D Dickens
Childminder in Stockwood
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Female Member since Jan 2014 Last Updated Nov 2024 Last Login 20 Nov 2024
My Summary
Graded Outstanding
About Me
I am warm friendly person offering a fun stimulating environment. Offering many outdoor learning experiences.
"2023 - Early years Outdoor practice level three"
I work with an assistant 3 days a week, providing a high quality of care to all Children .
I live with my husband and our 2 children 19r old daughter (at uni) & 15yr old son and our little puppy Belle - We live in a good size home with a child friendly garden. I can meet all Children's needs on the lower floor - extended kitchen extra bathroom and toy room.
I enjoy the outdoors and love sharing my knowledge and experiences with others.
We live opposite the local park, close to the nature trail, library, community Toddler groups and Southern Link children center, which offer many activities in a safe controlled environment (forest school, gym tots, stay and play, and childminding groups)
My Experience
Since having my children I have attended many child related course's, became a parent representative with in the children center worked along side the local play rangers - planing and supervising activities . Advised and helped develop grass roots sports Bristol ~holiday clubs - planning activities, meeting all the children's needs at all ages and stages of their development.
At this point i knew this was the area I really enjoy and naturally gifted engaging with children.
I love going on adventures with all the little ones
We make the most of all outdoor learning opportunities where possible.
Our favorite place during lock down has been the local nature trail and love exploring the woods building dens and spotting the seasonal changes, this is a wonderful area to extend the Children's learning experiences. Most defiantly one of our happy places -
Keynsham park and Ashton Court Chew valley lakes and Brislington livery yard has also provided lovely outdoor developmental experiences.
My Qualifications
Since 2010 achievement
Positive parenting
dealing with tantrums
confident children
Play in action
less shouting more cooperation
introductory into the EYFS
level 2 Maths
Adults learning award (learning community)
pop 5 childminding
Paediatric first aid 15th Oct 18
Safeguarding /child protection 18th may 19
food hygiene
Completed level 3- (young children and young people in the work place.
Completed level 2 understanding health improvement
prevent training course.
E.safety
Completed Bristol standard.
Attachment,Emotional Literacy and well being - 3.5.2017
Behavior & 2 year olds 27.11.17
Behavior and self/ regulation - 10.4.18
Learning language and loving it - 17.7.18
Pediatric first aid level 3 Nov 2018
FMG Oct 2018
Nov 2018
Maths in the early years - Feb 2019
GPDR - MARCH 2019
Safeguarding refresher course - June 2019
DIABETIC- training - Aug 2019
Safer food Better business - Home visit - Oct 2019
Teaching Boys and Girls - Oct 2019
Safeguarding/Child protection -12 Oct 2019
working with an assistant - Oct 2019
Bristol Standard 3rd year - Jan 2020
Planning in the moment - 10 march 2020
Woodwork in the early years - 14 march 2020
Covid 19 - April 2020
Bristol Standard
Coronavirus Risk assessment 19th May 20
Managing time after Covid 30th June 20
Staff policy procedures 28th July 20
EYFS - Stage Reforms - May 2021
Upgrading Safeguarding policy 21st Sept 21
The 3 I's and cultural capital 5th Oct 21
What happens before reading? 12th July 22
Long term planning for 2023 - 22nd Nov 22
Action planning for 2023 - 3rd Jan 23
Makaton - 21 June 23
Growth Mindset - 27th June 23
Level 3 In outdoor Practice
April 22- 1st Sept 23
Bristol Standard Quality improvement 11/07/23 - 11/07/24
Schematic play - 12 Jan 24
Story dough - 14/03/24
My Availability
Term time - Monday ~ Thursday 8am~5pm
Friday 8am~ 4.30pm
School Holidays - Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday 8am~5pm
Happy to accommodate term time only childcare .
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 17/11/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
£7 per hour.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Waycroft Academy
My Ofsted Inspections
The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childminder has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childminder.
My Documents
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 21/09/2021)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 11/04/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for D Dickens. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
We feel so lucky that we found Dionne back in 2018. Our son spent 2-3 days a week there for 3 years and he absolutely loved it. I was really nervous about finding someone but was instantly at ease with Dionne and her family.
The daily updates were great so we could see how much fun he was having, and now we have all of those memories for him to see as he grows up. They were always on an adventure to the park, the farm, to the horses, chew valley lake. His development progressed a lot in all areas and he loved learning through all of the fun activities. During lockdown, Dionne was fantastic at keeping in touch and sending me information on activities that she knew he would enjoy.
Dionne helped us with getting Albie ready for pre school and gave great advice during the transition.
We really feel like Albie became part of the family and we can’t wait to be able to use Dionne and her family again in the future!
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Dionne is an incredible childminder and we are so lucky to have found her.
My boy loves going to her twice a week. He’s always doing interesting things that educate and encourage development.
We get daily updates on what they are up to whether it’s trips to the farm, visits to the park, strawberry picking or playing at home with the toys and interactive games.
We can’t wait to send our little girl to Dionne’s too!
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Dionne is an amazing childminder who provides an outstanding learning environment for all the children.
My daughter has been going to Dionne’s for the past 3 years and she loves it! Dionne takes the children to Forest school, Grimsbury Farm, the children’s centre, the park and Chew Valley Lake.
Every time I collect my daughter, she has a great big smile on her face and she can’t wait to tell me about the great adventures she has been on.
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My son has been with Little Stars for 6 years and has absolutely loved his time there!
I had complete and utter trust that my son was being well looked after, was safe, was listened to, was learning new things and having a good time.
Also my son was diagnosed with a medical condition and needed special dietary requirements and Dionne was very knowledgeable and made sure he only ate what he could and also provided options which went above and beyond what I expected.
Would totally recommend.
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Dionne has been looking after my little girl for the past year. She is so kind, caring and approachable. My little girl absolutely adores her and asks to go to Dionnes on a daily basis. She has come on massively in all areas with Dionnes guidance. There is always lots to do at Dionnes and all the other children are lovely. I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone looking for childcare in the stockwood area.
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by
Emily
about
D Dickens
on 05/05/2019
Response by
D Dickens
on 29/04/2020:
It really is lovely seeing friendships being made xxxxx
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