Clarissa
Childminder in London: Croydon
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Jun 2022 Last Updated Mar 2024 Last Login 04 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello.
My name is Clarissa, an OFSTED registered childminder, working with children since 2013.
I'm a mum myself, so I know, how hard is to trust someone to look after your own child.
I provide day-to-day care for children in a comfortable, clean and safe environment.
I know that every child is unique, so I treat them accordingly with their own needs.
- Here is what a typical day with me looks like:
• Morning pick-up with car games to boost communication skills and plenty of singing!
• Homemade breakfast where we practise our table skills and manners.
• A morning outing: the park, playground, library, grocery store. Everything provides endless opportunities for learning and fun!
• Homemade lunch
• Nap time
• Play, play, play. I may offer structured play or an art activity based around our weekly theme (it could be the five senses, colours, shapes, numbers, music, or so many more). Or I may offer free play so children can build their social skills.
• Reading. I always include time to read to your children. I consider it the most important thing I can do with them for their future literacy.
• Homemade supper
• Drop-off
***Pick up/Drop off offered. (Limited spaces)
My Experience
More than 10 years minding children.
Childminder assistant/Childminder/Nanny
My Qualifications
Child care
Pediatric First Aid
Safegarding Children Training
My Availability
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | 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: 12/03/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.50 per hour
£70 per day
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 05/07/2022)
- DBS Check (added 05/07/2022)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Clarissa. 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 had seen quite a number of childminders before I was set on Clarissa and she is amazing! Now, my daughter is 14 months old, doesn’t sleep properly and is very very attached so unfortunately she did not settle but I am wholeheartedly of the opinion that it was not for Clarissa not having tried her hardest. She is so compassionate, so caring and so loving with the children. They are so happy in her care. Thank you for all that you’ve tried the past few months.
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saima
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on 18/04/2024
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Clarissa
on 21/04/2024:
Thank you Saima.
I have the feeling that she will be back soon.
🙏🏻🥰
Clarissa is hugely knowledgeable about child development and the attachment and emotional needs of babies and children. She has a loving and gentle approach and meets children's needs in an individually tailored way.
My son loves Clarissa and his time with her, he has learnt so much and has so much fun in his first year with her. Clarissa provides age appropriate educational hands-on activities like growing seeds, baking, arts and crafts as well as colours/shapes/letters etc activities. I'm a teacher myself, so I really
appreciate the time, creativity and skill that goes into planning and delivering such high quality and engaging activities, as well as all the imaginative and outdoor (when the weather allows) play the children enjoy.
My son loves his days with Clarissa. As a family, we are so grateful for her professionalism and warmth and kindness. She has been flexible and highly supportive of us a parents as well as building a secure and lovingly bond with our son. Communication is excellent and frequent, and meals are homemade and nutritious. Clarissa is an exceptional childminder and we feel incredibly lucky and totally secure leaving our son with her.
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Patricia
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on 22/02/2024
Response by
Clarissa
on 22/02/2024:
I have no words. I work for the best families!
I’m the luckiest childminder.
Thank you so much.
Please note, I am using my husband's account.
My husband and I struck gold by picking Clarissa as the childminder for our daughter. She is an absolute dream. So easy to talk to, always professional and entirely flexible when it comes to our working schedule. My daughter adores her, as does the whole family. She has so much patience and enthusiasm for her job and so much love for my little one. She regularly communicates with me by phone and face to face. Otherwise, she updates us of everything she does throughout the day with my daughter on a childminders app which we downloaded for free. She does plenty of creative, conductive activities and lovely visits to the park and play centre. My daughter is only one years old and she already knows her Abc's, can count 10, identifies her colours and knows her shapes. This is all thanks to the love and effort of Clarrissa. We are forever grateful for her.
Haneefah x
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Ray
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on 12/02/2024
Response by
Clarissa
on 12/02/2024:
Thank you Haneefah. It’s a pleasure to have such a lovely girl in my setting. She is very clever, so it’s her effort. I’m grateful too, that you found me. X
Clarissa is one of the best things to happen to our son’s life. A nursery setting didn’t suit him. Clarissa understood him perfectly. She is very transparent and an amazing communicator. She goes above and beyond in everything she does. Our son has absolutely flourished under her attentive care. We can’t believe how much he has learned with her! But here is the thing that every parent wishes for that we found in Clarissa: she LOVES our child. And he loves her. That is of immeasurable value to us. We trust her completely and honestly can’t believe how lucky we got that Clarissa came into our lives.
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SineadB
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on 22/01/2024
Response by
Clarissa
on 22/01/2024:
I have no words to thank you enough. He is a blessing in my life. I love you all!
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