Mary Poppins

About Me

I have two children at secondary school, we live in a three bedroom house in a quiet close, close to green space and parks.

I like to keep the children in my care active and I do this by providing a range of activities, games and toys, We enjoy nature walks and fun in the garden.

It is really important to me that children in my care enjoy their time with me as well as develop and learn. Safety and happiness of each individual child is most important to me.

In house I like to provide the children with a choice of activities best suited to their age and preference. I have art and crafts, lots of story books, games and toys. I will also provide toys and equipment that a child will show a particular interest in but also introduce them to activities they may not have access to usually to encourage culture capital.

I am very flexible and understanding, I have a home from home setting and aim to provide an environment that in no way resembles a nursery or preschool, the aim to develop naturally through play and planned and spontaneous observation that I record and lay out next steps for the childs development. I have an open door policy parents are welcome into the home if they choose at drop off and pick up its important for everyone to be comfortable and I feel this approach works best.

I strongly believe that children learn through play and different activities and socialising with others, but I also value the rules implemented at home and aim to follow parents lead. I do implement house rules to enhance british values as layed out in ofsteds statutory framework, we sit at a table to eat on chairs or high chairs depending on childrens needs, I support toilet training following parents routine for consistency, we take turns and encourage sharing with an emphasis on being kind to others.

I will provide an all about me book, with pictures of your child to record the important milestones that they achieve whilst in my care, the book will be a keepsake and something to treasure. I also complete a tracker to record the childrens development as outlined by the department of education.

I am currently open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday.

I have a locked filing cabinet for all documentation as detailed in my privacy notice layed out in the changes to GDPR..... all parents will have access to their own childs records at anytime and only guardians with consent will have access unless a cause of concern has been logged and safeguarding policy is followed.