Services

As a committed childminder, I adhere to the guidelines of Realising the Ambition and the Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland’s national standards for early years development.

With a firm belief in the power of play, I offer various activities to foster skill development and understanding in your child. My passion for childcare means I'll go the extra mile to ensure your child receives optimal care.

What Do I Offer?

To support your child’s learning and development, I provide many activities and resources for 0-16 years.

Realising the Ambition (0-3 years)

• Wellbeing – Myself, social, emotional and communication development
• My movement and coordination development
• My confidence, creativity, and curiosity
• My literacy learning
• My numeracy and mathematical learning

Curriculum for Excellence (3 years plus)

• Expressive Arts
• Languages and Literacy
• Health and wellbeing
• Mathematics and numeracy
• Religious and moral education
• Sciences
• Social studies
• Technologies

Resources and Activities

• Books and DVDs
• Small world toys
• Construction toys (Lego, Duplo, mega blocks etc)
• Pretend play (toy kitchen, shop, doctor’s set etc).
• Water play
• Arts and Crafts.
• Music, singing and rhymes
• Gardening
• Outdoor play and equipment
• Outings & Playgroups

Food

As part of my service, I am more than happy to offer breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, or afterschool snack. For the drinks, all children are offered either water, milk or sugar-free fruit juices.

If you provide any food for your child, I do politely request that any sweets or treats or anything containing nuts be left at home. This is simply because it may upset other children who do not have treats and could pose a danger to those with allergies.

I will also record what your child has eaten and inform you via our private WhatsApp group.

If you do have any concerns or questions about their diet/menu/quantity, please do not hesitate to reach out to me and I would be more than happy to discuss this with you.

House Rules & Health Safety

I implement house rules solely for the safety and well-being of each child in my care.

• Children will be encouraged to say please and thank you
• Children will be encouraged to take turns when playing games and with toys.
• Children are encouraged to share and care about others.
• Children are encouraged to have respect for others and their possessions
• Bullying, hurting or intimidating another person will not be tolerated
• All toys and activities are available to everyone.

My home complies with all necessary regulations which include:

• Mains operated smoke alarms
• Stair gates where appropriate
• All harmful materials are in a locked cupboard
• All toys and equipment are cleaned and regularly checked, repaired, or replaced.
• The areas the children use are checked before any child arrives for anything that needs to be cleaned or repaired.

I work in partnership with you to arrange any special resources or equipment. If your child requires additional support, please do not hesitate to discuss this with me.