Joforest
Childminder in East Herts
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Female Member since Feb 2017 Last Updated Sep 2024 Last Login 06 Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am a qualified Forest School lead and for the past 4 years have rented my own small private woodland locally, where I am able to safely take the children regularly for our forest school sessions. We love to have camp fires for cooking lunch and snacks, climb trees, learn to use tools safely, splash in puddles and get very muddy! Learning is child-led and we work closely with the seasons and nature. We forage for fruit and berries, learn about looking after our planet with an emphasis on living sustainably.
Children learn independence in health and self-care from a young age and the children a wide range of life skills when they attend my setting. We attend the forest at least 1-2 times per week and under normal circumstances we spend at least half of our time over all outdoors.
I have two outgoing and gentle, caring daughters (8 and 12 years) and my husband who occasionally works from home in our office. We have 2 friendly cats and some free-ranging happy chickens! We enjoy spending a great deal of time outside in our wildlife garden playing, seeing to the vegetable plots and enjoying the fresh air! We have a spacious house with a large playroom and plenty of good quality toys for all ages and abilities.
We have a very large allotment plot close to home where we visit at least twice per week. The children follow through the whole growing process from seeds to harvest, then creating soups and meals with our large quantity of produce. Some is taken home, some is enjoyed for meals and snacks, the rest is stored to eat for the winter months.
My Experience
I have worked as a Forest School Practitioner in a nursery setting and now provide a wonderful outdoor experience for children as a Forest School childminder, as well as having a warm, spacious and welcoming home base. Forest school is suitable for all ages from birth upwards.
My Qualifications
HBCA (Pacey) training 2017
Level 3 Forest School Leader qualified
BSc Hons Ecology Conservation and Wildlife Biology 2010
Food Hygiene Level 2
Paediatric First Aid training
My Availability
I offer Early Years childcare (0-5 years old) with flexible hours between 8am and 3:45pm.
Please note that I do not offer after-school childcare.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| 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 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 04/09/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
I am able to accept the free 30 hours childcare from age 9mths, as well as a range of childcare vouchers and government tax-free childcare schemes. My fees are all-inclusive of the forest school sessions and simple, healthy, homemade meals, home-based activities and local outings. I offer a hands-on learning environment for children from birth onwards.
My Local Schools
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My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- First Aid Certificate: Up to date first aid certification (added 21/01/2020)
- Training Certificate: Food Hygiene Level 2 (added 28/09/2017)
- Exam Certificate (added 28/09/2017)
- First Aid Certificate (added 28/09/2017)
- DBS Check (added 28/09/2017)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 28/09/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for JoForest. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Jo was friendly and welcoming to all our family from day 1 and every time we require her services.
We initially only required occasional help for our young children but Jo was as professional as if we were there every day.
Jo' house is lovely with plenty of toys and activities to keep the children active, my 3 year old always enjoys going.
It is interesting to read the review of what the children did during the day in the book Jo provided and the picture messages to me of our children playing and doing activities & pre-agreed outings were a lovely addition.
Thank you for your continued help.
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