Katie
Childminder in Galmpton
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Female Member since Jun 2019 Last Updated Aug 2024 Last Login Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
LITTLE SANDY FOOTPRINTS
My name is Katie and I am an Ofsted Registered Childminder located in the Goodrington, Paignton area. The house is situated 10 minutes walk from Roselands Primary School (3 min drive) and a 15 minute walk from White Rock Primary School (6 min drive).
I live with my husband and my daughter who will be 3 in October 2024.
I provide a home from home experience for your baby/ child in the sense of an extension of your parental care, by providing a happy, nurturing, clean and secure environment. I have been a busy Childminder in Solihull for nearly 5 years and I received my first Ofsted graded inspection of GOOD in July 2022.
I moved back to my hometown Paignton, Devon in September 2023 and have my setting up and running in Devon. I absolutely love the area as we have the beach close by, parks, farm and woods to play at. I also use my car to travel out further.
I hold Ofsted recognised qualifications for childminding and ensure that the children engage in a wide range of activities over the course of their week following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidelines. I do craft activities, sensory play, baking, play in the garden and I also have lots of age-related toys which are safety checked and cleaned on a regular basis. Other activities include: jigsaw puzzles, copying words/ writing practice, nursery rhyme singing and story time. I ensure I update toys and activities to suit the childrens’ interests, learning and development.
My home consists of a open plan lounge-kitchen- conservatory which is used as a fully equipped playroom. I also have a downstairs toilet and a secure garden which includes a garden room which will be another playroom especially for summer time. The enclosed garden includes numerous outside equipment such as a playhouse, slides, tricycles, little tike cars, water tray and sandpit. I also take the children for walks and have outings to the park, beach, play areas, library and Forest School.
I ensure I keep up to date with my safeguarding and paediatric first aid training. I have childcare insurance with PACEY which is an organisation that ensures quality assurance.
I provide all meals and I have experience catering for milk, soya, gluten, and nut allergies, including other dietary requirements such as vegan, vegetarian and halal.
Meals include breakfast, snack, a home cooked meal for lunch, dessert and tea.
I am happy to discuss any aspect of your child’s care with you, as you know your child best.
Thank you for reading my profile and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I am always happy to discuss :-)
Please feel free to contact me by searching my business name above.
My Experience
I have worked as a Childminder for nearly 5 years now. I also have a variety of experience of working with both children and adults, including those with mental health difficulties, physical and learning disabilities. I have enjoyed all of my roles which included being an Assistant Psychologist, an Assistant Childminder, a Teacher Assistant, Specialist Carer Worker, Youth Worker, Children support worker at a domestic violence refuge, a Carer/ Support Worker for children and adults with physical and learning disabilities. I am more than happy to discuss more about my experience with you.
My Qualifications
- Level 3 CPD Accredited Ofsted Recognised Childminding Course which covered all Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
- Safeguarding Children
- Paediatric First Aid
- Food Hygiene
- Psychology Degree
- Level 2 in Adult Numeracy
- BTEC Level 3 in Health and Social Care which included placements in childcare settings and assignments in childcare and child development.
My Availability
I am available from 7:30- 5:30pm.
I can be flexible with times so please discuss with me.
I offer places from birth +
I offer the Government Funded places for 9 months +, 2, 3 & 4 year olds (15 and 30 hour entitlement).
I am also registered on the Tax free childcare scheme.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
I am flexible and happy to discuss the hours that you require.
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
- UK Passport (added 05/09/2023)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Katie. 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.
Katie is an amazing childminder. Unfortunately due to circumstances out of our control our little one was only with Katie for a short period of time but he absolutely thrived in her care. He enjoyed days out with Katie to forest school which he loved and lots of exciting activities with Katie at home. She treated Freddie like her own and made a home from home environment for him, it made my return to work post maternity leave so much easier knowing he was in safe hands.
We have baby no 2 on the way and we are hoping Katie has some availability for when this little will need childcare. Would recommend her to anyone!
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Emily
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on 11/08/2024:
Thank you so much for your kind review ☺️
A truly great childminder is hard to find, difficult to part with and impossible to forget.
Katie helped our daughter grow from a quiet 23 month old baby to a happy, outgoing rising 3 year old.
Our daughter has been with Katie, for a school year (9 months) 2 days a week from 08.30 - 4.30pm and always came home wanting to return!
Katie is fantastic at Arts and Crafts, we are always amazed at how imaginative the works of art are that were sent home. She is super thoughtful and we were delighted to receive a mixture of Easter, Valentines, Birthday and Christmas cards, cakes and presents (appropriate to the time of year) for my husband and I packaged up from our daughter.
Most weeks Katie took our daughter to Forest school which was a great hit! Other outings have included a beach day, library visits for a sing-along classes, a local farm with a great playground.
Katie regularly does baby / toddler yoga with them, and sings with the children giving them different instruments to use.
We were always updated regularly throughout the day with whatsapp pictures, photos of what was offered and eaten and sleep times etc.
My daughters days were filled with a mixture of developmental tasks and free play.
Katie is kind, nurturing, thoughtful, patient, caring and so much more providing a home-from-home and any child in her care is extremely lucky.
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Bella
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on 09/08/2024
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Katie
on 09/08/2024:
This is such a lovely review! Thank you so much ☺️
Katie looked after my son and daughter from 8 months old; my son for 4 years and my daughter for 2 years.
Katie offers a truly warm, compassionate home from home in which my children have truly thrived. She has helped mould them into polite and clever little people. I thought I would struggle finding someone I trusted to care for my babies when I returned to work, but it was apparent very quickly that I had nothing to worry about with Katie. I’m so sad she has moved on to a new area, but any children in her care will be very lucky!
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Words can't describe how blessed I was to have found Katie, my little boy was with Katie for 1 year, he started with her at 6 months old. From our very 1st meeting I knew he would be happy in her care. After the 1st settling session all my worries melted away it was like leaving him with a family member. Every day he went there he was happy loved and cared for in the way I would have cared for him myself. As he grew and knew where he was the pure excitement he had each morning as we pulled up outside made my day so much easier, as I knew he was happy to be there in fact he cried when I came to pick him up.
If you're looking for a home from home experience you will definitely have that with Katie.
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Katie is an amazing childminder, so kind and caring. She is completely professional and goes above and beyond for the children and their learning needs. My son was in her childcare setting from the age of one and absolutely loves and adores Katie as do I. He is Gluten Free/Wheat Free/Egg Free and Katie went out of her way cater for his allergies and ensure that he was eating the same as the rest of the children so he didn’t feel left out. I felt completely comfortable leaving my most precious possession in her amazing care as she makes you feel at ease. As a parent you are constantly updated with pictures on how your child’s day is going and you are also given regular progress reports on their learning and development. My sons days we filled with a mixture of developmental curriculum tasks and free play.
Katie is amazing her setting is a home from home and any child in her care is very lucky
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