Rachel
Childminder in Arlesey
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Female Member since Feb 2021 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 07 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hi I am a mum of two (10 year old girl and 3 year old boy). We live in Arlesey and have a cosy home. Although I have a dedicated garden and external play room to which we spend our day in. As a family we enjoy lots of outdoor activities such as camping, canoeing and walks with our dog.
My Experience
I have over 18 years experience working with children, several of which have been in early years where the children have been the curriculum guided by EYFS, birth to 5, and development matters all whilst helping them grow independently. I have along the way enjoyed various courses of development such as forest school and neuroscience (brain development) within the early years and currently working towards a my level 5 in early years.
We are ‘little explorers’ based in arlesey. We have a play room and kitchen area solely for the children to play in and explore activities they wish to do from messy play, mud kitchen and potion making to building with a wide range of loose parts. We spend a lot of time out and about exploring the local area on walks, to the farm, Shuttleworth to see the planes and further afield with day trips to the zoo, Duxford and larger woods such as Salcey forest.
My Qualifications
Level 3 Early years educator
Higher certificate in early years development
Level 3 forest school leader
Safeguarding
First aid paediatric and outdoor
Basic food hygiene
Level 2 neuroscience in early years
Lift off to language for 2 to 4 year olds
Level 1 Makaton trained
HYGGE accredited (Danish concept of living well and being in the moment. Rooted in nature through being out doors and enjoying daily routines).
Currently working on
Level 5 early years senior practitioner
My Availability
Waiting list open for September 2025 Monday-Thursday. 0730-1730
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 12/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Gothic Mede Academy
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 10/08/2021)
- UK Driving Licence (added 20/07/2021)
- DBS Check (added 20/07/2021)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding (added 20/07/2021)
- Training Certificate: Statement of academic record - BA HONOURS EARLY CHILDHOOD (added 20/07/2021)
- Training Certificate: Level 3 for forest school (added 20/07/2021)
- Training Certificate: NCFE CACHE LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA FOR THE EARLY YEARS WORKFORCE (EARLY YEARS EDUCATOR) (added 20/07/2021)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 20/07/2021)
- First Aid Certificate: 12 hour level 3 paediatric & infant first aid (added 20/07/2021)
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