- Full-time and Part-time Childminding
- Before & After School Care
- School Holidays
- Occasional Childminding
- Able to meet your child?s individual needs
All children at Walnut Corner are cuddled, loved and allowed to grow and learn through play. We aim to put into practice the framework of ?Birth to Three Matters? because it encompasses all of our core values at Walnut Corner: Nurturing, exploring & encouraging independence.
We encourage a calm, relaxed atmosphere for our children, emphasise the social aspect of mealtime and recognise the importance of a healthy diet. Free-play and structured-play are both part of our daily activities along with music, dancing and outdoor action!
Kate runs Walnut Corner with a team of registered childminders, working together to provide high quality childcare in a home environment.
Environment - Our childminding area consists of a large playroom, a smaller quiet room, a child sized downstairs cloakroom and kitchen/ dining facilities. We also have a large garden with lots of outdoor toys. Indoors we provide a variety of toys, books, games and activities for babies and children from birth through to 14 years. We enjoy reading and making music together and we schedule lots of fun things like dressing-up, tea-parties and storytime.
Great Yarmouth Childminding Network - Katymac, DH and BF are all members of the Great Yarmouth Childminding Network. The Network has achieved a Kitemark Quality Standard; Children Come First. This provides the reassurance that parents need, as network childminders are regularly and independently checked and monitored.
Food & Eating - We are very careful about the food that the children eat whilst in our care; artificial additives and convenience foods are minimised. We offer an excellent and varied range of wholesome foods during all mealtimes.
We bake our own bread daily and often bake cakes or biscuits.
Fresh water is available all day, with diluted
fruit juices, milk or water being offered at mealtimes. We have a snack mid morning:
fruit, cake or a biscuit. We always serve a minimum of 5 servings of fruit or vegetables each day.
It is very important to us that children are happy and enjoy their food. We encourage children to eat the main meal before serving dessert. While we prioritise table manners as far as possible, mealtimes are a hugely enjoyable time for the children.
We provide a menu each month and if your child is unhappy with the menu or at mealtimes please let us know so that we can arrange suitable alternatives. Often it is as easy as changing a dish, excluding an ingredient or offering a different drinking cup, which will better, reflect your home and make your child happier.
If your child has any allergies, religious or social food preferences we will cater to their personal needs. It must be pointed out that with a large Walnut tree in our back garden; we are not a suitable setting for any children with nut allergies.
Childminding@Walnut Corner can currently collect from XX First School & Nursery, YY and ZZ Primary School.
As Walnut Corner has become more well known and popular, we have had to introduce some standard sessions when arranging times for new children.
We are open between 7:30 am and 6:00 pm and charge as below. Please be aware that there are no additional charges for meals.
These are:
8am until 12noon Fee £14.00
1pm until 5pm Fee £14.00
Six hours including lunch/dinner Fee £21.00
(e.g. 8am until 2pm, 9.30am until 3.30pm or 10am until 4pm)
Or over 6.5 hours at any time (per hour) Fee £3.30
Fees are due monthly and payable by bank transfer or standing order.