My Setting
Little Hands & Feet Childcare is situated in Hardwicke, Gloucester, in a 4 bedroom detached house. The house is equipped with all the necessary safety adaptations for toddlers e.g. cupboard locks, stair gates, electric sockets, etc. We have 2 Cavachon puppies called Teddy Bear and Millie and 2 cats called Buster and Poppy and a tank of cold water fish.
Your child will be cared for in a clean, safe, secure, spacious and welcoming setting. If there is the requirement for your child to sleep during the day, there will be a cot for this purpose. We have two sets of baby monitors in the house to use while children are sleeping. We have separate bedding for each child. We also check on the children every 15 minutes and record this onto a chart. We can offer facilities for nappy changing, potty or use of the toilet with or without a toilet training seat. We are happy to assist with potty training. There are steps for your child to stand on to wash hands at the wash basin and paper disposable towels to dry hands to prevent cross contamination.
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We will enable your child to partake in lots of physical activity. The side gates are the only access to the garden from the front of the house and this gate is permanently locked with two bolts, one high – out of the reach of the children and one low. Your child will always be under supervision in the garden. During warmer months, we can collect insects, newts, frogs etc from the pond by the school for the children to observe.
The following is a list of some of our outdoor resources, covered sandpit and toys, slide, trike’s, pram, paddling/ball pool, small trampoline, balls, bats, water activity toy rockers, skittles, sponge ball tennis, wheel barrow, gardening toys and sun tent. Occasionally, the children will be able to plant and nurture vegetable seeds in the garden and then harvest their vegetables when ready.
Children will have access to many toys and books appropriate to age and stage of development. Here is a list of some of them: wooden train set, Fire station, cars/people/road signs and play mat various games to encourage cooperation, flash cards, construction equipment ( including Knex, Lego, Big builder, make and build fire engine, Duplo) wooden lift out puzzles, jigsaw, puzzles, super scribbler board, beanbags, balls, instruments, crayons, colouring pads, paper, paints, a wide range of arts resources, marker pens, easel, tool kit, dressing up clothes, play buggy, dolls, play dough, shape sorters. The toys and book are all of a good quality and in excellent condition. Your child will see good examples of how to look after equipment.
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Children in my care will be supervised to ensure that they are safe at all times. They will be able to play safely outside with the side gate (the only access from the cul de sac). During the summer months, when children may be using the paddling pool, they will be supervised closely at all times. We request that children are provided with sun hats and sun cream in the summer months and that they understand something about the importance of using these. We will avoid taking children out to play in extremely hot weather and will avoid the hottest part of any summer day. Children will be taught the importance of not putting unclean hands in their mouths while outdoors and certainly not any plant. Hand washing will always take place when returning inside from the garden.
You will find our house clean and hygienic. Children will have clean bed linen for sleeping and disposable paper hand towels in the cloakroom and wipes for use throughout the day. Children will learn about personal hygiene through their daily routine. You are welcome to provide your child with slippers or clean plimsolls for indoor use. Alternatively, they can have bare feet or just wear socks. We discourage outdoor shoes being worn inside as the children spend a lot of time playing on the carpets and crawling around floors and small, sharp stones can be brought inside on shoes.
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Our home is a non-smoking household and this be observed by parents when they are on the premises.