Ohana Childcare
Emma Crabb
Childminder in Keadby, Scunthorpe (DN17).
7 years professional childcare experience
Situated in a lovely, rural village of Burringham
Free spirited childminder who ignites children’s natural curiosity
Natural, cosy environment
About me
Caring for children is in my blood; it’s absolutely everything I have ever wanted to do and it’s what has driven me to become a registered childminder.
I had my first child at 16. Yes, I was a young mum and I loved it!
Being a mum and working with children is in my blood, my passion! Two years later I had my second child and got married to their dad. I loved been a full-time mum and missed my children when they went to school.
I began volunteering at their school, got an apprenticeship at a nursery and from there my career in the early years grew. I went from a practitioner, to deputy room leader, room leader and then moved to another nursery before becoming an assistant working alongside a childminder.
Becoming a childminder in Burringham and having my own home-based childcare business began as a dream and then after two years of research I finally decided to take the leap and Ohana was formed. Ohana is a Hawaiian word meaning family.
Our mission is to help promote happy, healthy, well-rounded independent children to form our next generation, and to get children outside in nature, having fun exploring the world around them.
As a registered childminder, we follow the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) curriculum and ensuring every child’s learning experience is fun and engaging. We want children to leave us for ‘big school’ with a love for learning that will set them on a pathway to success in later life.
Essential Information
- Mon – Fri : 8am – 5:30pm
- Extended hours : 7:00am – 8pm
- Out of hours available (additional fee)
- Full and part day
- Before & after school
- Out of hours
- Holidays
- Regular Outings
- Garden for planting and growing
- Day-to-day life skills
- Climbing wall
- Hot meals provided
- All allergies catered for
About my home setting
I have a Hygge (natural Scandiavian & cosy styled) playroom indoors and a nature curiousity approach to the outdoors area. There is also an outdoors provision room, ideal for messy arts and crafts, as well as a brand new bathroom and kitchen – designed by me with the children in mind. Careful thought has gone into every part of the setting from the decor to the lighting, to enhance calming atmospheres or to encouraging sensory exploration.
Other features of my setting include:
- Climbing wall handmade from repurposed pallet
- Outdoor planting station
- Make your own playdough station
- Outside fun mud kitchen
- Fairy garden on entry
- And much more, your little ones won’t want to go home!
Fees
Full day from £75
Half day from £37.50
Hourly from
Meals, Snacks & Other Consumables
£1 per hour
Enrolment admin fee - £30
Further information on Consumables and Additional services and how they are applied can be found here
Location
Ohana Childcare, Chapel Lane, Keadby, Scunthorpe DN17 3EL
As a registered childminder I provide childcare support to families across Burringham, Derrythorpe and Althorpe.
A lovely, rural location close to:
- Parks and canals
- Children’s centre
- Lots of country walks and woodland areas to explore
- Opportunities for foraging and berry picking
- Wild animal walks – spotting cows, sheep, horses, etc
- Walking distance to local villages
A word from @Home Childcare
“Ohana Childcare is a nurturing home setting with the right mixture of calmness, comfort and play opportunities to spark children’s natural curiosity to learn and explore, both indoors and outdoors. Children will flourish in Emma’s care!
Services offered
Food offer: Nutritious home-cooked meals
Available for: full or part day care, before/after school, out of hours & holiday care
Examples of activities: Regular outings, invitations of play following children’s interests, messy play, cooking and baking,
Driver: No, I prefer to walk with children.
Language spoken: English.
School runs to/from: Gunness and Burringham Primary Schools.
Emma's unique features
- Lovely rural location close to woodlands, canals and wildlife.
- Minutes walking distance from children’s sure start centre, offering free social interaction groups.
- Opportunities to forage freshly-grown produce within monitored areas of the village.
- Golden question floor book.
- Strong parent-carer connections including planned social events.
- Access to community meetings and groups.
- Animal interaction, welfare and care.
Funded Childcare Places
Emma 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.
Emma's inspection reports
@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
