Gemma Holmes
Childminder in Woking
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Female Member since Nov 2011 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 07 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
I live with my husband and 3 daughters Ava(4.9.2007), Ruby (1.6.2009) and Grace (12.5,2015).
We also share our home with a very cuddly and child friendly cat Bertie and our 2 rabbits Salt and Pepper. We have lived in Woking since December 2017
I am fully qualified with over 25 years experience and lots of references to confirm this. When I can, I spend a lot of time helping out at my youngest daughters school. Over the years I have also volunteered at numerous playgroups.
I have a 3 bedroom house with a nice size garden that has an array of children's toys. I feel I offer a safe, happy and secure and interesting environment for all children in my trust.
I believe the most important thing for children is to feel happy, safe, respected and loved. In this environment children will have the confidence to grow and discover new things . I like to provide a rich and varied environment with a range of activities covering the 6 key areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage to give children fun and exciting learning experiences.
I think that socialisation is the key to building self-confidence, so I like to find times in the week to take activities away from home.
I look forward to hearing from you..
My Experience
Since 2012 I have childminded for a number of families. I have provided care for children aged from 5 months to 8 years of age during this time.
Prior to being a Childminder I was a Nanny for 14 years. During my 14 years experience I worked with a number of families, mainly as Nanny shares, with multiple families at once.
I have cared for children aged between 0-11 years
I was in my last Nanny role for 9 years, looking after 2 children and when my own children came along, I then combined my role as Nanny with my duties as a Mum.
My Qualifications
BTEC National in Childhood Studies
LEVEL 2 Counselling Skills
LEVEL 3 Counselling Studies
Homebased Childcare
First Aid
Safeguarding
My Availability
Availability from September 2024
I drop off and pick up from Barnsbury School .
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 07/05/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
please contact me for details on fees. I also take childcare vouchers.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Barnsbury 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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 07/07/2020)
- Training Certificate: Child Protection Refresher 2023 (added 25/02/2024)
- Training Certificate: characteristics of effective leadership (added 25/02/2024)
- First Aid Certificate: paediatric first aid (added 05/07/2022)
- Training Certificate: ADHD Awareness (added 26/02/2021)
- Training Certificate: Understanding and Addressing Behaviour (added 25/02/2021)
- Training Certificate: Infection Prevention Control (added 25/02/2021)
- Training Certificate: Equality and Inclusion in Early Years Settings (added 15/02/2021)
- Training Certificate: Improving Children’s Learning Through Play (added 15/02/2021)
- Training Certificate: Supporting Early Years Language Development (added 09/02/2021)
- Training Certificate: Communication and Language Development (added 25/01/2021)
- Training Certificate: speech language and communication (added 19/01/2021)
- Training Certificate: Food Hygiene and Safety (added 17/01/2021)
- Training Certificate: Gemma Holmes (added 20/07/2020)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Parents say
This childminder is highly praised for creating a nurturing, safe, and creative environment. Parents appreciate her excellent communication, flexibility, and support. Children thrive under her care, developing confidence and social skills. The home-like setting is welcoming, and children eagerly look forward to attending. Overall, parents consistently recommend this childminder for her professionalism and genuine care.
Summary generated by AI from the text of recent member reviews
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Gemma Holmes. 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.
From the moment we met Gemma, I knew my little boy would be in safe, nurturing, and truly loving hands.
Gemma has been with our family since my son was just 1.5 years old. Now, close to 4 years old, he is a confident, kind, curious little boy—and so much of that is thanks to the amazing care, attention, and support Gemma has given him over the years.
She has created such a warm and welcoming environment, full of creativity, play, learning, and structure. Every day, my son has come home happy, often with stories about fun activities, new songs, crafts, outdoor adventures, and friendships he’s built under her care. I’ve always felt completely at ease knowing he was not only safe, but also genuinely happy and thriving.
Gemma goes above and beyond in every way. She communicates so clearly and consistently, is wonderfully organized, and has been an incredible support to me as a parent—offering helpful advice, kind reassurance, and flexibility when I needed it most.
