a nature pond for pond-dipping and observing aquatic flora and fauna. Children can enjoy being outside and exploring nature and understanding the world around them.
We have a variety of toys, puzzles and educational resources that cover the EYFS and KS1 curricula.
We believe in communal dining and the children will eat together at the table, as part of our extended family.
My kitchen and bathrooms are always spotless so you can rest assured that this is a calm, secure, supportive and hygienic environment for your child to be nurtured and cared in.
I work alongside my three competent assistants over the course of a week. This means we can provide even more flexibility and additional supervision for small group activities and local outings as well as an on-foot school run service to Bligh Primary.
We are a family team offering male and female role models, and are very proud to be child-centered, inclusive and promote equality in everything we do.
Please note we are animal lovers and have many pets, including a Guinea pig, tortoises, fish, shrimps and small dogs (supremely friendly, intelligent miniature poodles).
Funding: I accept Universal Entitlement (15 hours), Extended (30 hours) and Free For 2 year old funding. I am also registered for the Tax Free Voucher Scheme, Edenred, Care-4 & Fidelity.
Please ask if you would like to meet in person or chat on FaceTime/ Teams.
All the best,
The Copperhouse Co. Team
My Experience
Qualified Science & English Teacher (BSc, QTS) and Lead Practitioner for Teaching & Learning.
Worked in both Main Stream & Special Educational settings.
Newborn Baby experience.
My Qualifications
BSc, QTS, EYFS, FGM, Prevent, Safeguarding, Paediatric & Adult First Aid, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety, Health & Safety & EY SENCO.
My Availability
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 19/01/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
Minimum 2 days per week.
Minimum 7.5 hours per day, either:
A short day 0730-1500;
Or a full day 0730-1800.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Bligh Primary School (Infants)
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Bligh Primary School (Juniors)
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 19/03/2019)
- First Aid Certificate (added 26/01/2019)
- Training Certificate (added 25/01/2019)
- Training Certificate: EYFS1 (added 25/01/2019)
- Training Certificate: Prevent (added 25/01/2019)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding 2 (added 25/01/2019)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding 1 (added 25/01/2019)
- Training Certificate: FGM (added 25/01/2019)
- DBS Check (added 25/01/2019)
- UK Passport (added 25/01/2019)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for The Copperhouse Co. 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.
Our little one has been with Layla, Simon and Oren since November last year. We had a bad experience with a nursery and we were keen to find a smaller, more personal setting. Which has certainly been the case here!
Our daughter settled within a couple of days of starting, Layla and team had her eating and sleeping well and she seemed really happy. This has continued over the last year and she happily goes running in every week.
We receive regular updates on her meals, her sleep and what she’s learning and exploring. However the most important thing for me is the genuine care and interest the team show in their roles, the children, and in supporting us as families.
Highly recommend to anyone looking for a home from home for their children.
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KimM32
on 03/08/2023
Six months ago ,we were concerned about my Son speech and development.A great credit due to your care and keen eye,it is overwhelming to see how far he has progressed. It’s a joy to hear our son speak more and more each day.He has made friends,and talks about them every day when home,and misses them.We are absolutely delighted with our son progress and development at Copperhouse .
Thank you Layla and team.
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Mona
on 27/03/2023
Layla started looking after my son when I started working again. He had never been anywhere but with me and she was so warm and kind that he settled with her fantastically. Layla has always gone above and beyond for us and my son adores her. I could not recommend a more fantastic lady to care for your children! Thank you so so much Layla we will always be grateful to you!
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Alice
on 04/10/2022
After taking my little one to a beautiful nursery for a few weeks, we quickly realised that it might not have been the best setting for her as she was not eating, sleeping and generally upset. I went to visit Layla to consider switching her over. Observing Layla and her own children was fantastic - they are the perfect advertisement! From our first settle session, my little one has reached out her arms to Layla or Oren which was such a contrast from our previous setting and filled me with so much confidence. She has great naps, eats well and is a happy child again. The vast experience and confidence that Layla has with children is so apparent and we feel so lucky that my special little person is able to be part of the gang there. Layla is very responsive and provides tailored care to meet my little ones needs. I cannot recommend Layla and Oren highly enough.
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LorettaC
on 28/07/2022
My daughter (2.5 years old) has been with Layla for the best part of a year now and I cannot recommend her enough. My daughter runs in every day with a massive smile on her face. She has come on leaps and bounds with her literacy, language, understanding and social skills and I put this down to the variety of activities Layla does, and her genuine dedication to create the best educational and caring setting possible. We have used a local top-rated nursery before and I have found Layla's care to be far superior. If you get a chance to have Layla as your childminder, take it!
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Totoro
on 29/04/2021
We are so happy with Layla and her team. Our little person clicked with Layla from the initial meeting we had and she settled as soon as she started. We get lots of info about what she has done during the day and our little person enjoys playing with the other littles. Layla is incredibly caring and we trust her explicitly. So glad that we found her.
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Charlott
on 25/01/2021
Layla and her team have been absolutely brilliant from day one. I was a bit unsure about using a childminder as had always favoured nursery with my other son but thanks to the set up of Layla and her team I feel the children still get the social element of nursery but with complete flexibility and more attention.
It feels so homely and my boys are both extremely happy to go there and I always feel confident that they'll be well looked after.
I find Layla so easy to deal with, she's been very accomodating with me having to switch things around with changes to my working pattern lately, and she's just a lovely person!
I've told lots of friends about what a good setup it is and would thoroughly recommend her to anyone who asked.
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Lucy W
on 21/09/2020
Layla looked after my daughter for six months before she went to school and has had my son since he was five months old. I couldn’t ask for a better childminder.
Layla is kind, professional, and my children have thrived in her care. She enables me to continue my career by offering me the service that no nursery ever would.
I can’t recommend Layla highly enough.
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Rosebud
on 27/08/2020
I found the task of finding childcare for my youngest last September daunting to say the least, but from reading the profile and first contact with Layla, I instantly had the feeling she was the perfect choice.
Upon meeting Layla and her team, these initial thoughts were only further affirmed, as I watched my little boy happily settle into the warm, family- orientated environment.
Layla and her team are professional at all times, extremely diligent and I believe the children in their care feel like their setting is a home from home.
Communication is always excellent and it's clear to see that Layla's calm, kind nature, background and experience has placed her in a unique position to provide the highest level of care.
I would happily, and unoqivically, recommend Layla and her team to anyone I know in search of childcare.
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Vikki
on 27/08/2020
I just don’t know where to start to describe how good Layla and her sons are. At the beginning I was very nervous about who I was leaving my child with but when I met Layla I was reassured that my daughter is going to receive the best care that parent can possibly imagine. As a very pedantic person I really value their professional approach to everything. I genuinely feel at ease when she’s looking after my daughter and most importantly, my child is always happy at her setting and welcomes me with a big smile. I highly recommend Layla and her team. Thank you so much guys
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dada3
on 23/02/2020
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