Kidswithdebby
Childminder in Brighton (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 2 hours
Female Member since Apr 2010 Last Updated Sep 2024 Last Login 22 Oct 2024
My Summary
Under 3’S Setting.
About Me
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We currently have a spaces available from August 2024
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Please note the outings listed are weather permitting. It is very rare if we don’t take children out daily. However if the weather isn’t appropriate for all age groups, we may not take them outside if the weather is too hot or too cold for all the age groups. We do adapt our outings in these cases to indoor activities such as The Sea Life Centre, Paradise Park and toddler groups for an example. It is our duty to safe guard all children in our care, at all times, so making a review and judgment about the activities we go on daily that meets the needs of all children.
DEBBY Graded
"OUTSTANDING" February 2020
The inspection was done under the current new Ofsted inspection, which came into effect in September 2019, Which means a lot less paperwork is required now so we can concentrate more on playing with the children.
OPEN 06.30-21.30 7 days a week
Would consider shift work hours, unsociable hours.
SPACES FOR ALL AGES AND SIBBLINGS......... PICK UP SERVICE FROM YOUR HOME AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST !!!!! Lots of Love and a sense of belonging offered!!!!!! I want to make your life easier
How Can I help you?
What do you want to receive from a childminder?
My partner Allan Nanan and I work together. His profile can be viewed separately on the childcare website. His photograph and profile can be viewed. He had worked with me as an assistant for over 2 years. Allan is now an Ofsted Registered Childminder but we still work together and live together.
The children in my care have really taken to the male figure in childcare and think he is great and he is amazing with children. He has a DBS check and has his Pediatric First Aid. (Please see his list of qualifications below. He has Nanny experience with very young babies, from 5 months old to over 5's also.
My service
1. I am registered to look after no more than 6 children under the age
of 8 years old.
2. Offer regular outings to the park, local shops, soft play, toddler
groups, I am a very outdoors, fun, reliable person, young at heart
who LOVES her Job.
3. Adaptable to bring up your children together
4. Can care for siblings of different ages
5. Prepared to do drop-offs and pick-ups at after-school activities at
the local schools and near by Nursery’s
6. Care for a mix of different age children
7. Continuity of care available upon your request.
8. I provide educational toys
9. I offer overnight care at your home only
10. Provide a creative and enjoyable learning environment
11. Offer lots of activities to include, reading, outdoor play, dressing
up, Imaginative play and so on
13. I have two small dogs. They are partitioned in the
kitchen for majority of the time, for hygiene purposes with small
children. The children will be educated how to respect the animals
and how to think about good hygiene skills.
14. My working hours are 6.30am till 21.30pm Monday to Friday, all
year round. I do also work weekends.
15. I will give you approximately 4 weeks notice of holiday notice
16. I will give you approximately 1-5 week’s notice of termination
17. Contract Agreements, Policies, Permissions and paper work will
be required.
18. I have a 7 seater purchased from new in 2017
19. I have my own supply of car seats available and pushchairs
to include 2 x Phil&Teds double pushchairs. The children have an
opportunity to wear High Viz, to keep them safe on outings.
They wear hand reins, to teach them to be safe and they are there
to protect them at their age stage development to the best
of my ability.
20. Risk assessments are carried out the risk assessment are carried out by
us throughout the working day, to ensure the safety of your child/children
to the best of our ability.
21. Important Documentation and Information, which lists Motor
Insurance etc. and dates when due for renewal and our driving
licenses can be viewed upon our initial meeting.
22. Regular Fire Drills are put in place to ensure the safety of your
children to the best of my ability, of course age stage appropriate,
to practice with or along side an adult.
23. I use Babysdays which is an online website, which makes me
paperless and enables you to long in and monitor your child’s
development online 24 hours a day. You will be issued a private
pin code for access to your childs details only. I am therefore
paperless.
24. Babysdays offers so many features and includes information on
your children, Invoices will be issued through this program along with messaging each other. A great form of
communication, in my opinion.
