About Me
My name is Lauren, I am a childminder registered with SCA childcare. I have an NVQ level 2 in outdoor education, a CACHE Level 3 in Early years Education. And a CACHE Level 3 award in preparing to work in home-based childcare. I have a certificate in food hygiene and safety and have completed a Safeguarding course. I am always looking for ways to improve my knowledge and take regular training sessions, for example I have recently completed and introduction to forest school course. I Live in Exning with my husband Craig, son Dexter and daughter Riley. I have worked in various roles all based around childcare for the past 15+ years, including a children’s rep for Thomas cook, a deputy room leader in a Pre School and a private Nanny. I love working with children and helping them develop, learn and grow through play and exploration. My setting is predominantly outside, we have an allotment which we visit on a regular basis, I believe children learn, develop and grow best in an outdoor classroom.My Setting
I believe in a child led approach and will plan our day around the children’s interests extending their learning and chosen activities throughout each day. I have a passion for the outdoors and feel children learn and develop best when they are outside free to express themselves and learn about the world around them. As well as full day care I offer school and preschool pick up and drop offs to Exning Primary and Stepping Stones preschool. I love to get out and about around the local area, I am a national trust member and love to get out exploring the world around us with the children, I have a fully enclosed garden for lots of opportunities to get outside within my setting. We have an allotment in the village where the children have their own spaces to grow, cook in the mud kitchen, build, read stories and learn through play and exploration. We attend groups in the local community, I encourage the children to join in at group snack, song and story times during these outings.
