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Sparkly Cm

Childminder in London: Barnet

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Female Member since Apr 2016 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 06 May 2025

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My Summary

Ofsted Registered
Special Needs Experience
First Aid Training
DBS Check
Newborn Experience
Full Driving Licence
Own Car
School Pickups
Childcare Qualifications
2 Year old Funded Childcare
3 and 4 Year old Funded Childcare
Childminding Agency Registered
Tax-Free Childcare
Flexible Hours
I'm Covid-19 Vaccinated

About Me

Rated EXCELLENT by Childcare

I'm over 40 years old woman with over 26 years' experience dealing children. I live in a four-bedroom house with my husband and 2 children who have been DBS and Ofsted registered.
My setting opens from 7am till 6pm.

I have 3 fully equipped rooms in my house with fun and educational toys and a stocked garden to offer a wide selection of fun activities, toys and crafts, so that children can develop and learn safely and happily through play.

i am committed to provide parents with exceptional childcare in a safe, comfortable and enjoyable setting, where children are tenderly & respectfully nurtured into settled, happy, and confident little people.

To enhance my years of experience with children I regularly attended various training offered by Barnet Children Services, Pacey (Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years) which I am Member and webinars.

My Experience

I'm a regular attendee at the local childminder groups and a member of a Willows Activity Farm and Whipsnade Zoo where I take the children on weekly basis depending on the weather. I also take the children to local Library, parks and play areas where I actively play with them and encourage them to have as many social experiences as possible as well as motivate them to try different activities, always under my supervision and guidance. I organise trips such as to the shopping centre and Bus ride.

My Qualifications

Level 3 Childminding qualified
First Aid Qualified
Safeguarding Children
Food and Hygiene
FGM trained
Speech and Language Support for the Under 5's
Makaton sign Language
Signed up to follow the Early Years Code of Practice for Healthy Food and Drink

My Availability

I am available Mon to Wed, 7am to 6pm.

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Overnight no no no no no no no
Last Updated: 06/05/2025

My Fees

  • Childminding from £8.00 per hour

Depending on childcare requirement: Term time, all year or adhock.

My Local Schools

  • I provide drop offs and pick ups at Broadfields Primary School
  • I provide pick ups at Beit Shvidler Primary School

My Ofsted Inspections

The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childcare provider has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childcare provider.

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Good
24 August 2021
A recent inspection found that children are thriving in a curriculum focused on prime learning areas. The childcare setting received a 'Good' rating across all areas, with particular strengths in outdoor learning and communication skills development. Children benefit from individualized learning plans and opportunities to develop independence. Effective safeguarding measures are in place. One area for improvement is managing distractions from the numerous resources available.
Summary generated by AI from the text of the inspection report.
8 April 2019 - Requires Improvement
27 June 2018 - Requires Improvement
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Reviews

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Latest reviews

Below are the latest reviews for SPARKLY CM. 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.

Always pleasant

5 stars

Claudia is lovely. My 3-year-old son has settled in quickly and easier with Claudia since he started going to hers 2 months ago. Claudia is keen on ensuring my son meets his development requirements and she actively exposes him to activities that allows for this.
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by Avatar for Folasade Folasade on 13/10/2021

Amazing and lovely

5 stars

Sparkly is an excellent and caring setting. Claudia, Bell and Cynthia are kind, professional, patient and much more. They create fun and educational environment and are attentive to development opportunities and logged all these, so I never felt like I missed out on important milestones. I am very glad to found them. My son started in September 2018 and being 1 year old he wasn’t talking, these lovely ladies were so amazing that now at 3 he doesn’t stop...lol
My 10 years old daughter started also in September 2019 and loved it. We miss you all and recommend this amazing childcare setting to anyone.

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by Avatar for Tania Tania on 01/07/2020

Warm, welcoming, relaxed...this is the place!

5 stars

Claudia was a blessing for my son and I! We were brand new to the area and in an emergency requirement for last minute end of summer holiday childcare and Claudia saved the day! My son loved the other children she took care of and really enjoyed feeling part of Claudia’s extended family for a couple of days. His day out at Willow Park was his favourite part (I was happy and relieved seeing photos sent through of him enjoying himself too). Although for him to not even remember he had his iPad packed is a huge victory for Sparkly and everyone involved. Thank you for being a great childminder and a great set of ears to listen to stressed out Mum with nowhere to turn. Would thoroughly recommend and will definitely use again! ❤️

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by Avatar for Stacey Stacey on 18/09/2019


Response by Avatar for SPARKLY CM SPARKLY CM on 20/09/2019:

Hi Stacey

Thank you very much for your kind words. We also loved looking after OUR Boy.

