About me

I'm situated in central Kempston just by Sainsburys. I have been a fully insured Ofsted Registered Childminder for over 29 years. I live with my husband and 2 daughters. My son has a house nearby. I am a fully Insured NCMA/PACEY Member and hold an Enhanced CRB/DBS Disclosure. I am Ofsted Registered and Inspected with almost 29 years of continuous Registration. I'm also I.C.O. Registered and hold full Public Liability Insurance with PACEY. I am extremely experienced, extensively trained and offer quality and fun childcare in a happy, home from home setting at sensible low ratios of adult to children. As like Nurseries I work within the EYFS Framework to ensure all your child's progress is monitored and recorded and next steps are planned from my observations. I now use the UK's largest on-line childcare portal Babysdays instead of A4 paper and journals. This is fully interactive with for parents and everything from contracts to invoices are available at the touch of a button on your phone or wherever you choose to log in from. Here you'll also find daily notes where full information is also included along with photographs of your child's day. All childcare can be tailored exactly to your childs individual needs and your specific requirements. I have undertaken extensive further training gaining over 70 Certificates of further training and also offer a vast portfolio of excellent parental references for which I can send you links for should you wish to view these prior to deciding whether to visit my setting. I am a fun person, very friendly and approachable and your child's learning and development and both your happiness are my main objective. Our days are fun and varied. We do lots during the day both inside and outside of my home. Daily, we visit various toddler groups, local library, various community projects, music & rhyme times, soft play, messy play, a dance and movement group. We also regularly visit various Childrens Centres, 2 Childminder Support Groups, we could go bug hunting, feeding ducks, visit farms, numerous parks, go for a nature walk, garden centres, the local museum, feeding giant fish, visit pet shops etc. Nothing is ever set in stone....for example if a child has a current interest in trains or fire engines-we could go to the Train Station or Fire Station. We have done this many times and often wangle an exclusive guided tour of each! All of our trips out, visits, past times and attractions and all admission costs are included within your fees. Saying this, currently a lot of our groups still haven't reopened post Covid so we make the most of what is currently available and ensure we get plenty of fresh air and exercise. At home I have numerous educational toys and resources and we do lots fun and educational activities following the EYFS Framework and the children's interests such as singing and music sessions, dressing up and role play, gardening, computers/iPads, arts and crafts with glue and paint, basic baking and cooking, projects, model making, age appropriate scientific experiments, general free play and much more. My home is warm, large, clean and welcoming. My garden is fully enclosed and has various swings, slide, trampoline, sand pit etc in addition to general items such as play tents, paddling pools, golf, skittles, ride on bikes and trikes etc. We have tortoises which the children love feeding and also some very tolerant cats which love to be fussed. Please bear this in mind if your child may have allergies. I provide all the essentials with regards to pushchairs, car seats, travel cots, car seats etc. All my toys, resources and equipment are regularly checked for safety and kept in a good and clean condition. I have 29 years experience of bringing up my own children and also helping many happy families with theirs! I have a special interest in behaviour management and also speech and language development and can help your child with problems regarding this in order to develop them further should you have any concerns about this. I have also minded babies from 3 weeks old, twins, children with behaviour problems, teenagers and special needs children.