Linda
Childminder in Royal: Greenwich
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Female Member since May 2020 Last Updated Jul 2024 Last Login 03 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi, My name is Linda, I am a registered full time childminder based in Blackheath off shootershill road, South east London.I have 3 lovely children of age 15 years old, 10 years and 5 years old.
I do not have any pets. I do not smoke so my home is smoke free.
I made the decision to start up my own business after my youngest son was born, I have researched all aspects of child care including the EYFS and I am qualified in Level 3 Award in Preparing to Work in Home-based Childcare (HBCA)
I have also gained my first aid certificate in pediatric first aid along side an additional course in safeguarding. (Safeguarding of Children)
My true passion is child development and I have enrolled in extra courses to gain a better understanding of this subject .
I run my business from my family home, there is a designated play room and a big garden with lots of resources where the children in my care do their activities.
The environment I provide will be very much focused on developing the children in line with the EYFS. All schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers must follow the EYFS, including childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception classes.We do visit local parks, libraries, fun parks and forest schools (fee might be required for this service)
My Experience
Trained Healthcare assistant worked in both private & NHS hospitals where i worked in children wards for over 10 years.Trained childminder working with children of all ages ensuring that all their level of learning and development is attained at every stage of their development. And yes as a mother of 3kids too i have gain lots of practical experience in meeting their daily needs both their educational needs ranging from assisting them in completing their homework and studying.It has taught me alot about teaching and patience that is required to ensure the target is achieved.
My Qualifications
Regular training courses undertaken including weekly webinars to promote child development.
Level 3 childcare CACHE(HBCA)
Food Safety
First Aid
OFSTED registered
DBS checked (DBS Checks)
EYFS trainings
Level 3 safeguarding children
Paediatric first aid
Food hygiene
Awareness & prevent Covid 19
My Availability
As a key worker, am very much flexible with my availability, just get in touch for us to discuss. Am available all year round but notice will be given for my four weeks annual holiday.
My hours are usually between 7.00am to 6.00pm, unsociable hour is available also(6.30pm to 7.00 am.I also work on sat but on arrangement.
I am able to negotiate rates for weekend care as par unsociable hour.
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
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| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 03/05/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
Day fee £85 (7am - 6pm)
Half day £50 (7am to 1pm/hours between 2 to 6hrs
Weekend care do be discussed...
Bank Holiday to be discussed at meeting.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at The Halley Academy
- I provide drop offs at Sherington Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Kidbrooke Park 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: Paediatric first aid updated training certificate (added 06/12/2021)
- Training Certificate: NVQ level 3 certificate (added 04/05/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: Epi pen administration cert. (added 04/05/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric first aid (added 04/05/2020)
- Training Certificate: Care uk certificate (added 04/05/2020)
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 04/05/2020)
- UK Driving Licence (added 04/05/2020)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 04/05/2020)
- DBS Check (added 04/05/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Linda. 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.
Linda is the reason why I was able to go to work, and with a calm mind and heart that my kids was being taken care of. I can’t say thank you enough. My kids love her, I love her - she has become part of her family. Linda is very accommodating as well and we’ve even had a few sleep overs so Mama can have a break. She plans lovely activities with the kids and feeds and changes them amazing well. My kids have grown in leaps and bounds in her care. Thank you so much Linda we love you so much and are forever grateful ♥️🙏🏻👏🏼 xxx
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Juanita
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on 14/02/2024
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Linda
on 15/02/2024:
Dear J
I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for entrusting your two lovely angels to our care for such a long time. It's amazing to see how quickly time has passed, and it's hard to believe that my little princess is almost two years old since she was 8 months under our care. Your collaboration and support have made this journey incredibly smooth, and we are truly grateful for your trust and appreciation. Thank you for everything.
As my husband and I are both shift worker nurses we knew we would need a childminder instead of a nursery and on a friends recommendation we checked out Linda’s childminding service, and we are so grateful that we did.
Our son has been coming here since he was 9 months old, and he has the best time ever. Linda and co have settled him in so well, he has made lots of friends here and he loves it and smiles so much when we say he is going to his aunty Linda’s. Linda cares for him like he’s her own, she loves him and it doesn’t feel like he is going to his childminders it feels like he is going to a trusted family member.
Linda is attentive and cares about development, she raises concerns when needed, and celebrates all our sons achievements. Our son is always fed homecooked meals which he loves and we trust Linda one million percent when he’s in her care. She gives detailed updates and handovers about our sons day so we are always in the know.
Linda’s service is one of the many reasons we won’t move away from the Greenwich area and we’re thankful we can send any (hopefully) future children here.
If you are looking to choose a childminder, choose Linda. We are so so thankful for her and thankful that we did choose her and we couldn’t think of any team better than Linda’s to help raise our son in his younger years.
Thank you Linda and team, we love you!
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Chelsea
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on 14/02/2024
Response by
Linda
on 14/02/2024:
Thank you for your heartfelt review . It warms our hearts to know that you appreciate our partnership in caring for your beloved baby M. Working together with you and your husband has truly made a difference in providing the best care for our little one. We are grateful for the joy and happiness you bring to M's life, and it's incredible to witness his growth and development under our care. Time flies indeed, and seeing him nearing his second birthday fills us with both pride and nostalgia. Thank you for your dedication and teamwork towards baby M care. We look forward to many more wonderful moments ahead.
Linda has been looking after my daughter for nearly 3.5 years and I can't say even a half bad word about her and her services. She treats You and Your child as a part of family, she does lots of learning with evidence which You can easily access to. She so pure,warm,friendly and at the same time so proffesional and hard working. I can trulyyyyy recommend her to everyone. Auntie Linda,we love YOU!:****
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Justyna
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Linda
on 11/09/2023
Response by
Linda
on 12/09/2023:
Dear Justyna,
Thank so much for your review, we are really happy to have you as one of our parents,it has really been wounderful working for you in caring for your lovely daughter from birth. Working together as a team in seeing your daughter grow has been amazing and much has been achieved in collaborating with you as a professional .We appreciate all your support and making the job easy for us by having an outstanding, respectful and smart daughter, see how quickly time has gone, seeing her in big school now makes us proud and happy.
Thank you so much for trusting us and appreciating our service.
My Daughter have one year already at Chilminder . I m very happy with Linda. She is nice and kind and my daughter love her. She like to go everyday at her house to play there. She is very careful with kids and kids love her. 100% I will bring and my other child to her ! Congratulations for what you do , Linda!
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Paula
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Linda
on 02/05/2023
Response by
Linda
on 02/05/2023:
Dear Paula,
Thank you so much for appreciating our service and thank you so much for working together with us, your daughter is a very lovely child,yes of course we are very happy to take your younger baby onboard whenever you are ready.
Thank you once again for your patronage and all the referrals made, most appreciated.
Linda is such a wonderful childminder. She is very friendly, patient and alway go extra miles to help. My daughter enjoy going to Linda. She has learned so much from her and her team. I love the after that she work on unsocial hours. As a Nurse I needed some who is flexible and can adapt to my hours, I’m glad that I find Linda. I will recommend Linda for your child.
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Vanessa
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on 17/04/2023
Response by
Linda
on 17/04/2023:
Dear Mum,
Thank you so much for your review to our service and thank you for trusting us to look after your lovely and smart daughter we all win when parents work together with providers.We appreciate your cooperation in working together with us,we value your trust.
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