Elaine Hp
Childminder in Crowborough
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Female Member since Nov 2009 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 11 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hi
I am an Ofsted Network registered Childminder. I offer the 15/30 hours pre school funded hours for 9 months - 4 year olds, as I am an EYE provider. I have three boys aged 26, 22 & 14. I have been childminding for 21 years & was previously a financial customer advisor, a gymnastics coach & publican!!! I am currently also involved with Safeguarding and am currently the Safeguarding & Welfare officer & Lead for AETA Taekwondo association & recently appointed as the Safeguarding & Welfare officer for the International Taekwondo Federation England.
I am very flexible with my working hours & start at 7am.I am also registered for over night care & I am a community childminder & Space carer.
Recieved 'Outstanding' from Ofsted in April 2015 & ‘Good’ with an assistant in 2019.
My Experience
I started childminding 21 years ago & have looked after over 100 children ranging from 1 month old to 12 years old. I previously worked with children as a gym coach since the age of 16 up until a few years ago.
I had an assistant that worked and trained with me for over 4 years, until I relocated from HAmpshire to East Sussex. We had a great working relationship and she offered great consistency along with fantastic flexibility as she is insured as a nanny and babysits also, which enabled us to offer an extended childcare package to parents. I have looked after children with medical condions, specific dietry requirements & have had training with specific medical conditions.I had my house modified to create more opportunities for play, learning & fun & to improve continuity of play from indoor to outdoor. I have different play areas available which includes a large Early Years Cabin fully equipped with a small kitchen and bathroom, a further smaller role play cabin and extensive learning areas including book corner, home corner, role play area, dressing up rail. I provide a wide range of opportunities in free play & offer a great road safety awareness programme that was praised & acknowledged in my ofsted report. I incorporate external local sources to further support and enhance the children’s experience whilst in the setting. The children are enrolled in Mini Motion Dance classes with the highly acclaimed dance teacher Becca Feesey and attend established groups to further support and promote good social skills and interaction in the community. I provide a lot of physical activities & a great knowledge & understanding of the world around us through outdoor experiences. I did a business degree after my A levels & have studied several languages including English, Irish, French & German, this has been very helpful as I have previously minded children who did not have english as their first language
My Qualifications
I am a network approved minder & community childminder.
EYE (early yrs education) Provider.
I am Ofsted registered & hold the following qualifications:
First Aid cert
Initial child protection
Level 4 Safeguarding training
EYFS training
NVQ 3 in childcare learning & development with additional accreditation in Home based child care NVQ3
Authistic Spectrum disorder training
After school play worker level 1
Food hygiene cert
Diploma in International languages & marketing
Degree in Business,
My Availability
I am available from early in the morning ie 7am & I usually finish between 5pm-6pm. I am also registered for over night care.
All requirements discussed on an individual basis
| 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 | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 15/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
Available upon requst. Meals & all trips & outings are inclusive in fees when a child attends for a full day.
Funded 15 & 30 hours available to children from 9 months to 4 years old
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 10/06/2022)
- Other (added 10/01/2025)
- First Aid Certificate: Level 2 First Aid Essentials (added 06/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: Level 2 ‘Providing a Healthy Food Environment’ in the early years setting (added 06/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: Level 2 ‘The Prevent Duty’ (added 06/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: Level 2 ‘Food Hygiene & Safety (added 06/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: ICO Certificate (added 06/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: Educare ‘Understanding Asthma’ CPD Training (added 06/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: Educare Speech, language & Communication training (added 06/09/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: paediatric first aid (added 06/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: Level 4 safeguarding and child protection (added 10/06/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: QA level 3 paediatric first aid (added 10/06/2022)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Elaine HP. 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.
My daughter started with Elaine last September (2021) as she started school and both my husband and I work. Holly met Elaine and straight away they got on like a house on fire. I was worried that she might not settle, but instead of having a child who didn’t want to go to school in the mornings I had a child who absolutely loved visiting Elaine and her family.
The environment is stimulating for all age groups and children are encouraged to grow and explore, through play, homework, reading and also trying a variety of healthy foods. Never would I have thought Holly would eat stir fry, but she absolutely loves it and I put this down to the friendly, safe and family orientated environment that made it safe to try these new things.
Elaine is more than I could have wished for in any childminder and she definitely helped Holly to develop greater resilience and independence.
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Zoe
on 22/07/2022
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Elaine HP
on 15/04/2025:
Thank you 💚
Elaine looked after my little one for approx 8 years from the age of 6 months four days a week. Elaine was incredible. She understood my child needs and wants and always went the extra mile. Was always in hand to offer guidance and tips to me as a full time working mum. Elaine treats all the children with the utmost respect and love. She’s kind and nurturing and became like a second mum to my little one. Meals are varied and healthy and often I was told the best food ever! Communication is incredible. Daily notes provided and always in hand for a chat or telephone call. Elaine’s setting is wonderful, a child’s dream with rotation of toys and exciting themes. The setting oozes positive energy. Cannot recommend Elaine enough!
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Amina Ke
on 17/05/2022
Response by
Elaine HP
on 10/06/2022:
Thank you so much xxx
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