Sangeeta
Childminder in Hitchin
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Female Member since Sep 2011 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 17 Jan 2025
My Summary
About Me
I am a Ofsted registered and fully insured childminder and am also a member of Pacey, i am also fully first aid qualified. I live in central Hitchin with my family.
I have a safe, secure and homely environment for the children I care for with lots of fun play opportunities and outings to parks, farms, singing groups and libraries. Learning through play and having fun is what we try to achieve.
I am flexible and will tailor my services to meet the needs of children & parents.
In my last Ofsted inspection i received a good rating.
My Experience
I have a lot of experience working with children. As well as having 3 children of my own i have also worked as an assistant in a local school.
I have also gained much experience childminding 10 other children over the last 18 months in my own home.
My Qualifications
I have recently taken and passed a city & guilds numeracy and literacy certificate.
I have also studied and passed a course with Pacey on how to "Understand How To Set Up A Home-based Childcare Service"
I am fully first aid qualified & safeguarding trained.
My Availability
I am available 5 days a week Monday to Friday, hours are 07:30 to 18:00
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 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 30/12/2024 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
My fees are available on any initial enquiry, however they are flexible dependant on number of children and the hours & day's required.
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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 09/11/2016)
- DBS Check (added 08/11/2016)
Reviews
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Sangeeta. 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.
Sangeeta and Vijai cared for our daughter for around 2 years, and we couldn't have hoped for better childminders. They made our daughter feel comfortable, happy and confident, and she always came home full of excitement from her days there. They were also extremely helpful and accommodating, and always kept us informed on her development.
If you're lucky enough to get a space here for your child, you won't regret it.
by Danny on 12/09/2021
Our son was with Sangeeta and Vijai for 18mths. We moved him as we moved home out of the area. They cared and developed our son better than we could have! They're understanding, patient and provide a happy, spotless, calm home. They are flexible, kind and great at developing children. Every other child was always so happy too. No shouting, raised voices, just firm affirmations from both Sangeeta and Vijai. They were more than just childminders, they cared for our son as one of their own and I know they do that with all the children. Our son has life threatening allergies and never once had a severe reaction due to their understanding and vigilance. We are eternally grateful and genuinely gutted we are moving him. They provide a home from home (with better toys and more activities).
by Joolsi on 17/09/2017
We were so fortunate to find such a lovely setting with a caring and very professional childminder.
My children loved their time here, they were very well looked after. The setting is clean and very hygienic, the food is freshly prepared.
The activities are excellent and varied, my children would not stop talking about their daily experiences.I was kept informed daily on every aspect of my children's care.
I highly recommend Sangeeta and her setting, all you requirements under one roof.
by Parent on 08/11/2016
I couldnt ask for better people to look after my 2 children, they have been really understanding of my work and are very flexible to my shift work patterns and have been on hand in a emergency aswell my children have come on in leaps and bounds since attending childcare here with speech, recognising things, walking even eating more food, sangeeta and her husband vijai are very understanding and kind and very helpful they have a nice homely,friendly,welcoming, enviroment, its very clean aswell, i am very happy with the service i recieve from them my children are always happy when i collect them, and they also help keep routine for yourself and your children, like i said i couldnt ask for better people to be taking care of my children.
by Parent on 12/01/2016
I highly recommend Sangeeta as a childminder. She works with her assistant, Vijai, that is her husband. Their childcare, so, is offered in a very warm, loving and fun family environment where, sometimes, also their 3 children are involved nicely, interacting with the other children. Definitely, my children love to spend time with all of them. When they started their growing experience with Sangeeta as their childminder, 3 years ago, Oisin was 3 years old and Tobia was only 7 months old. I definitively can say that Sangeeta is also reliable and a very experienced childminder. With the help of her husband she organises art and craft projects, learning activities, going out for a walk or play groups. Their house and garden are also very well resourced with interesting games for the children to do, focused on different area of learning. They are also very good to encourage the children to interact with each other and with adults so Oisin and Tobia were ready to go when they had to start the Pre-School and then the School.
by Parent on 12/01/2016
I’ve recommended these childminders to several people who have now used Sangeeta and Vijai. They do so many activities with the children so when my sons are with them they do much more creative learning than when they are at home with me! They take their roles very seriously and are very organised and keep you updated with progress sheets on a weekly basis. My youngest always talks about the different groups he goes to and the activities he's done with Sangeeta. It was Sangeeta who persuaded my youngest son to eat his greens.
by Parent on 12/01/2016
she serves beans on toast for dinner after charging about £5 for it.She wont provide squash. If you bring your own dinner she serves it cold. Her husband Vijai for some reason took my 5 year olds clothes off and then later lied that he spilled drink on it even though the clothes were dry.Vijai didn't even mention that hes not wearing a t shirt until we asked.
by Parent on 23/09/2015
Response by Sangeeta on 11/01/2016:
It's very sad to see false remarks posted on this site, we will have to leave it in the hands of the authorities.
Sangeeta has been looking after our 12 month old daughter for four months and we couldn't be happier. My daughter loves going there and gets excited as soon as she sees Sangeeta's front door! Sangeeta is very caring and loving with the children, the whole family are so friendly and welcoming, and they are also incredibly flexible and supportive of the irregular arrangement we need because of our shift work. We are very happy with our decision and we would highly recommend Sangeeta.
by Parent on 30/01/2013
Sangeeta is excellent with the children and has looked after my 6 year old for over 6 months, and he is very happy within the setting, and looks forward to going before and after school. It is a very calm and relaxed atmosphere, and very accommodating. Overall extremely happy.
by Parent on 16/01/2012
Sangeeta has just started looking after my 7 month old son and i know she has been looking after another baby as well as older children too.
I couldnt ask for a better childminder. She is always happy and enthusiastic and it seems that the more children she looks after, the happier she is. She always seems relaxed and never stressed.
I feel happier leaving my baby with her than i would most family members. She's 100% trustworthy and you can see she loves her work. Her own children are a credit to her too.
She has great toys too!!
by Parent on 16/01/2012
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