Rowrow
Childminder in Aldershot
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Female Member since Oct 2012 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 12 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Please get in touch with your requirements.
Current availability…..
****Space available for Wednesdays from September 2024****
*****Temporary space available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays until Christmas 2024****
Hello my name is Ro, I am an Ofsted registered childminder and a mum.
I have over 25 years experience in caring for children aged from 0 upwards, including my own wonderful family. I am married with 4 lovely children of my own, 3 boys aged 15, 20, 21 and a girl aged 9 years.
My family have been living in the Farnham / Aldershot area for over 20 years.
We live in a lovely family home, which has a fully enclosed garden for outside play, where we have fun learning and playing with sand and water, and keep active using large garden toys such as slides, swings and rockers.
We have a relaxing lounge for quiet play and a bright and airy playroom for lots of fun and activity.
I have a large selection of toys, games and activities to help develop your child to their full potential. There is lots of space to play and have fun.
Around the corner is a wonderful play park, duck pond and playing fields, on which the children and I love to have a picnic lunch and a good run around, we regularly attend a local toddler group to explore socialisation , we also join in with a wonderful music and movement group.
My home is a safe, fun and friendly environment for your child, where they are free to learn and become confident individuals.
Where you can be sure that your child is well looked after, and is always my priority.
Where there is a mix of child led and adult led activities, from messy play to going to toddler groups , playing with the toy kitchen or reading together ( to name just a few!)
Children can and will be exposed to animals in a safe and sensible way, as we have cats and a Cavapoo (although Molly dog is kept separated from the children as she is still young and very bouncy!) as part of our family.
I have lovely references from very happy parents of children that I have cared for over the years for you to read, along with my policies and Ofsted reports.
Feel free to be in touch to ask any questions about me and my availability. I will be happy to meet with you to discuss your requirements.
I am Ofsted registered and fully inspected with an overall rating of GOOD.
I have been Ofsted inspected last year and retain my GOOD grading.
Thank you for reading my profile and I look forward to meeting you and your little one.
My Experience
Experience working within a school for children with a range of special needs.
Working as a nursery nurse in a baby section of a day nursery .
Private nanny to different ages of children for over 10 years.
Own children, who are now 15, 20, 21 and 9 years old.
Childminder for over 16 Years.
Newborn and young baby experience .
My Qualifications
Ofsted registered, and graded as GOOD.
BTEC National diploma in Nursery Nursing.
CRB Enhanced Disclosure. ( Myself and my Husband). Oldest two sons also have DBS and have been approved by Ofsted as they are now over 16.
Paediatric first aid trained. (renewed every 3 years).
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Home-based Childcare.
Safeguarding Children elearning course.
Safeguarding for Early Education and Childcare Providers Level 3.
Many online courses including updates to safeguarding, food hygiene, autism awareness, health and safety, nutrition in the early years and developing self esteem in young children, to name just a few!
Mum to 3 boys and a girl !
My Availability
Please message me for more details and to discuss any availability of vacancies.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
From £6.50 per contracted.
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
- UK Driving Licence (added 02/08/2023)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for RowRow. 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.
For the time we used Ro we were really happy with the standard of care our boy was always happy to be left with her and he made friends at Ro’s house and the groups he went to with her.
Unfortunately due to Covid 19 lockdown our little fella wasn’t able to continue.
We hope when things become clear with our work he will be able to go back to having fun at Ro’s.
Highly recommend 👍
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We are so pleased that we chose Rowan to look after our daughter. She is responsible and kind and on many occasion has provided sage advice and reassurance to us as first time parents (only when asked! ). We have been very grateful that she had been so flexible accomodating extra sessions at times at short notice. The best reflection of her success as a childminder is how happy our daughter had been there over the 2 years she has been attending. It is lovely to see the genuine affection she has for her mindees and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending her.
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Rowen is fantastic, I was frantically looking for a childminder and she came to my recuse!! My son absolutely loves going to her house, she has made him feel welcome from his first day. He goes happily every day and always says he has had a great time. I also have a school aged daughter who often says she wishes she could have gone go Rowen as well.
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Ro looks after both of our children - our 1-year-old daughter most of the week, and our 3-year-old boy one day a week. Both of them love going and settled almost instantly. I love that Ro takes them regularly to toddler groups, or for days out, but she understands the need for them to have plenty of quiet play time at home, too, in a relaxed, home-from-home environment. She has a great set-up in her house, with a fabulous playroom and lovely garden, where I'm sure the children will spend lots of time in the summer.
I'm very grateful to Ro for also accepting our slightly chaotic schedule, due to one of us being a shiftworker. She has been so accommodating.
Above all, I believe Ro's ethos in raising children is totally in line with our own - gentle, relaxed and as child-led as possible - so I am 100% comfortable dropping them off each day. I would highly recommend Ro's services to anyone.
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Having been wary about letting a stranger look after my child, I was instantly put at ease with Ro's warmth and friendliness when I met her for the first time in her home.
Her calm and approachable nature made my little girl settle in easily and she instantly understood what needs my child had, what with her experience from her own children and the ones she has cared for. It certainly makes all the difference when you come to collect a 'happy' child.
Rowan creates and safe and homely environment for the children and my little girl loved the huge amount of toys on offer, not to mention the crafts that she enjoyed doing with the odd picture for mummy. Ro also made the effort to take my little girl out to toddler group, which she also loved.
I would highly recommend Ro.
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