Amanda
Childminder in Acton Vale
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Female Member since Nov 2009 Last Updated Apr 2024 Last Login 18 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello.
I am an Ofsted registered childminder.
I take great pride in my work and I believe I offer an excellent service. I provide a fun, safe and home from home environment for my charges to thrive in.
I live in a spacious home with a lovely garden; I have lots of toys and provide plenty of activities for the children to do. I also go out to local parks, attend playgroups, Rhyme time, music groups, visit local libraries and go to soft play centres. I like to keep an active diary but also let the children have some time to play in a home environment.
I provide a daily online diary with photos to share the day's activities.
I provide a healthy and varied menu. I love cooking and use lots of fresh ingredients. I am happy to support weaning and I am able to prepare age appropriate meals from weaning age.
I follow the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage framework) where I promote each child's development by meeting their individual needs.
I would be happy to have a chat / meet with you to discuss your childcare needs.
I promise to provide a warm, caring, loving and trusting environment for your child to flourish.
*** My next vacancy will be during summertime. I work Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm. The vacancy is for the 4 days, but I would consider a 3 day childcare requirement.
My Experience
I have been childminding for 16 years and love it!
I have child minded children from 3 months old to 10 year olds and I am a parent of two children so plenty of hands on experience.
I have attended childcare courses, First Aid, Food Hygiene and EYFS training courses.
My Qualifications
In additional to Paediatric First Aid (renewed every 3 years) and Safeguarding Training (renewed every 2 years) I attend childcare courses regularly to keep myself updated.
I would happily provide references / or arrange chats with current parents
My Availability
I work Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 04/04/2024 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
To be discussed as they are dependent on your needs.
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.
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My Documents
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 28/04/2023)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 28/04/2023)
- DBS Check (added 28/04/2023)
- UK Driving Licence (added 28/04/2023)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Amanda. 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.
Amanda has been everything we could have wanted for our child. I am beyond confident that he has the best time everyday. This is confirmed through his wishes to go to Amanda’s on his days off, his enthusiasm to go in a morning and him not wanting to leave at the end of the day!
As a working mum I needed a child care provider who was reliable and this is exactly what Amanda is.
I love that Amanda takes the children to a variety of classes in the week and offers a varied balanced diet along with promoting independence and manners. I strongly believe the well rounded person my son is becoming is of huge credit to Amanda.
Thank you Amanda, Grayson is very lucky to have had this time in your care.
Amanda has been an absolute dream. My son started just under a year and he has flourished with her. What I love about Amanda is her personal touch -- she knows all the kids intimately from their personalities to their development areas. She shares great photos and updates every day, has an amazing range of activities for the kids (music classes, art, playgroup, baking, outdoor activities in the park etc) so I felt I was getting the best of both worlds - the personalised care of a childminder and the social interaction and activities of a nursery. And even with stay at home activities, her wonderful home has a great range of indoor and outdoor toys that she rotates. She has also been incredibly flexible when we needed to switch days and easy to talk to. I would 100% recommend Amanda.
Oh Amanda how we are going to miss you!
It is my daughters final week with Amanda before we leave (she will be 3 in a few months and starting nursery) and I am beside myself! Amanda has quite simply been one of the most wonderful experiences.
Having never left my daughter with anyone else before we started a year and a half ago, I was nervous, but Amanda was so reassuring and talked me through it all. She sent daily updates and photos and text messages to keep me in the loop and Amber settled into a good routine. There were playgroups, music classes, cooking, fun at home - I felt like Amber was in the best possible place where she was learning and growing all under Amanda's watchful and knowledgeable eye.
Not only has it been a warm and happy environment for Amber to thrive in but Amanda has also been a constant source of help, advice and support when I needed it as a first time mum going through all the stages of life with a toddler...getting rid of the dummies! potty training! Just a few of the things made so much easier with Amanda's guidance and encouragement.
Nothing seems to fluster her - she seems to have endless energy, is completely solid, safe, fun, approachable and straightforward - she really is a gem and I can't imagine what we would have done without her in our lives. Amber has loved going to her house each week and we are going to miss her hugely!! If you are looking for a child carer Amanda is genuinely the best of the best x
The most wonderful, nurturing and loving environment you can imagine.
Amanda's experience and wisdom speaks volumes. Our child settled very quickly into Amanda's home and fun filled routine. Everything seems very easy when Amanda's involved, nothing is a problem. Only yesterday we were discussing how fun it is for all the different ages to help each other and share the toy's (we left 3 months ago!).
To summarise, it really works, it's a lot of fun and huge leaps in friendship bonds are made. There is a legacy made at her home, "sprinkles of magic", she will always be remembered and missed, it's been a very happy time in our childs upbringing and long may we talk about Amanda.
If she has a space, TAKE IT! :))
We were quite apprehensive to leave our daughter with a childminder after having care provided by grandparents since returning to work. We needn’t have worried, the loving and engaging environment Amanda provides really helped our child to settle quickly.
The whole settling in process was managed very well, Amanda met with us in advance so my daughter could meet her and we could see her very safe and child friendly home. Within a month my child was very excited to be going to Amanda’s and would run in without much of a goodbye... she used to ask if she could go there on the weekends!
The huge amount of activities and outings Amanda can fit into her days is really very impressive, it must take a considerable amount of planning and it’s all undertaken while maintaining a relaxing environment. Amanda does a group every morning and puts on a range of activities at home, including rotating toys in her house and garden. We especially loved all of the arts and crafts that came home and still have many of these hanging up around our house.
The Toucan Learn diary was wonderful, both myself and my partner enjoyed seeing what activities the children had been up to during the day and we laughed over some of the funny photos in the evening. Having meals captured in the diary allowed us to ensure we were providing a varied diet each week between Amanda’s and our own home.
We were extremely happy with the level of care provided by Amanda, I can’t recommend her enough. She creates a fun, engaging environment for the children with a reliable routine. We get on very well with Amanda, she is professional, has extensive experience and clearly enjoys her job. It was sad to say goodbye, she’s still regularly spoken about in our home especially by our child who has fond memories. We’re very lucky to have had the opportunity to have our daughter in her care and hope to work with her again in the future.
We miss you Amanda xx
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