Lbears
Childminder in Alton
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Female Member since May 2019 Last Updated Aug 2024 Last Login 22 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi, my name is Natalie and I am an Ofsted registered childminder based in Alton. I am close to the town centre and to two local parks, plus the local King’s Pond which is full of wildlife to spot and feed. I live with my husband and two daughters, aged six and twelve.
We live in a 4 bedroom semi-detached house with an open plan kitchen, providing lots of space for play and an outdoor area, mud kitchen and vegetable patch, for growing, exploring and investigating! I offer a nurturing environment where children have the opportunity to grow and develop through lots of varied and stimulating play experiences. I look forward to welcoming you to my setting.
My Experience
I have worked with children in a professional capacity for over 15 years, both as a primary school teacher, home school link worker, private tutor and home school educator. I have an enthusiastic and nurturing personality with a passion for the outdoors and nature, singing and signing (I signed with both of my children from birth) and a love of reading and books!
My Qualifications
Ofsted Registered Childminder - Registered on both the Early Years and Childcare registers
Paediatric First Aid Trained
DBS Checked
NCFE Level 3 Award in Homebased Childcare
Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Early Years Settings
Level 3 Safeguarding Children
Level 1 and level 2 Makaton Signing
Delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage
PACEY (Professional Association for childcare and Early Years) Member
Sports Studies and Physical Education (BA Hons)
Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Education
My Availability
Little Bears Childminding is open from 07:30 – 17:30 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday both term time and throughout the school holidays.
Early drop off or late pick ups can be arranged for an additional fee.
During school holidays I am available for additional days upon request.
I am currently full.
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
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| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | no | 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: 29/08/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
Please contact for further information regarding fees
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at The Butts 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
- First Aid Certificate: Full Paediatric First Aid (added 02/06/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 13/06/2019)
- DBS Check (added 13/06/2019)
- Training Certificate: NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award Home Based Childcare (added 13/06/2019)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for LBears. 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.
Sending our daughter to Little Bears was one of the best decisions we have made as parents. She has been with Natalie for just over 3 years now and we couldn’t be more pleased with the progress she has made.
Having visited a few childminders in the local area we knew instantly Natalie was absolutely the one for us. Her professionalism, warmth, knowledge, kindness (the list is endless) shone through, not only through her but also her family.
Her setting is ideal for little ones, providing a home from home with a wealth of learning resources, toys and activities on offer. Natalie is child-led in her approach, empowering the children to voice their feelings and preferences in terms of activities, for example. This has always felt a great way to encourage the children to share their opinions but also to process and understand the thoughts and feelings of others.
Handing your young child over to someone else was very daunting to us at first, but with Natalie all that worry and anxiety went away almost instantly. We knew our daughter was in the best place possible being looked after and cared for by the best practitioner and with an approach that felt best matched to our own parenting style.
Natalie uses a brilliant app to upload milestones and achievements and also sends pictures over during the day and we love finding out what fun activities they have got up to.
Our daughter loves her home cooked meals and often asks us to make “Natalie meals” at home. She also loves Natalie’s own children dearly, who are both perfect role models, and has the most amazing time playing with them once they are home from school.
Little bears has helped our daughter in so many ways and we will miss Natalie desperately once our daughter starts school. Luckily we have signed our second born up!
Natalie has not only supported our daughter but helped guide us as new parents through some major milestones, with tips and advice whenever we’ve needed. We not only value her in a professional capacity but also cherish the friendship we have built over the past 3 years.
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Natalie looked after our daughter for just over a year.
Throughout this time the care Natalie gave our daughter was simply outstanding, and we could not recommend her more highly.
Not only did our daughter have fun every day she was with Natalie, her confidence, social skills and all round development came on leaps and bounds as well.
We feel extremely lucky that Natalie looked after our daughter, and again, could not recommend her more highly.
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We have been using Natalie for over a year now and could not rate her highly enough. She is always bright and cheery and enthusiastic. The setting is warm and homely and her children are so sweet and play so well with the little ones. Natalie knows our son so well and is always ahead of the game when it comes to spotting his development and helping us to support him in the best way possible. We were so lucky to have found her and highly recommend her to anyone looking for childcare.
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I would highly recommend Natalie, My daughter has been going to her for a year now.
My daughter is quite anxious and She always welcomes her with a smile and makes her feel welcome and comfortable. I can’t thank Natalie enough for everything she has done for my daughter always going the extra mile.
Being a first time mum naturally I was nervous about many things and had many questions. Natalie has always been at the other end of the phone to reassure me and help me through some difficult times. I cannot express how grateful I am. Natalie has always found ways to help my daughter to progress with obstacles that she has faced throughout the year. Meal times was always very difficult for us as a family and thanks to Natalie’s advice and guidance, picking up on certain things has made a huge difference.
Alongside Natalie’s great personality she also offers an app where she gives parents daily updates to your children’s routine and all the fun things they have been up too throughout the day. Again being a first time mum this was so comforting.
Than you so much for all of your support and making my daughters day always full of laughter.
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As first time parents we were really worried about how our 1 yr old would settle without us. But we couldn't have been luckier to have found Natalie. Her setting is perfectly set up with lots of toys and resources for little ones both inside the house and out in the garden. She is extremely knowledgeable about child development and will share her expertise with you so that you find out things about your child even you didn't know about! But more importantly she brings such love and care to her time with the children- our little one really felt like one of the family. Every morning he would race into the house with a massive grin on his face, ready for the first game of the day. During the day she sends updates and photos which are really reassuring to the nervous parent! Honestly, we were just so lucky to find Natalie. (As a naturally suspicious person, I always think that five star reviews are too good to be true, but honestly if I could give 6 out of 5 I would!)
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