I am an Ofsted Registered Childminder located in the Goodrington, Paignton area. The house is situated 10 minutes walk from Roselands Primary School (3 min drive) and a 15 minute walk from White Rock Primary School (6 min drive).

I live with my husband and my daughter who will be 2 in October 2023.

I provide a home from home experience for your baby/ child in the sense of an extension of your parental care, by providing a happy, nurturing, clean and secure environment. I have been a busy Childminder in Solihull for 4 years and I received my first Ofsted graded inspection of GOOD in July 2022.
I have now moved back to my hometown Paignton, Devon and I am setting up my Childminding setting ready to take on new children in October 2023.

I hold Ofsted recognised qualifications for childminding and ensure that the children engage in a wide range of activities over the course of their week following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidelines. I do craft activities, sensory play, baking, play in the garden and I also have lots of age-related toys which are safety checked and cleaned on a regular basis. Other activities include: jigsaw puzzles, copying words/ writing practice, nursery rhyme singing and story time. I ensure I update toys and activities to suit the childrens’ interests, learning and development. The enclosed garden includes numerous outside equipment such as a playhouse, slides, tricycles, little tike cars, water tray and sandpit. I take the children for walks and have outings to the park, play areas, library and play groups.

My home consists of a open plan lounge-kitchen- conservatory which is used as a fully equipped playroom. I also have a downstairs toilet and a secure garden which includes a garden room which is set up as another playroom.

I ensure I keep up to date with my safeguarding and paediatric first aid training. I have childcare insurance with PACEY which is an organisation that ensures quality assurance.

I provide all meals and I have experience catering for milk, gluten, and nut allergies including other dietary requirements such as vegan, vegetarian and halal.
Meals include breakfast, snack, a home cooked meal for lunch, dessert and tea.

I am happy to discuss any aspect of your child’s care with you, as you know your child best.

Thank you for reading my profile and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I am always happy to discuss 🙂

Childcare Information

Qualifications and training

• Level 3 CPD Accredited Ofsted Recognised Childminding Course which covered all Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Safeguarding Children
• Paediatric First Aid
• Food Hygiene
• Psychology Degree
• Level 2 in Adult Numeracy
• BTEC Level 3 in Health and Social Care which included placements in childcare settings and assignments in childcare and child development.

My Experience:

I have worked as a Childminder for 4 years now. I also have a variety of experience of working with both children and adults, including those with mental health difficulties, physical and learning disabilities. I have enjoyed all of my roles which included being an Assistant Psychologist, an Assistant Childminder, a Teacher Assistant, Specialist Carer Worker, Youth Worker, Children support worker at a domestic violence refuge, a Carer/ Support Worker for children and adults with physical and learning disabilities. I am more than happy to discuss more about my experience with you.

Cost of childcare

£5 per hour

Vacancies:

I have vacancies

Funded Places

2 year old funding
3 & 4 year old funding
3 & 4 year old 30 hour funding

Number of places

3

Facilities

• Meals cooked on premises
• Disabled Access

School pick ups

No

Ofsted Information

 Ofsted URNEY: 2526297

SEN information

I welcome all children to my setting and I discuss all the children’s needs with parents/ carers at initial meeting to get to know the child and understand how I can meet their needs. A baseline assessment is completed alongside parents/ carers and this is reviewed by completing observations and using developmental tools. These are shared with parents/ carers, taking into consideration their views and observations. I also have experience referring and working alongside other professionals to support children’s needs.