Babystep
Childminder in St Albans (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Apr 2018 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 22 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi, my name is Reema, and I am an experienced private nanny & childminder, with over 15 years experience and mum to a beautiful, cheeky, happy baby boy.
I offer a warm homely setting for all ages, with lots of music, singing, play indoors and outdoors. As well as gardening, play groups, soft play centres, nature walks, trips to the zoo!
Seeing a child grow and develop and being part of that nurturing process is very rewarding and why I love to work with children; along with making sure to also support the parents through the years with the various developmental stages we go through as little humans. As parents, we understand how important it is for our precious children to be well taken care of.
I have all the relevant qualifications to enable us to care for your little ones; we are knowledgeable, we are passionate about providing quality care, using the EYFS guidelines, and working in partnership with parents. I love to work as a team with each parent and their child's needs, my husband used to be a chef and with my nutrition qualification, I can offer a variety of homemade meals and snacks that cater to your child's needs - lunch, dinner and snacks all included.
You are welcome to come and see our homely warm setting so you can relax and know that your child/children will be well taken care of.
I look forward to hearing from you!
My Experience
Over 15 years of childcare experience
Various special needs experience over the years. Experience with newborns to teenagers.
Love to play outdoors and indoors with children, help them to learn through play & discovery. Solo and guided play. I play the Piano myself so love to help children learn new instruments and explore music.
My Qualifications
Over 15 years of Childcare experience
Paediatric First Aid
Ofsted registered
My Availability
full time and part-time hours available to help you and your family
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My Fees
- Babysitting from £9.00 per hour
- Childminding from £9.00 per hour
All meals provided, mileage charged separately
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 Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 10/12/2024)
- UK Passport (added 10/12/2024)
- Training Certificate (added 10/12/2024)
- DBS Check (added 10/12/2024)
- EU Driving Licence (added 23/08/2023)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Babystep. 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.
Reema has been our childminder to our 14 month old son for a couple of months now and we’re so glad we found her! She has such a lovely, professional setting with lots of toys and activities for the children to enjoy and always takes them out and about too. Reema is such a lovely person, it’s obvious to see she genuinely cares so much about the children and supporting their learning and development, as well as being a great support to us parents. She will send photos of our son and updates during the day so we always know he’s happy, eating delicious, nutritious food, learning new things and generally in great hands. When we had a week off due to illness she was checking in to make sure we were ok, for my birthday and Christmas she made special cards and paintings for us with the children which will be treasured as well as lovely gifts, and she has been a great help with applying for the Government childcare funding. She really goes the extra mile to make sure everyone is happy and well looked after. Any child (and parent!) who has the opportunity to be in Reema’s care is very lucky.
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Reema is just wonderful! Our son settled so quickly and loves going to her. She is some sort of Mary Poppins who has endless patience and kindness with a vegetable eating magic wand.
100% recommend!
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Lj87
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Babystep
on 26/09/2024
Response by
Babystep
on 26/09/2024:
Thank you ☺️
Reema looked after our daughter for several years from a year old baby up to year six. She is kind and patient and provides a great environment.
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Janet
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on 16/07/2024
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Babystep
on 06/08/2024:
Thank you
Reema helped us out with emergency childcare as she had some space. We really appreciated her warm and professional setup process. She accommodated a quick play date in her setting to allow us to settle our little girl there quickly.
Our little girl has loved it! She has nutritious home-cooked food every day. They do a variety of activities inside and outside the home. She has lots of fun with Reema's son and comes back talking about their day. I would highly recommend.
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Kate
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on 26/06/2024
Response by
Babystep
on 06/08/2024:
Thank you
If anyone is looking for a childminder I would highly recommend Reema. She offers a wonderful home from home environment, lots of song and play and nutritious home cooked food. My little one year old has settled so well with her and is very happy. She’s starting out as a new business so do get in touch if you’re looking for a childminder.
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