Gina

My Summary

My Experience

With over 19 years of experience working with children, not to mention being one of seven siblings, I have established an after-school club at an all-girls school in Richmond, London. Additionally, I have enjoyed 7 years of working with blind and partially sighted children, encouraging them to try a range of activities and pushing their boundaries by coordinating activities with Action For Blind. A few years ago, I established Bubaology, which engaged parents and babies in sensory play and reflexology techniques to bond with their baby and alleviate common ailments. There may be a call to re-establish this playgroup in the future. However, currently, with three children over 2, I felt compelled to welcome children into my safe and inviting home to provide wrap-around care and established Little Newts Club and Childminding. This is something I realised was impossible with our working hours during school hours.
My after-school care offers a quieter, more home-like environment with a variety of activities available, including Lego or Brio in the sitting room, a craft on the table, and a playful garden for imagination to run free.

My Qualifications

Diploma in childcare level 3
City and Guilds Preparing to Teach in the life long Sector
2/3/24 Paediatric First Aid


Further CDP
Bristol Early Years Teaching Hub
29/2/24 ?Identifying and Supporting speech language and communication needs
12/3/24 ?Understanding and responding to children’s behaviour.
8/5/24 Early Years Conference Session 2 - Be well and do well in the Early Years
11/6/24 Curriculum and Literacy Team
Attachment Aware Practice, Developing a sense of belonging for all children in your setting
13/6/24 Observation and planning in a childminding setting with Sarah Neville
??Assessments and the 2 year check for Childminders with Sarah Neville

2023 Food Hygiene, Child Protection, Prevent and FGM training

Reading:?Schemas by Sarah Neville – explaining children’s schematic play and how we can support their learning.
?Birth to Five Years by the Early Years Coalition

My Availability

Term time
Little Newts Club pre school include drop off to Avanti Park school 7am-9am & collection 3pm-6pm
(For the above I currently have space and can accept children from other schools if they can bet to me or be brought to me)

I also provide various dates of holiday club.

Childminding between 9-3 I’m currently full but do enquire if you want to find out more.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £13.00 per hour
• Childminding from £8.50 per hour

Little Newts Club Hourly Fee Breakdown
7am-9am Breakfast Club, School/Nursery drop off £7 per child per hour, additional £1 breakfast.
£7 for that first hour even if you only choose to use 30 minutes, I charge by the half our thereafter.
3pm-6pm £7 per hour per child including fruit platter and art materials.
£7 for that first hour even if you only choose to use 30 minutes, I charge by the half our thereafter.
Supper Additional £3 per child per child
6pm onwards babysitting rate £13 per hour

Babysitting £13 per hour Late Night £15 Per Hour if it goes beyond midnight.
All night sleep over also available 15hr block eg 6pm-9am (incl school drop off) £225 or to mine if it is a working day where it will then become my hourly childminding rate.

Childminding fee £8.50