Jackies
Childminder in Ferryhill
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Female Member since Apr 2012 Last Updated Mar 2023 Last Login 20 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi my name is Jackie and I live in Ferryhill with my husband Anthony I have three children aged 31 Ross (Currently in the royal navy), 24 Jordana and 21 Shaunna my two oldest children no longer live at home, we also share our home with 2 beautiful golden retrievers Cody is 5 and Denver is 2 they both love being around children and are very soft and cuddly and the kids love to play and cuddle them both.
I am fully OFSTED Registered and both myself my husband and both of my daughters all have a current DBS Clearance
I have one member of staff which is my eldest daughter Jordana, she has her paediatric first aid certificate.
My Experience
Having brought up my own children for the past 30 years I have also been very lucky to of worked in the education services with Durham county council and for just under 8 years prior to setting up my own childminding setting, my experience spans almost 20 years within the education and early years sectors.
In this time I was working at Ferryhill Pre-school (formerly situated at the local leisure centre).
In my time there I worked as a Senco co-ordinator (Additional needs children that needed one-one basis)
First aid co-ordinator
Safe guarding children co-ordinator
Working with key children to achieve the very best they could to prepare them for the future time in school
As well as being the deputy manager I was in charge of observations and EYFS working closely with Durham county council educational department
(EYFS = Early Years Foundation stage).
My last Ofsted inspection was in June 2018 were I received a rating of "Good".
My Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 in chilcare learning and development.
NVQ Level 3 in chilcare learning and development.
City and guilds childcare.
Playgroup Leader Practice.
Certificate in emergency and paediatric first aid.
Awareness of child abuse and neglect - core V3 and V4.
Food safety in catering award level 2.
Support Communication for children.
My Availability
Please contact me for availability of full and part time places.
I have a limited number of children I'm able to care for, so I won't be able to offer the occasional day care sorry only part time or full time, thanks
my hours are:
monday to friday 7:30 am till 18:00 pm
but also available for earlier or later times if required
I will drop off and pick up from Cleves cross school in Ferryhill only.
my notice to you for my holidays will be a minimum of 4 weeks notice and I usually but not always take up to 20 days per year plus bank holidays.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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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 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 18/03/2023 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.50 per hour
My fees are
Full time care (Term time and holidays) £4.50 per hour per child
Holiday care (only) £5.00 per child per hour
Food to be provided by parents or discuss at time of enquiry
Healthy Snacks once a day no additional charge I will also provide drinks throughout the day no extra charge.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Cleves Cross Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- First Aid Certificate: Level 3 Paediatric First Aid (QCF) (added 25/07/2017)
- Exam Certificate: NVQ level 3 Childcare Learning and Development (added 25/07/2017)
- Exam Certificate: NVQ level 2 Childcare Learning and Development (added 25/07/2017)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 25/07/2017)
- DBS Check (added 25/07/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Jackies. 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.
My son started going to Jackie’s when he was 5 month old and he settled in straight away, it didn’t take him long to get to know Jackie, such a friendly environment. I was made to feel so at ease going to work knowing he was happy in the environment he was in. It was lovely to see how much he had developed in Jackie’s care, she was so helpful if i ever needed advice on anything, and it was lovely to see all the fun things he had been getting up to during the day, couldn’t recommend enough!
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I have been taking my little boy to Jackie for around 6months now and we love her!! AJ gets excited to go and I feel at ease leaving him in her care. I know he is well looked after and I regularly ask her advice on any health or behavioural concerns, being a first time mam I trust her knowledge and experience and it has become invaluable. She goes the extra mile for the children in her care.... there's many a time I've forgotten some food or essentials and she's stepped in for me, and I love hearing and seeing what he's been up to while I'm at work. She is very thorough in her job, her home is clean and tidy, and her 2 pet pooches are lovely and friendly with both us parents and our children (and I'm scared of dogs!). I'm dreading the time coming when we have to leave her as we've both become attached to her personality and mothering nature. I'm so happy I was recommended to her, I can't thank her enough for being AJ's stand-in mammy while I can't be with him.
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My son started going to Jackie’s almost a year ago, he has a severe milk allergy and was born during lockdown so I was very concerned about him going into a childcare setting of any kind but Jackie has been absolutely amazing.
She takes his allergies very seriously and even adapts activities so he doesn’t have to be different to anyone else. He has came on so much socially since starting, he loves going and sees Jackie’s house as a second home.
She’s been amazingly flexible with me as having to change Freddie’s hours twice due to work commitments and a second child. I couldn’t think of one bad thing about her or her home, my son absolutely loves it and so do I
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Jackie started looking after our child when mainstream nursery was just to busy and chaotic. Which resulted in no naps and a unhappy child and stressful home life.
From the very moment I met Jackie I could feel the lovely family environment, her childcare would provide. Jackie's grown up children are a credit to her and my Child definitely feels apart of the family.
My child soon got into a routine and started napping again which resulted in a much happier home life.
Jackie has supported the inquisitve 100 mph mind of my child, and developed her imagination and communication skills. My child is not keen on developing her maths and english skills at home but Jackie has the patience and skills to get her engaged in some activities to prepare her for school.
Jackie has developed my only childs personal development, supporting her to interact appropriately with other children, turn take, and share!
Jackie is able to keep the children engaged with range of activities, the children learn and celebrate different events during the year and learn about the real world, I am often astounded by the knowledge my child shares at home and when I ask who taught you that, the answer is always 'Jackie'.
Jackie and her family will be a big miss in my childs life once she starts school.
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My daughter started with Jackie just as lockdown started, she was previously in a nursery until it shut last minute due to Covid and I was left with no childcare... Jackie said she would help me, she put my mind at ease straight away with caring for her and the practices she had in place with Covid were great. It definitely worked because my daughter didn't even catch a cold the whole time she was there! My daughter stayed there until starting school and thoroughly enjoyed her days with Jackie. I would 100 percent recommend her, she is professional and is great with the kids, her daughter is also doing childcare and is fab too! Thanks so much for taking such good care of her xxxx
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