We feel so lucky to have had Gemma in our lives during these precious early years. I truly can’t recommend her enough to any parent looking for a childminder who brings not just professionalism, but heart and soul to everything she does.
Thank you, Gemma, for being such a special part of our family’s journey
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Joanne L
on 10/04/2025
Gemma is a very understanding and empathetic individual who took care of my three year old son from the age of one.
Gemma helped to toilet train him and gave him a homely environment in which he felt loved and cared for.
Gemma was like an older sister to me and as a young mum myself I was able to confide in her about anything my son was struggling with.
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Imaanie
on 08/03/2023
Gemma is an excellent childminder. When I first met Gemma, I loved the fact that she is very relaxed, flexible
and works with a small group of children.
My son has been going to Gemma since he was 17 month old and I felt Gemma’s house was the perfect setting for him to grow and develop.
My son is nearly 3 year old now and he still looks forward to going to Gemma’s house every single day. He loves her homely setting and all the activities he does with her. He even wants to go to Gemma on weekends which tells me he’s really happy and been looked after there.
Gemma is very reliable and has been the perfect choice for our family.
I would highly recommend Gemma to anyone looking for a great childminder.
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Dev
on 22/05/2022
Gemma is an excellent childminder who has made our son feel happy and safe from the first day. He looks forward to seeing her and I have always felt confident he is in safe hands.
Gemma is reliable, flexible and has great communication which has been really important for us as a family.
Gemma’s family home is the perfect setting as a home away from home. She always tries to include my son’s favourite toys and encourages him to try new activities too.
I have been very happy with her service.
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Rebecca
on 20/05/2022
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Gemma Holmes
on 20/05/2022:
Thank you for a lovely review xx
Gemma is a lovely childminder. Her calming nature ensures that our daughter Ava (aged 2) feels at home and safe. Gemma always looks at new ways of engaging Ava and she uses artistic and imaginative activities which keep her interested. Gemma connects well with nature and Ava learns through this medium with games and art with child lead play. Gemma keeps Ava interested with games that are fun and educational and she provides a real home from home setting. 5 stars!
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LucyHudd
on 25/02/2021
Gemma looked after our daughter from the age of 6 months. From day one she made us feel at ease and accommodated a flexible approach for our childcare needs. Our daughter was always excited to go to Gemma and I loved the fact it was a home from home atmosphere. Gemma will always be our first go to person if we need childcare again in the future.
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Mcgill
on 06/07/2020
Our eldest daughter was with Gemma from aged 2 and a half to 5 years of age. Gemma is incredibly flexible, reliable and above all very caring. Our daughter became immersed in Gemma's family and I don't believe she ever felt she was in a childcare environment, rather one of the family. She adores Gemma's children and learnt a huge amount from playing with children older and younger than herself. From our perspective as parents it was "easy", we knew our daughter was collected on time from nursery initially and then school, we knew she was eating properly and we knew that she was safe. Gemma encouraged learning in line with EYFS but would never be stuck at home: excursions included the wetlands centre, swimming and even the cable car in East London. Gemma was always flexible with timing and days wherever she could be and even looked after our daughter during her own family party when we were stuck. Our only disappointment is that Gemma is now too far away to look after our other daughter.
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Hippo75
on 10/07/2018
My daughter was with Gemma from the age of 9 months until age 5 and was treated like one of the family. Her older brother joined her after school for the last couple of years and also enjoyed his time with Gemma. She caters for all ages and provides nutritious food and outdoor activities and excursions. As a busy working mum, it was amazing to always be able to rely on Gemma who was considerate, helpful and an excellent communicator. Highly recommended.
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on 07/07/2018
Gemma was our part-time nanny for one year. She left because her family relocated. We were very sorry to say goodbye to Gemma! She was incredibly reliable (did not miss a single day of work) and very easygoing; nothing fazed her. Our two girls (3 and 5 years) warmed to her and we quickly got into an easy routine. As a mum of 3 girls herself, Gemma knows how to multi-task and run a household; she knows what's important and what isn't. Our girls were well cared for by Gemma and we will miss her.
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Masters
on 02/07/2018
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