Jenny
Childminder in Bear Cross (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jul 2013 Last Updated Jan 2025 Last Login 23 Jan 2025
My Summary
Wrap Around Care Available For Bearwood School From January 2025
About Me
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read through my profile.
My name is Jenny and I have been working within nurseries for over 11+ years- both as a hands-on practitioner, and a manager, working with all age groups.
I am 43 years old and live with my husband, Simon, along with our three dogs, all cocker spaniels called Duke, Riley and Bonnie in Bearwood, Bournemouth. Duke, Riley and Bonnie have been brought up around children and babies and are super loving and cuddly. I opened Mini Badgers in September 2020 which was the best decision I have made.
Starting from January 2024, my husband Simon will be working alongside me as my full-time assistant. Over the years he has supported me since I started my journey as a childminder and I am very excited that we will be working together.
We firmly believe that children should be able to explore our outdoor environment as much as possible. Immersion in nature has so many benefits for children's development; teaching them to care about the environment; helping them sleep better at night; developing their motor skills, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. To facilitate these, we will be doing regular trips to nature reserves, parks, beaches and forest areas.
At home, We have a playroom packed with a variety of toys, arts and crafts,books and we use the living room for children to sleep. We also have a back garden with garden toys, sand and water play, a slide, trees to climb, mud kitchen and an area to grow fruit and vegetables.
We will be working closely with other, local childminders so your children benefit from both a smaller home-from-home setting and larger group gatherings too. We are passionate about our roles and love being able to help children explore, play, learn and guide them to their full potential.
We also attend regular training courses to allow us to continue to develop our knowledge and remain up to date with current legislation and any changes.
Opening hours are 8.00-17.30 Monday to Friday. Flexible to start a little earlier if needed
For more details or to arrange a visit please send me a message, email me or call me.
We look forward to welcoming you into our Mini Badgers family!
Providing quality childcare from the comfort of home.
My Experience
*Worked in nurseries for 11 years and was a room leader for two years and deputy manager for 2 years and a manager for 3 years.
* I am level 6 qualified in professional practice in the early years (BA Hons)
*I have cooked and prepared healthy meals and snacks for the children
*Worked with children from 0 months to 5 years and have experience looking after older children as well
* Got a GOOD Ofsted rating as a Manager of a Nursery
*Rated GOOD with Ofsted January 2023
My Qualifications
Level two and three in childcare and education
Food and hygiene level two
Clean driving licence
BA Hons (Level 6) in Early Years professional practice.
DSCL lvl 3 trained
Level 5 Early Years Degree
Level 3 Safeguarding Training
Full Pediatric First Aid Training
Cache Childminders Course
Forest School Training
SenCo Training
Prevent Duty training
FGM training
Covid-19 training
Exemplary Practice with Babies
Food Allergy training
My Availability
Available for school drop-offs and pick-ups from Bearwood School
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 31/12/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
I offer term time only and all-year-round contracts:
All year-round rates:
Hourly rate: £6.00 (snack and tea is included)
Daily Rate: £57.00
Term time only rates:
Daily Rate: £61.00
Hourly rate: £6.50
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at The Bourne Academy
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Bearwood Primary and Nursery 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: Safeguarding (added 12/04/2023)
- Inspection Report: Ofsted Inspection 12th January 2023- Rated Good (added 09/02/2023)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding Children training (added 29/09/2021)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 29/07/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid (added 27/07/2020)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding lvl 3 (added 27/06/2020)
- Training Certificate: Exemplary Practice with Babies (added 27/06/2020)
- Training Certificate: Covid-19 training (added 27/06/2020)
- DBS Check (added 27/06/2020)
- Exam Certificate: BA in Professional Practice in the Early Years (added 11/01/2020)
- Training Certificate: Food Allergy Training (added 11/01/2020)
- Training Certificate: Advanced Safeguarding training (added 11/01/2020)
- Exam Certificate: Level three in Childrens care, Learning and development (added 11/01/2020)
- Exam Certificate: Level two in Childrens care, Learning and development (added 11/01/2020)
- Exam Certificate: Foundation Degree in Early Years (added 11/01/2020)
- Exam Certificate: GCSE English (added 11/01/2020)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
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Jenny is brilliant with the kids, and has an amazing set up. She has a forest school in the garden, and is so passionate about childcare. There are new themed tables set up for the kids every week , my little girl settled in straight away.
