Carol21
Childminder in Sidmouth
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Female Member since Aug 2011 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 09 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hi,
My name is Carol and I live with Julian, my partner of over twenty years. Julian is a plumbing and heating engineer and has his own business. We live in a beautiful part of Sidmouth. I have two sons and one daughter, Jamie is 35 and Robert is 33 and they run their own business together in storage and removals and Laura is 30 and works at the head office of Moshulu Shoes as a Highstreet Communication and Coordinator. I am a very proud nannie to three gorgeous grandsons, Oliver who was born in October 2015, Noah who was born in July 2018 and Oscar who was born in February 2023. I have another grandchild due in June this year.
All my children have done well and have purchased their own homes, Jamie in Sidmouth, Robert in Honiton and Laura in Plymouth. They all visit us regularly which is lovely.
I have been childminding for nearly 30 years. I started childminding when Laura was 9 months old. I have continued with this path as I enjoy caring for children and I find it very rewarding. Most of my parents, past and present, have become good friends.
My aim is to always provide a safe and caring environment .. A 'home from home' and to ensure all children in my care are happy, educated, safe, secure and enjoy their childhood to the fullest.
As a childminder I can look after your child as if they were at home, we can do things that nurseries cannot such as attend local toddler groups and outings to the Donkey Sanctuary, visits to the beach or Bicton.
Being a childminder means I am different from a nursery as I can be more flexible with days/hours and I can only look after a certain amount of children at any one time so I can therefore offer lots of individual attention to your child.
My Experience
Together with having brought up 3 children of my own, being a nannie and a childminder for nearly 30 years I think I have very good experience in caring for children of all ages.
My Qualifications
CACHE Introducing Childminding Practice
Childminders Foundation Course
Birth to Three Matters Workshop
AXS01 - Integrated Working
Childrens Workforce Induction Programme
Childhood Illnesses Course
Working with Children from Different Cultures
Smokefree Sites and Brief AdviceTraining
Secondhand smoke: promoting smokefree homes and cars
Understanding Children's Rights
Building Confidence to Support Bereaved Children (2017)
Data Protection (2017) (2018)
Modern Slavery & Trafficking (2017) (2018)
Forced Marriage Awareness Course (2017) (2018)
Preparing for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) (2017) (2018)
Understanding the Revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (2019)
GDPR made Simple (2018) (2019)
Child Neglect Level 2 (2019)
Child Protection (2017) (2018) (2019)
Child Sexual Exploitation (2017) (2018) (2019)
Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect (2019)
A New Approach to Child Poverty (2019)
Prevention of Radicalisation (2017) (2018) (2019)
Keeping Children Safe on the Internet (2019)
Health & Safety : ICT (2019)
Fire Safety (2018) (2019)
Causes and Spread of Infection (2019)
Medication Awareness (2019)
Safe Sleeping for Babies - Reducing the Risk of SIDS (2019)
Information Sharing (2019)
Partnership with Parents (2019)
Managing Behaviour (2019)
Promoting Positive Behaviour (2019)
Cultural Awareness (2019)
Equality and Inclusion in Early Years Settings Level 2 (2019)
The Prevent Duty in an Early Years Environment Level 2 (2019)
Supporting Early Language Development Level 2 (2019)
Improving Children's Learning Through Play Level 2 (2019)
A Good Place to be Two (2019)
Working with Children and Disabilities (2019)
ADHD Awareness Level 2 (2019)
Dyslexia Awareness Level 2 (2019)
English in Early Childhood: Additional Language Learning and Development (2020)
Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control (2020)
Coronavirus Outbreak Adult Well-Being (2020)
Prevent COVID-19 (2020)
An Awareness of Type 1 Diabetes (2020)
Establishing Effective Behaviour Management (2020)
Improving Outcomes in Personal, Social and Emotional Development (2020)
E-Safety in Early Years Childminding (2020)
Operation Encompass (2021)
Improving Oral Health in Children (2021)
Children’s Medication (2021)
The Prevent Duty and British Values (2021)
Witchcraft (2021)
Biting in Early Years (2021)
Coercive Control & Domestic Abuse (2017) (2019) (2023)
Paediatric First Aid (2020) (2023)
LADO Training (2023)
Food Allergy and Intolerance (2019) (2023)
Safeguarding Awareness (Group 2) (2021) (2023)
Female Genital Mutilation Awareness (2016) (2019) (2023)
Equality & Diversity (2017) (2018) (2019) (2023)
Autism AwarenessLevel 2 (2019) (2023)
How to Teach Children to Swallow Pills (2023)
Children’s Oral Health Advice (2021) (2023)
Infant Feeding (2023)
A Guide to Taking Care of Children’s Teeth (2023)
Department for Education - Brain development and how children learn (2023)
Department for Education - Understanding child development and the EYFS (2023)
Department for Education - Supporting children’s personal, social and emotional development (2023)
Department for Education - Supporting language development in the early years (2023)
Department for Education - Supporting physical development in the early years (2023)
Department for Education - Mathematics (2023)
Prevent Referrals Course (2024)
Improving Oral Health in Children (2024)
Department for Education - Effective curriculum and assessment (2024)
Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2 (2018) (2019) (2021) (2024)
Prevent Awareness Course (2024) (2025)
Child Absences (2025)
Safeguarding - EYFS 2025 (Part 1) (2025)
Safeguarding - EYFS 2025 (Part 2) (2025)
My training is ongoing .....
