Joanne, garde d’enfant à Kingswinford

Hello, my name is Joanne and I am a mother to two children ages 7 and 8 years old. I have been working in a primary school setting since 2014 whilst gaining the qualification of Young Children and Young People's Workforce Level 3 Diploma 0-19.

I would ideally like to babysit two or three days a week for a family or be a permanent child minder part time for two days a week.

As a mother myself, I have two children ages seven and eight who attend a local primary school. Having two children of these ages gives me the experience of being engaged with interests and learning relevant to their ages. I am able to provide them with experiences and opportunities to develop their learning and knowledge of the world.

As a childcarer I have developed many qualities. An important one is communication with the children relevant to their age. I am also very reliable and outgoing with a friendly manner. I am a very approachable person who is willing to adapt to every child's individual needs.

Throughout my professional practice I have a range of experience. When working in an after school club setting I have experience of games such as parachute, art activities such as drawing, play dough, mark making etc. Whilst I was working in the classrooms gaining my qualification, the activities I gained experience of was reading stories to children, playing with them through planned activities, potato printing for example.