Siobhan and Chris - childminding in a family setting

We are a husband and wife team, working to promote excellent childcare in a loving and safe family setting to give you peace of mind whilst at work.

We are Ofsted registered and have completed the Introduction to Childcare Practice course, which is an essential qualification for all childminders. We are both First Aid trained and hold a Current Early Years First Aid Certificate. We have recently gained our NVQ3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development.

We have become members of our professional association, The National Childminding Association and, through these, hold public liability insurance.

We have attended courses on Child Protection and have a certificate in Safeguarding Children. We have enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosure - the most stringent available.

We have been working together as childminders since 2006 and thoroughly enjoy our chosen profession. Siobhan also has prior experience in the role of teaching assistant in a local primary school and has been a supervisor of the school's Breakfast Club where she obtained her Basic Food Hygiene certificate.

We have a number of family pets, including our very friendly Golden Retriever, Maggie. We believe it is important and beneficial that children grow up learning how to care for and interact with animals. The children will be supervised at all times when interacting with our pets.

Most importantly we also have many years of childcare experience, being parents of three children, ages 14, 13 and 3 years.