Ade
Childminder in London: Greenwich
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Female Member since Nov 2020 Last Updated Oct 2023 Last Login 23 Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am a flexible, patient, and supportive Ofsted registered childminder located in Abbeywood. I feel very grateful for the opportunity to see children grow and learn every day.
As a provider, I value helping children to understand and explore the world through play. I have a strong focus on helping children learn and develop life skills. For example, I believe in the power of building confidence through music and the arts and by encouraging children to think and write creatively. In my setting, you can expect your child to spend the day playing, creating, playing outdoors, and reading.
Day to day, I work within the guidelines to make sure that the education and support I provide for each child is age appropriate and developmentally beneficial. I am deeply committed to keeping children safe and following safeguarding children and trained in first aid.
Children in my setting benefit from my large garden and it’s different equipment such as climbing frame, swing, Trampoline and monkey bars to further enhance the children's outdoor experience.
We have planting areas where children explore growing fruits and vegetable all year round.
My setting provides one to one with children and a home away from home atmosphere where children are nurtured in a safe environment.
The setting runs different clubs such as reading club, cooking club, fitness and sport club to name a few.
My Experience
I have 18 years of looking after children both as a childminder and childminder assistant. I've also worked in nursery schools.
I am a parent myself and have worked previously as a children's social worker with Care UK. This gives me the ability to assess and offer detailed support to children and families, including vulnerable children. I know how important transitions are and do my best to help children transition and settle in to my setting. The importance of working with families is paramount to me.
My Qualifications
childcare qualification, Social work, Health and social care, First aid. DBS Checked
My Availability
I offer flexible hours and can tailor childcare hours based on Individual's need.
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 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 06/10/2023 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
Hourly rate, weekly rate, pick up and drop up rates.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Willow Bank Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at De Lucy Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Linton Mead Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Boxgrove Primary School
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 02/12/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Ade. 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.
I can't thank ade enough for the care of both my children she go above and beyond for them treat them like her own, welcomes them in with the biggest smile. My daughter is type 1 Diabetic and ade was will to take all training to be able to care for my daughter and take that little worry of me. My children have been at the setting since November and love going to ade. Would recommend ade to anyone looking for a childminder ❤️
by Krystal about Ade on 03/01/2023
Response by Ade on 03/01/2023:
Thank you Krystal for the glowing reviews, it’s a pleasure having the children at my setting.
Thank you for entrusting me with their care, my main priority has always being children and their family first.
Looking forward to building a stronger relationship and your continued support
Ade has being caring for my Son for two years and has being exceptional.
Wide rate of activities on offer such as music lessons, fitness club and arts and craft where they are taught jewellery making and cooking activities.
My son is now in year six and loves attending setting. Ade offers personalised services such as pick up from home and drop off for non driving parents at no extra cost.
Ade provides hot meal daily and snacks are included at no extra cost.
I have recommended her to others and my sister uses her services and will recommend her service
by Mary about Ade on 03/11/2022
Response by Ade on 03/11/2022:
Thank you Mary for your kind words and using my service, you are part of our success story. And congratulations on your child’s 11+ result.
Thank you for your kind words once again and your support throughout the years.
Best wishes
Ade
My experience with Ade was ok. She contacted back in September to offer her services. She seemed ok, despite having very little experience, I wanted to give her an opportunity to show me her personality, approach and then decide.
I replied to her in Oct to discuss her services for our family. Following an informal phone conversation, Ade invited me to her setting to meet her and her assistant to get a better understanding of her service. This was again, average.
My children seemed to like the setting and other child, so I was open to a trial session. This was arranged after a few days, my kids seemed to have fun.
She had communicated through our conversation her willingness to accommodate collecting my children (school was further than her local area).
As she had two assistants working alongside her. This seemed like a good fit for our family. The children like the setting, they made friends easily and were respectful.
I decided to go ahead with Ade. After a couple of weeks I decided to go ahead and set up a start date. Unfortunately due to service issues, the first day of collection my text message didn’t get through to her. I was due to send her a map with images of parking locations and school system. This caused ( in her words slight delay and that she understood these things happen).
I apologised for my error. And we seemed to overcome that snag. However, when I came to collect my children she asked me that it would be better to change their school as it was closer to her setting. Bare in mind she agreed two weeks prior that it wasn’t an issue as she drives and has staff to support while she collects my children.
For me as a mother it was slightly odd to ask me to accommodate my lifestyle to her services rather than the other way around. If that was the case, I would have surely found another childcare provider who could.
