Sancroft Childcare
Childminder in Deptford
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Female Member since Jan 2010 Last Updated Jun 2024 Last Login 19 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
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Welcome to Sancroft Childcare Services
Hello, my name is Stacey and I am an Ofsted registered childminder, located in Deptford on Czar Street. I am close to Deptford, Deptford Bridge and Cutty Sark train station. The 47, 188 and 199 bus routes are within walking distance from my setting.
I also run Sancroft Lego (Robotics) Club at the Deptford library during the school holidays.
Sancroft Childcare offers flexible and affordable childcare services for all ages. Whether full-time, part-time, before school, after school, term-time or in the holidays there is something for everyone at Sancroft Childcare. I champion favouring the needs of each individual child in my care and believe I can provide solid nurturing in a learning and caring family environment. I aim for your child/children to be very happy and develop well in a safe environment.
I am fully qualified in all areas of childminding, and I deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage for children under 5 years.
In my home, the whole of the downstairs is used for childminding purposes and access to a safe and well maintained garden which the children have daily use. I have many outdoor toys and equipments including swing, sand pit, tents, tunnels, bikes/trikes etc. I do daily activities with the children including arts and crafts, gardening, baking, story time, and imaginative play. I also visit various playgroups, children centre (5 minutes walk away); local library, farm and various parks.
I have many fun and educational resources for children of all ages, including, puzzles, games, musical activities, tons of arts and crafts resources, and V.Tech computer. I have a portfolio to show parents which contains all my qualification certificates.
I used to work as a trainee Solicitor and part-time as an administrator, but due to having my latest daughter I chose a career change and decided to care for kids at home.
My Experience
Along with bringing up my own four children, age 20, 16, 12 and 10. I have also been involved in the care of 9 nieces and nephews all of varying ages and stages of development. I have experience of childminding from a parent's perspective which has proved invaluable to me as I can empathise with parents and their concerns, whilst I aim to provide the best possible individual-focused care for those children that I care for.
I am very good with children and know how to meet their needs, I do regular assessments of the children I care for and always keep them interested and excited. I provide many activities aimed at all different ages and always try to make every day a fun day.
I treat every child that comes here as a part of the family and the children do feel at home after a while. I create a very loving and homely environment in which each child can blossom and learn.
My Qualifications
Ofsted registered
Developing quality provision indoors & outdoor to support child-initiated learning
Safeguarding Level 1-3
What every childminder needs to know about the EYFS
Observing, Assessing & Planning the EYFS
Health & Safety
Child Protection
First Aid
Member of PACEY
OTHER
Degree (Law)
My Availability
I operate from between 7am to 7pm and am willing to cover other time for shift workers or emergencies
Pickup/drop off
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | 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: 02/06/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
I am a fully accredited provider of the free Early Years Entitlement for 2 - 3 year olds.
Please contact me for further information with regards to fees, as it varies depending on the age of the child.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs at Grinling Gibbons Primary School
- I provide pick ups at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- I provide drop offs at Deptford Park Primary School
- I provide pick ups at Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
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 15/01/2023)
Reviews
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Sancroft Childcare Services is wonderful! Stacey, Yolanda and Paige have looked after our little boy for the past 6 months, and we've been so happy with their care. Communication is great (we even had a parents' evening!) And they obviously really care about him and his development. He's come on in leaps and bounds since being there, and enjoys the range of activities and trips provided. As first time parents, we were nervous about how our boy would settle in, but Stacey and the team made our experience so positive. We couldn't recommend Sancroft Childcare Services more! An easy 5 stars.
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Rebecca
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on 26/09/2024
Our daughter has been going to ‘Stacey’s house’ for 1 3/4 years, since she was 11 months old. We have full confidence knowing she is well looked after and her needs met. Stacey has turned her home and garden into what feels like a mini nursery, with so many carefully selected toys and a shed full of resources, to make imaginative and age appropriate play opportunities for all the children. Now our daughter can speak she tells us about new words, songs, stories, outings and games they have been playing, as well as what she ate each day - so we know Stacey is helping to expand her horizons beyond what we offer at home.
Stacey has always communicated with us professionally over any health issues, sleep patterns, weaning, potty learning and kept an amazing diary of notes and photos showing her developmental progression. She has shared knowledge and offered advice when we’ve asked.
We are so grateful to Stacey, her assistant Yolanda, and appreciate the family atmosphere at the setting where our daughter gets to mix with various ages and has developed a friendship and bond with everyone there. It’s been a huge relief knowing she is always happy to be dropped off each day.
Fully recommend Sancoft Childcare Services. Always very reliable and organised.
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Betsy
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on 03/08/2023
Highly recommend Sancroft Childcare services. Stacey and Yolanda have looked after both my boys over the past 3 years. The setting is very calm and as a result both my boys are happy, well behaved and confident! Stacey has kept us up to date on their progress and is attentive to their needs. She’s also trustworthy, reliable and has accommodated us with flexibility over the years.
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Mark
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on 23/06/2023
On the 3rd day of childcare, our baby comes home with a bib (he only wears bib at meal time) when we removed it we found scratches on his neck and ear.
We called Stacey (voicemail) and texted a picture asking if she knew what happened, this was 1h after the pick up.
She replied only the next morning, leaving us the whole night worrying if our 9 month old might have hit his head!
She said that she had "forgotten" to mention an incident with another child at her care who tried to hug our son and scratched him with their finger nails! We asked for elaboration. Next thing she did was to cancel the childcare which was scheduled for the next day, saying she can not provide care for our LO even though we had a contract that required 30 days notice to terminate. Happy to provide all our communications to anyone questioning about this childminder.
I have to add that at the first session of settling in, she did not allow me inside to help my son get to know her and her place. She took him from the door even though he was bawling and was red and out of breath. I insisted that she allows me to stay with him a bit but she said NO!
She also allowed her older kid (approx. teenage) and their friends (unprofessional and unregistered) to play with toddlers and babies in her care.
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Meadow
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on 03/06/2023
Response by
Sancroft Childcare
on 05/06/2023:
Thank you for your feedback, Laurent and Meadow Doyen. I am sorry to hear that you are frustrated by the choice made to terminate the contract with immediate effect. However, as stated in the contract, 30 days’ notice does not apply when parent/carers behaviours pose a risk to the safety and well-being of the other children in my care. Unfortunately, we cannot change this policy due to the duty of care we have towards our children, but we do make reasons clear and offer immediate financial compensation for this in the formal notice. We make these decisions with the highest level of consideration and consult regulatory bodies, who supported our decisions.
Whilst I understand that you are frustrated because I terminated our contract and that the outcome of your complaint to OFSTED was not favourable to you, this does not permit the right to post unfounded accusations
(Unproven by CCTV on the premises) in an attempt to smear my childcare setting.
Again, we thank you for your feedback and we do hope you are able to move on to a more positive experience in the future.
We started sending our little girl to Stacey when she was 11 months old. Unfortunately we were not with her for long as we had to relocate but the time we had with Stacey was amazing. Our little one struggled to settle in after months of lockdown and Stacey went above and beyond to support her, including giving up her time over the weekend to provide consistency and familiarity. Stacey is incredibly passionate about her job and it is clear through her organisation and dedication to care for and help children's progress. She provided a total home from home experience and as first time parents, it was made very easy and comfortable to leave our little girl with her. As an educator myself, I was incredibly impressed with Stacey's professional way that she supports children's development and assesses their progress. I think we will find it difficult to match the quality of Stacey's care - she is kind, caring and completely dedicated to her job. It is evidently not just a career for her, but a vocation. Thank you Stacey!!!!
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RTyrrell
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on 26/02/2021
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