Tots2teens Childcare Services offers day, after school and night care for children aged from newborn to 13 years.

 As a parent one of the most important decisions you will ever make is to choose the right childcare for the individual needs of your child. 

At Tots2teens we provide quality care for children in a clean, safe, secure and caring environment. We encourage all the children in our care to learn through play and to grow up with an understanding and respect of others. 

You can contact Amanda by phone or email; I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Additionally you can visit me personally, by prior appointment, so that you can view the setting and the facilities I have to offer.

We are a small family business which was started by Amanda Ball in 2007. Suzannah Duffell joined in 2010 and Natalie Rainey in 2015 ; a mother and daughters partnership. Amanda has recently relocated to Seaford East Sussex and Suzannah continues to work in Guildford Surrey.

Tots2teens Sussex is open Monday to Friday 07.00 hours to 18.00 hours however we are flexible in order to cater for all needs; we can open Saturday & Sunday by prior arrangement only. We offer overnight care by prior arrangement.

Tots2teens Sussex operates from a property situated in Seaford East Sussex, offering clean, spacious well ventilated facilities.

Amanda Ball

Amanda operates from her detached three bedroom house. There is a secure garden providing a safe environment for the children to play and explore outside and I have two small dogs who are walked daily before I start work. 

Her service includes babysitting (subject to availability) and language and communication support sessions, which can be discused if required.

Amanda is fully registered with Ofsted with a ‘Good’ grade.

She is a member of Morton Michel public liability insurance and has been awarded the Surrey County Council Early Years Quality Improvement Award.

At Tots2teens we provide a professional childcare service for children aged from newborn to 13 years, our services include:

• Day care / After school care / Overnight care / Weekend care*

• Babysitting services

• Language and communications support sessions

• A bespoke service catered around your child’s individual needs

• Ofsted registered and inspected

Our usual hours of business are Monday to Friday 07.00 hours to 18.00 hours; we are however flexible to cater for all needs and can provide weekend and overnight care (given reasonable prior notification).

Amanda holds qualifications in Language and Communication Support and was previously employed, for a number of years, with Surrey County Council education system providing support sessions for children.

At Tots2teens we will maintain a comprehensive record of your child's daily activities and their progress as young individuals via their portfolio held on the ‘Babysdays’ software system. As a parent or guardian you will be provided with a unique username and password in order to gain access to your child’s portfolio; this ensures security of sensitive data. We are registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office – Data Protection).

We encourage all children in my care to use Makaton sign language. 

At Tots2teens we have cared for children from a number of different cultural and religious backgrounds. We offer a bespoke service which caters, within reason, for children who require distinct individual needs this includes specific dietary requirements.

*Weekend/overnight care and babysitting by prior arrangement.

• We promise to provide your child with a safe and fully inclusive environment concentrating on the seven areas of learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage. 

• We promise to provide your child with activities which include stimulating tasks aimed to develop them socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically, with age appropriate toys, visits and activities. Activities will be differentiated to meet each child's individual needs.

• We promise to provide you and your child with an ethical service where the needs of the child come first.

• We believe in the principles of inclusion and equal opportunities and promise to be flexible in order to provide your child with first class care, regardless of their background.

We provide the children in our care the opportunity to take part in a wide range of activities. Home based activities include, group play, messy play, role play and dressing up. At Tots2teens we encourage structured group activities such as reading, singing, circle time, ‘What’s in the box?’ baking and playing in the garden.   

Although it is important to create a sense of security and undertake activities in the home, we feel it is essential to expand social skills, to stimulate inquisitive minds and to entertain and meet new people. In order to achieve these aims we attend organised children/baby groups, visit farms, soft play areas, recreation grounds, the library, music and singing and many more events; all of which take place within easy reach of the areas that we are based. 

We often take the children for a walk which they look forward to; we believe the fresh air and exercise is good for them.

All outings and activities are risked assessed and linked with the Early Years Foundation Stage learning journal.

We plan, observe and assess the children on a regular basis in accordance with the seven areas of learning set out by Ofsted: 

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Communication and language

• Physical Development

• Literacy

• Mathematics

• Knowledge and Understanding of the World

• Expressive arts and design   

We ensure the children in our settings feel secure by providing a caring environment with carefully planned and structured adult and child led activities. This enables the children to grow in confidence and learn through play to achieve the goals outlined above.

Amanda Ball

• Foundation Certificate in Professional Studies in Primary Education

• Elklan-Speech and Language Support

• HLTA

• NVQ 3 Early Years

• Paediatric First Aid

• Cache Level 3 Diploma in Home Based Childcare

• Safeguarding Children

• Food Safety and Catering Level 2

• Makaton 

• Prevent – Covid-19

• Curriculum, Ofsted New Framework

• Teaching Maths in Play

• Prevent

• Teaching Resilience and Self regulation

• Autism

• Language learning

• Conflict Resolution with young children, British values in Practice

• Wonder Years Programme

Although we hold the above qualifications, in childcare and Early Years practice, we feel it is important to continue our professional development, which allows us to reflect on and to improve the service we provide. We both currently attend, and will continue to do so, training sessions enabling us to build upon our knowledge and skills base.

For more information on services offered by Tots2teens Childcare Services, please complete the form, or contact us directly for a prospectus.

Amanda Ball:

Tots2teens Childcare Services Sussex
Pinks Hill, 2a North Way, Seaford, East Sussex BN25 3AL

Telephone: 07810 737 826
Email: amanda@tots2teenssussex.co.uk