Lin
Childminder in Billericay
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Female Member since Nov 2009 Last Updated Feb 2024 Last Login Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
We now have some full day spaces available & will have more spaces becoming available from August 2024 when some children leave us to start school.
We are Mother Hubbards Childcare & are Ofsted registered mother & daughter childminders.
I co-childmind with my daughter, Michelle Kerr.
We maintained our Good grade at our most recent Ofsted inspection.
We care for children in Michelle’s home, where she lives with her husband & 3 children.
We are on the Bridles Estate near to Potash Road/Norsey road.
We have a secure back garden where we grow lots of vegetables with the children. We have a large patio with many outdoor toys and encourage the children to spend as much time outside as they would like.
We temporarily worked together when Michelle was moving home & it worked so well that we carried on co-childminding.
We used to work from my home but have recently moved to Michelle’s.
I have been childminding for over 34 years, Michelle for nearly 15 years, & working together for 13 years.
I have 3 grown up children. Michelle has a 15 year old daughter who attends Mayflower High School and 7 & 5 year old sons who attend Buttsbury Junior & Infant schools.
We care for children between the ages of 6 months to 12 years. We can take children to & from Buttsbury Infant & Junior schools.
We have a wide variety of toys for both indoor & outdoor play including many musical instruments. We also have a large amount of art & craft activities, childrens baking equipment & actively encourage each child to be creative.
The children really enjoy having lots of water play in the garden. We have paddling pools, water tables & sand pits etc.
Because of our location in a quiet road we often have wildlife come into the garden & the children also enjoy using binoculars to spot squirrels etc on the large oak trees over the road.
We have a nature box which includes a variety of bug pots, magnifying glasses, binoculars & flash cards to find smaller creatures hidden in the garden.
We are happy to provide all children in our care with healthy snacks & drinks. We prepare home cooked meals for the children if required.
We can also provide occasional weekend childcare.
My Experience
I have been childminding for over 34 years, Michelle for nearly 15 years, & working together for 13 years.
We care for children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years so it works perfectly that one childminder can play with the younger children, whilst the other can be doing activities with the older ones, or preparing home cooked meals.
My Qualifications
I have completed these childcare based courses:-
Unit 1 of Diploma in Home Based Childcare (DHC1)
Safeguarding Children (LSCB)
Early Years Foundation Stage ( EYFS)
Supporting The Unique Child
Food Hygiene (5 star rating)
Completed a full 12 hour Paediatrics First Aid Course.
My Availability
We are available Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 5.30/5.45pm
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 19/02/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
We can offer a lower hourly rate if children attend for 40 hours or more per week and for twins & siblings.
For school children we can offer a lower hourly rate if attending for full days in the school holidays (minimum 7 hours).
We do not charge for outings.
We are registered with & can accept:
- The Government Tax-Free Childcare scheme
- The new entitlement for working parents of 2 year olds
- The new entitlement for working parents of 9 month olds (from September 2024)
- Funded Early Education Entitlement Payments for 2 year olds
- Funded Early Education Entitlement Payments for 3-4 year olds
- Agency childcare vouchers (Edenred, Care4, Sodexo, Computershare Vouchers, Kiddievouchers etc)
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Buttsbury Infant School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Buttsbury 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
- Training Certificate: Supporting the Unique Child (added 11/05/2023)
- Training Certificate: Level 3 Diploma in Home-based Childcare (added 11/05/2023)
- First Aid Certificate: 1st aid certificate (added 11/05/2023)
- Inspection Report: Page 5 (added 11/05/2023)
- Inspection Report: Page 4 (added 11/05/2023)
- Inspection Report: Page 3 (added 11/05/2023)
- Inspection Report: Page 2 (added 11/05/2023)
- Inspection Report: Page 1 (added 11/05/2023)
- Marriage Certificate (added 11/05/2023)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 11/05/2023)
- UK Passport (added 11/05/2023)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Lin. 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 children have been looked after by Lin for the last 10 years and have loved every minute of it. She has taught them to not only be polite, but helped raise them to be caring and considerate of others. They are proud to say that they was part of this childminding family and wouldn't change a thing.
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Lin and Michelle have looked after our son for two years and he loves spending time with them. They work hard to create a really enjoyable and fun environment and when you meet the other children they look after you can tell what a great effect they have as they are pleasant, confident and cheerful children.
It's hard to leave your child with anyone else, but they make it as easy as possible and I can't recommend them highly enough.
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