OUTSTANDING CHILDMINDER- inspected August 2019

My name is Sally, I run Busy Little Hands. 

I live with my partner and our two boys. We live in a semi-detached house in Norton Canes, Cannock. 

I use the whole of my downstairs for childminding, I have a large playroom and secure garden.

I'm a kind, caring, patient person and I always make sure that your child's time with me is safe, fun, happy & educational!! 

My aim is to provide all children in my care a safe, clean, calm, comfortable, caring, home-like environment where they can play, learn and have lots and lots of fun. 

I attend local toddler groups, libraries, farms, zoos, forest playgroups and music groups. 

We also take regular trips to Chasewater, Shugbrough, Wolseley Bridge, Hollybush and Birches Valley. 

A daily diary will be provided for young children. Photos and film will be sent to parents throughout the day and I have a closed WhatsApp group for all parents to see group photos of their children having fun.

I'm quite a creative person so there will be lots of art/messy activities planned. 

I follow the EYFS  framework (same as nursery's do!!) and plan rich learning activities/themes that your child is interested in, seasons, festivals, etc. 

A monthly newsletter will be sent home to families. This will show our plans for the monthly theme, what activities are planned,  celebrations/festivals we will take part in, places where we will be going, what we will be learning, singing and reading. I always encourage parents to add/suggest anything else that their child may enjoy into our monthly theme.

As well as the monthly theme, I follow 'Planning in the moment' approach, where a child is interested in something at that very moment, so I think of ways to extend their learning, fascination, curiosity interest in their subject. This was noted in my Ofsted inspection report -"The childminder is an inspirational teacher. She consistently extends and challenges children's learning to the highest levels and responds to their spontaneous play ideas innovatively." 

I will observe your child, to make sure they are developing within the areas of learning and development in the EYFS and I plan next steps for them based on these observations. 

A written assessment on how your child is doing within the learning and development in the eyfs is given to you.

After gaining my childcare qualification-NNEB (level 3) in 1993,  I worked as a nanny for 11 years.

I then stopped to have my first son. 

In 2003 I became an Ofsted registered childminder. 

All through my childcare career, I've cared for children ranging from birth to 16 years and had experience working with twins.

I have some excellent references from all the families I have cared for over my childcare career.  Some have been written by the children I've cared for over the years, so they have a chance to let you know what they think of me. 

I absolutely love my job. Spending time with the little ones, seeing how they grow, learn, develop throughout their time with me gives me the greatest joy.  I have a long history of families staying with me for years. This speaks for itself, how the families are happy with the care and learning i provide.