Tracys C
Childminder in Finedon
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Female Member since Sep 2009 Last Updated Nov 2024 Last Login 08 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
From 2nd December 2024, we will have a space available on a Monday Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm.
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I am a very experienced and respected Registered Childminder in Finedon, my husband has now joined me providing registered quality childcare . I have worked as a Childcare provider/Educator for 36 years have 4 grown up children of our own. Moved to Finedon 29 years ago.
We both hold clean driving licences and have business use included on our car insurances. I drive a Ford S Max 7 seater, my husband drives a seat Alhambra with age appropriate isofix child seats all provided.
We have a small fish tank with tropical fish in, two friendly cats who have been brought up around the children within the setting, raised pond with a safety net around , and a spurthigh tortoise kept in an enclosed tortoise table in dining room, when weather allows outside in large enclosure bottom of garden.
Tuesday mornings we like to take the children to a tots play session, here there are lots of sensory trays to explore with different textures.
Every other Monday we Attend a music and rhyme session with the children, lots of social interaction between children and adults.
At home we like to do messy play e.g. painting, play dough, sticking. Water play, time in the garden. Singing using hand and finger puppets, cooking and exploring the vast amount of toys we have.
We follow the Early Years Foundation stage using all 7 areas of learning, helping each child to achieve their development in the best way possible, treating all children as individuals.
We utilise baby's days software package to store the children’s details, achievements and goals, this system is only accessible to parents with passwords, myself and my husband this makes it a confidential document, and a great two way communication platform between my setting and parents of children whom we care for. which we update regularly at least 3 times a week, parents can view their child's/children development 24/7 a week.
We live just off the main A6, all main routes are easily accessible from my house,
My Experience
I have been a registered childminder for 36 years , I have NVQ level 3 and 4 in childcare and Education.Just completed level 2 in Food Safety.
I hold a paediatric First Aid Certificate which i keep update every 3 years the last time being updated 15th January 2022 , I have completed over 80 different courses, some of which include, action kids, food hygiene, adhd, child protection, drugs awareness.I have just attended an all day conference on attachment theories.
12th August 2023 I attended a safeguarding refresher course to help keep all children safe in my setting using up to date information .
I am a Quality Assured Childminder which enables us to offer 15/30 hrs a week funding entitlement place to a children from 9months old up to school age, for working parents.
. If parents are not working and on certain benefits their 2 yr old child may be entitled to 15 hours funded term time only.
We are fully insured with Morton and Mitchell .
We have experience in looking after children with SEN.
We believe that children learn whilst they are happy and playing to enhance this. I regularly go to tots sessions, childminding support groups, visits to farms and country parks.
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Have a large enclosed rear garden with a castle, mud kitchen, slide, play houses, bikes, trikes, crawl through caterpillar in, also an undercover area for children to play in all year.
We work very closely with parents, and involve them in their own child's/children's development and planning.
We have a parent pack available for parents which I am happy to email out to prospective parents, requiring care for their child/children,
My last inspection took place on 25th January 2022 in which I was graded as very good with outstanding aspects of care.
My husband completed his paediatric first aid course on July 8th 2023, has an enhanced DBS. Completed his Safeguarding course 9th July 2023.
My Qualifications
NVQ level 3 and 4 in childcare and education, been on lots of courses and always updating my training.
We both have a up to date First Aid certificate which is renewed every three years.
Have attended over 80 courses in the time I have been a Registered Childminder.
Being parents for 40 years and grandparents for 17 years .
5 stars food rating from the Environmental Health Authority.
Babysdays software package Training last updated October 2018
My Availability
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 25/11/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.00 per hour
my fee is £5 per hour for all pre school children , for pre school children which includes a main meal in the evening, all snacks,messy play session, tots groups and outings to Inside play centres during term time.
School aged children are £5 per hour.
There will be an additional charge for school age children meals that are required
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Finedon Infant School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior 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 07/10/2022)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 20/07/2021)
- Training Certificate: babysdays (added 15/06/2020)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding (added 03/06/2020)
- Training Certificate: Quality Assurance (added 02/06/2020)
- Training Certificate: conference (added 02/06/2020)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 02/06/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: first Aid (added 02/06/2020)
- Training Certificate: covid 19 (added 02/06/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Tracys C. 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.
