Little Stars
Childminder in Lincoln
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Female Member since Sep 2010 Last Updated Apr 2024 Last Login 21 Nov 2024
My Summary
Experienced Childminder
About Me
About Me:
My name is Sarah. I am married to Andrew with two children of my own, Katy 24 years and Bethany 19.
Our setting:
I own Little Star Childminding, we were awarded Outstanding in all areas at our most recent OFSTED inspection in February 2024. I have been working as a registered childminder for over 20 years. I work alongside my daughter Katy who is my assistant and who has a degree in Early Childhood Studies and has much experience in childcare.
I live in uphill Lincoln close to the main routes in and out of the city which makes accessibility easy for parents to pick up and drop off children enroute to work/home. There is also a bus stop just a short walk from the setting.
Our Ethos:
I absolutely love the work that I do, it's not only fun but also extremely rewarding. I think it's the best thing in the world being able to help our special little people grow into even more amazing big people!
I believe in providing a stimulating learning space for children to develop and learn. Children's learning and independence is of paramount importance and therefore to enable them to thrive in our setting, their learning is closely linked with their interests, we also look to give children lots of new and wonderful experiences.
We like to follow a blended approach to care and teaching, which means children get to explore and experience lots of moments of wonder and awe that is delivered in a way they find interesting and stimulating.
I see being a registered childminder as a role which involves working closely with parents to ensure the best possible care for their child. I believe parents know their children best and try incorporate their practices as much as is possible when caring for their child.
Experience:
All children are embraced and welcomed here and are made to feel loved and cared for.
We like to work closely in partnership with parents and we like to share a child’s achievements they make both at home and within the setting and celebrate these.
Our Home:
Our home has a large lounge used for play, quiet time and homework (for the after school children), the conservatory leading from this which is where we store most of the resources and these are available to the children to access freely, this area leads to the garden with outdoor activities such as sand and water play, ride on toys and other garden resources.
Activities and learning:
I believe in providing all children with good quality, warm, safe,secure and 'homelike' environment rather than a watered down version of nursery. We enjoy doing fun activities which include: story sharing, arts and crafts, musical activities, outdoor play,free play, outings to local parks/places of nature and interest and much, much more!! Our activities are very much child led, hands on and I like to follow a child's interests to help them learn.
Children in our setting are enabled and encouraged to choose resources and activities and the area in which they choose to play. Resources are easily accessible for them to select. It is my belief that children in a comfortable, caring and supported environment grow and thrive.
Early Years Funding:
I am happy to be able to offer early years funded childcare for children who are eligible. Our funded hours are completely free to parents and doesn’t cost parents a penny in subsidiaries. They only have to pay for any additional hours they may choose to have, but these are not compulsory. Please contact me for more information regarding this.
I would love to hear from anyone who thinks they would like to become part of our setting!!Thank you!
My Experience
* Fully registered with Ofsted
* Public liability insurance
* Trained in paediatric first aid
* Level 3 qualification in Children's care,learning and development (amongst many other qualifications.)
* DBS checked
*We regularly undertake various training course to expand on our knowledge, improve our practice and keep up to date with all legislation.
I also have much varied experience of working with children with special needs, some of the special needs I am experienced in I have noted below.
Cri du chat (5 p) syndrome.
Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Downs Syndrome.
Williams syndrome.
Hearing and speech impairment.
ADHD
Allergies including food intolerances.
Asthma
Epilepsy.
Diabetes.
Dyslexia.
Dyspraxia.
We embrace and celebrate every child.
My Qualifications
Paediatric First Aid
Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and development
Child protection (level 1 and 2)
Fun with food
Sensitive Start
Family learning sessions
Implementing the EYFS
Bacteria Bites
Fire safety awareness
Moving and Handling
Infection Control
EYFS training
Record keeping
Premisis safety
Level 2 in direct care.
Senco training
Elklan
Behaviour management
Health and safety
Many more!
My Availability
Please contact me to discuss your requirements and availability.
I am pleased to be able to be able offer Early Years Entitlement funding for 2,3 and 4 year olds. This includes the 15 and 30 hour funding. We will be accepting the upcoming funding for younger children when it begins. We offer flexible sessions for our funding delivery.
My current working hours are 6:30am- 5:30pm Monday to Friday, there may be some flexibility depending on circumstances.
I currently do drop offs or collections to Ermine Primary Academy School and can provide school holiday care.
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| 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 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 17/04/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.50 per hour
Please contact me for more information.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Ermine Primary Academy
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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 11/04/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Little Stars. 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.
I chose Sarah as my sons childminder and couldn't have chose better.
Sarah is a genuine lovely lady who always has the children's best interests at heart.
She works tirelessly to make sure everything is up to date and as it should be.
Activities and fun are never ending.
My son absolutely loved his time with Sarah and I would chose her over and over again
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on 25/09/2021
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Little Stars
on 25/09/2021:
Thank you so much for your lovely review :)
Sarah accepted junior into her care group very promptly and put me and junior at ease with the transitioning, she took the time out to learn about junior, what he liked, disliked and what learning would help him strive with his learning, even trying to incorporate his 2nd language at times.
Sarah is a well known professional that is always putting the childrens safety first.
Its always daunting letting your baby go into a childcare setting but i can comfortably say that sarah will go above and behond for your child.
Thanks Sarah.
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Lorna
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on 24/09/2021
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Little Stars
on 24/09/2021:
Thank you so much for your lovely review :)
I was looking for a childminder for my first born,, I was very nervous about leaving her with anyone but with needing to work I had no choice and looked around for the right childminder ,,, sarah welcomed us into her home and filled us both with confidence and we didn’t need to look no further,,, during my daughters time there I had no issues and she absolutely loved it there she went there quite shy by the end she came out her shell with lots of fun and educational play,, she loved being around the other children,, I loved how organised it was and the routine also helped ,,,, Sarah always kept me informed with any chances or anything that I needed to know during the time my daughter was there ,, thank you for everything xxxxxxx
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Wags
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on 24/09/2021
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Little Stars
on 24/09/2021:
Thank you for your lovely review :)
My little boy was with Sarah from 1 until he started school. He absolutely loved it and loved Sarah and everyone ,she does so much for the children and treats them like her own .Best childminder by far my little boy still runs up to Sarah whenever he see her and gives her a hug .
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Naomi
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on 24/09/2021
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Little Stars
on 24/09/2021:
Thanks so much for your lovely review :)
My boys loved going to Sarah, she is amazing, she offers the children so much!! scheduled play, routine, days out, the children have so much fun, they love Sarah & although growing up still talk about the fun they had with her & the children, I wanted a caring loving environment for my challenging boys & Sarah offered that & more, I can’t express enough how highly thought of Sarah is & professional amazing lady!! x
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Lisa
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Little Stars
on 24/09/2021:
Thank you so much for your lovely review :)
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