Position: Childminder from Worthing, West Sussex
- How does it feel to achieve an outstanding Ofsted rating for the second time?
I was pleased with my Ofsted result. My inspection in September went very well. The little girl I was minding at the time made it by sharing with the inspector her knowledge about different types of food and staying healthy. It was a vast improvement on my first inspection years ago, when my little boy opened the door to the inspector and said he had cut his finger with scissors!
- How long have you been a childminder for?
I started childminding in 2000. Previous to that I worked in a bookshop and ran the children's department, where I did storytelling sessions.
- What else have you achieved?
I became an EYP last year and did the four months' EYPS accreditation. I also mentor other students doing their EYP, and am a member of the committee of our local childminding group, which I co-founded. The group has 70 members and is thriving.
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