Saira
Childminder in Southampton
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Female Member since Jan 2015 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 09 May 2025
My Summary
“Space Available From May “
About Me
Hi
I am saira ,I am an Ofsted Registered Local Authority approved Childminder. I qualified with Southampton City Council in 2016.
Ofsted graded "Good" Childminding
“space available “ from May
Age 16 months to 8 years old a
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I live in the Foundry Lane School area of Shirley in Southampton, with my husband and our three children.
I provide fun and stimulating activities and. Outdoor and indoor activities such as visits to local parks and attending at the library reading, games and sing along times.
I offer a warm, clean and comfortable home to home environment. It is my aim to offer every child in my care a safe and secure environment to grow and enhance learning and development.
As they are happy and healthy in my care they enjoy the time with fun and joyful activity and creativity. my settings children will learn to play every day new games reading books and learn to making arts and crafts I teach them to explore Early years foundation stage to learn and play fun activities to meet your child learning and developing needs .
Children learn and develop when they are happy and secure and that is what I strive to follow.
I'm available for emergency cover ! Please do contact me if you want more information or have any questions.
My Experience
I am a mother and have the experience of bringing up a Childlen in a happy and healthy environment. I have been an active Childminder for 9 years. I always link play and activities to Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS ) which I was trained in.
My Qualifications
Southampton Local Authority Approved Childminding Certificate
Southampton Safeguarding Children Course Certificate
First Aid Certificate
Food and Hygiene Level 2 Certificate
Babysitting
Two Years old Founding
3&4 Years old Founing
The prevent duty early years environment
Vocabulary and Reading in the Early
English as an additional language
Cultural Capital in the early years
Physical development
Expressive Art and Design
Mark Making
2 year progress check
Individual Planning
My Availability
.I will be available from 8 am to 5 pm !
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| 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: 30/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
Good for the area.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Foundry Lane Primary 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
- DBS Check (added 17/10/2023)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding (added 26/11/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: First Aid (added 26/11/2020)
- Reference: Parents Reviews (added 26/11/2020)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Saira. 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.
I met Saira back in 2018 when my daughter Alice was nearly 2years old and I have always found her very caring and very professional.
When Alice was in her terrible twos, Saira did an incredible job managing her tantrums and creating several activities to help channelling all that energy as well as improving her learning skills and abilities. Saira also used to provide healthy lunches that my daughter enjoyed very much. Last but not least, I have always loved that she has a dedicated space for the children with toys, books and enough room to play and that it is always incredibly clean!
In regards of the relationship with me, she showed to be really professional and with a great working ethic. This are all qualities that we shouldn`t take for granted.
Now that my daughter is in school and we have moved in a different area, she still asks to go to Saira during school holidays and spend time with her. I can tell she doesn`t see it as being in childcare at all :)
Overall, I feel that Saira has been an asset for my family over the years and when my daughter is with her I know that she is safe and having fun. I couldn`t ask for more!
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Daniela
on 24/05/2023
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Saira
on 24/05/2023:
Thank you so much, x
She is really kind, loving ,caring person .My son really enjoy going to her .She teaches him a lot of new things and words .Helping him with eating better ,because he is a picky eater .I am glad we found her.
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Violeta
on 03/01/2023
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Saira
on 03/01/2023:
Thank you x
My son has been going to Saira's for 2 years now, she is a wonderful and calm lady who has a great relationship with my son. He always comes home happy and tells me the new things he has learnt at Saira's house, which is a lovely and clean home. She is very patient with my son and i would highly recommend!
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Mel
on 16/09/2022
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Saira
on 16/09/2022:
Thank you so much x
Saira is a lovely and calm childminder who has looked after my child several days a week for over a year. I was very nervous about using a childminder for the first time but I very quickly realised that my daughter felt safe, secure and happy when being looked after by Saira. My daughter loves spending time with Saira and her children and is always happy and excited to see her and full of smiles when we pick her up. Myself and my husband feel very lucky to have found Saira, she has been very flexible with the childminding hours that we have needed and we know our daughter is being well looked after.
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Kerry
on 11/02/2022
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Saira
on 11/02/2022:
Thank you so much :)
Saira showed endless patience with my son for over a year. My son was 2 years old and very energetic, with some tricky to manage behaviours but with her set routines, extensive activities and love and patience, my son thrived in Saira's care. He adores her and still talks about her a year after leaving her care for preschool.
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Kelly
on 06/03/2021
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Saira
on 07/03/2021:
Thank you so much 😊
saira is a good childminder.. my son is happy to go to her house. hes been learning alot new thing with saira. She does make a good effort looking after my son and also the other children she looks after. I do recommend saira as a childminder as I didn't know her from no one and she is a good person to trust with children.
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Soraia
on 04/01/2018
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Saira
on 27/02/2019:
Thank you 😊
I have send my daughter to Saira , the very first she was very comfortable , as if she knows hr for long time . when I went to pick her up my daughter was not willing to come back , that was very unusual though positively . Saira is very welcoming , fed my daughter ( fussy eater) and very quickly made a bond with h . I would really recommend her . She kept me updated all the time by sending picture what my daughter was doing . I really felt relieved and will continue to send her.
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Debashis
on 05/10/2017
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Saira
on 27/02/2019:
Thank you 😊
Saira has been looking after my daughter Lillie a few times, she is very reliable and friendly childminder. Ensured Lillie was entertained and fed in her clean, organised and obviously child friendly house. Saira also kept me updated with Lillies activities throughout the day so i was sure that she had a great time playing and looked after well. I would highly recommend Saira to anyone . I have been happy using her services.
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paulina
on 20/09/2017
Response by
Saira
on 27/02/2019:
Thank you 😊
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