Bright Stars
Childminder in Oldham
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Female Member since Nov 2022 Last Updated Mar 2023 Last Login 17 Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello my name is Candy and I am a former primary school teacher and newly registered childminder (2022), Living and working with my mother. I hold a current Paediatric First Aid certificate and I have safeguarding, food hygiene and safe sleep training.
I live in a semi detached house with a large garden. Indoors, I have designed the dining room into a play area and outside is fully equipped with a sand and water area, mud kitchen, movement and balance area, sensory play equipment and an area to grow our own fruit and vegetables.
Delivering The EYFS.
The ethos of my setting is to allow the children to develop at their own pace and with as little adult intervention as possible, to this end, adult-led activities act as a way to enrich children's learning unless the children specifically ask me to become involved or wish to undertake an activity such as painting which requires adult supervision. I believe children need freedom from adult supervision to develop their imagination, independence and self-help skills.
I follow the EYFS at all times for the under fives and ensure all areas of development are covered by providing opportunities and resources which enhance the children's skills.
I use an “in the moment” strategy which means I do no written planning, the day's routine is very loosely based around snacks, meals and school time, the rest of the day is purely child led and relies on their interests, preferences and mood. A typical day would mean that children access the toys and resources which have been set out at the beginning of the day based on my knowledge of individual children's preferences, then as the day progresses they may add or change them as they wish. This enables the children to develop a good awareness of what they need to ask for or access in order to develop and enhance their play and learning.
I do some specific phonics and numeracy work in the form of singing various songs, rhymes etc. Or include opportunities for phonics and numeracy learning during normal play. Each child is an individual and I am very aware of where they are in their development and what needs to be done to enhance and improve their development in all areas. We tend to use everyday activities such as sorting the washing, shopping,walking to school etc. to include all the areas of the EYFS. This can include looking at trees and plants, counting red cars ect. Discussing what we see when out and about and developing these when we return home using the internet or books to learn more.
We also do craft activities such as gluing, cutting and colouring which usually follow on from a story or song we have been singing and develops fine motor skills, literacy and maths.
All children who need to sleep or quiet time use the living room on sleep mats and nursery rhymes will be playing quietly.
My emphasis is making sure all the EYFS children are confident, independent and aware of their own identity before going to school as well as having a good working knowledge which will give them a good sound base from which they can build their existing skills when they go to school.
LEARNING JOURNEYS
All children in the EYFS age group have their own learning journeys which include all observations, photos which parents can access at any time. The learning journeys are sent home every term for parents to read and to contribute to if they wish. I also put parent feedback forms in so parents can give me their feedback. When the child first starts with me I give the starting points to fill in some parents also give me their children's observations from other settings if attended. These give me a baseline which I use along with my own observations of the child during the first few weeks to see where their development is and allows me to provide relevant resources to scaffold their learning and development. I use the Early Years outcomes as a guide to show what the children could be able to do at a certain age/stage but I do not use them as a tick sheet nor do I link children's development to individual statements. I put in my own words what the child was doing and link to one or more of the 7 areas of development as appropriate. I do two or three next steps per term for each child. Parents are aware of the children's development I discuss regularly with parents and also carry out parents evening to explain in more detail.
Following the children's home routines as much as possible for meal and sleep times ensures the children settle quickly and are much more relaxed, I found this method works.
I have paperwork for each child which contains contracts, medication, accident sheets, permission forms and any other relevant paperwork.
PARTNERSHIP WORKING
I have very good links with my local preschool and school. I operate an open door policy with parents which means they are free to discuss issues concerning their child welfare or development or any other issues either at drop off, pick up or other times convenient to both parties.
I share photos and other relevant information with parents to keep them updated about their child's routine and development and will continue to do this under the new GDPR 2018 guidance.
PAPERWORK
I have designed contracts including medical information, agreement of hours and fees, parental responsibility are signed and locked away.
Accident/incident forms involving children are recorded and signed by myself.
Policies and procedures safeguarding and complaints and other shared care information starting points are all up to date.
l care and I collect from Limehurst Primary School, Holy Family RC Primary School and I also do holiday clubs. Thank you for taking the time to read Candy
My Experience
I hold a certificate in EYFS Statutory Framework, Safeguarding, as well as a PGCE in Primary education and I have worked in many schools across Manchester teaching following the guidelines of EYFS education requirements and my longest posting was in a school where I also managed the after school club.
I also undertake regular training provided by my local authority and Childminding Agency to ensure I keep up to date with new ideas and guidance.
I ensure all my paperwork is up to date including observations, policies and procedures, accident sheets etc... I have updated all the requirements for the GDPR and devised a privacy notice.
All policies and procedures are checked and reviewed periodically to ensure they follow and abide by current legislation.
I provide funded hours for 2 year and 3 years old.
I hold a current Paediatric First aid certificate and have Safeguarding training.
My Qualifications
EYFS Statutory Training
Safeguarding,
Food Hygiene
First Aid,
PGCE Primary Education
My Availability
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 08/03/2023 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.50 per hour
Childminging from £4.50per hour
£40 per day
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Limehurst Community Primary School
My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 01/12/2022)
- Training Certificate (added 01/12/2022)
- First Aid Certificate (added 01/12/2022)
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 01/12/2022)
- DBS Check (added 01/12/2022)
Reviews
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Very friendly childminder, flexible and reliable. My little one loves to go to her house, the environment is amazing. 5* recommended.
by Vania about Bright Stars on 08/02/2023
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