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Claire

Childminder in Epping Forest

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Female Member since Aug 2015 Last Updated Mar 2025 Last Login Mar 2025

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My Summary

Ofsted Registered
DBS Check
Childcare Qualifications

About Me

Hi, my name is Claire I live in Loughton/Debden, with my husband Eddie, our two girls aged 12 and 6 years and our pet cat. Both my husband and I have been DBS checked.

I am an Ofsted registered childminder and a member of PACEY - the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years.

I offer childcare from our 3 bedroom home with purpose built playroom, I have a large garden which the children absolutely love and never want to come in from, last spring myself and the children created a small wild garden complete with bug house, the garden also has a play house, mud kitchen, sand, water and new decking area.

I aim to work in partnership with you to provide continuity of care in a safe, caring, home from home environment for your child.

I encourage explorative play and offer a variety of activities for each stage of your child’s development.

I am in an ideal location to the Debden Central Line Station.

My Experience

I have worked in childcare for over 24 years now in various settings such as Day nurseries, Schools, Social care. I have gained a lot of experience however I still believe it is important to regularly update my skills and knowledge to keep up with best practise in this ever changing industry and I pride myself that I am always looking to improve so I can offer your family the best care and opportunities I can.

My Qualifications

BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies
Certificate for Literacy and Numeric Support Assistants
CACHE Level 4 NVQ in Children's Care, learning and Development
CACHE Level 3 Preparing to Work in Home Based Childcare

Training:
Paediatric First Aid level 3
Safeguarding and Child Protection (Advanced Course)
Food Safety level 2
Health and Safety
Manual Handling
Expectations of Behaviour

My Availability

Open 7:30am till 6pm Monday to Wednesday.

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Overnight no no no no no no no
Last Updated: 08/03/2025

My Fees

  • Childminding from £7.50 per hour

My fees are inclusive of meals.
I offer breakfast and snacks for school age children.

My Local Schools

  • I provide drop offs and pick ups at Thomas Willingale School and Nursery

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.

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Good
18 July 2022
Children thrive in a welcoming environment where they feel settled and enjoy their time. A recent inspection found all areas to be 'Good', with planned activities supporting development across various learning areas. Close collaboration with parents ensures continuity of care and education. The childminder could improve by enabling children to solve problems independently and extend their own ideas during activities.
Summary generated by AI from the text of the inspection report.

My Documents

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  • Exam Certificate: CACHE Level 4 NVQ in Children's Care, Learning and Development (added 19/06/2019)
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Latest reviews

Below are the latest reviews for Claire. 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.

Simply the best

5 stars

Claire looked after my little girl from the age of one until she started reception class aged four. I felt nervous to leave my little one at first, but I couldn’t have asked for better hands to leave her in. Claire is warm, kind and always planned such lovely activities for the children to take part in. My daughter would often ask to go to Claire’s house on her day off! Claire has been such a big part of my daughter’s early years and has given her the best start in life, ready for school. I’ll be forever grateful, Claire is 5 stars!!!

  • 5 stars Overall
  • 5 stars Setting
  • 5 stars Cleanliness
  • 5 stars Food
  • 5 stars Communication

by Avatar for Elizabet Elizabet on 03/09/2024


Response by Avatar for Claire Claire on 04/09/2024:

Thank you so much for your kind words, it has been a pleasure having your daughter here and as you know she has been a real character! She will be missed. I wish her all the best in her onward journey through school.

Highly recommend!

5 stars

Claire looks after my two children who both have additional needs and I couldn’t be more confident in her care for them. She is such a lovely and kind lady along with her husband and their two beautiful children, they really
Make the experience home from home in their lovely house. My children adore being with Claire and I often struggle to get them to leave and also my 3 year old daughter asks every day to go to their house. Claire is very understanding and knowledgeable, I’m usually very nervous of leaving my children because of their disabilities but she made me feel at ease straight away. Highly recommend Claire.

  • 5 stars Overall
  • 5 stars Setting
  • 5 stars Cleanliness
  • 5 stars Food
  • 5 stars Communication

by Avatar for Kmorgan Kmorgan on 04/07/2019


Response by Avatar for Claire Claire on 14/08/2019:

Thank you

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