Asm_Ism
Childminder in Lichfield
Female Member since Jun 2016 Last Updated Aug 2024 Last Login 23 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi I’m Andrea & I work alongside my wife Irrah @ Little Friends Childminders! In our last 3 consecutive Ofsted inspections we have both gained 'Outstanding' grade in all areas. We offer childcare for children in the Early Years age group, aged birth to 5 years. We provide a small, unique and personal setting. We are both fully accredited to offer eligible children funding. We do not offer nursery or school drop offs/pick ups. We have a large playroom, sleep room, toilet & outdoor garden area all dedicated to childminding. We offer many different activities and experiences within our setting for children to enjoy & we go on many outings such as trips to Twycross zoo, Conkers, National Memorial Arboretum, Shugborough Hall & RAF Cosford to name but a few, providing the children with many opportunities to regularly socialise with others in the local community. We have a fully insured 7 seater car. We work to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and also use Tapestry (an online learning journal) to share children's individual areas of development with parents. We provide daily diaries for all children & take lots of photos every day to share with parents to see what their children have enjoyed doing at our setting. We provide all meals made fresh daily & drinks are provided at all times throughout the day for children to freely help themselves. Childminding is not just a job for us it's a passion and we take great pride in offering an 'Outstanding' service to all the children and parents within our setting!
My Experience
Between us both we have over 30 years experience working in childcare! We have been childminding together for 20 years. Before we became childminders we had experience of working in private daycare nurseries, being a live in nanny, providing overnight care & many many hours babysitting for several different families!
We were chairpersons of our local childminding group for 13 years.
My Qualifications
We are both fully qualified holding a BTEC National Diploma in Childhood studies & a BTEC National Diploma in Early Years.
We are both full members of the Professional Association of Childcare and Early Years (PACEY).
We also hold many other qualifications/trainings which are listed below:
- EYFS, Level 1&2
- Paediatric First Aid
- Food Safety & Hygiene, Level 2
- Safeguarding Awareness, Level 1a & 1b
- Heuristic Play
- Messy Play
- Outdoor Play
- Making music with children
- Risk Assesment in the workplace
- Autism awareness
- Schematic development of young children
- Perception & Senses in the early years
- Behaviour & Emotional development in the early years
- Using the outdoor environment
- Equality & Diversity
- Storytelling & bringing stories to life
- Baby Matters
- Inclusion development programme
- Supporting children with speech, language & communication needs
- Letters & Sounds
- Growing & Planting
- An introduction to Forest Schools
- Happy adults, happy children
- Making music fun
- Special Educational Needs Conference
- Creativity & Critical thinking for young children
- Signtime (British Sign Language)
- Makaton
- Health & Safety managing risk, Unit 2
- IT skills for early years practitioners
- Beat, rhythm & rhyme with Ros Bayley
- Every child's a talker for childminders
- Finding & exploring young children's fascinations
- Kimble's Music Workshop - learning through play
- Common Assessment Framework
- Special Educational Needs & Disability Code of Practise
- Role of the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
- Implementing fundamental British values in behaviour management
- Prevent Duty Awareness
My Availability
Monday - Thursday, 8am-530pm.
Please get in touch for availability details!
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My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
Our fees include all of what we offer, for example all meals/snacks/drinks, daily diaries, photos, digital tapestry account, toddler group fees & all costs of day trips etc. Everything is included!
Please get in touch for more details!
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 Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 21/09/2023)
Reviews
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Our daughter, now two and half has been attending Little Friends since she was 10 months old. Andy and Irrah are exceptional and they have created the most wonderful setting where the children learn and develop whilst having so much fun along the way. The activities and outings that they do with the children are fantastic and they have an amazing selection of toys and games at the house. All aspects of the care provided by Andy and Irrah are great, from the food provided at the setting to the daily feedback provided by diaries and the closed facebook group. Equally the support and advice provided to us on areas such as potty training has been invaluable.
The Little Friends family provides everything you could want in a childminder and frankly we are honoured to have them involved in our daughters upbringing.
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Our son Ben has been attending little friends since September 2014 and we have been more than satisfied with the childcare he has received. Andy and Irrah have played a huge part in Ben's development and we are so pleased we found them! Ben has Down's Syndrome and little friends has been fantastic in supporting him. Andy and Irrah have very kindly completed reports for us and allowed for health professionals to visit Ben in his childcare setting as required. We have never had any problems leaving Ben and he is always smiling on all the pictures we see and when we drop him off and collect him. He has had some fantastic days out and everyday is fun filled at little friends. Little friends have really helped Ben in lots of areas of his development and we really can't thank them enough. We would more than recommend them to anyone looking for childcare :).
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Andy and Irrah are both absolutely great with my little boy. The playroom has so many toys and there are always planned activities and themes. 3 meals a day are provided and my son will eat anything made my Andy and Irrah!
One of the main things that I like about Little Friends is that there are regular trips out to local groups, such as dancing and outdoor activities. These trips are at no additional cost and we get to see lovely photos from the day.
Andy and Irrah are really supportive with potty training and they have a magic touch with discipline and instilling manners! They have also been supportive with helping my son to understand about his little sister who is on the way.
Although I really miss my son while I'm at work, I love reading his book (with daily photo) to find out what he has been up to. I can also view his developments on his online log and see photos on Little Friends private facebook page, so I feel really informed.
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