Jumping
Childminder in Birmingham
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Female Member since Jul 2012 Last Updated Aug 2020 Last Login 24 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am an experienced early years teacher and registered with Ofsted as a Childminder. I am also registered with the PACEY. I offer competitive rates for term time only contracts and I can be contacted
I am passionate about the early years which is one of the main reasons I decided to leave state education I truly believe in the importance of children learning through play and how vital it is for children to be in a nurturing environment. I have two children, a 16 year old daughter and a 10 year old son and it is so true that you do not get two children the same!
I live in a semi detached house which is on the number 50, 2, 49 and the number 19 bus route and close to the M42. My house is close to the local library which we frequently visit to encourage a love of books as well as local to playgroups which enables the children to socialize within a larger group. We also participate in a weekly dance class which the children love.
My house has a large back garden and is completely secure and is an environment which enables the children to grow their own plants contributing to their understanding of time and growth. We are currently in the process of developing a fairy garden to encourage children's creativity and imagination and a safe environment to encourage local wild life - frogs, frog spawn and the local king fisher to visit.
I believe children have so much fun and freedom exploring the outdoors - I have just joined the National Trust and try to incorporate visits to local estates to help children achieve 50 things to do before 11. I also ensure that the children have access to the activities provided by the local park rangers as well as accessing local amenities such as the park and the Nature centre.
We do not have any pets.
I am available for pick ups and drop offs for St Albans R.C. Primary School only.
My Experience
I worked in primary education for 16 years. During that time I have taught year 1, reception and nursery. The majority of my teaching career has been involved with early years. For three years I became the Children's Centre teacher for the local children' centre. As a result of the role I worked closely with the nursery staff in the baby room, toddler room and pre-school room. My role was to ensure that the staff were supported in their practice both in terms of planning and delivery as well as role modelling effective practice. I also supported the local childminder's within the area to develop their planning and suggest activities that could support the children's interests.
As a result of the role I was able to further my own interest in child hood development. This led me to study level 3 Child Psychology which supports and further develops the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage. I have been childminding now for nearly 4 years and consider it a privilege to have the opportunity to care for other peoples children.
My Qualifications
Bachelor of Education (Honours)
Level 3 Child Psychology
Reading Recovery Teacher
CYPOP5
Paediatric First Aid
Food Hygiene
Designated Safeguarding Lead
My Availability
Monday - Friday
7.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 03/08/2020 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.00 per hour
Please ring for details
My Local Schools
This childminder has not yet informed us whether or not they provide any drop off or pick up services at local schools.
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 25/10/2023)
- UK Driving Licence (added 25/05/2023)
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 25/05/2023)
- DBS Check (added 25/05/2023)
Reviews
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My 2 year old has been looked after by Jumping Jack 8 for about a year now. After several problems with nannies around my daughters first birthday we started to look into other childcare options and chose Jumping Jack 8 because of excellent word of mouth reviews. She has worked wonders with my daughter and I noticed in the first week of leaving my daughter that her vocabulary and confidence increased exponentially with her time there. I think Jumping Jack 8's real strengths are her down to earth attitude, common sense, she mixes discipline with love and gives each child real care and attention. In the areas where my daughter is well developed she stretches her further and she gives support and feedback to us on weaker areas. Communication between us and Jumping Jack 8 is a key strength which I find is often lacking in other childcare options. She is wonderfully accommodating to the needs we have as a family and to special requests for my daughter. I honestly cannot recommend her highly enough.
Well what can I say, my son has been in the care of jumping jack 8 for over two months now and I am very impressed with the growth of vocab and my sons overall progress and development, profile books for the children are in depth and constructed in a way so that i can understand the content. The feedback and advisory notes for suggestions on home activities to help with development, i feel are a great support to my sons learning , the activity schedule is valid and relevant to his age, the setting is very clean and spacious. The experience and qualification of jumping jack 8 has had a very positive effect on my sons behavior at home. To put it quite simply I would recommend this childcare provider to anyone looking for the best available care for their child. He always returns home very happy and that's all any parent can ask.....
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