Kirsty
Childminder in Leicester
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Female Member since Sep 2015 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
I offer a home from home environment with a child centred approach to developing curious, creative thinkers.
We also attend local play groups and visit parks and soft play.
I try and incorporate forest school activities in our garden and locality (we are lucky to have woodland and ponds on our doorstep) We particularly enjoy growing our own food and cooking.
I am constantly updating my knowledge and developing practices that encourage independence.
I have a dedicated art space that the children can access as part of continuous provision and access to the garden at all times.
I have two sausage dogs who especially enjoy our walks in the woods during forest school outings and are very much part of our childminding family.
I offer funded spaces and I’m registered for tax free childcare.
I do before/after school from Glebelands primary.
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My hourly rate includes all consumables, nappies/wipes (we use reusable wipes) and outings.
My Experience
I've been childminding since 2008.
I have looked after all age groups and at the moment I have ages from 1 to 12 years-most of whom I've looked after since babies. They are my biggest fans...unfortunately not able to write me a review on here!
All of my Early Years provision is play based with few focused activities. I follow the children's lead wherever possible.
The children are my biggest inspiration.
My Qualifications
I have-
First aid
Safeguarding (including prevent duty)
DBS
ICP childcare
EYFS
Food hygiene
Forest childminder
I am a registered foster carer (not currently fostering)
Most importantly-
Excellent references (see my documents)
My Availability
I currently have one term time only space for early years. I have school run spaces for Glebelands Primary.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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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: 03/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
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My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Glebelands 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
- UK Driving Licence (added 08/02/2024)
- Inspection Report: ofsted (added 21/06/2016)
- Reference: reference (added 21/06/2016)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Kirsty. 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.
My son loves going to Kirsty`s, he is especially fond of the dogs and I often find him asleep cuddled up with them when I pick him up. Kirsty encourages the children to participate in a lot of creative play and takes them on many fun outings. I love that Kirsty encourages cooking and makes it fun as well as growing their own veg and salad in the garden which the kids love to do and which I think is very important for the kids to see and experience. Big thumbs up! XX
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My children love being with Kirsty. Lots of lovely activities and trips. Kirsty ensures that she has a good mix of play, creative and learning activities and caters for all ages. She has a vast diverse collection of toys and games and a lot of lovely crafting equipment. The best compliment I can give is that the children are always happy after being in her care, especially my 18 month old who absolutely adores Kirsty.
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