Shirls7
Childminder in Balmedie (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Oct 2009 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 08 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
' My name is Shirley Isaac. I am a qualified early years practitioner working as a registered childminder living in Balmedie, with lots of experience with parents and children. I am very reliable and enthusiastic individual enjoy seeing children develop and grow independently, expanding their own knowledge.
I am married we have three daughters one living at home all over 16 years. I have a new grandson too.
We live in a four bed roomed semi detached house at the end of a quiet close making it a safe place to play In the street with my supervision. Enclosed back garden for outside play with a covered area for wet days too. Access too many local groups at Balmedie leisure centre, 2’s group, Mainly music group, library with child’s book bug and local school/nursery all within walking distance from my home. There are many parks, beach & walks/exploring the woods.
I achieved all grade 5's in three area’s for my care inspectorate inspections in 2009, Feb 2013 & March 2017. Grades for my resent inspection December 2024 in four areas was two 4’s and two 5’s.
My Experience
I have been a registered childminder since April 1998.
I have also worked with children for many years helping run Balmedie two’s group for 10 years, worked at school nursery for a year one to one with a child and worked as room leader at private nursery 2½ years as well as my own family and countless childminded children over the years enjoy visit from them too.
My Qualifications
SVQ Level III early years in Childcare
SQA: Basic needs of children
SQA: Child development an introduction
Birth to three years
First aid
Child protection
HIV & hepatitis B
Infection control & bloodborne viruses
Elementary food hygiene
Childcare foundation
Pre birth to three
Managing positive behaviour
Many different work shops training sessions such as craft, story telling, National Care Standards sing a ring diy messy maths outdoors play and many many more
My Availability
My normal day is 7-30am – 5-30pm Monday to Thursday before and after too. Closed on Fridays
Pick up and drop off at Balmedie school/ nursery only.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 08/05/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £12.50 per hour
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
I have an hourly rate. With a minimum of 4 hours for preschool children per day.
Before and after school is a set fee for before or after school each session.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Balmedie School
My Documents
- PVG Check (added 23/05/2020)
- Care Inspectorate Certificate (added 11/04/2020)
- Training Certificate: Elementary food hygiene (added 23/05/2020)
- Exam Certificate: SQA Basic needs of children SQA Child development: an introduction (added 23/05/2020)
- Training Certificate: Food allergen awareness (added 23/05/2020)
- Training Certificate: Benefit risk assessment (added 23/05/2020)
- Training Certificate: Hand hygiene (added 23/05/2020)
- Training Certificate: Prevent Covid-19 (added 23/05/2020)
- Training Certificate: Child protection (added 23/05/2020)
- Training Certificate: Infection control (added 23/05/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric first aid (added 23/05/2020)
- Exam Certificate: SVQ Early years care and education Level3 (added 23/05/2020)
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