Little Larks
Childminder in Telford
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Female Member since Jan 2016 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 09 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
My Name is Rachel. I live in Lawley Village with my husband Oliver and our three children. I have been childminding since April 2016 and hold several qualifications including a BA in SEND and Inclusion, an Early Years foundation degree and level 2/3 awards in Understanding Autism, Supporting Dyslexia, Children and Young People’s Mental Health, Speech and Language Support and Forest School Leadership. I have also undertaken extensive training in areas including paediatric first aid, food hygiene and allergy awareness, child protection, safeguarding and delivering the EYFS. I remain committed to my professional development and am currently studying for a Master's in Early Years Education.
I offer a friendly and welcoming home-from-home environment from our house in the Woodland View area of Lawley. Balanced between the lounge, garden and kitchen, the children have access to plenty of space to explore and play. Our resources and equipment are changed frequently to sustain and follow the children’s interests and to suit our current topics. Recently we have been learning about farming animals and crops, dinosaurs and fossils, and coasts and oceans. The lounge is also home to our small world and role-playing toys as well as resources for babies and younger toddlers. Most of our resources are kept at child height to enable self-selection, with just a few out of reach to encourage early communication by having to ask (with words or gestures) for them.
We also make good use of open-ended play materials such as pine cones, log slices and wooden treasures which the children use inventively to build miniature worlds, intricate patterns and artistic creations. A wide variety of arts and crafts resources are available to enable creative expression , encourage early mark making and explore different materials.
All meals and snacks are served in the kitchen-diner with children seated around the table. We learn about where foods come from, making healthy choices and exploring different cultures through a wide variety of foods and cooking activities.
The garden is home to our ginormous mud kitchen, play house, water run, digging patch and fantastic open-ended play materials. Additionally, the adjoining enclosed driveway provides an excellent surface for children to practice pedalling and using the ride-on toys.
My Experience
I have been an Ofsted registered childminder since 2016, and additionally co-founded and helped to run the playgroup Lawley Ladybirds before it sadly closed in 2020. I have also volunteered as a Scout Leader, been a committee member of Puddleducks Under Fives group and volunteered at Lawley Primary School .
I have extensive experience in supporting children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities, both in my professional capacity and as a SEND parent myself. I hold a BA in SEND and Inclusion and have completed extensive training and qualification courses in a number of areas including speech language and communication, autism, dyslexia, listening and attention, and children’s mental health.
I have a wealth of knowledge and experience of the local authority’s SEND polices and procedures including experience of the EHCP process. I have good relationships with the local authority’s early year’s SEND team and work in partnership with wider support services such as Speech and Language Therapy, Children’s Occupational Therapy and Children’s Physiotherapy services.
My Qualifications
I am deeply committed to continuing professional development and will continue to attend courses to keep up to date with any changes and to develop my knowledge and understanding.
The courses and qualifications I have attained to date include:
BA (Hons) Special Education Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion - 27 June 2023
Foundation Degree in Early Years Services (with Distinction) - 22 February 2022
Level 3 Award in Home Based Childcare - 5 January 2016
EYFS: Learning and Development - 10 November 2015
Child Protection Awareness - March 2023
Food Safety - 22 July 2023
Food Allergy Training - 22 July 2023
Paediatric First Aid - 25 February 2023
Prevent (Counter-terrorism) Training - 26 January 2021
Designated Safeguarding Lead - 16 May 2024
The EYFS in Practice - 19 January 2017
Observation, Assessment and Planning - 8 February 2017
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - 3 March 2022
Early Movers (Physical Education) - 2 March 2017
Level 3 Speech and Language Support - 30 May 2018
Henry (covers health, nutrition, behaviour) - January 2018 - March 2018
Listening and Attention in the Early Years - 26 March 2018
Level 3 Forest School Practitioner - April 2018 - April 2019
Preventing Female Genital Mutilation - 20 October 2018
Level 2 Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health - 8 July 2019
Supporting Bilingual Children - 9 May 2019
SENDCO Training - 1 May 2024
Lego Therapy - 20 February 2020
Level 2 Infection Prevention and Control - 27 October 2020
Level 2 Understanding Autism - 6 August 2020
Level 2 Dyslexia Awareness - 16 September 2021
My Availability
I offer flexible opening hours and would be happy to discuss times to suit you. My current opening hours are 7:00am-4:30pm, Tuesday to Thursday but I am flexible and do try to meet parents’ needs wherever possible.
I will be open during school term times and through the holidays however, unless otherwise arranged in advance, I will be closed on all public and bank holidays, between Christmas and New Year and for family holidays, usually during school holiday periods. I will always give as much advanced notice of closures as possible and will help you to arrange alternative childcare if necessary.
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 16/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
I charge £5.50 per hour.
I accept all government funding schemes, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers.
My Local Schools
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My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 18/10/2022)
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