Eastwood Lodge Childminding
Childminder in Kidderminster, Worcestershire (DY10)
About me
I’m a mother to 4 children aged 12, 16, 19 and 22. I have years of experience with my own children, and I come from a large family, so have vast amounts of nieces and nephews, from 2 years old to adults.
What’s important to me is that children feel safe, loved, heard and valued, and that each one is unique in their own way.
I’ve always loved children, hence why I had 4. Now mine are all older and need me in other ways than play and care. I honestly feel lost, kind of like empty nest syndrome. I miss having little children around me, capturing all their curiosity, the smiles, the laughter, the excitement of learning and playing, silly stories, adventures. I genuinely feel I have so much more to offer to others.
I’m a mother myself and had to use a childminder years ago, so I know just how precious children are and how much faith you have to put in someone else caring for your child.
7:30 - 5:30
3 children to 1 adult
Funded places available
£7.50 per hour
Location
Eastwood Lodge Childminding, Comberton Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10.
My setting is situated on a main road (house set back, and the setting is at the back of the house), which is a route for going to Worcester, Redditch, Birmingham etc. This makes it good for parents travelling to work, allowing drop off en route.
Nearby amenities include:
- 5 minute walk to the local train station which also hosts a steam railway
- Stourport, a 15 minute drive away, where you have a funfair, a huge park with crazy golf, adventure land and a paddling pool
- Bewdley, a 20 minute drive, where they have a museum, a river, Wyre Forest Discovery Centre etc.
- The local library does reading, activity and play sessions
- Sure Start centres do stay and play sessions
- 2 x local ball pit play centres.
- Local Moo Music groups
School pick up:
- Comberton Primary School
Funded Childcare Places
Gina offers funded places, including 30 hours, 15 hours, Universal Credit & Tax-Free Childcare. Please use the governments free Childcare Support Checker to see which funding you are eligible for.
Fees
Full day from £70
Half day from £35
Hourly from £7.50
Meals, Snacks & Other Consumables
Full day - £4
Half day - £4
Enrolment admin fee - £30
Further information on Consumables and Additional services and how they are applied can be found here
About my home setting
All @Home Childcare childminder settings are fully risk-assessed and inspected to ensure they are safe and suitable premises for children.
- Roleplay wall with dolls house, kitchen, work station, tool bench station, dress up
- Reading corner with fold out chair beds and beanbag
- Two large whiteboards with star charts for tracking milestones and for children to practice writing the date, their names and describing the weather
- Puzzles, toys, books
- Large garden, walled and locked gate
- Two tree stumps, ne of which has a bird bath and bird feed on, the other a little fairy garden
- Play house, multiple cars, balance bikes
- Mud kitchen and water wall
- Fruit, veg and flower planters
Services offered
Available for: Full and half day care, before & after school care, holiday, out-of-hours, special educational needs
Cares for: Early years (0-5), School age (6 – 11)
Food Offer
I’ll provide drinks and snacks only, and ask parents to provide a packed lunch/meals
Activities
All @Home Childcare childminders follow the EYFS to ensure every child’s learning and develoment is supported, as well as get to know each child on an individual basis and tailor activities to their needs. Examples include:
- Day trips and outings
- Reading
- Singing & dancing
- Arts and crafts
- Tuff tray and messy play
- Fine motor skills
- Role play
- Numbers and counting
Inspection Reports
Gina was registered in 2026. Her first inspection will take place one year after registration.
@Home Childcare’s Quality Pledge
Our registered educators provide the very best care and education to children because they are trained to the highest standards and regularly supported to ensure quality continually improves.
Our quality pledge is our quality guarantee to parents. You can be assured that all of our educators have the following:
- Registered childcare
- DBS checked
- Comprehensive suitability checks i.e. Ofsted & references
- Household members, if any, are fully vetted
- Health approved by a GP
- Fully insured
- Paediatric First Aid certified
- Safeguarding children certified
- Complies with the mandatory childcare standards
- Regular outdoor learning for children
- Safe & clean house regularly risk assessed
- Appropriate and safe toys/equipment
- Sufficient space for numbers of children allowed
- Inspected every year to check quality
- Regular monitored and supported by specialist inspectors
- Regularly updates specialist knowledge & skills with on-going training
- Accepts childcare vouchers, tax-free childcare, student finance etc
- Transparent invoicing & easy payment methods
