Claire S
Childminder in Amber Valley
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Female Member since Jul 2013 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 09 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
I am an Ofsted registered Childminder (Graded 'Good' in all areas) with 20 years experience in childcare and a level 3 qualification. I am 40 years old. I have been married for 17 years and we have two children - Emma (14) and Matthew (12). We also have 2 pet cats. We have lived in Belper for 16 years and are lucky enough to live in a four bed detached house at the very end of a sleepy cul de sac.
My Experience
I began my childcare career in 2005, working in a Private Day Nursery. Here I gained experience with children aged from 3 months to 8 years. Since then I have had two beautiful children of my own and have been childminding since 2013.
My Qualifications
NVQ level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development
Paediatric First Aid
Food Safety Level 2
Safeguarding
Equality of Opportunity
Safe Sleeping for Babies
Promoting Positive Behaviour
Effective Practice with the Youngest Children in Early Years
Child Accident Prevention
Anaphylaxis Awareness
Supporting Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Health and Safety Level 2
Supporting Children with Loss and Change
Additional Needs
Working with Listening Boxes
Working with 2 years olds
My Availability
My usual hours of availability are 7:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Thursday & 7.30am - 4.30pm on Fridays.
I currently have no spaces available for under 5's.
I provide wrap-around care for ST John's Nursery Sessions and I am also registered to provide the Universal and Extended Government Funded Sessions for for all children aged 9 months - 4 years old (30 hours total for eligible families).
I do drop-off and pick-up at St Johns Primary School. I currently have availability 'before school' every day, except Wednesday. Then, 'after school', I only have space available on a Tuesday.
Please contact me for my availability during school holidays.
I offer 'full year', 'term time only', and 'school holiday only' contracts.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 29/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.20 per hour
£5.20 per hour
This includes nappies, snacks and meals for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
Snack is provided for school children after school. (Meals are included for school children when doing a full day during school holidays).
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St John's CofE Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 17/07/2020)
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