Tracy has looked after our daughter (8yrs) and son (5yrs) since they were 10 months old. She has always provided a safe, caring and stimulating setting for them both. Tracy ensures their needs are fully met.
The activities they do are not only fun but educational allowing our children to develop and learn new skills. Her careful planning of different activities each week gives them a variety of experiences. Tracy works closely with us as parents which is great, she gives us daily updates and feedback. I really enjoyed going through the pictures with my children and them telling me what they have been up to that day.
I wasn’t sure whether to use a childminder or a nursery and had visited both settings. I can still remember the first time my daughter and I met Tracy, she was so welcoming and spoke to Maisie and made sure she was settled with toys before we talked about the “grown-up” stuff. As soon as I left the setting, I knew this was the type of care I wanted for my daughter.
My daughter and son are now at school but still come to Tracy's during the school holidays.Tracy has been a significant part of my children’s childhood and we are very grateful to have met her, and continue to have such a wonderful childminder.
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Claire D
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Tracys C
on 24/06/2020
Response by
Tracys C
on 30/06/2020:
Thank you for a lovely review, I have and do enjoy helping your children to develop, it’s lovely to have had them from babies seeing them go to school and to now looking after them in school holidays. It’s really great listening to them telling me all about school and activities you all do as a family.
Thank you again Claire
My son started to go to Tracy's when he was 18 months old and stayed with her until he started school. He loved it there and I could not have asked for more. They went on activities every day from farms, indoor play areas, country parks and was a regular at tots groups and the library, it was a rare occasion when they stayed in. He is now a very bright sociallable little boy who plays really well with other children. She mixes with other childminders on her outings on a regular basis so even if she has a different mix of ages there was always someone he could play with.
I felt I could completely trust Tracy and he was looked after very well and I knew he was safe and well cared for when he was there. She would also update me regularly and send me pictures of what he was up to during the day, it used to brighten my sometimes boring days at work!
She was flexible and able to adjust hours needed as my husband worked shifts, we have no family nearby and I felt like I could rely on her if we were ever late he would be well looked after.
She supported him through potty training and even though it was not smooth ride as he then started a dairy free diet she was brilliant at making sure he was not left out of treats etc if anything was given out at tots groups.
He was well prepared for school and she made sure he was ready for big school when the time came.
I would strongly recommend Tracy to anyone looking for a childminder for their child.
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tazi
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Tracys C
on 23/06/2020
Response by
Tracys C
on 24/06/2020:
Thank you so much for this great review I really enjoyed nurturing and guiding him in all of his development, gained by the different ranges of activities that I provided.
When we was at home your son really enjoyed role play with his friends here, music time, painting and crafts, exploring my big garden with lots of outdoor cars and bikes etc.
I wish you all the best for the future and look forward to seeing you at school in September.
Tracey, is a brilliant childminder I was in her care from the 3 years old. She was the best childminder ever. There was never a dull moment. All of our days were filled with mini adventures. Tracey would help you build more of an education as well as a social development. Tracey now looks after my youngest sibling and he loves it. We always get photos and update throughout the day to see what he's up to. You couldn't find a better childminder :) x
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Parent
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Tracys C
on 20/06/2011
Response by
Tracys C
on 27/06/2011:
Thank you for a great review your son is a pleasure to look after and eats any dinner that I cook and put in front of him. Soon be time fir his brother to come to me
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Tracys C
on 19/05/2011
Response by
Tracys C
on 20/05/2011:
Thank you for this great review didn't realise it's been 3 yrs I have looked after both your children, they are a pleasure to have in my care have seen your little girl grow from a baby crawling to a lovely 3 yr old that is very outgoing enjoy messy play, cooking, outdoor play and who can count to 15. Your son age 7 always comes out of school with a smile on his face, enjoys the other Childrens company, and eats various meals now
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