OUR SETTING

With working together as a husband & wife team, and thus our increased ratio's allowed, we believe we are a nice happy medium between a single childminder and a day nursery setting. The benefits are that we are allowed double the numbers thus creating a better social setting for your child, along with the knowledge that whenever meals are being prepared, a child needs to be seen to on the toilet or needs a nappy changing, there is always the other one of us on hand to see to the other children. Similarly, when it comes to nursery runs to pick up or drop off other children, we don't always both need to go out when the weather is bad, so the other children can stay at home, warm & dry. It is also very easy for us to split into two groups, if needs be, for age appropriate activities (especially during school holidays when older children are with us all day). We have a room dedicated to childminding, we also use the dining room and conservatory and this is where we can set up and separate older age appropriate toys & games where little ones can't pick up the smaller toys, causing harm

Benefits of our home from home environment means that we get to go on regular outings (see below) with the children and are regularly out and about. For pre-schoolers, during the term-time school week, we mix the mornings up with visits to various groups and activities, that enable your child to meet and socialise with others outside our setting, as well as those within, creating a broader understanding of the world around us. An example of a typical term-time week is as follows (we do often change things from week to week) :-

Monday am - A park, weather permitting (Wynyard Woodland, Ropner, Preston, Hardwick Hall, Romano, Ward Jackson, Seaton Carew, Cowpen Bewley etc) or home based if weather not great

Tuesday am -  outing to Saltholme / Wagon Woods / Teesaurus Park / Farm / Beach or similar (weather depending)

Wednesday am - soft play centre

Thursday am - park or home based

Friday am - Lets Pretend in Hartlepool

Have a look on our facebook page for photo's of what we have done recently !!!

On afternoon's, after lunch, we have quiet nap time for those who need it and for those pre-schoolers who don't need a nap, we do other activities such as play games, do puzzles, arts & crafts and baking (see photo's) before we go and collect the school children at around 3pm/3.15pm (depending on numbers, we sometimes don't both need to go, meaning in bad weather pre-school children do not often need to go on school runs)

We are fully eligible to accept the 15 & 30 hours funded, and also accept the government tax-free scheme (saving you 20% off any further care required over and above the funded hours). We also accept bursaries & student finance grants 

We provide contracts on a school term-time basis, with the option of booking and paying for school holiday care in advance (subject to us not being on holiday and we only work Monday to Thursday during school holidays). This means that you don't need to use or pay for care in the school holidays if you don't need us. Ideal for those working in schools or other term-time jobs, or for those who have Grandparents who can look after children in the school holidays, or for those who only want to use the funded hours during the 38 weeks they cover

PLEASE SEE OUR PRICING & FUNDING PAGES FOR EXAMPLES OF COSTS

Just to make you aware, we do have a dog (a beagle), who absolutely adores the children !!

We hope this gives you an insight into our childcare setting, that has been established on Wolviston Court, Billingham since 2005. Please have a look at the photo gallery, and also our facebook page, rdchildminding, is updated frequently with photo's of what we get upto and the "f" link is below

We can easily cater for those just wanting term-time only, but the option is there for some school holiday care should you need it, so to arrange a visit and to discuss your needs, please feel free to contact Rachael on 07986 711842 by calling, texting or WhatsApp, whichever you feel more comfortable with, or by email in the "contact us" section