Angie
Childminder in Royston
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Female Member since May 2016 Last Updated Nov 2024 Last Login 23 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
My name is Angela and I live in Royston and have done for the last 33 years.
I have 4 children aged between 33 and 24. I have 4 grandchildren aged between 13 and 2.
I have my own car and a full and clean driving license.
I am Ofsted registered.
I have been in childcare now for a number of years. After bringing up my own children I went to Hertford College and achieved my level 3 nvq in childcare. I started work at a preschool as a deputy supervisor whilst I completed my level 3 in 2007 and in 2009 I became supervisor and ran the preschool for just over 8 years. I have gained a lot of qualifications along my way both by attending face to face and online training. I then became a nanny before completing training with Ofsted to become a registered childminder in 2017. I have lots of experience with children from birth upwards. I also have experience looking after twins.
I enjoy being out and about and have a clear insight into the early years foundation stages and what is expected and when. I use EYFS trackers to keep track of the children and how they are progressing each term.
At my setting i welcome parents to view before deciding. I know how difficult a decision is to send your child to childcare. I have references from past and present children I have looked after. I have a separate room for children to sleep in away from other children playing. My setting is very much home from home.
I have an up to date paediatric first aid and safeguarding, both of these are updated every 3 years to I can keep up with any changes.
I work closely with a lady called Karen and we meet up most days weather permitting to do crafts and go out to the park, library etc. This enables the children to mix with a wider number of children giving them bigger chances to develop their social skills but still have the home from home feel with a smaller setting.
I am registered to take the 9 month funding, 2 year old funding and the 15 and 30 hrs funding.
I am also registered with a range of different childcare voucher schemes.
My Experience
CACHE Level 3 NVQ in Children's Care, Learning and Development
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Preparing to Work in Homebased Care
My Qualifications
Full Paediatric First Aid
Department of Education: Understanding Child Development And The EYFS
Department of Education: Brain Development And How Children Learn
Department of Education: Supporting Children's Personal, Social And Emotional Development
Department of Education: Supporting Language Development In The Early Years
Department of Education: Supporting Physical Development In The Early Years
Department of Education: Mathematics
Department of Education: Effective Curriculum And Assessment
ADHD Awareness
Prevent Awareness Course
Prevent Referrals CourseFGM (Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief)
Safeguarding Children Level 3
Managing Behaviour
Supporting Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
NCFE cache Level 2 In An Introduction to Neuroscience In Early Years
Understanding Neuroscience in Early Years Level 2
Understanding Self-Regulation And How To Nurture This in Children From Birth To Seven Years Level 2
Safeguarding Children - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
My Availability
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 22/11/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
My fees are £6.00 P/H, I accept childcare vouchers, 9 month old, 2 and 3 year old funding and all voucher schemes.
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 Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- First Aid Certificate (added 12/07/2021)
- DBS Check (added 04/03/2021)
- Inspection Report: Ofsted report (added 04/11/2019)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 09/10/2017)
- Reference: Reference October 17 (added 03/10/2017)
- Full CV (added 23/08/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Angie. 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.
When we were looking for childminders for our 1 year old last year, came across Angela's profile. Unfortunately she was full and had no space but suggested her friend, Karen who lives nearby who works with her. Our daughter is with Karen now but we needed childcare for her for 3 months on the days she wasnt with Karen earlier this year and we were told that Angela had space until Sept. We took up the spot without even blinking twice because our little girl already knew Angela, she sees her atleast twice a week so it was a no brainer. Angela was so accommodating and helped us out when we really needed it- and angel! Our girl fit right in, every time we'd go to drop her, she'd go "Hi Angela house" and "bye Angela house" during pick ups. There is no boring day at the messy madhouse. Every day is fun, exciting, so many activities and learning. Angela has been so lovely to our daughter, treating her as one of her own. Although she no longer is with her full time now, she still sees her twice a week and is at the messy madhouse while she is at Karens, its like Angela never left!! Our daughter loved Angela and so did we. I would not hesitate to recommend anyone wanting to leave their child with her, she is marvellous! And we were at peace all the time :) Thank you so much Angela!!
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Well what can I say about this wonderful lady, Angie she goes above & beyond! And does really good activities with them all, does arts & crafts and takes them out to little trips to the park, library and many more activities. Angie has been caring for our son since September 2022 when he was only 8 months old! And he has got on so well there, he gets on so well with the other children and he has become a little social butterfly 🦋! Thank you for being such amazing childminder and making wonderful memories with my son. I would 100% recommend angie to anyone! Thank you for caring for our son! ❤️
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Angie's review
Our daughter has been with Angie since October 2022. Finding Angie was an absolute godsend, as we were moving to Royston from London we had no hope securing a nursery space with the time we had available and Angie was just amazing, she kept a space open while we waited for our house purchase to complete (and it was inevitably delayed by several weeks). As we have no family nearby, Angie treats our daughter as an extended member of the family and we are forever grateful!
Angie deeply cares about, and is dedicated to the development of, our child. She has only their best interests at heart, she goes above and beyond anything we would have expected and is excellent at keeping parents informed of the children's day and any concerns are flagged early and discussed. We completely trust Angie with the care of our child, she's been just absolutely brilliant and we're sad it's time to move up to preschool.
In Angie's care our little girl has grown into a beautiful, articulate and well rounded toddler who enjoys crafting, reading, singing and dancing as well as being able to communicate with older children, she also is gentle around smaller children and babies. Each holiday, and birthday event is celebrated and our home is bursting with homemade crafts. We have a beautiful book filled with updates and photographs to show how our daughter has progressed in Angie's care, and we also receive periodical updates to show how she is progressing against the curriculum.
We can't recommend Angie highly enough, she's absolutely brilliant and we thank her from the bottom of our hearts!.
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Angie has been looking after our 1 year old daughter since September and we could not be happier with the care she provides. Our daughter felt immediately comfortable and happy with Angie as she is so warm and friendly. Angie is very creative and does wonderful craft activities with the children, and lots of messy play! She also makes sure they have plenty of fresh air and outside play and it’s lovely that she works with Karen so the children have an even wider circle of friends and even more expert care by another great childminder. It’s such a good feeling to know that our daughter is getting such incredible care while we are working, and we feel so lucky to have found Angie. Thank you amazing Angie!
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Angie was absolutely wonderful with our daughter. Although she only attended for a short time Angie made sure her time there was filled with fun! Angie was particularly brilliant when our daughter went through a really difficult patch and was really struggling to settle. Angie went above and beyond to try and help, even going as far as recommending alternative provision (which it turned out we didn’t need thanks to Angie’s care and attention!)
Everything Angie did with our daughter was kind and thoughtful, from helping her play with toys to the lovely cards and gifts the children made for special occasions. Thank you Angie for everything!
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