25 I offer a mirror settling in, so you can come out with us on our
outings so you and your child can build confidence in what we do
and how we work and get to know us.
26 We use Whats App quite a lot through out the day to ensure the
parents can stay in touch with their children’s day, with pictures
and videos. Which parents thoroughly enjoy.
27 We can offer Flexible Childcare.
Business Issues
1. Eligible childcare for tax credit claims.
2. I do accept childcare vouchers
3. Hold public liability insurance
4. Vehicle insured for business use
5. Household members over 16 have had Criminal Record Burea
Disclosures/DBS. Please note I am also a host family for
International Students, short term only, they don't require a DBS
6. Am Inspected by ofsted to see that I am carrying out a childcare
service to certain expectant standards
7. Outstanding Grading from Ofsted from the last inspection in 2020
8. Offer children activities meeting national frameworks- EYFS
My Experience
My Experience
1. I am a member of Pacey
2. My membership number is available upon request
3. Am seeking further training, to improve and keep up to date with
childminding
4. Have had an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure –
most Stringent available
5. Able to offer early years education
6. I became a childminder in September 2006
7. I am a Parent myself
8. I have four children of my own, all grown up and have left home.
9. I have always worked with my own children growing up. I have
worked in many places, to include a manageress in Horsell village
for a well-known estate agent Mann and Co for over 4 years with
the company. I had worked for years with my children growing up
with Au pairs, friends, family and childcare. I do appreciate from
my own experiences what people are looking for in a childminder.
So with my own experiences combined, with the stresses of work
and finding suitable childcare, we can work together to make your
children and your life as comfortable and stress free as possible.
10. I do take training as an important part of my development as a
childminder to be able to offer the best care to your children and
the families in my setting. This helps me reflect on my practice and
see where I can improve the setting.
My Qualifications
My qualifications
Skills, Qualifications and experience
Certificates gained through training. (These can be found on the wall of the Hall Way and the Play Room)
1. CACHE LEVEL 3 Diploma in Home-Based Childcare
Overall Grade A PASS IN 2008, consisting of the following individual exams.
T/103/4625 PASS 04/07/2006
T/103/4628 B 30/03/2007
T/103/4627 A 06/09/2007
T/103/4629 A 08/04/2008
T103/4626 A 24/04/2008
2. SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN 2008
(As a part of the above Diploma)
3. St.John Ambulance First Aid Course passed 01/08/2009
Due for renewal 31/07/2012
4. Food Hygiene Course
Pass July 2009
5. Fire and Safety Course
Pass 70% 26/03/2010
6. Paediatric First Aid Certificate 27/04/2012
7, Observation, Assessment & Planning (0-5) 10/07/2014
8, Safeguarding Children: Children in Need of Protection 16/07/2014
9. Supporting 0-2 year olds in the EYFS 31/10/2014
10. Safer Food handler 31/10/2014
11. Supporting 2 years olds in the EYFS 31/10/2014
12. Food Allergy online Training 03/11/2014
13. Understanding the revised EYFS Stage 02/11/2014
14. Schemas & Action Patterns 06/11/2014
15. Building Positive Relationships to work effectively with parents
28/11/2014
16. Speech, Language and Communication Development
15/01/2015
17. Equalities and Inclusion 05/02/2015
18. HEY - What Childrens bodies need
04/02/2015 & 05/02/2015
19. Exploring my world 24/02/2015
20. Promoting Positive Behaviour in the EYFS 09/03/2015
21. Makaton Beginners 1 & 2
7,14,21 May 2015
22. Balloons, explosions & Ice Cream
11 may 2015
23. HEY - Emotional health and wellbeing
