I have over 24 years experience as a childminder and still love my job. The children have great fun investigating, doing various craft activities, playing both indoors and outdoors developing their physical skills, inventing their own games, using their imaginations on outings to the farm, exploring our local woodlands and parks, picking fruit, at soft play, etc.
I encourage the children to become independent by handling every day objects, by looking after their own belongings, by doing things for themselves, by risk assessing and by experiencing real situations. I give children the time, resources and opportunity to develop social and communication skills with both their peers and adults. There are plenty of opportunities to learn early reading and writing skills. I am active in our community by visiting our local residential homes monthly, toddler groups etc. Just around the corner we have a library, a music shop, co-op, florist, fish and chip shop, hairdressers, real estate agents, laundrette, charity shop, curry house, coffee shop and other local shops which help the children to learn about the world around them.
We are extremely lucky to be within walking distance of an excellent Infant School and an Ofsted Registered Outstanding Junior School together with several very well respected nursery schools.
We also have two excellent parks within walking distance, one of which has tennis courts a big open field and skate ramps.
Please take a look around our website and don't hesitate to contact me with any queries you may have.