Jemma
Childminder in Lower Compton
Female Member since Jan 2020 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 18 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
APOLOGIES CURRENTLY FULL
Personal Details:
My name is Jemma Spanswick and I live in Lower Compton, Calne with two children aged 11 and 8, 2 Cats and Labrador Puppy. We have lived in Lower Compton for 10 Years. I am Ofsted Enhanced DBS Checked.
I am an Ofsted registered childminder (Registered January 2020 Ofsted).
Activities:
I offer a friendly, flexible, home from home setting for children up to the age of 12 in a safe environment where they can have fun, explore, learn and develop to their full potential. There will be a period of free play offered everyday as well as planned activities and outings.
We have a fantastic enclosed garden, with a vast collection of outdoor toys, which includes ride on toys, a slide, toy kitchen, play food, playhouse, chalkboard along with various other toys.
I use my playroom to hold most of the inside play and activities, where there is a wide range of different toys & resources compromising of both plastic and wooden toys both challenging and fun. I also have a large range of books from board books all the way up to chapter books. I am very passionate about reading so I will be reading to the children often and send reading books home twice a week. I also have plenty of craft materials for messy play & crafts
I often visit the following places on outings:
Studley Grange Butterfly World, Various parks, Drews Pond, Rowdey Cow, Coate Water, Town, Feeding the Ducks, Toddler Groups,Bowood, Whitehall Garden Centre, Nature walks, Playdates with fellow childminder’s, Savenake Forest, Hope Nature Centre, Lydiard Park,
My Experience
Before registering as a childminder I had been a stay at home mum for 7 years, whilst also recently having been A fellow childminder’s assistant. This role gave me fantastic & valuable insight and experience in caring for other people’s children
My Qualifications
In preparation to become a childminder I have done the following courses:
• NCFE Cache Level 3 Award in Preparing to Work in Home-Based Childcare Course
• Paediatric First Aid Certificate (redone every 3 years)
• Keep Them Safe – Protecting Children from Child Sexual Exploitation V2 Course
• FGM – Recognising & Preventing V4 Course
• Prevent Online Safeguarding Course
• Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect Course
• PACEY Course – Expectations of Behaviour
• PACEY Course – Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-Being
• PACEY Course – Raising Developmental Concerns With Parents
• PACEY Course - Supporting Children’s Speech & Language
* Level 2 in Understanding Autism
* Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2
* Digital Resilience Level 2
* Mental Well-being in Children and Young People Level 2
*. ADHD Awareness - Level 2
* Autism Awareness - Level 2
I am hoping to complete further courses and will regularly be reviewing and updating my training.
My Availability
I am open from 7.00am – 6.00 pm Monday – Friday. These hours are negotiable.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 13/05/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
My fees are £5.50 per hour for EYFS. Payment is required upfront monthly in advance.
Included in that price is nappies, Wipes, Nappy Cream, Outings, Sun Cream, Snacks, Individual Drinks Bottles per child to be used whilst in my care - leaving children free to only bring their book bag, lunch/dinner if bringing their own and daily diary with them each day making morning prep much easier for parents.
I do provide meals at an extra cost
I am happy to accept childcare vouchers and apply to any voucher system your employer may use.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Cherhill CofE 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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 17/02/2020)
- DBS Check (added 17/02/2020)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
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Our eldest was with Jemma for three years, and as soon as I was pregnant with my second I reserved her place at Little Buddies! We feel very lucky to have Jemma in our lives, she's just wonderful with the kids, easy-going, flexible and informative for us as parents, I simply could not have asked for a better child-minder experience. The number one thing you want as a parent leaving your precious littles is to leave them with someone trustworthy, and we've just been incredibly lucky in finding someone I know our children are going to be safe with. It's just an added bonus that they also have the time of their lives, are constantly learning, and are being nurtured into kind, polite and considerate people through Jemma's compassion, skills, and hard work.
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Katie
on 23/05/2024
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Jemma
on 01/06/2024:
Thank you my lovely x
Have been going to Jemma since my little girl was 1. We are a year in and the bond Jemma creates with the children is unreal, no child is excluded and is treated as if they are her own. My daughter asks everyday if we’re going to see Jemma and sometimes refuses my help if her ‘Jem Jem’ is in the room!! I dread the day we leave for school
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Lucy
on 15/05/2024
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on 01/06/2024:
Thank you so much lucy i absolutely adore her x
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