My Summary
About Me
Greetings from Montessori Minded. I am Zoe Jones, a fully qualified Montessori nursery teacher and Ofsted registered Good Provider, and I am keen to welcome your child into my Montessori Minded home.
I have two sons aged eight and eleven, who my husband and I are raising within the Montessori philosophy. For infants and toddlers, this means encouraging and nurturing your child's natural urges for independence from a young age. I aim to provide a warm and welcoming environment with child-sized materials to help your child learn to do things "for myself".
My Experience
Over fifteen years of working with children from birth to eleven in a variety of environments: from working as a Mothers Help, a primary school teaching assistant, to teaching in a Montessori nursery, to teaching English as a foreign language, to teaching bilingual nursery program as the Headteacher at an International school in Japan.
My Qualifications
Level 4 International Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy
Level 3 Childcare
Level 3 SENCO
Level 3 Preparing to Work in Home-Based Childcare
Early Years Professional Development Programme
Department for Education appointed, Mentor for Childminders in the Covid-19 Recovery Programme
Working toward ELKLAN Level 3
BA (Hons) English with Law
My Availability
Fully booked until September 2026. Please enquire about waiting list spaces.
*I work four days a week during term time and two days a week in the holidays*
*Unfortunately I cannot offer care before or after school or in the school holidays*
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| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
Accepting Government funding for children from 9 months
£42 for half day (6 hours) / £60 for full day (8-5)
Drinks and snacks included
£2.50 per meal
£10 per hour by the half hour, for unsociable hours (7am-8am, 5-5:30)
My Local Schools
This childminder has not yet informed us whether or not they provide any drop off or pick up services at local schools.
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
- Training Certificate: Special Educational Needs Coordinator (added 10/10/2024)
- Training Certificate: Hygge Accreditation (added 10/01/2020)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 10/01/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid (added 16/04/2018)
- Exam Certificate: Montessori Diploma (added 16/04/2018)
- DBS Check (added 16/04/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for MontessoriMinded. 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.
Zoe has been looking after our son for the last two years and she has been fantastic. Our son was always incredibly animated on his way home telling us about everything he had done each day. He particularly loved the amount of outdoor time they had throughout the year.
Zoe’s communication was great and we always felt up to date with what was going on which we really appreciated.
Thank you Zoe!
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CMcAusla
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on 18/09/2023
Response by
MontessoriMinded
on 21/09/2023:
Thank you so much. All the best in your next homeschooling adventures with R!
We came across Zoe on Childcare.co.uk, and from the moment we viewed her profile, we knew we wanted her in our son's life! Our initial meeting was during the pandemic, and even with social distancing our son immediately took to Zoe. She is such a warm, nurturing person, and has been such an amazing childminder for us for over two years. Updates throughout the day with photos meant we never felt sad leaving him. Bittersweet progression to nursery means we are now leaving sparkling reviews to ensure other parents can snap up a place with Zoe while she still has it! You certainly won't regret your decision. We love you Zoe!
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Danni
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on 05/09/2023
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MontessoriMinded
on 21/09/2023:
Thank you so much. We miss M so much, and hope he's having the best time at nursery!
I am a first time mum and I was anxious and overwhelmed about finding childcare for my son for the first time. Not only did Zoe put us both completely at ease, but she encouraged our transition into childcare whilst completely supporting and validating my parenting methods and concerns. She was extremely accommodating and just generally amazing, and sent me photos and videos of my son all day. She was the only other person I trusted fully with my son. 100% recommendation, we were gutted when we had to find alternative arrangements due to needing more care than initially anticipated!
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Miss E
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on 14/02/2021
Response by
MontessoriMinded
on 21/09/2023:
Thank you so much!
My daughter has been with Montessori Minded for over 18 months now. She absolutely loves it! Mia was always quite wary of strangers at a young age but during our first meet with Zoe I knew straight away we wanted Mia to have a place! Zoe was so engaging and Mia was at ease immediately. It was so relieving to see.
Montessori Minded provide a wonderful atmosphere for children to grow. Mia gets to enjoy so many wonderful activities with Zoe, it’s definitely a home from home situation.
The regular communication we get from Zoe is amazing. I never have to worry how Mia’s getting on, the pictures I get now and again throughout the day show me what an amazing time she’s having without me.
Montessori Minded have also taught Mia an amazing amount of independence, this has certainly made my life slightly easier! So thank you!
I’ll be quite sad when Mia starts school next year and grows out of Montessori Minded. If we have baby number 2 we will definitely be reserving a place though!☺️ Thanks again!
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Kiel
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on 02/02/2019
Response by
MontessoriMinded
on 12/04/2019:
Thank you so much for these kind words. She is most definitely a much loved member of our family!
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