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Jenna
on 27/07/2023
My daughter started with Jenny this month and we couldn’t be happier with the care she has received! Jenny is so welcoming and gets to know the children and their individual interests making everyday fun. We receive photos everyday showing us what they are getting up to and the beautiful doggy’s are an added bonus! Highly recommend!
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HannahB
on 17/02/2023
My daughter has been with Jenny 10 months now and she loves going there, she is extremely happy. Jenny spends a lot of time, thought and effort into all the activities the children do & all the nice places that they go. She is very friendly & kind, her dedication to her role is amazing, the children are her priority & my daughter gets very excited when she knows she is going to Jenny's house which gives me piece of mind. Jenny is very professional and communicates really well.
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MarcG
on 03/08/2022
My little one has been with Jenny for just over 3 months and he is so happy. Jenny is a kind, positive and professional childminder who has made my son and us feel so welcome and supported. The things she does with my son, from daily walks on the beach or in the woods to look for creepy crawlies, to activities at home like art, playing and cooking have been brilliant. We've seen him develop so much since he's been with her. And he adores Duke who is just the loveliest dog.
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Meg
on 22/12/2020
As soon as we met Jenny we knew she was the childminder for us and that has only been confirmed since they started! She’s warm, friendly and really cares about the children she is looking after. She has created a lovely home from home environment where she sets up gorgeous tough tray play (we’ve already seen seasonal activities as well as dinosaurs and under the sea exploration!) She puts a lot of thought into the activities she does and my children are clearly having lots of fun! Jenny is also incredibly organised and has maintained a high level of communication with us which shows how dedicated she is to providing the best for her families.
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Franki
on 27/11/2020
After having a bad experience at a previous nursery I came alone Tops in Christchurch, my first impression of Jenny who was the Manager there she was very friendly Evie was very fond of her from the get go and went off to explore different rooms with Jenny all by herself. My last Nursery Evie would not want me to leave nor left my side upon viewing.
She always made Evie welcome and was so friendly and went above and beyond for all the children there. To this day Evie still talks about Jenny and she hasn’t seen her for 2+ years. She’s very creative and was always coming up with fun different ideas for the children which were completely out of the box. I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a childminder. Overall an amazing and lovely person and a brilliant childminder for children.
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Chantell
on 16/05/2020
Jenny was my son's key carer at Kiddies Academy nursery in Beaconsfield. Sam started at only 7 months old so I could go back to work part time.
Jenny was brilliant with Sam, building a rapport straight away and he would get very excited when we arrived each morning. She made what would have been a difficult time for me, very easy. I didn't worry about Sam at all.
I only wish she was still in the area to look after the new addition to the family!
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on 03/02/2016
Jenny was the Assistant Manager at Poppies Nursery.
I found Jenny connected with the children on an individual basis, ensuring that each child felt like they had Jenny's attention. Often my child would be unhappy about leaving mummy at nursery drop off and Jenny always took the time to cheer them up and make them feel special. More importantly she knew exactly how to do this and what would work.
I felt absolutely 100% confident in Jenny's care so much so we also approached her for private care at home when we needed it.
Jenny doesn't just connect with the children and look after them, ensuring their safety and well being, I also felt that she partnered with me. I would often share concerns or ask advice and became quite reliant upon Jenny as a trusted advisor.
I was devastated when I learnt that she was moving away and very excited for her.
Jenny will be an exceptional asset to any nursery or childcare environment, I can't recommend her enough.
Thank you Jenny.
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on 03/02/2016
Jenny was my son's key carer at Poppies Day Nursery in Marlow before he started school in September '15. He loved going to nursery every day and Jenny quickly became known as 'My Jenny'.
Jenny is incredible with the children she looks after - she has a lot of fun with them, but the children know the rules and they are adhered to.
My son had a speech delay and Jenny was great at supporting him and us with using visual timetables, working with his speech and language therapist to implement their strategies and gave us regular feedback on his progress.
She was a great help with the transition to school with reports for each child that were sent to the schools and working with the teachers to make the move as easy as possible and he has adapted very well to the new setting.
I highly recommend Jenny and would continue to use her for babysitting if she hadn't moved away.
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on 03/02/2016
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