Fiona
Childminder in London: Croydon
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Female Member since May 2010 Last Updated Sep 2024 Last Login Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am NVQ3 qualified in children's care, learning & development.
I am accredited for 9 months & 2 year old funding, for 15 hours per week & 3/4 year old funding for 15 & 30 hours a week.
I am based in a house with a secure large garden, designated children’s playroom with garden access & downstairs toilet.
We make use of outdoor spaces including the woods & playgrounds, which is great exercise for the kids & they learn a lot about nature & often bring things home to use in our artwork.
We regularly attend local Toddler Groups & stay & play sessions at local children’s centres.
It is a no smoking household.
I accept tax free government payments.
I am fully insured with Pacey and registered with 'GOOD'' grading inspection.
My rates are competitive. (See below)
I have business insurance on my car.
I drop off & pick up at local pre-school & Selsdon Primary School
My Experience
NVQ Level 3 qualified in Children’s care, learning & development.
I have been a working registered childminder for 28 years, with a “Good” grading throughout. I have 3 children grown up children. I am still in contact with a lot of the children I have looked after.
My Qualifications
I hold an NVQ3 in childcare and have undergone lots of training including :- Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding Children
Safe food handling level 2
Supporting children's learning using ICT
Policies & procedures
Observations, Assessment & planning
Early years training
Various business success for childcare
Two year old progress check
My Availability
No current availability
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 20/12/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
£7 an hour
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
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
- Inspection Report: Ofsted Inspection September 2024 (added 10/10/2024)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding Children Certificate (added 25/09/2024)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aud (added 08/09/2023)
- EU Passport (added 05/10/2022)
- Inspection Report: Ofsted Inspection 2018 (added 30/01/2019)
- Exam Certificate: NVQ3 in Children's Care, learning and Development (added 03/05/2018)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 03/05/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Fiona. 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.
Fiona has looked after our daughter since October 2008, and we would strongly recommend her. Within a few weeks of being in Fiona’s care we saw great changes in our daughter’s development.
Fiona has looked after children, where ages have varied, and always finds ways of occupying/ entertaining them all at the same time. Fiona has also taken the children to educational excursions.
Fiona is very accommodating to a family’s needs and is flexible with hours, as my husband and I work shifts and at times have needed to change drop off or collecting times.
We would strongly recommend Fiona, as she is more than just a childminder, she is a friend, and someone who has become an integral person in our daughters’ development, and is someone who is always there to seek support and advice.
Overall
My daughter has been cared for by Fiona since April 2013 when I went back to work. My daughter settled very quickly and absolutely loves going to see Fiona. When we pick her up she never wants to leave as she is too busy playing. Fiona offers a large range activities and in the short time my daughter has been there she has done water play, play dough, painting and many other activities.
Fiona's dog is a very gentle friendly dog who my daughter adores. She loves taking him for walks and pointing out every dog they see on the way.
We use real (washable) nappies with my daughter and Fiona has happily taken on using them for us. My daughter also has eczema and various food allergies all of which Fiona has accomodated including having to cream her eczema regularly throughout the day.
She communicates with us fantastically including updating us on our daughter's progress and what she has been up to during the day. She will often send me me emails with pictures of what they are doing during the day, which always cheer up a dreary day at work.
I would highly recommend this childminder.
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