Abington Childcare
Childminder in Northampton
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Female Member since Dec 2009 Last Updated Aug 2024 Last Login 25 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
My name is Louise Butterworth, I have been working as a registered childminder for 22yrs , I'm regulated by Tiney Ofsted registered Childminder Agency working alongside my husband Ian Cockerill, who joined me 21yrs ago also registered under Tiney Childminder Agency
We have four girls ages 30,32,35 & 39
My Experience
39rs working experience with children (ours included), last 22yrs as Childminders, looking after children from babies right through too before & after School children, also working with special needs of different degrees.
My Qualifications
Both of us are NVQ 3 in early years Education
Both of us are able to offer Free Government Funded places of 15hrs per week for over 2's if you qualify.
Both of us are able to offer Free Government Funded places of up to 30hrs per week for 2,3 & 4yr olds
Both of us have up to date First Aid Training.
Both of us have ongoing training in all aspects, that relate to Children's Health & Wellbeing & Education following the Early Years Foundation Stage set out by Ofsted.
My Availability
We are very flexible with times, as parent/s require different types of cover.
We are currently open from 6.00am through to 6.00pm.
School we currently cover is Headlands Primary & due to clash of School times we are unable to cover any other for the time being.
We work from Monday to Friday 6am -6pm
We do however provide EMERGENCY cover for other times when required.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: 19/08/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.50 per hour
Flexible competative fees all inclusive of meals, snacks, drinks & outings.
Sibling discount.
However we do cap prices for full time birth to five children depending on the number of hours they are with us.
All prices INCLUDE food/snacks/drinks & outings while in our setting.
We do also cater for special dietary needs as required at no extra cost.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Cedar Road Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Headlands Primary School
My Documents
- First Aid Certificate (added 20/08/2024)
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 16/01/2024)
- Training Certificate (added 17/11/2020)
- DBS Check (added 17/11/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Abington Childcare. 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.
Louise and Ian provide such a warm and welcoming environment for my children. My children have been going for the past 3 years, both full time childcare for my little boy since he was 9 months old, and after school wrap around care for my daughter. Both my children are happy and secure in Louise and Ian's home, and my little boy is thriving with his pre-school education thanks to their work with him.
The home is set up perfectly for children, and has so many indoor and outdoor toys and resources that Louise and Ian are always updating. They also go on adventures out to the library and parks on a regular basis and I love seeing photos of what my children have been up to, on the Tiney app.
Both Louise and Ian are friendly and professional, and have been understanding and flexible when my childcare needs have changed over the years.
Would highly recommend them to anyone with young children, as both my children are very happy there.
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kimberly
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Abington Childcare
on 12/09/2024
Response by
Abington Childcare
on 12/09/2024:
Thank you for giving us such a lovely detailed review....It's great to hear that the children & parent's are happy how we run our home from home childcare service. Many thanks 🙏
When I meet Louise for first time, they seem to be very professional.
I have been confirmed with them the space before going into holiday and 2 weeks before my children start date, when I asked them to do the contract they said that they didn’t have any space for my!
Very unprofessional
2 weeks before starting date!
as an excuse they said they were in high demand
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Tatiana
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Abington Childcare
on 21/08/2024
Response by
Abington Childcare
on 22/08/2024:
We are sorry you feel this way, but from your initial visit on 23rd April, we made contact with you to see what was happening with your work on the 1st week July, your final response was 19th July, we mentioned twice contract has to be made before we can accept any dates for settle in periods which being a young child would be around 4-6wks, also no start dates was ever mentioned in our correspondence as you didn't know. It's not down to us to chase parent/s, as this can be perceived as hounding. We received your message on 21st Aug to arrange settle in dates (no contract mentioned) We gave the space up after assuming you had found alternative care or had a change in your circumstances as we are in the last week of Aug. We have never had this type of situation arise in our 22yrs as parent/s make a decision & fill out contract to safeguard their place.
I have 2 girls that go to Louise’s. My eldest one has been going to her for 10 years now and my little one started when she was 9 months old! They absolutely love it! The best childminder you can ever find, highly recommend Louise.
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Julie
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Abington Childcare
on 28/07/2024
Response by
Abington Childcare
on 12/09/2024:
Thank you for giving us such a positive review...it's most appreciated...
The best childminders , my girls was with they for 3 years, she loved from the first days , dont cry , she learn a lot of things , numbers , letters , eat, dress herself . She loved to go every day
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Daniela
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Abington Childcare
on 26/07/2024
Response by
Abington Childcare
on 12/09/2024:
Thank you for leaving us such a positive review....it's most appreciated...
The setting has a real family feel. All of the kids get along like siblings, with the support, friendship and social development that brings.
Louise and Ian have a range of toys and activities to suit all tastes and interests, outdoor space to run, jump and climb and go on local trips to get comfortable in new and exciting environments.
Their flexibility, warmth and care has been fantastic for our child since pre-school. Now we use wrap around care before and after school and also during school holidays.
They are fantastic. 5 stars. It is a real show of faith to entrust your children to someone to care for. If we had more kids, they’d go there too!
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Family71
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on 25/07/2024
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