My Summary
Ofsted Registered Childminder
About Me
Little Learners is run by myself and my wife Sarah, who is also a registered childminder with Ofsted. Sarah has a BA honours in early years.
Sarah started Little Learners by herself, and I joined just over two years ago as her assistant.
We have three children aged 28, 21, and 20 years old, a Westie dog, and two cats.
My interests are in cars, music, football, DIY, family, holidays, and learning how to improve what I can do to help others.
I do like to spend time with my dad, who is 92. He is my hero, and I’ve learnt so much from his vast knowledge, experiences, and his continued encouragement for me to make it in life.
As a family man, I’ve found it’s always been important to show our children the right way to go about life, including going out and making your dreams come true, children need to be guided where they should always be polite, knowledgeable, and helpful, respect others, live life to the full and love the planet we are on.
By steering them to become better people.
My Experience
I’ve worked in the early years sector for over two years. We’re registered to accept children from birth and offer Early Years Funding 15/30 hours funding to children aged 9 months, 2 years, and 3-4 years.
I’ve worked alongside my wife for just over two years as an assistant, and I was previously chairman at a preschool from 2013 to 2015. This is where I developed my passion for early years learning.
I firmly believe that a home-from-home setting helps children develop confidence by being separated from their families, all our little learners are an extension of our family.
Having a male dynamic in the setting has proven to be beneficial for all the children.
We work collaboratively with children, parents, and carers to ensure that your child’s stay with us is filled with fun and learning within a safe environment.
Children will blossom with confidence as they learn through their own and group experiences, we use adult-led learning and child play activities, this approach improves their overall learning, confidence, and knowledge, equipping them with the tools they need before they start school.
We also understand and support children who need a little more time to learn at their own pace.
Between my wife and myself, we’ve completed numerous courses, including Paediatric First Aid and Safeguarding.
All this knowledge has enhanced my understanding of child development, the importance of protecting and caring for them, which I believe contributes to their learning experience.
We offer a wide range of exciting activities, such as walks in the woods, trips to the park, nature reserves, strawberry picking, visits to the bird world, garden centres, water play, challenging games, learning games, cooking, exploring, pond dipping, rubbing, running, climbing, trips to the library, churches, and interactions with other children to facilitate learning.
These are just a few of the ways we support your child’s learning. We cover a wide range of topics, including numbers, letters, shapes, colours, days of the week, months, years, manners, sharing, drawing, painting, writing, artwork, singing, and much much more.
By allowing a child to explore and learn independently is a significant part of growing up. It helps build relationships, confidence, and the ability to try new things without fear, with lots of encouragement, children can achieve anything.
We organise an annual Little Learners picnic in the park, where parents, carers, and children can have fun together. It’s a great opportunity to connect and meet other children they may not see during their busy week. It’s a fantastic family activity.
To learn more about how we can support your child and help them develop confidence and knowledge to start school, please DM us through this app.
Check out our feedback wall in the pictures section.
Little Learners, is where every child has a child.
My Qualifications
Enhanced DBS
Full Paediatric First Aid
NVFE Cache Level 3 preparing to work in home based childcare.
NVFE Cache Level 3 preparing to set up a home based childcare business.
TES qualified
1. Safeguarding Child protection in the Early Years.
2. FGM Female Genital Mutilation (Safeguarding).
3. Cyber Security. (Duty of Care.)
4. Improving children’s learning through play. (Duty of care.)
5. Food Hygiene and Safety. (Duty of Care.)
6. A practical Guild to the GDPR (Duty of Care.)
7. Equality and Inclusion in Early Years Settings. (Duty of Care.)
HM Government qualified
Prevent Awareness Course.
My Availability
Ask for availability and DM me through this app. Thank you for your enquiry.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
Daily fee £60
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 31/03/2025)
- DBS Check (added 31/03/2025)
- Exam Certificate: Language Rich Environments (added 07/08/2025)
- Exam Certificate: an introduction to healthy food for children (3-5 years) (added 07/08/2025)
- First Aid Certificate (added 06/05/2025)
- Exam Certificate (added 30/04/2025)
- Training Certificate: Culture of Safeguarding- EYFS2025 (added 29/04/2025)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Parents say
This childminder service receives consistently high praise from parents. Children thrive in the nurturing, fun environment, developing confidence and skills. Parents appreciate the excellent communication, engaging activities, and safe atmosphere. The childminders are described as caring, knowledgeable, and attentive to each child's needs.
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Little Learners. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
My daughter has just left little learners for school. She had the best time at this setting being looked after by Graham and Sarah. My daughter always went in and came out just as happy, i felt very reassured and confident with my daughter’s care and safety. Would highly recommend, so much so my little boy is starting with them in the new year!!
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Drae
on 16/09/2025
My two-year-old daughter has been with Graham and Sarah for just over year now, and I can’t speak highly enough of the care they provide. From the very beginning, she felt safe, happy, and excited to go each day—which is every parent’s dream.
Graham and Sarah have created such a warm, engaging environment where learning and fun go hand in hand. My daughter has blossomed under their care, picking up new skills, making friends, and growing in confidence. She especially loves their regular trips to the park and playing with the flowing water helter skelter thingy!
They strike a perfect balance between structured learning and free play, always tailoring activities to suit each child’s age and interests. Communication is excellent, and I always feel reassured knowing she’s in such thoughtful, capable hands.
If you’re looking for childminders who genuinely care and go above and beyond, Graham and Sarah are absolutely fantastic.
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Nina
on 09/09/2025
Our little one has just left this childminder all prepped and ready for school. He thrived here and had the most amazing time. He has made friends for life and learnt so much in the nurturing, caring and fun atmosphere. He has become a confident and caring child and a lot of it is to do with the time he spent here. We were so sad to leave but our little one is now ready to take on the world with everything he has learnt from his time here!
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Charlie
on 07/09/2025
My daughter has been going to little learners for the last 3 months and all though being a new mum I was apprehensive at first, Graham and Sarah soon made me feel comfortable knowing that she was safe, looked after and in a surrounding full of fun, happiness and smiles. She's only 9 months old and the smile she gives Graham when she sees him fills me with confidence and reassurance. It's a wonderful place that I would highly recommend.
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Amee
on 04/09/2025
Both of my children have attended Little Learners and have absolutely loved their time there. Graham is super engaged with the children and works hard to build great relationships with parents and carers. Both Sarah and Graham keep us all updated it all relevant info around our children and share pictures and stories from the brilliant times the children have with them.
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Amy
on 04/09/2025
Sarah and Graham are excellent childminders who provide a fun, safe and nurturing environment for our children. Both children love their time at Little Learners and the variety of activities and outings.
They have created a wonderful setting and we are so grateful for all that they do for our children
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Response by
Little Learners
on 16/09/2025:
Appreciate your feedback thank you, we have not only had one child but 2, Little bundles of joy, we are blessed to see our little ones grow into superstars of life, sure it is sad to see them go, we understand we are just a small cog in their learning journey.
We had so much fun and proud of your eldest, he was a true courageous child able to take on anything life could through at him, he has grown up really fast, shedding his toddler traits and turning into a confident little man, unstoppable in his quest to succeed, we will miss him loads.
The good news is we have a confident new little bundle of fun for the next generation of superstars. xx
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