Mhgc

My Summary

Tues + Wed Space Available

My Experience

Experience looking after babies and children of all ages. Everyone is welcome here with us.

Additional needs experience (CP, DS, ASD + ADHD - pathways and diagnosed, hearing and visual impairments, Asthma, multiple allergies, complex care needs, rare genetic syndromes, enteral feeding, epilepsy etc.)
I am able to provide respite hours here for children with additional needs. Previously a nurse for many years with vast knowledge and experience.

Experienced in looking after home educated children here. Mummy to child on EOTAS package.

Parents to our own three children, aunty to our four nephews and a niece.


Please see some of my training/ qualifications below that I have completed.

My Qualifications

Here are some of my qualifications and training certificates, which all enhance my childcare setting:

DIP/HE - Adult Nursing.
GNVQ Intermediate – Health & Social care.
CACHE level 3 – Preparing to work in home based childcare.
Hygge in the early years accreditation.
Hyyge Baby.
Wanderlust Child: Nature Study.
Nutrition.
Hand Hygiene training.
Health and Safety Awareness.
Fire Safety.
Emergency First Aid.
Food hygiene and safety.
Equality, Diversity and Rights.
Complaints Handling.
Risk Assessment.
Documentation and record Keeping.
Develop as a worker.
Violence and Aggression.
Seizures.
Safeguarding Children
Anaphylaxis.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSH).
Channel general awareness module, Prevent duty guidance and promoting British Values.
Female Genital Mutilation: recognising and preventing (FGM). Forced marriage, spirit possession and honour based violence.
An introduction to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Expectations of behaviour.
Raising developmental concerns with parents.
Supporting children’s emotional well-being.
Delivering the EYFS.
Schemas.
Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs.
Partnership with parents.
Inclusion.
Cultural Awareness.
Recognising and supporting children with SEN.
Child Exploitation & Online Safety.
Improving children's learning through play.
Short breaks for disabled children.
Awareness of domestic violence & abuse including the impact on children, young people & adults at risk.
Safe sleeping for babies - reducing the risk of SIDS.
Working with children with disabilities.
Think safe, be safe, stay safe.
Risk taking behaviour.
Child Accident Prevention.
Improving children's learning through play.
An enabling learning environment.
Developing self-esteem in young children.
Promoting positive behaviour.
Supporting early language development.
Managing your Ofsted inspection.
ADHD awareness.
Asperger Syndrome.
Outdoor Play.
Fire safety in education.
An introduction to the General Data Protection Regulation.
Characteristics of effective leaders.
Supporting children with SEND in the early years.
Being Safe - Effective first aid management in your setting.
Equality and inclusion in early years settings.
Meningitis Aware Recognition Mark (MARM) for childcare providers.
Speech, Language & Communication.
Understanding Epilepsy.
Understanding Asthma.
Understanding Diabetes.
Concussion Awareness.
The role of the SENCo.
Caring for children with allergies.
The Prevent Duty in an Early Years Environment.
Female Genital Mutilation Awareness.
English as an Additional Language (EAL).
Music for All.
Digital Skills.
Health & safety: ICT.
Reception Skills.
Providing a Healthy Food Environment in Early Years Settings.
Effective Health & Safety for Children with SEND & ASN.
Dyslexia.
Dyspraxia.
Promoting positive behaviour.
Transitions: Primary to secondary school.
Sustained Shared Thinking in early Years.
Prevent COVID-19.
Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and early Trauma.
Montessori at Home.
Montessori Outdoors.
Montessori: Education for Peace.
A green, sustainable workplace.
Developing self-esteem in young children.
Physical activity in the early years.
A good place to be two.
A magical place to learn.
Developing learning resources.
The baby room.
Managing medicines.
The irresistible Classroom
An enabling learning environment.
Observing children.
Developing children's numeracy skills.
Musculoskeletal Wellbeing for the Early Years Workforce.
Lighting the fire.
I made a unicorn.
Nutrition in the early years.
Food safety.
Supporting literacy skills.
Working in partnership.
Creating a home learning environment.
Communication and the EYFS.
Conflict Management.
Good relationships with relatives and visitors.
Manual Handling.
Mentoring Skills.
Modelling and scaffolding for students with SEND.
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
Supporting students with English as an Additional Language (EAL).
Child development: 0-5 years.
Recognising and supporting children with SEND.
Child and young person development (0-19 years).
Difficult emotions and emotional regulation (SEND students).
COSHH awareness.
IT business basics (Microsoft).
Care planning.
Understanding and addressing behaviour in the early years.
Forest school and outdoor learning.
Environmentally friendly schools.
LGBTQ+ Awareness.
Working with children with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Hidden Harm - The effect of parental drug and alcohol misuse on children.
Understanding the impacts of hate crime.
Child Poverty.
Early Help and CAF.
Modern Slavery and Trafficking.
Understanding Domestic Abuse Training.
Suicidal Thoughts.
Play is fundamental to learning and development.
The progress check at age 2.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) in the early years.
Cyber Security.
Concussion Awareness.
Working with children with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Facilitating play in the playground for SEND students.
Children in care/ looked after children in education.
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).
Awareness of eating disorders.
Teaching literacy to SEND students.
Teaching maths to SEND students.
Understanding Young Minds.
Attachment.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

My Availability

*Space available with us on Tuesday and Wednesdays.
Term time only contracts available.

**Please note days are a minimum of 6 hours here.

FEE, "free" 9 month/2/3 years funding (15/30hr) available.
Extra hours used £5.50/hr. No hidden extra costs, all food etc included.

Tax free childcare available,
Universal Credit payments for childcare welcome,
Old school childcare vouchers taken.

Availability for home educated children.
Mornings, afternoons, term time only, ad-hoc sessions and full days available with us.
Please message for HE rates.

My Fees

• Childminding from £5.25 per hour

£5.50/ hr which includes all snacks and meals. Fees taken in advance of care - monthly, due on the 1st of the month.