About Dotty Ducks
Dotty Ducks is a friendly childminding service located in the heart of the picturesque village of Parkgate.
I aim to provide a fun filled structured day for your child and a homely and safe environment where I am confident to follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and encourage learning through play.
The activities on offer are exciting and stimulating, imaginative and non-repetitive. As well as activities based in my home and garden, I am also able to take children on walks to the park and Neston library as well as other places of local interest.
I am ideally located for drop offs at Parkgate Primary School and Parkgate Preschool. I am able to offer care for your child before school.
There are lots of fun & exciting activities for children of all ages at Dotty Ducks.
About Me
I am married with two children of my own.
Before I decided to become a childminder I worked for the NHS for 12 years in informatics, service improvement and managerial roles. I studied Mathematics at university and gained a 2:1 degree classification. I decided to become a childminder whilst on maternity leave with my son. I wanted a rewarding career working with children, where each day was different and fulfilling. I do like routine and found that although I spent a lot of time doing different activities with my own children I had developed a structure, which is what I’ve based Dotty Ducks around.
Delivering the EYFS at Dotty Ducks
I am confident to deliver the new EYFS to a high standard. I carefully plan activities to ensure they are age-appropriate and all areas of the EYFS are covered. For example (expressive arts & design): a 1-year old may like to shake maracas during song time, where as 4-year old will is more likely to sing along using the correct lyrics as well as play musical instruments in time with the song.
I like to use the outdoor setting as much as the indoor setting when delivering the EYFS.
I am a creative and imaginative person and I encourage a range of different activities and resources to deliver this framework. Every child matters and there will be something for everyone at my setting. We can learn a lot from each other and I will do my best to incorporate personal experiences, beliefs and customs into my activities. I have developed policies to ensure all children and their parents/carers feel welcome and valued at Dotty Ducks.
I will provide each child in the early years age group with a learning journey, which will contain key information about what they have done whilst in my care. The learning journey will be available for you to take away and look through and is also a good tool to communicate with me. I will use the learning journey to assist with any assessments I am required to carry out, such as the Two Year Check.
The Two Year Check is a progress check for children aged two to three, which entails a short written summary of the child’s progress against the three prime areas of the EYFS.
Care for Older Children
Dotty Ducks is not just aimed at children who fall into the early years age group (i.e. 0-5), before school care (wrap-around care) is also on offer. I put equal planning into activities for children who are at school as I do for those following the EYFS. In addition to planned activities, older children may prefer to spend their time with me reading books or doing homework (which I am only too happy to assist with if need be).
Open Hours & Fees
Childcare is available from 8am until 3pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday term-time only. Should you require childcare outside of these times please do get in contact either via my Facebook page or e-mail.
I charge £5 per hour (part hours charged accordingly) but any childcare outside of my core opening hours will be charged at a higher rate.
Thank you for reading, if you would like to know more about Dotty Ducks Childcare click here to visit my Facebook page. I post a lot of information about the activities you can expect from a quality home from home childminder.
Last Inspected April 2016
Page updated: 30.12.18
