Erika, professional childminder - EX13 Musbury

Erika , Registered Childminder, BA (Hons) Humanities, Home based childcare serving Musbury, Axminster, Colyton, Kilmington and Seaton, Devon & surrounding area since 1996
Certificate in Early Years Practice Level 4, NVQ 3 Early Years Care and Education, Childminders Foundation, Pediatric First Aid, Equal Opportunities, Schema, Physical and Sensory Development, Early Years Foundation Stage, Risk Assessment, AXS01, Safeguarding Children, Tackling Domestic Violence, Letters and Sounds, Language and Communication, ICAN, SEN Code of Practice, Ofsted updates, The two year check training, Provider network meetings attended. Judged 'Good' in last 3 Ofsted inspections, the last in December 2014.

I became a registered childminder in 1996. I joined the quality assured network in 2002 and became Accredited (Specialist Childminder in Early Learning/ Funded Childminder) in 2003. I am committed to the overarching principles of Early Years Foundation Stage and to continuous professional development. We have 2 sons and live in a semi-detached house with an enclosed garden. Musbury is a small village in the heart of the Axe Valley, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, .

The children’s Day. We establish routines surrounding meals, naps, free play and Activities include early literacy activities such as letters and sounds and stories; Early numeracy activities such as puzzles, Numicon, threading, and other number, shape and measure activities; Art and design includes mark making, paint, pens, pencils, cutting and sticking and dough; Music and movement, songs, rhymes and musical instruments; Role play and dressing up; Small worlds and construction including doll’s houses, a castle with knights and all kinds and sizes of wheeled toys; Understanding the world includes completing the daily weather chart and days of the week at circle time. We have lots of soft toys, dolls, tents and a home corner for play cooking and shopping. The children like to cook, bake bread and learn about healthy food. In the enclosed rear garden there are large wheeled toys, a small play house and a climbing frame, as well as sand and water and all manner of messy play. There is an enclosed playing field nearby with a large climbing frame, climbing wall, swings, balances and a full size football pitch.
Musbury is a village in the heart of the Axe Valley and ‘area of outstanding natural beauty.