Lyssa
Childminder in Spelthorne
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Female Member since Mar 2013 Last Updated Jul 2024 Last Login 23 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi Mums and Dads
My name is Lyssa and I have been an Ofsted registered childminder for 12 years and I am a proud mum to four great children.
I accept all early years funding and am registered for childcare vouchers and Tax free childcare .
Some of the lovely words from my lastest OFSTED inspection report:
‘ The children are happy and confident’
‘ The children have developed a trusting bond with the childminder’
‘Children are eager and happy to start their day ‘
‘ The Children relish the constant praise and attention from the childminder’
‘ The children are highly motivated to learn ‘
‘ The childminder gives lots of care, love and attention’
‘The childminder provides many opportunities for the children to develop’
I provide care and education in a loving, stimulating family environment offering a wide range of toys and activities, both indoors and out. Whilst your child is under my care I provide a range of activities ( fully integrated Early Years Foundation Stage framework )to enable the children to develop and learn through play in a caring, supportive, stimulating, safe and happy environment.
I love getting involved with the children in all of the daily activities we do and i take great pride in seeing them grow and flourish into dependent confident individuals. I believe that every child is special and that they all deserve to be cared for in a safe, healthy, secure and loving environment. I want every parent to feel happy in the knowledge that while they are working their precious little ones have been left in such an environment where they can continue to develop and grow into happy, contented and confident individuals.
I have a lovely playroom which is full of fun toys, books and educational toys which leads onto a large conservatory which we use to eat our food or do fun arts and crafts activities, this leads onto a lovely sunny large garden which has a play house, trampoline, gardening area, a wildlife nature pod area which the children all love. Our nature / wildlife is also extremely special has we have Newts living there.
We attend weekly playgroups in the area and love fun days out at the splash park, parks , soft play and local events.
i try to be as flexible and accommodating as possible, so please feel free to contact me with any of your childcare needs.
My Experience
Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase
Childminding for 12 years
Mom to four awesome children
My Qualifications
I am a qualified Reception year teacher ( South Africa UNISA BeD foundation phase) and have completed my CACHE LEVEL 3 in the uk.
I am a qualified First Aider
As part of Early years, training is essential and therefore i attend many training courses throughout the year
I have certificates in the below:
Certificate in Early Childhood Development :The Reception Year
Certificate in Paediatric First Aid
Certificate in Home-based childminding
CACHE Level 3
Certificate in I am two, what can i do
Certificate in Think safe , be safe , stay safe V3
Certificate in Food Allergy Awareness for Childcare level 2
Certificate in Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Certificate in Safeguarding Children -Level 3
Certificate in Safeguarding Children - Children Awareness Level
Certificate in Safeguarding Children - Information Sharing
Certificate in Safeguarding refresher V10
Certificate in Risk Assessment in Safeguarding V3
Certificate in child Accident Prevention
Certificate in Protecting Children from Child Sexual Exploitation
Certificate in Prevent Duty
Certificate in FGM
Certificate in Dyslexia
My Availability
i work Monday- Friday and am flexible of times.
I am available to provide both full time and part time care. I also provide ad-hoc care and school holiday care.
Currently pick up from:
Laleham Church playgroup
Laleham C of E Primary School
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
I accept all funding
£7 per hour includes meals , snacks, all activities and outings ..
parents to provide clothing / water bottle /nappies / wipes / special milk
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Laleham CofE VA Primary 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
- Other (added 20/06/2023)
- DBS Check (added 20/06/2023)
- Reference: certificate 2 (added 12/06/2020)
- Reference: certificate 1 (added 12/06/2020)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 15/05/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Lyssa. 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 daughter has learnt so much under your care. Thank you for looking after her so wonderfully. I’m sure she will miss you and the other children.
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Lyssa has been a godsend and I could
never actually express how thankful I am to her.
At a very hard time in my life when huge life changes happened and when I had to go back to work, Lyssa took on my little boy and provided him with so much love, care and fun.
Within weeks, he went from being a very anxious, shy, clingy child, to marching happily into Lyssa's without even saying goodbye to me. On collection he was so excited to show me his arts and crafts or tell me about his fun day.
Lyssa provided such fun opportunities and took him to lovely groups for him to grow and develop and the growth within 6 months is incredible.
You are a brilliant childminder. (I have also emailed Ofsted as it’s important for them to know how incredible you actually are)
Lyssa has been so caring towards me as well and very understanding and flexible in my situation. Sadly, I have chosen to move closer to my family up north for more support on the single mom journey I’m now on.
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Where do I start, Lyssa and her family have been incredibly sensitive, flexible and caring during these times. Lyssa has provided excellent childcare throughout lockdowns and has been a rock. Within a few sessions my unsocialised (because of Covid) 1 year old has gone from crying hysterically to going to Lyssa with open arms and waving goodbye with no tears. I can’t express enough the confidence and trust that I have with Lyssa and my children. If it hadn’t been for a 30 mile move I would still be using her services. She’s a great childminder and would also call her a friend. *****
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We booked Lyssa to look after our two children on numerous occasions and sometimes at very late notice which was never an issue for her. Lyssa is very friendly, helpful and considerate and has a very good way with children. Her experience and approach allows us to be safe in the knowledge our kids are in great hands.
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Lyssa has been looking after our daughter since she was very little and she will soon be starting reception. The time has flown, and i can honestly say Lyssa has been the most amazing 'second mom" to our daughter and will remain a life long friend of ours and so will our children.
We have been extremely happy with the care we have received, and the great progress our daughter has made whilst in Lyssa's care. Lyssa's home is always welcoming, clean and well organised and our son has great fun playing with all the toys available and with the other children in her care. Beyond all this though, it is Lyssa's, kind, caring and friendly but no nonsense approach which sets her apart from other childminders we have experienced.
Lyssa provides a wide, fun range of activities including plenty of outdoor exercise. Over the years we have received amazing arts and grafts items from our daughter, and wonderful hand made presents for mothers day , fathers day and birthdays.
Lyssa is a great communicator and has a great loving personality and has had no trouble encouraging good behaviour , kindness and compassion to others, both skills which are important to us at home. When our daughter has hurt herself or was feeling under the weather I know that she feels happy to be comforted by lyssa and I am confident that she can administer either first aid or medication following all the correct procedures and completing the necessary records to ensure his health and safety.
All in all I am thoroughly happy with the level of care we have received and I’m certain that being in such a positive and happy environment is helping our daughter develop into a confident and self assured little girl.
I would absolutely recommend Lyssa as a great and reliable childminder who goes over and beyond her duty.
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