Bluebird
Childminder in Chelmsford (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jul 2020 Last Updated Jul 2024 Last Login 26 Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
Mark and Lucy Baker run Bluebird childminding from their bright, airy and spacious home. We are husband and wife, fully qualified with all the relevant training.
My Experience
I, Lucy have 21 years primary teaching experience from ages 4-11. During this time I have worked with gifted and talented children as well as children with SEN such as autism and ADHD. I have also worked with EAL children. Mark has business experience and has worked with SEN adults. We have four children of our own ages 6 to 16 and experience of looking after new borns.
My Qualifications
NCFE CACHE Childminding level 3
BA In Education (QTS)
Safeguarding
First Aid
Food Hygiene
Enchanted DBS
Ofsted rated good
My Availability
We are available from 07:30 to 18:30 Monday and Wednesday and 07:30 to 17:30 Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays. We are flexible with organising SOME weekend and over night care as well as babysitting. We can drop off and pick up from Trinity.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| 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 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Last Updated: 15/07/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
£6.50 per hour childminding
50p breakfast
£1.50 lunch
£2.00 dinner
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Trinity Road 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 (added 06/03/2024)
- Training Certificate (added 26/07/2020)
- Basic Disclosure Check (added 26/07/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: First Aid (added 23/07/2020)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 23/07/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Bluebird. 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.
Our little girl has recently joined Lucy and Mark 4 days a week after our previous childcare fell through. They made the transition so easy for us and made our daughter feel at ease right away with no tears from the get go.
We feel extremely lucky to have found them both and know that N is safe and happy when we drop her off at bluebird every day, she often chats away about them both throughout the evenings and weekends
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Lucy and mark are amazing and I’m so glad to have found them. Loving, caring and understanding. Their setting is like a home from home and my son loves being with them. They are exactly who you would want looking after your babie(s).
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I can not express how amazing Lucy and Mark are at looking after my daughter. She's only been there a couple of weeks but definetly has taken to them unlike most people she meets. They've made me feel at ease with the whole experience and I would highly recommend them to anybody who is anxious. I am beyond thankful and can not wait to see my little girl grow with them !
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Lucy and Mark have been looking after my son for almost a year. He started with them when he was around 18 months old and he absolutely adores them, their kids and the other children they look after. We couldn’t be more thankful to have had them as part of our team. Lucy and Mark are so invested in ensuring the children they look after have fun filled, educational days and they stay in touch with WhatsApp messages and photos regularly. Our little boy always comes home chatting away about the activities they have done, the adventures they have been on (lots of trips to the park and toddlers groups). We are moving away from the area, and are gutted to be leaving Lucy & Mark. If only we could take them with us- they’re that good! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lucy and Mark, they’re absolutely fabulous.
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My son has been with Lucy and Mark for a year now, and I could not fault both of them! I have used other childminders with my daughter, and never been this happy the way I am happy with Lucy and Mark. they have both created a safe environment for my child and such a welcoming home! He runs to them, every morning and feels so comfortable around both of them! also, my daughter gets picked up from her school and she loves the atmosphere and always asks when she can go back to Lucy's!!!!! honestly, the best childcare provider my son could have!!!!!❤️❤️❤️
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