Andrea
Childminder in Rushden
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Female Member since Apr 2009 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 24 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
My name is Andrea. I have been a Registered Childminder for 23 years.
Located in the south side of Rushden less than a 5 minute walk from Southend Infant and Junior Schools in a large detached house with ample parking. My setting is clean, light, modern and airy. We are lucky to be so close to the schools with no busy roads to cross and little legs don't get tired after a long day at school. I have worked closely with both schools for 15 years.
I offer a modern day approach to early childhood, taking mainly inspiration from the nurseries of Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy, as well as a pinch of Montessori, Te Whariki and Steiner, which all contribute to make up my setting which creates a culture of awe, curiosity and wonder which are embedded in the heart of the service and setting I provide for the children.
As a small setting, I am able to focus on and adapt to your child’s style of learning. All children are unique and so are their learning styles. It is my job to make sure that the best opportunities for learning are as individual as the children in my care. Adopting the Reggio Emilia approach means building firm relationships with you, the parents, as well as your child. I know that each family unit is unique, so I adapt my environment according to the needs of the families in my care. This creates, healthy, confident children who are happy to take risks, in a safe and challenging environment.
I have a cat called Dexter.
I offer term time, school holidays, part time and full time hours.
Excellent references available and DBS and Ofsted Certificate etc all available on request.
Thanks for looking
My Experience
I have been a Registered Childminder since April 2003.
Gluten Free Diet
Nut Allergies
Dairy Allergies
Wheat Allergies
Asthma trained
Nasogastric Tube trained
GSD aware
Epipen trained
Gastrostomy trained
My Qualifications
I have completed the following:
NVQ Level 3 in Childcare,Learning and Development
ICP
Food Hygiene
Paediatric First Aid
Quality Assured Level 3
NCMA Children Come First Network Registered
Protective Behaviours
Safeguarding Children
ADHD and Aspergers Syndrome
Cetificate in Montessori Practice
Curiosity Approach Accreditation
Nasogastric trained via NHS Northants
My Availability
full time, part time, term time, school holidays, occasional
I work from 7am until 6pm
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 04/06/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.00 per hour
Government Funded Children welcome
Tax free childcare accepted
Childcare Vouchers accepted
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at South End Infant School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at South End Junior 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
- UK Driving Licence [DELETED] (added 15/01/2023)
- Training Certificate: The Curiosity Approach (added 05/12/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Andrea. 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.
After I was let down with CC arrangement I contacted Andrea at short noticed, she was wonderful, quick to respond and accommodated my request and questions quickly. On the day, both my girls (8&9) settled and loved the time they spent with Andrea. Asking when they would next be able to go.
Would highly recommend.
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Doug
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on 02/09/2024
Response by
Andrea
on 06/11/2024:
Thank you Doug, the girls are welcome anytime 😊
Andrea has been absolutely amazing helping me out last minute with childcare before and after school! She is lovely and extremely helpful, my little boy loves going to her before and after school! I would highly recommend her 😊
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on 18/07/2024
Response by
Andrea
on 06/11/2024:
Thanks Amy xx
We are so lucky we have Andrea as our sons childminder for the 12 months, she is amazing always happy, friendly, supportive, flexible to help, and is great friend. Prior to finding Andrea we visited other childminders and nurserys but none of them felt right, as soon as we visited Andrea's it just felt perfect and knew this was where we wanted him to be, all the children were happy and smiley and loved the environment.Our son struggled to settle to start as it was the 1st time away from us ever. Andrea was so patient we went through a plan together and increased hours weekly until he was settled, Andrea provided us with updates / photos through the day to reassure us he was OK and having fun. Amir absolutely loves Andrea and can't wait to go each day, he loves the home to home environment, the activities arranged each day, the lovely set up reflects in all the children as they are all so happy which in turn we are happy and reassured our son is safe, happy and secure.
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My child enjoys the time spent under Andrea's care, offering adequate
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My daughter is under Andreas’ care since she was two years old. On her first day, she cried a lot, and I was very close to giving up. But I trusted Andreas’ calming words and experience, jackpot! Now Libby says: “Andrea is my friend, and Alfie (her cute dog) as well!” She doesn’t even wave to me goodbye anymore, just goes straight into the house. Andrea´s home is always welcoming, very clean and well-organized. Libby has a lot of fun playing with all of the toys. I like that we are informed over the phone with pictures of Libby´s activities so afterward, we can speak with Libby about her day and what she did. I am also happy that Andrea has her dogs over there because cuddling with them helps her relieve stress.
Andrea is a very, very responsible person, empathic with a lot of experience. Highly recommended!
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