Shellys Childminding

About Me

My journey…..I qualified on a NNEB Diploma in Childcare&Education full time 2 year college course level 3 ,then worked as a Nursery Nurse practitioner to Nursery Manager position in three nurseries I then had my own children and decided on becoming a childminder at home from home setting, I went on to study a Cache Diploma in home based childcare childminder course at college becoming a Ofsted Registered Childminder at home, I have 30+years experience based in Vernon Park area of Stockport therefore I have vast amount of experience working with children from newborns working closely with parents.
Our home is very close to Stockport town centre and easy access to the motorway, Paul and I have two gorgeous children age 16 and 18 years , I provide a happy ,fun and safe outdoor style environment. We have a large secure garden with wooden climbing frame tower swing and slide, wooden playtime playhouse with wooden sandpit, mud kitchen , lots of outdoor physical opportunities for your child to play and learn, We love the outdoors come light rain or shine! But prefer the shine and not too cold hehe!! We have Adventures out each day where we have many exceptional exciting fun opportunities to visit enduring covid secure at my setting....Weekly/daily outdoor activities developing curiosity and wonder in the wider world around us capturing the world and nature at its best as children have lots of years being in a building /setting at school age for many years and I’m a true believer through lots of experience these little ones need to experience the world around us! Through their own eyes not seen in text books or videos in outdoor environments community visits weekly
>forest school trips to Parks >National trust Dunham Massey and quarry bank mill being our favourites ,
>Legoland and sealife Soft play area's every Week to develop personal and social development and physical development development social and active lifestyle from early age
>childminding playgroup in which I run with another childminder so that we socialise with other adults larger group of children of all ages and stages of development so not in one room of the same age we are mixing tighter out and about daily aswell as lots of home activities to play and learn before hometime ....to be creative, mud kitchen themed tuff tray activities small world loose parts play playdough, painting, colouring , sand and water play, outdoor play, gardening, dressing up dancing ,singing music time and even quiet times story time and jigsaws catering all ages from babies onwards covering the EYFS learning and development of seven area's of learning the early learning goals and focus in the charactertics of effective learning, awes and wonders of the world covering children’s interests and we also learn all about other religious festivals eg Chinese New Year etc.
Library visits in the community
I produce termly assessments of children's achievements learning journeys to take home and add your own comments and children’s achievements at home working in partnership with parents and carers so we get the best out of each individual child in my care providing lots of learning opportunities through play, parents will be sent information home on a private group daily which consists of activities, developments, meal's and snacks about your child's day with me for the early age group Daily discussion and contact through messages with parent for parent partnership is very important to me on our private communication parents page to post children’s photos and developments of our adventures daily with parents permission.
We like to venture out on days out each day spending time out and about and weekly trips in my seven seater which is business insured with new (2024) age related car seats.
We are Merlin entertainment members locally we visit eg legoland discovery , sealife centre and go to toddler sessions in the week term time aswell as school holidays We are National Trust members and hold a forest school membership to enable our forest school adventures in the beautiful countryside heritage sites eg tatton park and Dunham Massey etc enabling the wonders of the wider world and communities around us.
I have enjoyed and worked with children of all ages (birth-12 years) for 30 years+ in different establishments since attending college for 2 years to gain my NNEB DIPLOMA in childcare and education.
Thank you for looking at my profile If you are looking for childcare please don't hesitate to contact me for any further details on myself and to discuss any details you have about your child or anyway I can be of a help to you to make the right choices looking for childminder for your little ones so that your child's care and your needs are being looked after in a home setting where your child will have lots of one to one and fun out and about!!!

Kind Regards
Shelly
Shelly’s childminding xxx