Cheeky Rascalz is a private childminding business run by myself, Amanda Calloway. I am married to Neil who is also a fully registered Childminder. We have three children who attend local schools and colleges. The majority of the childcare is provided by Amanda but with the added flexibility of Neil's assistance for school runs, holidays and outings. In the past we have used the much valued services of a local childminder and so understand fully the needs of a family seeking child care. We live in a 3 bedroom house which is equipped with all the necessary safety adaptations for toddlers and young children.
We have both attained qualifications in Introduction to Childminding Practice, Paediatric First Aid and Basic Food Hygiene. I constantly access training sessions to ensure my child care knowledge is up to date and to continue my professional development. In June 2011 I completed a Foundation Degree in The Learning and Development of Babies and Young Children at Glyndwr University to enable me to provide the best quality child care in my setting. I am also a member of Flintshire's NCMA Children Come First Community and Early Years Quality Assured Network which enables me to provide funded Early Entitlement Foundation Phase places for 3 year olds and I am an approved Flying Start Child Care provider. In July 2011 I was elected as a Trustee of the National Childminding Association which is the professional members organisation for childminders across England and Wales. This role will see me representing the views of Welsh home based carers at National Board meetings. .
I aim to work in partnership with parents to provide all children in our care with a clean, safe, loving, home-like environment where everyone feels valued. Respect towards self, others and the environment will be emphasised. Children will be able to participate in a wide range of activities such as free play, cooking, outside play, stories, dramatic play, creative art, crafts, music and much more. Preschool children are also taken to visit both the English and Welsh local parent and toddler groups to give them the opportunity for social interaction with a larger group of children and to experience a bilingual environment. Individually we are each registered to care for 5 children under the age of 8, of which only 3 may be under 5 and no more than 2 under 18 months. When working together our registration allows us to care for 5 children under 8, all of which may be under 5, with no more than 4 under 18 months
I hope that the information in this website answers many of your questions. However, I know that it will not answer all of them and so I would like to invite you and your child/children to come and visit our family.
Amanda