Sharon F

About Me

Hi. My name is Sharon and I live with my husband and our youngest son who is 18. I am a registered childminder with the Care Inspectorate and a member of the Scottish Childminding Association. We live in a spacious home with a playroom and a big garden with a large hut to shelter/play in.

For me, my children are the centre of my world and I aim to make other children in my care feel welcome and secure and to provide a fun and stimulating environment for them. I am a very caring and reliable person and always put children’s needs first.

This was my latest review -

‘Sharon has been taking care and of J for 2 years. They spend a lot of time outside, in the garden or at various parks which we like - exploring nature, experiencing water play, and building/ constructing. All of the children, regardless of age, play well together and they meet with a small group of childminders for different occasions/ days out when they play in a slightly bigger group which is nice. They also go for day trips to places like the transport museum, which J loves! Sharon has been encouraging J with his numbers and letters through games and play and they follow educational schemes such as the toothbrushing initiative. Sharon shares lots of pictures of what they have been doing. She has a very calm temperament and the children respond really well to this, J is very happy and comfortable in her company and this gives us a lot of comfort. We will be sad to leave when J starts school in August.’

And an older one -
We’ve had Sharon as our childminder for more than 8 years now covering 3 days per week. She took on looking after our eldest when he was about 10 months old and he’s now 9. Our other 2 boys starting going to Sharon when I finished maternity leave and they are now 5 1/2 and 3 years old. We feel so lucky to have her, she has provided a safe, caring and stimulating environment for our boys to grow in. She continually tries to think of new activities and ways to help develop their skills and to help them overcome any difficulties they may have. The boys also have a great social life when they’re with Sharon - meeting up with other childminders and making great use of local resources such as the community centre, libraries, parks, and outdoor play groups. The boys also love to spend time at her house and will often choose to stay and play with the toys there or in the garden when given the option. The added bonus of having Sharon’s boys around is also appreciated, particularly by our 9 year old who loves to spend some time with the “big boys” who are so kind and caring. Sharon’s calm and caring demeanour is admirable and she has developed a close bond with all our boys. When we’re at work we are completely confident that the boys are receiving love, care and attention to the highest level.