About me
I’m a registered childminder providing flexible early years care and education in Wilford, Nottinghamshire. I am an experienced Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) practitioner, and my background also includes teaching and interior design.
After having my son, I realised childminding was the right step for me, as a young-at-heart, creative & bubbly individual I knew I could create a fun, home-from-home setting where children can express themselves and flourish, with lots of laughs and smiles along the way.
It brings me great pleasure to see children develop. As an Early Years Practitioner I see each child as a unique individual, after observing their play and development I plan activities tailored to them to encourage positive progress resulting in a child-centred approach while providing a supportive and caring environment for them to thrive.
I use my quirky and creative personality to encourage children to be confident in their own skin, helping them express themselves as well as develop their emotional regulation and wellbeing.
8:30am - 5:30pm
Home-cooked meals
Ages 0 - 11
Funded Places Available
Location
Smartie Artie Play, 106 St Austell Drive, Wilford, Nottingham NG11 7BQ .
Registered childcare for families based in West Bridgford, Ruddington, Wilford, Edwalton and the surrounding areas.
Nearby amenities include:
- Parks
- Nature reserves & community garden
- Libraries
- Education centres
- Farms
- Transport links to Nottingham city centre
- Theatres & local stage groups
School pick up:
- Can be discussed for schools within the Wilford, West Bridgford, Ruddington & Edwalton areas.
Fees
Full day from £51
Half day from £24.50
Hourly from £7
Meals, Snacks & Other Consumables
Full day from £10
Enrolment admin fee - £30
Further information on Consumables and Additional services and how they are applied can be found here
About my home setting
All @Home Childcare childminder settings are fully risk-assessed and inspected to ensure they are safe and suitable premises for children.
- Messy play art room
- Mud play kitchen and veg patches
- Large living room with play activities
- Help yourself book corner
- Large sandpit
- Outside art tables
- Digging corner
- Tunnels and activity kid cave
- Riding equipment on the decking
Services offered
Type of care: Full day, half day & school holidays
Food offer: Home-cooked meals, sandwiches & snacks provided
Diets catered to: Vegan and vegetarian & dairy free
Driver: Yes
Activities
All @Home Childcare childminders follow the EYFS to ensure every child’s learning and develoment is supported, as well as get to know each child on an individual basis and tailor activities to their needs.
I provide each child with an individual learning experience, enabling them to learn at their own pace within an environment that has been designed to nurture and encourage their independence and self-confidence.
Funded Childcare Places
Vickie offers funded places, including 30 hours, 15 hours, Universal Credit & Tax-Free Childcare. Please use the governments free Childcare Support Checker to see which funding you are eligible for.
- Outdoor play
- Woodland visits and ‘forest school’ style activities
- Visits to toddler groups
- Creative shed full of arts & craft resources
- Opportunities for older children to access to creative machinery safely with supervision
- Messy play
- Growing/planting vegetables in the garden
Vickie's Inspection Reports
Good
@Home Childcare’s Quality Pledge
Our registered educators provide the very best care and education to children because they are trained to the highest standards and regularly supported to ensure quality continually improves.
Our quality pledge is our quality guarantee to parents. You can be assured that all of our educators have the following:
- Registered childcare
- DBS checked
- Comprehensive suitability checks i.e. Ofsted & references
- Household members, if any, are fully vetted
- Health approved by a GP
- Fully insured
- Paediatric First Aid certified
- Safeguarding children certified
- Complies with the mandatory childcare standards
- Regular outdoor learning for children
- Safe & clean house regularly risk assessed
- Appropriate and safe toys/equipment
- Sufficient space for numbers of children allowed
- Inspected every year to check quality
- Regular monitored and supported by specialist inspectors
- Regularly updates specialist knowledge & skills with on-going training
- Accepts childcare vouchers, tax-free childcare, student finance etc
- Transparent invoicing & easy payment methods
