Little Seedlings

About Me

I am married with 3 children, 2 grown up boys 37 and 33 and a little girl of 19 (not so little but she still is to me :) - (wow that makes me feel old!!!) I also have 5 grandchildren - now that really does make me feel old - haha :))

My home is spacious, fun and welcoming to ALL, it is also a non-smoking zone.

I am registered with Ofsted as a Childminder in the Merton-Lower Morden area. My last Ofsted report (Nov 2018) was graded a GOOD - with potential to be outstanding.

I have attended lots of training courses which include First Aid, Child Protection, Signalong, Boys Leaning and most recently Supporting Children with Medical Needs and many others, all of which i have passed.

I intend to continue doing more courses to widen my knowledge in all that's offered to me and learn new things along the way.

I live very close to and drop-off and collect from Hatfeild school - but am also open to collect from other schools as long as it fits in with other pick-ups!!

I chose to become a childminder as i enjoy being around children and love watching them learn and grow.
I have a good network of other childminder colleges/friends and we regularly attend Toddler/Play Groups, Libraries, farms, the seaside, the discovery centre and lots more.

I also love being out and about, come sun, snow, rain, mud etc. I like to use the moto "there's no such thing as BAD weather, just inappropriate clothing"!! :))

We go vegetable & fruit picking, feeding ducks & squirrels, building camps in the wood, feeding the reindeer (one of my favourite) the list is endless.

I like to embrace and do craft ideas for all the different festivals and celebrations too from around the world i.e. Chinese new year, Diwali, St. George’s day, Australia Day all of them - I think it’s good for the children to learn about different cultures.

I also like to encourage the children to know about our community around us by visiting the local shops, pet groomers, fire station, our local lollipop lady and police warden - I could go on & on!!

On a regular basis i create a structured plan of what FUN we will be having in the following weeks. This plan is also used to make my observations on your child and how they are developing and learning within my care.

For the younger children (under 2 years old) i do a daily diary. I also like to do themes like Space, Under the Sea, Travel etc the children really enjoy this as they become spacemen, travel in rockets and get to make all kinds of wonderful things to do with our current theme.

I take lots of photo evidence of all the fun we have and then either email or what's app (you the parents) these photos which is lovely for you to receive while being at work, just a reassurance that your little one is being well looked after and is having fun. :))