Wildling
Childminder in Crudwell
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Female Member since Jan 2020 Last Updated Apr 2024 Last Login Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi, I'm Jess the founder of Wildlings. I am passionate about offering a sustainable environment in which nature-based play is delivered through Forest School and a Reggio Emilia approach.
I have over 24 years of experience working with children and am a qualified & experienced teacher with a passion and specialism in the Early Years. I made the decision to leave the teaching profession (after 12 years in a Specialist Nursery School) to focus on offering the type of childcare that matches my ethos and ideals. I’m passionate about learning through play, being close to nature and giving children the tools in which to thrive. I am also a qualified forest school leader who offers children the chance to connect with nature and become confident, resilient, and independent learners.
Above all I hope to ignite children's enthusiasm and curiosity for learning. I focus on building social skills, creativity, children's independence and emotional wellbeing.
The children spend much of their day outside and I offer a varied rhythm to the day which includes bush crafts, growing fruit and vegetables, food exploration/ cooking sessions, natural resources, messy play, loose parts play and caring for our animals (guinea pigs, 2 dogs).
My Experience
• Qualified Early Years Teacher since 2004
• Reception and Nursery Class teacher for 13 years
• Extensive experience of working with children with additional needs
• Qualified L3 Forest School Leader since 2014
• Forest School Leader in a primary school delivering Forest School across the school.
• Higher Learning Teaching Assistant covering PPA for Reception and Yr 1/2 Classes
• Owner of Wildlings Childminder 2018- 2024
• Barnardo's Family Link worker
• Play leader of a holiday scheme
My Qualifications
University of Oxford Brookes PGCE: Early Years Specialism 2004
University of Staffordshire BA (Hons) Applied Social Studies 2000
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside HND Health and Social Care
Level 3 Leadership in Forest School 2014
Certificate in teaching PSHE
Childminding Course
Child Protection & Children's Safeguarding
Paediatric 12 hr First Aid
SoundsWrite (Phonics Programme)
Talk Boost
Makaton
My Availability
Tues- Thursday, Term time only
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 10/04/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.95 per hour
Fees are for a set session (8.15- 16.45)
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
- Training Certificate: PGCE (added 02/07/2022)
- Training Certificate: Childminding (added 02/07/2022)
- Exam Certificate: Forest School L3 (added 02/07/2022)
- Marriage Certificate (added 02/07/2022)
- Training Certificate: First Aid (added 02/07/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 02/07/2022)
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