Nat 02
Childminder in Beckenham
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Female Member since Jul 2011 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 01 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello My name is Natalie and i live in Elmers end, Beckenham. i am a fully registered childminder. I have been childminding since 2010. I have 2 children of my own a daughter who is 20 and a son who is 17. My children are very welcoming to all children which come in to our home. I have a 15 year old cat called ziggy and a 4 year old dog called sonny whom the children adore. I have worked with children for 25 years since completing my level 3 qualification in childcare and education i have worked in day nurseries, pre school and now in my own home. i plan activities for the eyfs age children based on their needs and interests. We spend a lot of time outdoors in all weathers at local parks, outdoor toddler clubs, take day trips to, farms, nature trails, baby and toddler groups the list is endless. We love to be outside exploring and taking sonny for long walks in parks and woods. I do activities at home and make good use of my garden.I have a separate play room with a huge range of toys for the children to explore. We celebrate occasions such as we celebrated the queens jubilee, making crowns, cakes and a childminder meet up in the park full of games for the children.
if i am able to help with your childcare needs then please get in touch for further information.
My Experience
i am a qualified nursery nurse with a NVQ 3 diploma in childcare and education. After doing my level 3 I worked in a day nursery for 4 years, I then brought up my daughter and my son and went to work in a local pre school for 5 years before becoming a childminder. I have experience with working with all ages children and treat all children as individuals. When becoming a childminder I Completed a ICP (introduction to childcare hombase practice.) pass. I like to stay up to date on how I can keep children safe and develop their education and attend regular courses. I currently use a online system for parents to have full access to their children's developmental progress.
My Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 in childcare and education
Level 3 in homebase practice
Paediatric first aid training
Safeguarding children
early years foundation stage training
Baby days (online system) training
Up to date crb check
My Availability
Open all year round from 7.30am
Can offer childcare term Time and during the holidays.
I offer the free 15 and 30 hours government funding for children age 2 and 3 years and now for 9 months plus.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
Please contact me for my fees. term time only children i will charge half fees during the holiday to keep the space open during that time. Sibling discount can be applied when children attend at the same time.
I offer the current 2/3 year old and also under 9 months government funding.
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
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate [DELETED] (added 13/12/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for nat 02. 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.
Quite simply, you will not find a better childminder. Natalie is professional, friendly, warm & most importantly, you can see that she loves what she does.
Everyday she took my son out doing something fun & different e.g. strawberry picking in Summer & more recently. a pumpkin farm! Inside the house there is also lots for the kids to play with.
As a result, my son’s development has really improved since he was under her care & he adores her. No issues settling in & I received updates every day with photos of him smiling having fun. Hygiene and cleanliness are very important to Natalie too.
A rare and important quality is that Natalie is understanding and flexible; she makes every effort to support you as parents as well as your child.
I’d like to take this opportunity to say to Natalie that we will really miss you and I can’t thank you enough for all of your help and support - now it’s my turn to send you updates and photos :) Xx
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Our son Leo started at Natalie's just as he turned 1 years old, he couldn't yet walk or speak much so of course and that made it even more difficult for us to leave our baby in someone else's care but the moment I met Natalie I remember how calm and gentle she was. One thing I will always be forever grateful for is that she treated Leo like her own. He has always loved being at Nat Nats and once he was talking he would recall his day and say how much he not only loves Nat Nat but her family too. Natalie always took Leo out and about which he loves up to this day, so many experiences and adventures. Leo's confidence has come on leaps and bounds, he was quite a timid baby but now he is chatty, confident, clever and caring. Natalie has given Leo that stepping stone to go on to be the amazing little boy that he is, I know in the future we will definitely love for natalie to look after our next child.
Thank you Natalie.
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I have known Nat from September 2017 when my little boy started going to her for 3 days a week. From the moment she opened her door I knew she will be the childminder I will choose. Her home is so warm and homey and she is so loving and so wonderful. Jasper has been so happy with her and it’s been just easy to go to work knowing that he is in safe and happy hands. She gives you a daily feedback and photos what is great and you know what your child has been up to and for me it was very helpful. Her whole family is amazing. Jasper loves them all and I think he has a special little connection with Lewis who he looks up to as his own big brother. I feel so sad to leave because it has been so wonderful experience and to see how much has Jasper grown and advanced in her care. She is very good giving you advice if you hit the wall after trying everything to make you child’s journey better and easier. I would very, very highly recommend her!
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Natalie looked after my daughter from 15 months until she was 4 & my little boy from 1 until almost 2.
Evie had really bad separation anxiety when we first met Natalie & I was so worried about her settling with anyone! Well I shouldn't have worried as on the first meeting Evie was at ease. I always say Evie chose Natalie too! Evie settled very quickly into Natalie's setting which is the home from home environment I was looking for, it's lovely & clean & very welcoming.
Natalie is always taking the children out exposing them to new environments like play groups & farms which they love.
Natalie always sends lots of pictures & updates which is great when you are at work wondering what they are up to!
Natalie has her very own branch if toys r us so there is everything the children could want to play with inside & out.
Natalie hugely helped Evie with her confidence & also supported with lots of first learning like colours & numbers & also taught Evie how the write her name.
Natalie's children are a total pleasure, they are great with the little ones & my two absolutely love them.
It's so hard going back to work but Natalie made it as easy as it can be. I always knew my children were stimulated, happy & safe which is all you can hope for.
Natalie has been a huge support to me & my children & I feel very lucky to have found her. It's only because we moved to a different area that the children had to leave & there were lots of tears!!
Thank you Natalie & your lovely family for everything, we miss you! xx
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Natalie looked after my now 4 year old daughter Lola from 14 months until wound 3 1/2 years old.
She has been so lovely and welcomed Lola into her family. Natalie has two really great children who play so nicely with Lola and Lola really thinks the world of the whole family.
The home setting is lovely and clean and there is a dedicated room for play with many toys and learning equipment. There are also lots of great things set up to do in the garden.
Natalie taught Lola how to write her name and helped her with many first steps in learning which was great.
They would always have days out and fun activities as well as more structured learning.
Lastly, Natalie really helped my return to work and put my mind at rest knowing Lola was in great hands. Every day I would received lovely photos of what Lola was doing and it was really great.
Thanks Natalie, would thoroughly recommend !
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