Donna H
Childminder in Kettering
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Female Member since Mar 2015 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 14 May 2025
My Summary
Celebrating 22 Wonderful Years Of Childcare
About Me
•Professional Childcarer
•Outstanding Ofsted Childcare 2016-2022
•Funded spaces offered from 9 months old
•Wrap around school spaces offered
Hello there, my name is Donna Hammond and I live on the Ise Lodge (NN15) with my lovely husband, 2 wonderful sons & our amazing Therapy Trained Dog - (Retriever)
I am celebrating 22 amazing years of Ofsted Registered Childcare this year - 2025 & was awarded "Outstanding Childcare" by Ofsted -March 2016
I have a wonderful bright & welcoming large indoor play room for daily EYFS fun and a large garden, both providing a safe & stimulating environment for children of all ages.
With many parks are on our doorstep we also enjoy daily outdoor fun adventures & nature walks.
-Millbrook Infant School am/pm care
-Millbrook Junior School am/pm care
-15 / 30 hours funding offered per week
My Experience
I have been a Mum for the last 26 years & an Ofsted Registered Childcarer since 2003.
I care for children from 6 months through to 12 years and have wonderful references from past & present families, all are available to view & parents are very happy to be contacted to reassure
My Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 in Childcare.
I have up to date Safeguarding Training (2024)
I hold an up to date certificate in Paediatric First Aid (2024)
Fully insured in all required areas
Myself & family are all Crb/Dbs checked.
My Availability
-I have limited spaces available and please feel free to contact myself for availability.
-Millbrook Infant/Millbrook Junior School,
-15/30 hours funding (1 space available)
-Please feel free to contact myself for further information regarding childcare
Kindest
Donna
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| Last Updated: 15/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.80 per hour
Please feel free to contact myself for further information regarding fees.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Millbrook Infant School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Millbrook Junior 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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 19/09/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Donna H. 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.
A beautiful, kind and caring childminder. Donna is amazing with my boys and they absolutely love her; this year my sons birthday falls on a day with Donna and I gave him the choice of mummy and daddy collecting him from school or going to Donna, and he said he’d like to still see Donna on his birthday! This to me just demonstrates how much fun and love he has for his childminder. They have known each other since he was 4 years old and now nearly 10 they have a trust and an unbreakable bond that can never be broken. Donna gives a lovely additional motherly, extended family feel that both my boys adore. They are always happy and smily at collection. She is a star! Could not recommend highly enough.
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Kirsty
on 05/06/2024
Our son has been with Donna from a young age and he has absolutely loved being looked after by Donna. He is always happy and excited to be spending the day with her and loves seeing all his friends there. Donna, has provided a very caring, supportive and fun home environment in which our son has thrived. Her communication has always been excellent, with both children and parents, the children have a wide variety of activities during the day including plenty of time outside.
Donna provides school run for our two children also.We highly recommend her for anyone looking for top quality, reliable, caring childminder.
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Mimi
on 26/09/2023
I cannot recommend Donna highly enough! She is kind, caring and lots of fun. She will go above and beyond for your children and is incredibly flexible too. She is honest, trustworthy and reliable and ensures that all children in her care are safe and well cared for.
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Helen
on 19/09/2023
Donna was recommended to me by a friend and I feel so lucky to have found her! My daughter (2) is so happy to go to her and Donna spent time helping her to get settled in the early days. Donna is a very warm, kind person and has such a lovely way with children - I think she was born to work with them! She will also try and accommodate you if you request a bit of extra help/swapping around. My daughter always has a lovely time when she's with Donna and often brings home crafts she's made, plus I get regular photos showing what she's up to.
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on 01/05/2019
Donna has been amazing whilst caring for my 2 year old daughter. She is so caring and provides lots of activities based on my daughter's interests. Her house and garden is lovely and safe.
I always receive a full run down of what has happened within the day everytime I collect. My daughter has been very happy being in Donna's care.
I would 100% recommend her.
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on 16/04/2019
Donna is an amazing childminder she childminded my daughter for 2 years and was the best carer for my daughter, Donna herself is always happy jolly and always smiling and making the kiddies laugh too she also does numerous of activities with the kiddies at home or outdoors no matter the weather Donna has always got time to entertain all the children she also has loving caring friendly house environment and I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone who is looking for a childminder. The only reason Donna doesn't care for my daughter now is that I have moved out of the area otherwise my daughter would still be attending. Donna has now become a very good friend to me and my family and I was sad when I told her my daughter would be moving.
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on 05/03/2019
My daughter has been going to Donna for the past 2.5 years since she was 11 months old, and I couldn’t wish for a better childminder.
Donna is always professional and has a lovely manner with the children- she is bubbly, kind, and gentle. She is also flexible and will always help out when she can. My daughter enjoys a variety of activities with Donna from arts and crafts, pretend play, going to the park, exploring on walks, and she will do activities based on her interests to aid her learning. Her house and garden are lovely and my daughter has thrived spending her time in the homely environment with Donna being able to dedicate so much time and attention to her
. I trust Donna completely and my son will also be starting with her in September when my maternity leave ends.
I feel very lucky that Donna looks after my children making my time at work much easier knowing they’re in safe hands and happy.
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Carly80
on 16/05/2018
She is absolutely brilliant. She was really kind with us all the time. My daughter was happy and smiled. Donna was really flexible. Amazing service! :)
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on 14/05/2018
Donna has been a fantastic childminder to my two children over the past 3 years. I trust Donna implicitly to look after my son from the age of 5 months when returning to work early from maternity. It was a hard decision leaving my son as he was so poorly at birth but I knew he would be perfectly fine in Donna’s capable hands. My children have a fantastic relationship with Donna and she is always so friendly, polite and professional. We have made a very good friend in Donna and will maintain that for years to come. I would highly recommend Donna to anyone wanting their children to be well looked after from a loving family.
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on 16/04/2018
My daughter has been going to Donna since September and she has been amazing. It's a home away from home and my daughter loves being there. Couldn't ask for a better childminder 😊
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Kelly
on 25/02/2018
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