Jackies
Childminder in Ferryhill
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Female Member since Apr 2012 Last Updated Mar 2023 Last Login 23 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi my name is Jackie and I live in Ferryhill with my husband Anthony I have three children aged 31 Ross (Currently in the royal navy), 24 Jordana and 21 Shaunna my two oldest children no longer live at home, we also share our home with 2 beautiful golden retrievers Cody is 5 and Denver is 2 they both love being around children and are very soft and cuddly and the kids love to play and cuddle them both.
I am fully OFSTED Registered and both myself my husband and both of my daughters all have a current DBS Clearance
I have one member of staff which is my eldest daughter Jordana, she has her paediatric first aid certificate.
My Experience
Having brought up my own children for the past 30 years I have also been very lucky to of worked in the education services with Durham county council and for just under 8 years prior to setting up my own childminding setting, my experience spans almost 20 years within the education and early years sectors.
In this time I was working at Ferryhill Pre-school (formerly situated at the local leisure centre).
In my time there I worked as a Senco co-ordinator (Additional needs children that needed one-one basis)
First aid co-ordinator
Safe guarding children co-ordinator
Working with key children to achieve the very best they could to prepare them for the future time in school
As well as being the deputy manager I was in charge of observations and EYFS working closely with Durham county council educational department
(EYFS = Early Years Foundation stage).
My last Ofsted inspection was in June 2018 were I received a rating of "Good".
My Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 in chilcare learning and development.
NVQ Level 3 in chilcare learning and development.
City and guilds childcare.
Playgroup Leader Practice.
Certificate in emergency and paediatric first aid.
Awareness of child abuse and neglect - core V3 and V4.
Food safety in catering award level 2.
Support Communication for children.
My Availability
Please contact me for availability of full and part time places.
I have a limited number of children I'm able to care for, so I won't be able to offer the occasional day care sorry only part time or full time, thanks
my hours are:
monday to friday 7:30 am till 18:00 pm
but also available for earlier or later times if required
I will drop off and pick up from Cleves cross school in Ferryhill only.
my notice to you for my holidays will be a minimum of 4 weeks notice and I usually but not always take up to 20 days per year plus bank holidays.
| 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 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 18/03/2023 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.50 per hour
My fees are
Full time care (Term time and holidays) £4.50 per hour per child
Holiday care (only) £5.00 per child per hour
Food to be provided by parents or discuss at time of enquiry
Healthy Snacks once a day no additional charge I will also provide drinks throughout the day no extra charge.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Cleves Cross Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- First Aid Certificate: Level 3 Paediatric First Aid (QCF) (added 25/07/2017)
- Exam Certificate: NVQ level 3 Childcare Learning and Development (added 25/07/2017)
- Exam Certificate: NVQ level 2 Childcare Learning and Development (added 25/07/2017)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 25/07/2017)
- DBS Check (added 25/07/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Jackies. 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.
Our baby girl started with Jackie when she was just 10 months old, and from the very beginning, we knew she was in the best possible hands. Jackie is an absolutely wonderful woman with a heart of gold. She provides a safe, nurturing environment where our little one not only feels secure but also thrives.Jackie goes above and beyond to make every child feel special, and her warmth, patience, and genuine love for what she does shine through in everything she does.
It’s such a comfort to know our baby is not only being cared for but truly cherished. Jackie has become such an important part of our lives, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the love and dedication she shows to our daughter. We feel incredibly lucky to have found her.
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I am absolutely delighted with my experience with Jackie. Not only does she provide a nurturing and safe environment for my child, she communicates throughly with me leaving me at ease.Her dedication and patience just shines through. She is just fantastic and I couldn’t recommend her enough.
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My son started going to Jackie’s when he was 5 month old and he settled in straight away, it didn’t take him long to get to know Jackie, such a friendly environment. I was made to feel so at ease going to work knowing he was happy in the environment he was in. It was lovely to see how much he had developed in Jackie’s care, she was so helpful if i ever needed advice on anything, and it was lovely to see all the fun things he had been getting up to during the day, couldn’t recommend enough!
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I have been taking my little boy to Jackie for around 6months now and we love her!! AJ gets excited to go and I feel at ease leaving him in her care. I know he is well looked after and I regularly ask her advice on any health or behavioural concerns, being a first time mam I trust her knowledge and experience and it has become invaluable. She goes the extra mile for the children in her care.... there's many a time I've forgotten some food or essentials and she's stepped in for me, and I love hearing and seeing what he's been up to while I'm at work. She is very thorough in her job, her home is clean and tidy, and her 2 pet pooches are lovely and friendly with both us parents and our children (and I'm scared of dogs!). I'm dreading the time coming when we have to leave her as we've both become attached to her personality and mothering nature. I'm so happy I was recommended to her, I can't thank her enough for being AJ's stand-in mammy while I can't be with him.
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My son started going to Jackie’s almost a year ago, he has a severe milk allergy and was born during lockdown so I was very concerned about him going into a childcare setting of any kind but Jackie has been absolutely amazing.
She takes his allergies very seriously and even adapts activities so he doesn’t have to be different to anyone else. He has came on so much socially since starting, he loves going and sees Jackie’s house as a second home.
She’s been amazingly flexible with me as having to change Freddie’s hours twice due to work commitments and a second child. I couldn’t think of one bad thing about her or her home, my son absolutely loves it and so do I
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