Rachel Spencer

My Summary

Ofsted Registered

My Experience

I have worked with children most of my adult life, working and volenteering in school and in weekend community clubs as well as creches and careing for young family members.
Having had my own 2 children, my eldest being 26, I have had various experiences whilst rearing my own children and caring for others, which has enabled me to be mindful of various areas of a child's behaviour and development.
I work towards stimulating and encouraging children, to reach their full potential so that they are prepared for the big wide world.

I visit local drop-ins, visit the local library, visit the zoo and farms and play parks. At home various activities are provided for children, painting, mark making, music, puzzles, books, playdough and a great collection of toys to play with! All children can chose their own activity or chose to join in with a group activity. Play is child led with a few planned activities.

I do provide meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner plus snacks.
All food supplied are of the healthy option. If parents/carers decide they wish to provide their child's meals themselves, this is very much welcome. I do ask for parents who are weening a child, to provide food for their child until they are eating complete meals throughout the day, after this, I am more than happy to provide food if requested.

My approach to settling a child is to stagger for at least two weeks or for how ever long it takes for a child to settle in my practice, this normally consists of 30 mins to an hour for the first day, 1 hr for the second day then 1.5 hours for the 3rd and so on...Every child's personality is different and unique, so possibly this could become a different arrangement depending on how the child is feeling and behaving, but as a rule I feel this is a healthy way to be settled into a placement and begins good footing for a happy, healthy and safe place for your child to want to come to!
If you feel that my practice is right for your child and you decide to choose me as your childminder, you will recieve a welcome pack, this will consist of our contract, some permission forms and children’s information forms as well as a form re your child’s starting points, this is basically what your child can do at that moment with regard to their development and ability. You will also be given a form for you to let me know your child’s likes and dislikes, comforts and routine. They are all pretty straight forward, so very easy to understand.

I always like to keep my parents/carers updated on their child's activities of the day, so I write these in a daily diary, this will detail meal times, moods, nappy changing and nap times and a brief description about the child's day.

I have worked with SEN children, both in school and as a childminder, I have worked one to one with a children with autism, I am experienced in makaton and I have also cared for a child who had to be tube fed and with children who have had severe allergies. I am willing to do further training if nessesary for any additional need that may require it.

My Qualifications

I am a qualified First Aider, I am also a qualified level 2 NcFe Teaching Assisstant. I have been trained in Food Hygeine, Safeguarding children, Revised EYFS and originaly qualified as a Childminder with an ICP level 3 qualification.
I have completed the new EYFS training and completed a refresher in child protection.
I also have a level 1 OCR certificate for (New Clait) for IT users for file management and e-document production, creating spreadsheets and graphs and Data base manipulation.
I have an access Art and Design Diploma level 3 qulification.


Please note, as a registered Childminder, all my training is ongoing and updated on a regular basis.

My Availability

Please contact me for availability.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
• Childminding from £8.50 per hour

Fees will be discussed on meeting.



I provide wipes and nappy sacks but nappies must be provided by parents and carers.

I am available for temporary care, subject to availability.