It will be a pleasure to look after him again.

Claudia

Fantastic.

5 stars

My 2year old daughter has been attending “sparkleys” for the past 7 months! It is an amazing setting for the children so many fun and educational things to do. They also attend parks, farms and indoor play groups. My daughter absolutely loves going here as she is always telling me what her and her friends have been up to. I can keep track of what my daughter is doing through out the day which I love. Claudia bell & cynthia take care of my child as their own, they truly care. I feel so comfortable leaving my daughter in their hands. Couldn’t ask for better minders. My daughter became become fully potty trained with in 2 weeks of attending, and her personality really shined through as soon as she attended. My daughter is a very big fan of their cooking class and has become so interested in helping me cooking at home. Thank you ladies for all the amazing work you have done for my daughter and myself. Highly recommend!

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by Avatar for Kay2018 Kay2018 on 28/01/2019


Response by Avatar for SPARKLY CM SPARKLY CM on 05/01/2020:

Thanks K.

Excellent

5 stars

Very happy with these girls they are truly care about your child. You can see child’s development very quickly. They involve new activities often. Also, food - excellent, very well balanced!

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by Avatar for Karolina Karolina on 28/01/2019

Excellent

5 stars

My son has learnt so much in such a small period of time. The sparkly staff are extremely friendly and caring towards the kids and my son loves them. Couldn’t ask for anything better.
When you read this....
THANK YOU

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by Avatar for Parent Parent on 05/12/2018

Outstanding

5 stars

We are so lucky to have Claudia, Bell and Cynthia to look after our baby girl. My child is attending Claudia's place since Sept 2017. We couldn't be happier with her development since then. She has a good daily routine, she has fun at Zoo, Farm or Park. A very good and healthy fresh cooked lunch and snak.
She feels secure in Claudia's home and she can't stop talking after we pick her up about what she did in that day, how she been in the park and had a picnick or how she been at the Farm or playgroup.
I choose Claudia because I believe that my daughter needs security, excelent care and nurture.
My daughter is just blooming. I know, big words, true words about a place where my baby is happy to go and I can be at pace with myself.
Thank you Sparkly!

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by Avatar for Parent Parent on 04/12/2018


Response by Avatar for SPARKLY CM SPARKLY CM on 04/12/2018:

Thank you N. for your kind words. The pleasure to assist you on your child's development is all OURS.

Caring environment

5 stars

My two children have been going to Claudia for the last half a year and I couldn’t be happier. But more importantly my children are very happy. Claudia has a warm and loving environment and both of my children are thriving in her care.

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by Avatar for Parent Parent on 27/09/2017


Response by Avatar for SPARKLY CM SPARKLY CM on 03/10/2017:

Many thanks H.

it has been a pleasure to look after your children and it gives me a great satisfaction knowing that OUR (yours and mine) efforts are showing great results.

AMAZING!!

5 stars

Claudia is a really kind and caring person, my son is 2 years old and had been coming to Claidia's childminding facility "Sparkely" for the past year and he absolutely loves it.
She regularly takes the kids out to the park, go and feed the goose, play groups and they do lots of activities at her property such as cooking, painting, playing on the jumping castle and a great deal of educational games.
She has a day plan stating what she will be doing with the kids for parents to know and be informed about in regards to what their kids are up to, additionally I am able to monitor my sons progress online on a securely on an app for just parents attending her childminding facility, it's great because I can monitor my son's progress on the go and I can see images and videos of him too the perfect thing about this is that only I am able to see this information about my son and not any other parent.
My experience with her has been just AMAZING!!!

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by Avatar for Parent Parent on 18/10/2016

EXCEPTIONAL!!!!

5 stars

I have a 2 year old boy, who has just started at Sparkly Childminder. He is normally not one to adapt to new surrounding fast but with the calm welcoming environment he settled in really fast.
There are loads of toys and activities to be done during the day such as going to play groups, the farm, the park and Claudia (the child minder) even takes him out to swim at times which is great as he does new and exciting activities each day and she ensure he is never bored.
Apart from all the fun Claudia is very professional and although she has only just become a child minder the experience she has with her own kids is visible in terms of how patient she is with my son as he can be a hands full at times.

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by Avatar for Parent Parent on 06/05/2016

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