Helen Short – FunTime's Childminding Services -childminder
I can offer your child a home from home experience in a safe, fun environment, with real life learning experiences. At the present time during the current coronavirus pandemic we are limited to the number of activities we can do. My daughter owns a horse so we have during the summer holidays spent time at the yard learning about the horses, helping to feed and groom them and then having a picnic in the grounds.There are number of lovely woods near by and we have been busy picking plumbs, pears and blackberries, den building and bug hunting. Before the pandemic during the day you could often find us cooking, we had fun trips to the supermarket and the children took their own shopping lists, we planted flowers and vegetables in the garden. We regularly visited public play areas, took part in story time at the library, local community and toddler groups and we regularly went to Soft play areas including the John Bunyan Centre, Kidsworld and Jungle Jims, I have membership to the Woburn Safari Park and Herringsgreen Farm which we visited on a regular basis. All these activities enable your child to mix with other children in the local community and have access to different resources and play equipment. We also attended Forest School sessions at the Marston Vale Forest Centre. Until the pandemic I worked closely with 2 other childminders and usually spend most days of the week with both of them so all the children could play together.We could often be found at the river or local brook feeding the ducks, having picnics in the park, and we also taking the bus and train rides… just because its fun!
As restrictions are easing we are now starting to do some of these activities again.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Helen Short
- Contact Position
- Childminder
- Telephone
- 07837967025
- david.short3@ntlworld.com
Where to go
- Name
- Helen Short
- Address
-
Croxden Way
Elstow
Bedford
- Postcode
- MK42 9FX
- Get directions
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- 7am to 6pm
Other Details
Availability
- Qualifications
- CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Childminding Practice NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Learning and Development Paediatric First Aid Food Safety Training Safeguarding Children Basic Awareness
- Age Bands
- 0-4 years old
Inclusion Information
Wheelchair Access
- Has Provision
- No
Dietary Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- All dietary needs are catered for
Cultural Provisions
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Experience with
- Yes
Childcare Information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- No
Funded Places
- 3 & 4 year old funding
- Yes
- 2 year old funding
- Yes
School Pickups
- Offers pickups
- Yes
- Schools
- Elstow School