Pinner Childminder
A Little About Me
I’ve always been interested in children and how they develop; studying Child Development at GCSE, and Health & Social Care and Psychology at A-Level with a keen focus on different aspects of childcare and child psychology. I’ve been working in Early Years since 2010. I began working in the pre-school at the Royal Masonic School in Rickmansworth, moving on to working with a child-minder based in Kensal Rise (both settings rated Outstanding by Ofsted). This has given me the opportunity to experience two different types of childcare and attend multiple Early Years training courses. I registered with Ofsted as a childminder in 2015.
I have undertaken further education courses in Health and Social Care, Sociology, and Equality, Participation and Inclusion in Education through the Open University. I have also completed the Home Based Childcare Award through the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY), and continue to undertake regular training courses.
All of this has given me the opportunity to get to know and learn about children and their families from different backgrounds. I have experience working with multi-lingual children, and children with additional needs (developmental delay, autism, hearing impairments and cochlear implants, allergies, challenging behaviour, asthma). I am happy to work with parents in order to best facilitate each child’s individual needs.
I provide a warm and nurturing second home for your child in my house in Pinner, where I live with my dog Nelly. I’ve lived in Pinner since I was born and I love to share the places I explored as a child with the children I look after. I will continue to learn and train in Early Years as I nurture my already flourishing little community, and support your child on their biggest and most important journey, their education.
I look forward to chatting with you,
Danielle
Every experience in a child's life, no matter how big or small, helps shape the person they are.
Learning
Playing
Making Friends
I follow the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage), which is the curriculum for all children from birth to five years (the end of Reception year at school), followed by schools, nurseries and childminders alike – regardless of the environment children are in, providers all follow the same curriculum.
Children learn to be confident and independent from secure relationships, so it is of paramount importance that I ensure children are safe, secure and happy in my home. I appreciate that children learn at different rates, so, following a holistic approach, I foster each child's needs and talents to promote their development in a way that suits them best. I plan for each child both long term and short term, with a focus on them learning through play and exploration.
I aim to provide a happy and stimulating environment in which children can reach their full potential in all areas of learning and development.
Danielle quickly built a strong bond with my little girl and I was very happy to see her looking forward to her time with Danielle. She is caring and engaging and adapts her care style to suit the child's needs and the parent's approach. In my interactions with her she was always very professional, punctual and flexible to cater for my childcare needs. I had absolute confidence that not only she would look after my child but that she would do so well and my child would enjoy her time away from her mummy.
Eleni
Danielle looked after two of my daughters. She has created an environment which is like a home away from home. It’s the perfect balance of being nurturing and loving as well as fostering learning which was exactly the type of childcare I was looking for. My girls have really thrived in her setting and have made lasting friendships with the other children. When I left my girls with Danielle I was never worried. I knew that they were in safe hands and would have a lovely time doing the types of things I’d do with them. To us Danielle is more than just a childminder. She’s helped us to give our girls the best start to life.
Melinda
We have known Danielle since 2012 both in her capacity as a childminder and also as our regular babysitter for our 2 daughters. Our daughters are always very excited to see Danielle and they are very fond of her, but she also has the ability to gain their trust while also being firm which is a real talent. Over the time we have known Danielle she has been very helpful with advice on the different stages our children are going through and we would have no hesitation is recommending her as a Childminder.