Louiselouise2009
Childminder in Chiseldon
My Summary
Outstanding - The Early Explorers
About Me
UPDATED MAY 2026
THE EARLY EXPLORERS - OUTSTANDING GRADED CHILDCARE SETTING
WE HAVE AVAILABILITY FOR SEPTEMBER 2026!
Tuesday - Thursday spaces available.
8am -5pm
All year round childcare.
Places from 6 Months+
Government funded accepted from 9 months old
Childcare vouchers accepted.
Tax free childcare accepted.
Please contact me for more information.
My name is Louise Rumming and I am a registered childminder and currently have vacancies.
I live in Chiseldon and have use of a separate Nursery room in my garden, where we have the space to be creative and messy. We have ample outdoor space, which is exclusive to my childcare families and seperate from my family garden.
At the Early Explorers we combine the best bits of a Nursery with the best bits of childminding to create my dream setting.
I am a qualified and experienced practitioner with over 16 years experience working with children aged 0-11 years and have attained the following qualifications:
* BA (Hons) Business Degree (L6 Qualification)
* EYPS - Early Years Professional Status (L6 Qualification)
* NVQ L3 qualification in Childcare and Early Years Education
* Clear DBS
* First Aid Qualified
* DSL - Designated Safeguarding Lead Qualification
* Food Hygiene Qualification
(as well as having attained many other childcare related certificates).
I work with an amazing college who I have recently registered as a childminder too, who is also:
* L3 Qualified in Childcare and Early Years Education
* First Aid Qualified,
* Clear DBS
* Safeguarding Qualified
* Food Hygiene Qualified
(as well as having attained many other qualifications over the 6 years she has worked for me).
We also have two other Early Years Practitioner who works with us who are both:
* First Aid Qualified,
* Clear DBS
* Safeguarding Qualified
* Food Hygiene Qualified
We encourage lots of outdoor play and are privileged to have a wonderful garden full of lovely equipment and resources for the children t play and explore, so they can learn through play, form special friendships and have fun!
We have lots of activities, crafts, toys and resources available. We offer a mixture of child initiated and adult led activities and play opportunities, appropriate for all ages.
As part of the EYFS we track children's learning and progress via our online system, Babysdays.
All parents will have access to the system via their own personal log in where they can view photos of their childrens day, see information on their child's learning and progress, access end of term reports and add their own comments and observations. We change our themes and planning every two weeks to keep our learning and play interesting and challenging so we can rotate toys, resources and activities and cover lots of topics and life events.
All paperwork is completed online such as Childcare Contracts, Policies and Procedures for the setting, Accident and Incident Forms and all Communications such as Newsletters and any Local and National updates which effect us as a setting, are sent out via Babysdays.
Visits are able to take place during our working hours so you can get a feel for the environment and make sure our setting is right for you and your little one. If you are interested in a space at my setting, please give me a call or email to discuss your requirements.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Louise
My Experience
I have been working as a childminder since October 2008.
Over the years my business grew, taking on members of staff and operating at the maximum capacity as a childminder.
In 2019 I expanded to a Nursery setting.
Due to the effects of Covid 19 I decided to close the Nursery and return to childminding to manage a smaller 'bubble' and return to being a home based provider, whereby my premises is exclusive to my business.
I have experience of working in an After school club and Holiday club.
I also have experience working in a mixed year 1 and 2 reception class and in a local nursery.
I have also worked as a live in nanny (for 6 months).
I have always been in the company of young children from growing up in a large family and looking after children my whole life.
My Qualifications
I have complete my EYPS (Early Years Professional Status).
I am a graduate from Brighton University where I obtained a 2.1 BA (Hons) Business Degree.
I am First Aid Qualified, DBS cleared and I have completed my NVQ L3 in Children's Care Learning and Development and my Early Years Professional Status. I have also completed other child related courses:
SWITCH – First Aid for Child Carers; Food Safety for Child Carers
CACHE – Introduction to Childcare Practice
SSSP – Supporting Children with EAL; Child Development Theory; Baby Signalong
NEW COLLEGE – Play work Principles; Child Development Theory; Inclusive Play
SCOPE – Earliest Interactions
TRIO Childcare Connections – SEF Training 1&2; Stage 1 & 2 of Trio’s Swindon Quality Childminding Network; Network Training: See it, Do it – Through My Eyes; Network Training: Observation and Assessment Training; Certificate of an ‘Accredited Childminder on the TRIO Quality Network; Every Child a Talker; Introduction to PEEP
NHS SWINDON – Asthma Training; Normal Development & BRISC; Language Rich Environment; Play and Language
I am able to offer the government funding from 9 months old.
My Availability
My setting is open 8am- 5.00pm, Tuesday - Thursday, all year round.
I currently have Early Years Space Available on a Tuesday - Thursday from September 2026 as our little ones depart for school - please contact me to discuss.
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
I charge £7 per hour outside of the funding hours, per child for Early Years children.
All fees are due monthly and in advance, on the 1st of the month.
I accept childcare vouchers as payment.
I accept tax free childcare.
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
- UK Passport [DELETED] (added 02/10/2024)
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