Hayley
Childminder in London: Bexley
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Female Member since Feb 2015 Last Updated Jan 2024 Last Login 19 Dec 2024
My Summary
Gold Childminding
About Me
My name is Hayley, I live with my husband in Bexleyheath, not far from the train station. I am OFSTED registered. I have worked with children for many years, I completed my childcare level 2 qualification at Blackfen school for girls in 2013 while doing work experience at Bexley Day Nursery. I then went on to complete my level 3 qualification in an apprenticeship role at Sidcup Baptist Church Playgroup in 2015. I worked a short amount of time (roughly 6 months) at Twixus Day Nursery before deciding that a day nursery setting is not for me and moving on to become a childminder's assistant with Lorraine at Mrs Bing's Childcare, I worked with Lorraine for 7 years before deciding to take the leap and start the registration process to become a childminder from my own home.
I love being outdoors and plan to take the children out most/every day, I believe being out in the fresh air and getting good exercise everyday is important and very beneficial, not just for health but also for learning and development. I also believe that play is the best way children learn and develop and therefore giving children the opportunity to do things in their own way and at their own pace with adult supervision, guidance and encouragement is the way I aim to conduct my childcare setting.
I love to read to the children and to sit and go through books together from a young age, I also encourage the learning of phonics, the alphabet, numbers and counting as much as possible and work on mark making skills in various different ways. I also encourage the children to get creative in various ways for example crafting with various materials, role play, imaginary play and group activities.
My Experience
Experience at Bexley day nursery, sidcup baptist church playgroup, twixus day nursery, Mrs Bing's childcare and various baby sitting jobs.
My Qualifications
First diploma in children's care learning and development
NVQ level 2
CASHE Level 3
Paediatric first aid trained
Training in safeguarding of children
Food hygiene
My Availability
Available 7:30am-6:00pm Mon,Tue,Thu and Fri
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| Before School | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no |
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| Afternoon | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 25/01/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
I charge a day rate from 8am-5:30pm anything outside of these hours is charged at an hourly rate, rounded up to the half hour.
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 Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 03/01/2024)
- Marriage Certificate (added 14/11/2023)
- Training Certificate: Level 3 (added 14/11/2023)
- Training Certificate: Level 2 (added 14/11/2023)
- First Aid Certificate (added 14/11/2023)
- DBS Check (added 14/11/2023)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Hayley. 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 have had Hayley as our sitter and minder over the last 4 years. She is incredibly friendly, warm and kind. This reassures us that we have made the right choice with our childcare. The kids always have a great time and Hayley is brilliant with children of all ages, she has looked after our eldest from age 1 (now 5) and our youngest from a few months old.I cannot recommend Hayley highly enough to look after your child/children.
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CHINCH
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on 30/03/2024
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Hayley
on 30/03/2024:
Thank you for this lovely review, it's been a pleasure looking after your two! I love the fact that we've kept in touch and I've been able to babysit for you even after leaving the childcare setting where we met.
Hayley was childminder to our two daughters from when they were small babies, right through to school age. She formed close relationships with the girls and was much loved by them.
Hayley is reliable and pro-active, always keeping the children entertained and learning in the home environment, as well as taking them out to the park and other outdoor activities.
Children of all ages love being around Hayley due to her kind, caring nature and sense of humour.
I would recommend Hayley to any family looking for a childminder as you won't find better.
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Wendy Vi
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on 26/11/2023
Response by
Hayley
on 27/11/2023:
Thank you so much for this review Wendy! It was a pleasure working with you all as a family and watching both girls grow.
Hayley looked after our two daughters when she was an assistant at Mrs Bing's childminders. Our girls and we have so many positive things to say about - we really love her and she is greatly missed. She is amazing with both babies and older children and I have no doubt she will be brilliant now she's taken the leap to set up on her own. 100% recommend!
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Louise
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on 16/11/2023
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Hayley
on 16/11/2023:
Thank you so much Louise! Give the girls a squeeze from me
Hayley was the childminders assistant at Mrs Bings and looked after oir daughter from when she was 6 months to going to school at 4.5 years. She looked after our son from 9 months to 2.5 years.
Our children have always adored Hayley! They loved going to see her in the morning and she always greeted them so warmly and affectionately and was clearly great and doing fun games, songs and crafts. She also helped them to do things independently whether it was encouraging and giving the time to do their own shoes and coats but also supporting them with toilet training, hand washing and eating. Hayley has also regularly babysat in our home and I was always happy that whatever happened, Hayley would be more than capable of managing.
We only wish Hayley was still available to mind our children! You and your children will be very lucky to Hayley!
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HMA
about
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on 15/11/2023
Response by
Hayley
on 15/11/2023:
Thank you so much for this review, it's been a dream working with you all and I look forward to seeing you again soon for some more babysitting!
Hayley looked after our daughter between the ages of 2 and 4 at Mrs Bing's Childcare. She absolutely adored Hayley and will talk about her all the time, like an extended member of her family.
From a parent perspective, we could not have asked for more. There was never a day when our daughter did not want to go to Hayley, and would actively look forward to seeing her - something we struggled with when our children had gone to nursery settings.
Hayley has a perfect mix of being really fun, very caring and having a genuine goal of providing a stable, interactive and educational environment. The children would go out most days and take part in such a wide range of activities whatever the weather, we were very aligned with Hayleys passion for being out in nature and exploring!
Our daughter regularly came home with her very creative artwork and we really loved the wide range of cultural events that she learned about and actively engaged in, as well as lots of energy burning games and activities in the garden and park!
We all miss Hayley and would not hesitate for a second to recommend her as a childminder who ticks boxes you didn't know you needed!
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Sarah
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on 15/11/2023
Response by
Hayley
on 15/11/2023:
Thank you so much for the wonderful review Sarah, it was an absolute pleasure looking after your daughter and working with you as a family!
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