Donna Day Care
Childminder in Chafford Hundred
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Female Member since Mar 2014 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 24 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi My name is Donna.
I'm an Ofsted registered childminder with 24 years experience at doing a job I absolutely love . I live with my husband Gary and 2 grown up children. My husband is also registered with Ofsted as my assistant and works with me most days. We make learning fun and this encourages children to meet their Eyfs learning goals and be school ready when the time comes.
We provide a very welcoming and fun, home from home environment for children of all ages and stages of ability.
We have a lovely bright playroom full with lots of lovely toys to keep your little one entertained and to ensure we meet all their learning needs. We have a lovely safe and secure garden with various out side toys and plenty of space to run around and play .
We provide healthy home cooked meals and snacks daily for the children and can cater for most dietary needs.
We go out and about during the week to local toddler groups, Music classes, parks and other childminders settings.
During our week we do lots of fun activities together such as arts and crafts, messy play, using different themes and topics that interest the children, baking, singing etc. all of which the children absolutely love.
During school holidays we have fun days out to various parks, woods, farms, wildlife centres ect.
We have 2 very friendly dogs who are fantastic with the children.
We have looked after some amazing children over the years ( and still do now) and worked with their lovely families and still keep in contact with most of them. We have looked after a wide range of ages from babies through to teenagers, also siblings from the same families which is really lovely to have that consistency of care for their family.
All children are welcomed in to our home and are treated as part of our family.
We have lots of amazing References available to look at from previous and current parents from over the years .
On my last Ofsted inspection just recently I was graded "Good".
We are registered for the 9 months, 2 and 3/4 year old funding and also accept tax free childcare.
My Experience
24 years now as a registered Childminder as well as bringing up my own 2 children.
I have looked/look after children with special educational needs.
I Have looked after babies right through to their teens.
My Qualifications
First aid training
Cypop5
Safeguarding
Neglect training
Child protection
Child sexual Exploitation
Online safety
Supporting children with SEND in the early years
Dyslexia, ADHD and Autism awareness
Behaviour management
Preventing Bullying
Supporting Early language development
Food safety
Fire safety
Health and Safety
Eyfs
Fgm
Prevent duty
GDPR
Equality and Diversity
Covid 19
Plus numerous other training certificates which are all updated regularly
My Availability
We currently have before and after school places Available for Tudor ct primary for this September 24, pick ups/drop offs mon - Thursday ( term time only).
We are available Monday to Thursday from 7.30/8am -5.30pm all year round.
Our local school run is Tudor court primary in Chafford Hundred.
We offer full/part time and before and after school contracts, all subject to availability at the time. We also offer term time only contracts (with no retainer fee during the school holidays).
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 29/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Tudor Court 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
- DBS Check (added 24/11/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: QNUK level 3 paediatric first aid (added 24/11/2022)
- UK Passport (added 24/11/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 24/11/2022)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Donna Day Care. 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.
We can’t thank Donna and Gary enough for the amazing care they’ve provided to our son for the last 18 months. He started there as a 9 month old baby and has grown into a funny, intelligent and loving toddler and we’re confident Donna has played a huge role in his development. We appreciate the daily updates she provides and love how happy he looks playing with the other children. We would recommend Donna Day Care to anyone looking for a new childminder 😊
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AWaums92
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on 30/07/2024
My son joined Donna & Gary when he was 1 and been with them for a year now, Donna & Gary have been amazing with my son, my son has become so confident around other children and plays so well. I have always felt so comfortable leaving him in their care.They have been so understanding & supportive! Donna & Gary are professional & down to earth they are just all round amazing & lovely people! I would recommend anyone to them. Thank you Donna & Gary for being so good with my son we are very grateful! Xx
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Georgia
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on 29/04/2024
My son (5yo) has been with Donna and Gary since after COVID. I honestly could not ask for better people to mind my son. He has severe allergies and not once have I been concerned for his well being. Both Donna and Gary have minded and loved him like their own. My son has flourished since having them in his daily life. If we were not relocating my son and my future son who I am pregnant with would be with Donna and Gary. X
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Jolene
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on 22/03/2024
My 3 children loved their time. Thank you for everything. They were comfortable from the get go and settled in very quickly. My children are 10 , 8 and 4. They are great with all age groups. Hopefully we will be back very soon ;) xx
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Sabiha
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on 02/03/2024
My daughter joined Donna & Gary when she was in Reception (age 4) and is now in year 6 (age 10). From the minute I stepped into their home to have that first proper chat, I knew my daughter was going to be absolutely fine. Donna and Gary are professional, down to earth and treated my daughter like one of their own. I completely trusted that she was in safe hands - it was like going from home to home and my daughter absolutely loved being there. Donna & Gary go out of their way to know the kids and are always going the extra mile. I have watched my daughter’s confidence and social skills excel over the past years and I believe by being with Donna and Gary has played a massive part. Thank you so much both of you you’re amazing! xxx
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KellyB
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on 12/11/2023
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