I work in retail and my contract was flexible and subject to rota which was provided a when I decided to go ahead.
On day two, on collection she said I was late to collect, even though I let her know via message ( which she said was fine as long as she knew)
That evening she terminates my contract via text message and the next day sent me an email informing me of that and she would continue to look after them for 4weeks (until I find a new childminder). I was stunned!
You can imagine it to took me four weeks from contact to meeting and verifying documents to validating her. As a mother it’s difficult to find people you can trust to look after the most precious people in your life; Your children.
She doesn’t have the experience to understand how to deal with parents, their requirements and their needs.
From this experience, I now must take unpaid leave to find a replacement.
I would not recommend working with her as the lack of experience with communication, compassion and understanding.
She is unreasonable and doesn’t allow you to express yourself without her immediately terminating contracts.
Things can happen that are out of our control and it’s important to find a childcare provider who shows compassion and understanding. She is not reliable.
I would not recommend her!
by Aisha M about Ade on 03/11/2022
Response by Ade on 03/11/2022:
Thank you for your negative review which are all lies and slander.
I contacted you in October like you stated in October and you came back to me in November after your unsuccessful search for childcare. During our first meeting, you informed me you found childcare but 5his breakdown due to the childminder picking up the children late from school and not being professional. This should have have being an alarm bell but I discarded it.
We discussed your requirement, to which you informed me you will need some weekdays and occasional weekends. Weekdays care between 3pm and 8pm and on the weekends you work from 10am -8pm
I informed you my opening times are mon - fri 7am to 7pm and I do not work on weekend. I then agreed to extend my opening hours to 8pm to accommodate your requirement.
I did suggest changing the children’s school as you live in abbey wood and children attends school in Charlton but you explained the reasons why you will rather keep them in their current.
Like you stated I have two assistants working with me and to accommodate the school pickup I increased the working hour of one of my assistant, I did understand and accommodated your requirement.
Your children came on three occasions, two of these occasions, you stayed with them and your exact words were “the setting is different and has a lot to offer children and you liked the fact that the setting is well set up @nd adequately equipped”.
You signed a contract for 5hrs per day from 3pm - 8pm on flexible days as you work on a rota basis and there was no conversation of you needing childcare after 8pm
Your children started on the 1st of November and on that same day. You did not provide the children’s classes or introduce me to the teacher, I had to figure this out on the afternoon to which you apologised when you picked up later that day.
Reason for cancellation
On the 2nd of November 2022, you picked your children at 8.45pm 45mins late. You sent me a text message at 8.06pm informing me you will be 20mins late, there was no mention of your late rota which finished late. When you picked up the children 45mins later, you then mentioned you usually get to abbey wood station at 8.15pm and on these days you will need care until 8.30.
On the spot, I informed you I do not work past 8pm, and we agreed to end the contract at the end of the week. This was agreed verbally and done face to face and not by text message.
I sent you a formal notice confirming the termination at the end of the week and in my notice , I stated that if you are not able to find childcare at short notice, I will continue till end of November as long as children are picked up by 8pm and any breach of this will result in immediate termination of contract and payment in lieu will be application.
You replied and was insulting and and slandering the setting which resulted in me cancelling the contract with immediate effect
You have being dishonest throughout the process and you still have it on your profile you need childcare until 8pm, however, you are aware you need childcare arrangement beyond 8pm.
You requested and paid for hours for a lesser period and your intention was to text you are running late each time
The children were both asleep on my Sofa when they were picked up 45mins after the contracted hours. And on the two they had two cooked meals, one with the other minded child and second meal with my family.
You stated I am inexperience, I have being a providing care for over 10years and all my minded children are with me until they are in year 7 or if parents move to other areas.
The children in my setting are mostly recommended by parents I am already working with. It’s a shame , as I believe your children would have benefited from my nurturing environment. However, a long lasting relationship is a two way thing and based on sincerity and trust. Which unfortunately was absent during my dealing with you.
My setting is very clean, hot healthy meals served daily and communicates well with parent. We work in partnership and we go out of our ways to support our families.
I would advise anyone dealing with this parent to ensure they obtain the true picture of their need and have it documented
Wishing you all the best in finding childcare.
My son has been attending Mojirade for nearly 3 weeks now. His absolutely loving it there, he feels like it's a home away from home. Mojirade is very flexible with my routine which helps very much.
by jessica about Ade on 13/01/2021
Response by Ade on 04/11/2022:
Thank you Jessica for your continual use of my service. Two years of joint working and still building a stronger partnership.
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