12 & 19 May 2015
24. Paediatric Course
11 & 18 April 2015
25. Completed the Healthy Early Years module on Physical Activity 23 June 2015
26. Channel General Awareness module
22/09/2015
27. Healthy Early Years module
Emotional Health and Wellbeing
16.11.15
28. All Together Now – Equalities for Childminders
17/10/2015
29. QUILT module on EQUAL OPPERTUNITIES
Achieved CREDIT level
10/03/2016
30. Child Protection Refresher Level 2
Edu Care
21/12/2016
31. FGM
CPD CERTIFIED 22/12/2016
32. Safeguarding and Child Protection-An Introduction
28 Januray 2017
33. Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
22/10/2017
34. Safeguarding and Child Protection-An Introduction
24 October 2017
35. FGM
OCT 2017
36. Channel General Awareness Module
28/10/2017
37. E LEARNING
Supporting Children with EAL in the Early Years
3/11/2017
38. “Lets Look at” Writing
7/11/2017
39. Renewel Equalities Awareness
26/01/2018
40. Renewel Prevent Duty and British Values
01/02/2018
41. QA LEVEL 3, Peadiactric First Aid
17/03/2018
42. QUILT 2018:- Parental Partnership, Home and Community Liason 30/05/2018
43. QUILT 2018:- Aims, Values and Principles
30/05/2018
44. Safeguarding – Children in need of protection
07/02/2019
45. Literacy and the EYFS
08/02/2019
46. Developing childrens numeracy skills
08/02/2019
47. Communication and Language
09/02/2019
48. Celebrating Childrens Learning Webinar
10/02/2019
49. Little Scientists Leading the way
14/02/2019
50. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Webinar
02/03/2019
51. Sustained Shared Thinking Webinar
02/03/2019
52. Early Mathematics Webinar
03/03/2019
53. Understanding Leadership and Management
05/03/2019
54. Assessment In Action Webinar
07/03/2019
55. On the Spot Planning Webinar
09/03/2019
56. Attachment and Key Person Role Webinar
01/04/2019
57. Webinar Narrowing The Gap
02/07/2019
58. Webinar Early Years Inspections From September 2019
02/07/2019
59. Webinar Learning Walks
09/07/2019
60. Webinar Cultural Capital
16/07/2019
61. Webinar The Early Years Curriculum
22/07/2019
62. Webinar Vocabulary and Reading in the Early Years
30/07/2019
63. Webinar Self-Evaluation
19/08/2019
64. Webinar English as an additional language
20/08/2019
65. Webinar Action Planning
27/08/2019
66. Webinar, Preparing For Ofsted Inspection
27/08/2019
67. Webinar, Working with Babies
03/09/2019
68. Webinar, Teaching 2 & 3 year olds
03/09/2019
69. Webinar, Teaching 1 & 2 year olds
22/09/2019
70. Ofsted Webinar
February 2020
71. Full Paediatric First Aid
13/02/2021
72. Webinar, Re-thinking Childrens Behaviour- Part 1
16/06/2021
73. Prevent e-learning course
Hm Government
16/06/2021
Booked Training in May for Debby & Allan:-
None at the moment
Allans list of qualifications
1. Paediatric First Aid Certificate 27/04/2013
2. Observation, Assessment & Planning (0-5) 10/07/2014
3. Makaton Beginners 1 & 2
5, 12 & 26 /02/2015
4. Safeguarding:-
Children in need of protection
17 & 24 June 2015
5. Understand how to set up a home based childcare service
Y/600/9770
19/08/2015
6. Channel General Awareness module
22/9/2015
7. Altogether Now
Equalities for childminders 17th October 2015
8. Paediatric First Aid 27th February 2016
9. FGM
CPD CERTIFIED 22/12/2016
10. Safeguarding and Child Protection-An Introduction
25 Januray 2017
11. Paediatric First Aid Certificate
19/01/2019
12. Safeguarding and Child Protection
07/02/2019
13. Early Child Development – Foundation
09/02/2019
14. Collaborative Working:- A whole family approach V1.1
09/02/2019
15. Food Hygiene and Safety
11/02/2019
16. Understanding Leadership and Management
05/03/2019
17. Children in need of protection. This is part Leadership Training, as me and allan are assistants on each others business. Kidswithallan & kidswithdebby childcare.
18/05/2019
My Availability
Please note we are an under a 4 year old home based setting.
