Kimberly

About Me

I am a kind, caring, and bubbly person and I pride myself in being reliable and trustworthy as well as genuine, thoughtful, and flexible!

I have my own sons, born October 2010, and Feb 2020, and a daughter born Dec 2019 so I have extensive knowledge and experience with newborns onwards.
Having my own children has really increased my understanding of how hard, and important, it is to find someone you trust enough to look after your child, and to find that crucial balance between work and home life. And that’s where I come in!

I offer a home from home environment for your children. I have lots of toys, games, activities and resources to support the children through their early learning, and to make sure they have fun! We have a dedicated playroom, with enclosed garden attached. We have two guinea pigs (Ginny and Hermoine), and a lovely dog called Minnie who is a Springer, she is very well trained and hasn't known life without lots of children around as she was born into a childminding family too - however, as tolerant as she is, I would never leave her alone with the children, obviously. Minnie just had a litter of puppies and so of course we had to keep one, Dotty, was born Nov 2020 and is loving life with children too.

I follow the EYFS to ensure the children are fulfilling their potential, always enjoying activites and getting the best possible care. It is really important that I work closely with you, and any other settings your child attends to ensure we are all providing your child with consistency and support in their early learning lives.

I absolutely love working with children, they are such a joy to be around and give me great job satisfaction. I enjoy taking them on lots of outings, to toddler groups, garden centres, pet handling sessions, farms, fruit picking, the library, parks and walks, as well as doing activities at home such as messy play, role play, puzzles and reading books, to name a few!
I have a really great network of other childminders in the area too, so all the children make lots of friends.
Due to coronavirus we now go on lots of walks and enjoy the outdoors much more than before, which we are really enjoying.

I have plenty of great references from families I have worked with, from babysitting, after school, or full time care.

I am a driver, with a full, clean driving licence and my own car. I am also OFSTED registered and dbs checked, my partner is also dbs checked. My last OFSTED inspection gave me an 'Outstanding' grade.

As part of our adult childminding group we also go to quite a few training courses to keep us up to date, and fresh in our practice, as well as our own monthly meetings.

Please get in contact if you think I may be able to help you, or would like any more information :)