‍About Me

‍Hi, my name is Sally and I am a fully qualified, insured, registered childminder based in Hitchin. I am married to Christophe and have 3 children.

‍I have been childminding since 2007 and feel passionate about providing a warm and friendly environment where the children can feel safe and secure as well as have lots of fun. I work closely with parents to ensure I provide a home-from-home environment with play experiences adapted to each child’s interests, likes and stage of development.

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‍Qualifications

‍I have up-to-date Paediatric First Aid and Safeguarding Certificates and have achieved a Grade A in the Level 3 ‘Diploma in Home-based Childcare’.

‍I was most recently inspected in March 2022 the full report is available here: Ofsted Report. Here is a brief summary from the report:

‍"Children benefit from a rich and varied curriculum that helps them to make very good progress from their starting points. The childminder provides a wide range of opportunities to enhance children's physical development. For example, they go for walks to the woods and climb steps to bridges and steep hills. The childminder skillfully plans these trips to teach children about the wider environment and the world around them, while promoting their physical well-being. Children develop a true love of books. All children sustain attention and eagerly listen to the childminder reading stories that are familiar to them. The childminder reads with great enthusiasm and brings the stories to life using props, making this a wonderful interactive experience for children. They thoroughly enjoy singing with the childminder and join in with actions to the songs. Children laugh with delight as they pretend to waddle like a penguin and gallop like a horse. The experienced childminder introduces children to numbers and mathematical concepts in a manner that ensures children have an embedded understanding of what numerals represent."