The Setting
With the help of two part-time staff I provide care from my own home which has dedicated rooms for the children. There are many resources for play, education and entertainment including a small outdoor play area with a split level deck, half artificially grassed, half with decking and a playhouse. The setting is located well for Rivington, several local parks & the local library.
Meet Debbie
Based in Horwich (near Bolton) I have been a registered childminder since April 2003; I have over twenty-seven years experience caring for and educating children.
My home is pet free and I am a non smoker.
I am a member of, and am insured with, PACEY, previously known as the National Childminding Association.
Facilities & Services
I have a flexibly planned playroom which is well resourced and can accommodate a wide range of activities. This is exclusively for children’s use and has carefully chosen early years furniture and equipment.
For details of the full services I offer please see my profile on Childcare.co.uk.
Experience
I qualified as a Nursery Nurse in 1996 after training within a nursery setting for several years. I was always keen to register as a childminder and to provide care for children in a more homely environment, where I find I am best placed to meet the individual needs of children who I come to know well. Before I started the business I was a volunteer Rainbow Guider for 5 years.
In 2015 I graduated from the Open University with a BA (Hons) Childhood & Youth Studies.
On all four OFSTED inspections since 2007 the inspector found me to be an ‘Outstanding provider.‘
Testimonials
“Debbie has been looking after my daughter since she was 6 months old. Such a hard choice to make as a new mum… who do I trust to take care of them? When I met Debbie, I could tell she was in safe hands, but you never really know. Well I know I made the right decision! When they come home shattered from all they have done in the day, when they rush into Debbie’s without even looking back, when they can’t wait to go there in the morning… those are all signs I have seen from my 2.5 year old over the last 2 years. She now tells me all about how she loves Debbie, and what fun they have had together (& Jackie) the other helper. So much so that when she falls over she now says to me her own mum… ‘don’t worry mummy, Debbie will sort it out’.
There is nothing more I could possibly want from a childminder!
If you’re thinking about her, then don’t hesitate! I promise you wont regret it.”
Tracey
“What can we say, I really don’t know where to start. From the moment we first met Debbie we knew we wanted her to be our Childminder. She took the time to meet with us at a time that was suitable to us, we were able to ask any questions we needed, although after Debbie’s talk about her setting and what she provides I don’t think we had many. My little boy took a while to settle (as he had been with me for 13 months), however I always received an update off Debbie to let me know he was fine, this was usually before I had got out of the street!
I think the biggest compliment for Debbie was from my Mother-in-Law who was against us using a Childminder and wanted us to use a Nursery. She now says that we absolutely made the right choice with Debbie and that she cant believe the range of activities, home cooked food, love and care she provides. We can’t recommend Debbie enough, she puts every child in her care first and nothing is too much trouble for her.
I just hope that Debbie has availability for our next child, I wouldn’t want them to go anywhere else.”
Allison
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