Freerangechildcare

About Me

I'm passionate about offering exceptional childcare, with an emphasis on attachment and outdoor learning, experienced with home educated children and have followed a nature curriculum all year round tailored to current children’s interests and stages of development.

Our family philosophy is that of free range childhood, allowing children to be children. I believe the chance to connect with the natural world, first hand experiences of life and growth, endless opportunities for creativity and imagination, improved fitness and physical development – the countless benefits of outdoor play have a real positive impact on children's lives. Using open space to fulfill basic childhood needs – jumping, running, climbing, swinging, racing, yelling, rolling, hiding, and making a big mess – is what childhood is all about.

Outside, children are more likely to invent games. As they do, they're able to express themselves and learn about the world in their own way. They feel safe and in control, which promotes autonomy, decision-making, and organizational skills. Inventing rules for games (as preschoolers like to do) promotes an understanding of why rules are necessary.

Although the children are only playing to have fun, they're learning

- communication skills and vocabulary (as they invent, modify, and enforce rules),
- number relationships (as they keep score and count),
- social customs (as they learn to play together and cooperate).

My ethos is natural and holistic, we sing songs, listen to and tell stories every day – with the added bonus that much of the time we will be doing it under the trees. I ensure plenty of opportunities for the development of early literacy skills such as letter and word recognition.

Learning outdoors is also the perfect place to develop those early maths skills, whether it be through counting conkers, pacing out distances, or finding shapes we recognise in the world around.

We focus on using what we find for creative artwork, imaginative, exploratory play and for designing and building.

Feel free to contact me to discuss details of your childcare needs. I charge £15 per hour per family.

In addition I am able to offer a tutoring service covering KS1 and KS2 Maths, English and Science. I charge £14 per hour per child for this service.

If you are in need of babysitting, please contact me to see if I can offer assistance. I charge £15 per hour for this service.