Edinbair
Childminder in Edinburgh (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 24 hours
Female Member since Mar 2020 Last Updated Mar 2024 Last Login 24 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
**please note, although I am given a response time that might not be immediate, I am working with children Monday to Friday, and my phone is not a priority. I spend evenings and weekends doing admin and replying to messages, so please bear with me.
***FULL UNTIL end summer 2023
Hello, I'm Samantha, and I have worked in childcare for over 17 years.
you can contact me on insta @edinbairns
About me
I have almost 20 years of experience working with early years and primary-aged children, for 10 of these years I worked as a nursery manager, and after this, an after-school club manager working in Edinburgh nurseries of up to 76 children upto 30 staff and managing after-school clubs and holiday clubs with up to 60 children. This has given me great ease of working as a childminder and with such personal numbers.
I have experience working with children and staff working towards the curriculum for excellence, using building the ambition paperwork and the 0-3 framework. I have been involved in many inspections; my most recent grades are 5's with the care inspectorate within a nursery environment.
I have lots of experience in big childcare settings, and I'm now taking this knowledge and implementing it into my childminding services. I really feel that with the right amount of love, care, and education, your child will have all the fun whilst learning in a positive and easy-going environment. A home away from home!
My passion for children's learning and development is what drives me, I have completed many qualifications in children's learning and development and enjoy using my knowledge to use in my work each day and supporting your child in their learning journey.
I love setting up play and opportunities for the children I look after. I have built amazing mud kitchens and set up beautiful playrooms and activities for the children that I look after. Play is at the forefront of everything we like to do here and watching children playing and engaging with different age groups, and each other is lovely to see. I also spend a lot of time outside, and I'm not afraid of adventure with the children in my care. Regular trips to the woods, beaches, Edinburgh zoo, the dell and Pentlands keep us all happy and smiling.
more about me.....
I am a mother to two children aged 18 and 4. We love to spend time outside together, and my eldest daughter enjoys playing her cello and bass guitar to us all. She recently achieved 13 A's and is studying medicine at Edinburgh University. My husband and I recently celebrated 15 years of marriage.
We live in the Dalry area of Edinburgh and have a large back garden with lots of resources and access to local parks, too. I also have a dedicated playroom for the children in my care fitted out with resources, climbing apparatus, play kitchen, tables and seats, etc
WE ALSO HAVE A MEMBERSHIP FOR EDINBURGH ZOO attending each at least once a month.
Paperwork can be seen upon request - PVG check, registration paperwork, etc.
Please note that the 4-week deposits are due for all starting children.
My Experience
I have 2 children of my own aged 18 and 3.
I have worked with children from birth through to p7 for over 17 years.
I have worked with children with various medical and learning needs and have worked alongside the children, parents, and medical professionals to support these.
I have an SVQ 2 in Childcare Learning and Development.
I have an SVQ 3 in Childcare Learning and Development.
BA degree in childhood practices.
I have an HNC in leadership in management.
Child Protection: Level 4 - Managing Child Protection in a Local Authority Early Years Centre
Paediatric first aid updated 2022
I am always doing professional development, looking at how I work as a childcare practitioner. And what I can do to support the families and children I work with. I thrive to become an excellent childcare provider.
I have spent my working life in childcare managing after-school clubs, managing nurseries for 10 years, and during my training, I was a play worker and a baby room staff member.
My most recent inspection I was manager in I received 5's. (November (2019) my childminding services were graded with 4's in 2022
My Qualifications
Svq 2 in childcare learning and development
Svq 3 in childcare learning and development
Hnc in leadership and management
BA in childhood practices
Child Protection: Level 4 - Managing Child Protection in a Local Authority Early Years Centre
Paediatric first aid
I have also taken part in the following training courses.
food handling and food safety 2018
Asthma, Epilepsy and Allergies 15/08/2016
0-3 conference 2015
New SQIP training 2015
Outdoor learning 2015
Understanding Autism 2014
Managing challenging behaviour 2014
Sign along 2014
CFE Planning and Observations 2014
0-3 conference 2014
Children and baby first Aid Oct 2014
Up, up and away Training -2012
GIRFEC Training -2012
ASL in early years – 2012
Child Protection Level 4 management – 2012
ASL Level 3 management – 2013
Eco Schools training 2013
Inclusive Play Workshop – February 2011
Introduction to Sign Language – June 2008
Dyspraxia Awareness – 2008
Downs Syndrome Training – 2007
Asthma Awareness Course - 2007
My Availability
I have space available from Summer/ Autumn 2023.
I am also working with Dalry Primary School, doing drop offs
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My Fees
- Babysitting from £13.00 per hour
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
From...
£8.00
Please note that my fees are based on my experience and qualifications and the care, learning, and attention I will be offering to your family and child based on my experience.
ASC drop-off and school drop-offs are charged at a different rate
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Craiglockhart Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Roseburn Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Dalry Primary School
My Documents
- First Aid Certificate: First Aid Certificate (added 14/03/2023)
- Care Inspectorate Certificate (added 22/04/2021)
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 16/05/2020)
- UK Passport (added 27/04/2020)
- PVG Check (added 25/04/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Edinbair. 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.
Samantha helped me out with care for my baby girl when the nursery she was going to shut down with not enough notice time. My lo had no issues adapting to the setup.
Samantha is warm and friendly and she keeps the number of kids in her care to only around 4 at a time, so that she can give her best to all of them. So refreshingly different from the nursery setup! She keeps the kids occupied with a ton of activities, both indoor and outdoors. Overall, definitely recommend her!
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Samantha has been looking after my daughter for 2 days a week since she was 10months old. As a first time mum with a very clingy baby I was apprehensive about the return to work. On the first meet however, Samantha scooped my daughter up and made her feel so comfortable. I knew it was a fantastic fit. Samantha provides timely updates throughout the day and really knows the children she cares for. My daughter always enjoys her time there and greets Sammantha with a big smile and hug at drop off. I couldn't have asked for more - thanks for everything!
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Samantha took care of our son for a week while on a work trip to Edinburgh. We were worried about arranging childcare, however those worries very quickly disappeared. Samantha is fantastic! She constantly provides updates throughout the day, with what he ate/what he was doing/and how he is settling. Her home is lovely, with nice indoor and outdoor spaces, she makes tasty meals and snacks, and in general, he was extremely well taken care of. Our son is already looking forward to going to Samantha's again, and we highly highly recommend her to anyone who needs help with childcare!
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Visiting Edinburgh from the U.S. with our 2 children (1y.o. and 2y.o.) and Edinbairns provided last-minute care for both that extended through the week of our stay. The kids absolutely loved it, and by the second day our 2y.o. was already excited to leave in the morning and wanted to stay and play longer at pick-up time. We were provided frequent updates on how they were doing, what they were eating, and received tons of pictures. Samantha was really wonderful with being flexible with our times, especially when we would get lost and would run a little late for pickup, and even gave us lots of recommendations for things to do and places to eat in Edinburgh during our 'child-free' hours. The kids were given nice balanced meals, and plenty of time of both inside and outside play, and generally had a fantastic time.
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Our little one needed some experience of childcare after being in lockdown and only having us looking after him. We didn't want to send him off to school nursery without any preparation, so Samantha agreed to help get him ready for the experience and gave great advice on what we could teach him to help him get more used to the idea. By the end of his sessions he was super comfortable being dropped off and always had exciting things to tell us about what he got up to. Really glad Samantha was flexible about taking him on and putting in the extra work to help him understand what was needed of him.
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