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Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Last Updated: 15/09/2024 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
My Home and its Location
1. With in walking distance to the local schools, nurseries,
toddler groups, parks and local village shops and amenities
2. Homely Environment
3. Part of the local community
4. No-Smoking Environment
5. Good transport links to the motorways and train stations
6. Spacious accommodation, light and airy for the children to move
around
7. Moved from Surrey to Brighton in 2012
8. Ready to go out and have fun with the kids, to explore the new
surroundings and toddler groups
9. Refferences available and parents are happy to talk to you about
my services.
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
- UK Passport [DELETED] (added 02/08/2023)
Reviews
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We recently switched childcare to Debby and Allan. We were very conflicted about whether to do this (as my daughter was making some progress settling in her other setting). However I felt out of the loop with how her days were going, I wanted to feel more involved in the settling in process. I'm SOOO glad we made the switch. Debby and Allan were so open to hearing what I felt like my daughter needed from a setting AND what I needed from a setting(!) As me feeling confident would inevitably rub off on her too. They made suggestions about what might be the best first steps for settling in, and what the next steps might be after this. They did 2 straight weeks of settling in sessions (even on a Saturday morning!!!) all with the aim of helping her to adjust to them, adjust to the routines and adjust to the setting. They put so much thought and care into each child, I honestly don't know how they find the time and energy but they do!
Throughout the two weeks of settling, there was constant communicating back and forth. Which was incredible for me. I feel like some settings want to reassure parents saying "they're fine" when you know that isn't the case (you can tell if they've been distressed or teary eyed ...and then they are acting differently at home). I do understand this logic to an extent - but for me, not hearing the detail was making me feel more distressed, as I felt I didn't have the full picture. With Debby and Allan, they took this on board and in the early days they sent videos of her frequently (even if she wasn't happy), this allowed me to feel like I knew how best to support her when I picked her up. But also it allowed for the adults to brainstorm together what to do (one example being when she was on video letting out short sharp cries, I knew she hadn't slept well...and together we agreed to give Calpol which completely turned her day around 🙂). For settling in they actually listened to me about her likes and dislikes....They heard she liked encanto songs and played them for 2 weeks straight as a comfort blanket for her ❤️ (although I think Allan quite enjoyed this to be fair!!)
There are still some teething issues - inevitably, as life isn't perfect. One example being, she is not eating much at lunchtime. However, we are in communication about this. They are receptive to my ideas and also make suggestions based on their experience. They reassure me that this can be common in children who are still settling. We message each morning about potential issues - whether it might be teeth, normal toddler fussiness etc.... Long story short - it's a really good working relationship - we have good communication, share ideas and have the combined goal of making my daughter feel safe and loved 💕
I was a self-proclaimed anxious mum, very attachment focused (cosleeping, coregulation etc). I felt like no one could look after my baby as well as me, but needed to get back to work (as I'm sure many mums can relate to). I feel like if I could make a mould of who I'd want to look after my children, it would be Debby and Allan. 3 weeks in she is happy, playing with other children and goes over in the morning happily for a cuddle (After only 3 weeks!!!❤️) This all makes it so much easier for me to have the headspace to go back to work. They will probably never fully realise how appreciative I am for this - they give me peace, so I can get on with other things. I cannot say enough good things!
by Aisling about Kidswithdebby on 21/10/2024
I was recommended Debbi & Allan by a friend whose child used to be cared for by them, I can’t even put into words just how amazing they are. My child has been going to them for just over a year and has grown to love them both from very early on (as have we) I love that they take the children out to all sorts of wonderful, enriching places and keep us parents up to date all throughout the day of what my child has been doing. They are that fantastic that I have also sent my 4 month old baby with them too and she has such a wonderful time with them. I honestly felt so relaxed with them taking her at such a young age as if she were with family. I can happily say that parenting 3 children (2 under 2s) and working from home felt almost impossible at times, but with Debbie and Allan’s support they have literally made parenting seem do-able. My 2 yr old has developed so much in the year she has been going, even forming a beautiful friendship with another child that is evident from all the updates I get throughout the day. It makes my heart burst. I want my children to stay with Debbi and Allan until they start secondary school haha. The best of the best
by Joann about Kidswithdebby on 05/10/2024
Debbie and Allan have been a blessing for our family! Our 2-year-old daughter has been under their care for over a year, and we couldn't be happier. Allan's morning pickups are eagerly awaited by our daughter, who affectionately calls him Ally. Their compassion is evident, and the love they have for each child is heartwarming. Not only are they reliable and flexible, but their wealth of knowledge and experience provides us with invaluable advice on our daughter's health and development.