I regularly attend Ofsted Update, Provider Training Meetings and Network Support Meetings - Meetings have continued to be held virtually since Covid.
In October 2023 I was inspected by Ofsted and am happy to say I maintained my ‘GOOD’ grading, which I have held since the grading system began in 2015. You are welcome to view my Ofsted inspection report which is on the Ofsted website.
My last inspection by EDDC Environmental Health stated that my food hygiene score remains at 5 which is 'Very Good'. You are welcome to view my food hygiene rating on the Food Standards Agency website
As I take photographs to record children's development and send to parents throughout the day, I am registered with the Information Commissioners Officer (ICO) with regards to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
My Availability
I work :-
7.30am to 5.30pm Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
7.30am to 4.30pm Thursdays & Fridays
I accept Accor, Computershare, Eden Red, Fair Care, Fideliti, Kiddicare and Sodexho Employers Childcare Vouchers.
I am registered to take the government funding for children from 9 months old through to 3/4 year olds.
** Please note:- funding commences the term after their qualifying birthday **
I am registered with the government tax-free childcare scheme which you can still apply for and use in conjunction with funded spaces.
I'm afraid I do not offer wrap around care (pre-school drop offs and collections or before/after school care).
Due to the high demand for spaces at the time of writing this I do not currently have any availability, but please still contact me as availability can change and I am happy to add you to my waiting list if I haven’t the days available that you need.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
My fees are currently £7.00 per hour
This does not include meals but it does include all trips (i.e. Bicton), snacks, trips to the bakery, ice cream shop and other treats!!
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 Driving Licence (added 13/10/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 28/04/2017)
- Inspection Report: Carol Hawkins (added 02/11/2023)
- First Aid Certificate (added 26/02/2023)
- Reference (added 04/02/2023)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 01/07/2021)
Reviews
4.8 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Carol21. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members 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.
Carol has been so helpful to both us as parents and our little boy, he started at 8 months and has made us feel so confident to leave him.
Communication from Carol is fantastic and super helpful with keeping routines going!
Thank you for being so great!
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on 05/05/2022
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Carol21
on 06/05/2022:
Thank you Charlotte.
So pleased you are happy leaving your little man in my care.
Our son really enjoys his time with Carol. At drop off he is all smiles and eager for a Carol cuddle. At pick up he is happy and knackered. The daily journal is very helpful to not only know the daily routine but to read what fun activities the children got to enjoy that day.
We are thrilled to have discovered Carol and we have no doubt our son will continue to learn and develop with every visit and always come home with a happy face. Five stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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on 03/05/2020
From the moment we walked in to Carol's house our 4 year old son obviously felt at home, he never had any problems settling in with Carol. She really helped us out of a jam over the summer months, and has helped Alexander grow as a child over the 7 weeks he has been with Carol.
From both of us thank you very much
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on 27/08/2018
We found Carol by using this website as we were looking for Childcare for our three year old on the occasional Friday as and when required. We found Carol easy to contact and flexible with our requirements for childcare which sometimes had to be amended at the last minute due to work commitments.
Dropping off was always very easy and Carol cares for our three year old in her own home environment which is always impeccably clean, tidy and in a beautiful rural location.
Carol is always welcoming and our three year old always came home tired and happy which meant he had a good day. We loved the fact that our three year old would come home with paintings, pictures, cards and crafts that he made for us and activities such as making fairy cakes also seemed to go down well.
We would thoroughly recommend Carol for any parent looking for full or part time care for their child or children.
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Leaving my 7 month old son to return to work is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. From the first moment we met Carol we knew she was the perfect person we wanted to leave him with. Carol is extremely professional and meets all the standards you would look for in a childminder. She has been extremely accommodating! Oh
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