Helenmel

About Me

Current availability for 1 child under 5yrs (contact me for further details)

Hi,

My home based setting is based upon the Montessori/Curiosity Approach ethos. I am currently working towards my Curiosity Approach Accreditation.

My name is Helen Melvin and I live with my husband in Calcot, West Reading. I have been a childminder for over 30 years. I offer a very flexible service; have a caring and patient nature and a very good sense of humour. I believe that childhood is a wonderful time – it is filled with so much awe, wonder and innocence, and I am totally committed to ensuring that every moment a child spends with me is explored to the full.

I am dedicated to providing a calm, secure and welcoming space and to ignite a child's natural curiosity and imagination. My aim is to create a nurturing and educational environment and foster a life long love for learning and exploration.

I provide independent, professional and affordable childminding service in West Berkshire to help your child learn and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. As a mother and grandmama myself, I have a wealth of experience in dealing with children, behaviour management, toilet training and issues relating to sleeping and eating. I totally understand that leaving your child with a childminder is a huge step and a decision not to be taken lightly, so I am determined to provide quality childcare that parents can trust.

At my setting I work tirelessly to improve, inspire and nurture the experiences and learning opportunities for children and create a curious, open-ended, love of learning for each child; and to provide a welcoming and educational environment where children feel safe, celebrated and nurtured.??

I want to empower and ignite passion and excitement, develop confidence, resilience and creativity for each child through providing opportunities for critical thinking, exploration and discovery within a beautiful play space for children.

I will support every child to enable them to flourish and develop a life-long love of learning in a safe, secure child centered environment; where they take pride in all of their achievements and want to reach for the stars.

Every child's day at my setting is hands on and interactive. Active Learning is an approach that encourages children to be engaged in the learning process through movement, exploration and interaction.

Whilst playing actively and thinking critically, children will develop the skills to help them to become independent thinkers and strong communicators; skills which are very important if they are to become more curious and to take initiative to explore what is happening all around them.

My setting also focuses closely on nature and the impact that nature has on our mental and physical wellbeing. By spending more time outside to watch the clouds, the movements of the trees and listen to the different types of bird song then we have a clearer mind and soul thus increasing our wellbeing.

I carry out extensive risk assessments of my setting and every place that we visit. I also have an excellent understanding of child protection issues and regularly update my safeguarding qualifications. My business is also registered with the ICO.