Debbie and Allan go above and beyond to make each day exciting and educational for the children. Their attentive observation of every little change in behavior reassures us that our child is in capable hands. The regular updates, including pictures and videos, offer a comforting glimpse into our child's day.
As a parent initially anxious about leaving my child with strangers, Debbie and Allan's warmth and professionalism quickly dispelled any worries. I can't imagine entrusting my child to anyone else. If we have another child, they will undoubtedly be part of their early years too. We are truly grateful for the positive impact they've had on our family.
by Alex about Kidswithdebby on 23/02/2024
Our son has been with Debbie for just over a year now and has been settled and so happy since day 1. I was very nervous going back to work and leaving my son, but Debbiewas so kind and patient and oferred many settling in sessions....mainly for me! I was worried about naps as my son has always been a contact sleeper or has sleeps on the go (car, buggy). Debbie oferred to wear our sling and we went through a few plans in case he didn't settle when he was tired. In the end my son fell right into step with Debbie and we never had a problem or a worry.
My son loves the adventures they go on and has learned so much from Debbie. He talks constantly about Debbie and the friends he has made. Every morning he asks to go to Debbie, even on the days he is home with me. When he gets something new one of the first things he says is he wants to show it to Debbie. My point being with all of this is that my son adores Debbie.
We get updates and pictures/vidoes throughout the day, but they never feel like they are taking away from attention the kids should be getting. We are kept up to date about milestones and development. My son has also learnt safety skills and how to be kind.
One of the things I love the most is that I genuinely feel that Debbie loves and adores every child he looks after. I think he sees something wonderful in each child and helps foster kindness in all of them.
We couldn't be happier and we highly recommend Debbie!
by Cece415 about Kidswithdebby on 07/02/2023
My daughter (2yo) has been going to Debby & Allan's (or Debbyallan as she always calls them) for almost a year and she loves her time with them.
As we moved our covid-baby from grandparent-childcare to a totally new place & situation, we preferred a childminder to a nursery, and we're so glad we chose Debby & Allan: our daughter has been able to get the benefits of being with a little gang of children of different ages and abilities, and of the sort of 'family-style' outings you just can't get with nursery.
Every day, the children are out and about, and even if bad weather means they're visiting a shopping centre rather than a farm or park, Debby & Allan do such a great job of making it a fun learning experience. (This has also made me feel more confident that even if I'm not "doing activities" with my daughter all the time, she is still gaining something from being out with me. And it takes the pressure off a bit, as I know that with Debby & Allan she will be having a really sociable, enlightening full week.)
From the first meeting, it was clear how great they are at adapting to the needs of the kids in their care, and communicating what they're up to with parents. We really appreciate the videos/ photos and messages about how our daughter is getting on, and seeing how much fun she is having with them and the other kids. Our daughter's communication, confidence and manners have definitely improved thanks to her time with Debby & Allan, but she is also completely accepted and enabled to enjoy herself.
My mum, who was a teacher for almost 40 years, also praised Debby and Allan's way of talking to and with the children.
They have also been so helpful and considerate when we have needed to make changes to our days, and were really understanding in allaying our anxieties when my daughter first started with them, making her transition to childcare so much easier for the whole family.
Although food is not provided by Debby & Allan, they have been really great at encouraging our lunch-averse child to try to eat, without ever making it into an issue.
In short, we really recommend Debby & Allan.
by Lauren about Kidswithdebby on 06/02/2023
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