Rosanna

About Me

We do not offer funded places but we do work with Universal Credit and Tax Free Childcare.

Based in Caxton near Cambourne we offer something bit different.

We have space for 9 children which enables them to have a good group of friends of different ages to have fun with and work/play as a team.

Our aim is to build childrens confidence and fun for life by exploring the world, visiting lots of amazing places in our mini bus ie.Farms, Denny Abbey, Cambridgeshire museums, parks and forests, crocodile farm, shepreth zoo alongside the usual outings to gymnastics, dance, music group, garden centres and playbarns.

We have a pool and a large garden aimed at enabling children to be in touch with nature. By the time children go to school we hope that they will have a love for life and an awareness of the world around them which will inspire them to write stories and be a involved learners.

We have a fantastic time and have worked hard to make the garden an amazing place for learning with large muddy kitchen area, outdoor art shelter and a loose parts play area.

I am a childminder with a passion for enabling and teaching . I started with 3 children but alongside parents realised we needed to have more friends to play with so I got an assistant which has grown to two assistants so we can now have 9 children. I feel this is a perfect number for children under 5 as they learn to build strong relationships, feel part of a team and learn the incredibly important lessons for life of sharing, exploring and emotional bonding and friendships.

I love childminding as I am able to focus on learning outcomes and encourage each child in a homely and in real life rather than a small enclosed area. Children learn to play with others with the close and secure relationship of adults helping them to learn to be courageous and caring, independent and risk assess their own ability, work well in a team while learning to ask for help so they can achieve goals. We believe education can be stimulated best when children are actively engaged and inspired with a hands on approach. We enjoy learning about the galaxy, science experiments, nature, history, and have many days out to be involved with things that are going on in museums and events held in the wider community. They learn about real life and are prepared not only for going to school also for life in hopefully all its fullness.

I love the forest school ethos and play based learning and have tried to include these learning strategies into our ethos. I am passionate about encouraging children to enjoy education be confident and have a voice. We have found being outdoors builds confidence, helping children think, engage and gain awareness of their world.

I love being at home with children rather than a nursery as we build on all their experiences in Real Life. We do 'Real life' post office, library, parks, forests, shops, cooking, chores etc. I enjoy seeing them replicate what they learn in the world in their play and visa versa. I love seeing the flow to and from indoor and outdoor learning environments.

My aim is to create a warm, fun and educational environment in which children feel they are at home. This is their place they coming and being part of. I like children to know and feel this is their home. A pretty bespoke setting for our little ones. Providing a friendly and caring home which children enjoy being part of. I hope our 'setting' is a fantastic environment for children to grow in confidence, their experience of life, their interests and develop a love of learning.

We take our work seriously (attend as much training as we can) and aim to provide all children with the care and nurture they need. All children are individual and we feel good childminding settings enable individual needs of children to be met effectively. Alongside learning through play children need to know and feel are important and loved which plays a key role in our home.

I have a large home and garden which I use to offer a fun filled day with many outings in our mini bus, to museums, forests, parks, swimming.

We believe that children are in an environment of school for many years so we aim to provide them fun and as many experiences as I can before entering school in reception.