Ruth

About Me

My name is Ruth and I am a registered childminder. I am based in Hanwell, Ealing. I am married to Mustapha and we have two daughter's, both attend local schools in the area.

I have Spanish roots but was born and raised in the UK so I am fluent to an extent in the Spanish language. I grew up in Hanwell and still love to explore the parks. It's a lovely place to grow up.

Prior to childminding, I worked in accounts in credit controller for 12 years. After that I worked as a supervisor at a local school. I decided to become a childminder to enable me to spend time as a 'mum at home' with my family and provide quality childcare for other families.

I am committed to providing a fun, friendly, clean and safe environment for the children in my care. I endeavour to provide children with stimulating learning opportunities that reflect their age and stage of development through play and every day experiences. Children should be allowed to explore the world around them.

My setting is a home from home, not a nursery so the play area is my living room where many of the toys are. In my opinion, they have their whole lives to be in a structured environment. I believe if a child is happy and feels secure in their environment, they can achieve anything, doesn't matter where they are.

My main focus has always been communication. I try to develop their language skills, depending on age, as soon as they start in my setting as this to me is one of the most important stages.

I have a large garden that has various slides,a large sand pit and a mud kitchen. We also have lots of fruit plants growing in the garden that the children enjoy picking when the time comes. At the moment we are about to harvest strawberries.

Children learn a lot from touch so playing with sand and water is something I try to do daily. I also encourage them to play with mud and suggest to them, if they can find creepy crawlies like worms . This is a great opportunity for them to have fun, feel closer to nature and just be a child.

Being outside and learning about the environment in my opinion, is so important, walks to local parks are an everyday thing. I learned from my own children how important and fun it was to go on an adventure. Exploring even the local area was interesting and at the same time informative. So for me this is something we do everyday. An adventure is always on the cards. I believe children learn so much by just doing this. I allow children to explore their environment and explore who they are as a person, this is so important.

I also do activities at home but I always make sure this is child lead. We do painting and drawings, great way to remember colours and for pen control. We read stories and sing nursery rhymes on a daily basis. I have also started monthly themes, at the moment it's The Ocean, so we are learning about plastic waste, jellyfish, turtles, Nemo, Dory and where they live. A few weeks ago it was everything Jubilee so lots of crafts eg. Jubilee crowns.

I use my intuition to understand what every child needs. Every baby and toddler is an individual and I treat them with care, empathy and respect. I provide them with snacks and encourage the children to feed themselves depending on age.

I believe in working in partnership with parents; welcoming ideas and encouraging parents to provide me with comments and suggestions. I run my setting professionally, attending training opportunities, respecting confidentiality, keeping organised records in accordance with current guidelines. I have clear policies and procedures. I am committed to providing a reliable service that parents can depend on and in which they can place their confidence.

From September 2022 I will be using an online app called Tapestry. Which all my parents will be able to access to see their children's progress. I also will be adding photos and video to each child's profile.

I can provide care for children from birth to twelve years old in a home environment. I am happy to take on any child within my registered numbers and will not discriminate against children or their families for reasons such as race, religion, sex or ability.