Caterpillars
Childminder in Birmingham
Female Member since May 2015 Last Updated Jun 2024 Last Login 15 Oct 2024
My Summary
September Space Avaliable Including 9 Month Old Funding
About Me
Few Funded Spaces Left !!
Caterpillars Childminding - Everything you want from a nursery but in a home :-)
Meet the Team - Sarah Wedgbury, and Rob Garvey and Kirsty Walker. 2 puppies, 2 rabbits and a tortoise ?
Hi I’m Sarah the Owner and Manager of Caterpillars Childminding. Caterpillars was established in 2009 when I became happily pregnant with my first child. Being pregnant made me want to start my own childcare business to offer my own child and others a homely playful environment. I now work with my Partner Rob, and together we educate children through play, natural resources, and outings. Kirsty is a previous client that liked the setting so much she wanted a job and I am very pleased she has joined the team!
At Caterpillars we aim to provide a fun setting for children - and a flexible setting for adults
We are open 7.30am till 5.30pm weekdays.
The setting is from our open plan living room. The children have meals at our dining table. The garden is accessible all year round. We also have a 21ft Play Cabin in the garden full of resources and toys that mimics a little nursery world.
Working within The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum on a principle play approach, we promote and develop children’s skills through play and imagination. Supplying fun resources that are open ended and inviting.
We take learning through play very seriously and offer the below as standard...
Gluing, painting, indoor sand, ict, reading, jumping, running, exploring, mark making, cutting, small world, puzzles, ball pit, waterplay, mud kitchen, trampoline, bikes and trikes, playhouses wow and much much more.
Weekly we attend the following)
-Soft play centre and inflatables.
-Swimming on a Wednesday
-Playgroups for social and language development.
-Forest School on a Tuesday to enhance outdoor learning.
-Outside adventures to build knowledge of the world we live in.
-Library on a Thursday for reading and literacy.
-For bigger kids we go to the park a lot, so there is always a game of footie or a tree climbing competition on the go.
-Children can chose doing an activity, playing outside, going to the park, using the computer or playing on the Wii, Play station or Xbox – whatever they choose - they are never bored!
So if you like the sound of us please come and view us - we would love to hear from you.
Best wishes,
The Caterpillars Crew.
Ofsted Registered | DBS Checked | First Aid Trained | Safeguarding DSL | Insured |
My Experience
Caterpillars has been offering Childminding services for 16 years :-)
And we love it !
My Qualifications
We are all first aid trained and insured.
We have regular safeguarding training and fully inspected by Ofsted.
Sarah Wedgbury is the fully trained DSL.
My Availability
We always try to fit people in and work around schedules.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 26/06/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
Our fees are simple,
All activities and food included at £55 per day for daytime care 7.30am to 5.30pm
Before and afterschool sessions it £15.00 per day x
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Laurence Church Junior School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Laurence Church Infant School
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 06/12/2023)
- Training Certificate: Food Safety Sarah (added 18/05/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: Sarah First Aid (added 18/05/2022)
- DBS Check (added 18/05/2022)
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 18/05/2022)
- Full CV (added 17/06/2021)
- Exam Certificate: Diploma (added 13/01/2020)
- Training Certificate: DSl (added 13/01/2020)
Reviews
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Both my children (4 and 6) are at Caterpillars. My littlest has done her EYFS there and has now moved on to wraparound, and my eldest has been there for wraparound care since he started school. Both of them absolutely love it. It's really nice to know that they are in a welcoming home environment before and after school. We send them for holiday club as well and it's great that they are so active - they do lots of trips places and generally have a great time!
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I have both of my kids at Catapillers, one all the time and one for before and after school plus holidays. They both hate leaving. They have too much fun and are too engrossed in what they are doing. There’s such a variety of people and things to do they are never bored. I’ve (and the kids) have received brilliant support, my youngest is thriving there and so is my oldest. We couldn’t be happier with the setting, support and love that Sarah and Rob provide.
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