Jade
Childminder in London: Croydon
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Female Member since Oct 2009 Last Updated Aug 2024 Last Login Aug 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi, my name is Jade and I am an Ofsted registered childminder living in the Shortlands/ Bromley area (in between Shortlands Train Station and Bromley South Station).
Myself and partner currently childmind in our cosy home, where we provide a stimulating and varied environment for the children. I am qualified in early years and have over 20 years of experience working with children and families and childcare has always been a passion of mine. My partner George lives with me and has had all the necessary safety checks required by OFSTED, along with full pediatric first aid and safeguard training.
We are a reliable, caring and trustworthy partnership, being fun-loving and patient in our ways and respond to each and every child's needs. We build a great rapport with children adapting to ages from 0 - 16 years, although specialising in Early Years between 0 - 5 years, which is what our setting is focused on. We have our own little girl of 4 years that joins in with all the fun and games too!
We are due to move location in September to the Croydon / West Wickham area of CR0 8DX, where we are renovating our bungalow to move our childminding setting. We are very excited for this new change as the children will have access to a large fun filled garden which we have already made child friendly with a large climbing frame, tyres to climb over, wendy house, large trampoline and lots of space for trike and scooter practice, once we have moved in we can start creating our lovely mud kitchen area, planting area and sand pit too!
I can guarantee your child will be happy and settled within our care and will thrive to the best of their ability through educational, stimulating and rewarding experiences within our cosy home from home environment. Childcare is what I want to excel in and what I do best :) We look forward to hearing from you!
My Experience
I have over 20 years of experience working with children and families from ages 0 – 16 years. In my previous role to childminding I supported teenage mums whilst caring for their babies, mentoring and guiding them to encourage confidence within their new role as “Mummy”, whilst they continued their education on site. I have also managed a breakfast and after school club and was Deputy Manager at a well-established daycare nursery setting. I also worked in the "Children and young Peoples" department at Croydon Council and in a Family Assessment Centre.
Due to the removal of funding and closure at my previous job of 8 years, I became the Deputy Manager at a local nursery. Here I felt I was unable to offer the care that I wanted to give to the children in this setting due to the high volume of numbers and demand it had, therefore this led me onto setting up in my own ‘home from home’ environment for children in my care. I have a wide selection of toys and equipment and I am in a great location for places like the park, library, music and rhyme groups etc. I also have a full clean drivers license to take the children on various trips, which I feel is very important for the children to have new experiences out and about :) My garden leads directly out of my lounge ‘play room’ where the children have free flow and choice for indoor and outdoor play. I work with the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) to observe, assess and plan for each individual child whilst creating a safe and stimulating environment for them to thrive and grow to their full potential.
I have up to date DBS, Paediatric First Aid, Safe Guarding and Food Hygiene certificates along with many more to aid my continual professional development within childcare, offering you confidence that your child will have the quality of care that they deserve!
My Qualifications
I have an NVQ 3 qualification in Early Years and Education. Paediatric First Aid. Food Hygiene. Safeguarding 3 and lots more!
My Availability
Current availability From September
MON, TUES, THURS and FRIDAYS AVAILABLE in new location
"The Barn" . CR0 8DX
Opening Times:
Monday - Friday
8 - 6pm
Breakfast, lunch, tea, and snacks inc.
Playgroups, music and rhyme time sessions, trips all included!
My current parents are more than happy to provide references :)
I look forward to hearing from you : )
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My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
Childminding - £65 day rate
includes all meals, snacks, trips out, play groups, arts and crafts and lots of fun and learning!!!
Open hours - 8am - 6pm
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
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding (added 07/11/2022)
- Training Certificate: EYFS Reforms - Tracking Childrens Progress (added 07/11/2022)
- Training Certificate: Certificate of Childcare Membership (added 07/11/2022)
- Training Certificate: The Leaven Scales (added 07/11/2022)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding during inspection (added 07/11/2022)
- Training Certificate: EYFS Reforms - Blended curriculum (added 07/11/2022)
- Training Certificate: Curriculum for 2021 (added 07/11/2022)
- Training Certificate: Food Hygiene (added 07/11/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid (added 07/11/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 03/10/2018)
- Training Certificate: Designated Lead Certificate (added 06/06/2018)
- Exam Certificate: Childcare Qualification Certificate (added 06/06/2018)
- Exam Certificate: Prevent Training (added 06/06/2018)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding Level 2 (added 06/06/2018)
- UK Driving Licence (added 06/06/2018)
- UK Passport (added 06/06/2018)
- DBS Check (added 06/05/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Jade. 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.
Clemi, our 3 years daughter, has been with Jade since we arrived in the UK in 2018. They clicked during our their first meeting which made the transition so easy.
Jade is just wonderful with kids and so is her partner George.
We are updated on a daily basis about her day.
Clemi is very happy and so are we.
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