Tracey Murphy

My name is Tracey Murphy.

I am an OFSTED & PACEY registered and insured childminder with the added benefit of a BTEC National Diploma in Caring Services Nursery Nursing, including 18 distinctions and Three Outstanding merits.

I have worked in an education setting for the past Twenty Years from managing my own day nursery (including Special Educational Needs Coordinator), working with the Under 8s Team at Social Services as a peripatetic play leader, managing toddler groups to working in Primary schools as a level Two Teaching Assistant for the past 8 Years, previous to becoming a full-time childminder.

I have a son, Benjamin (18) and a daughter, Abigail (21). My husband Christopher works with me as my part-time assistant and business manager (fully licensed, First Aid trained etc...), He has worked with-in education as a Primary School Key Stage One and Two Teacher for 20 years before joining me in running the business. We have two cats.

I enjoy working with children and accepting them into our home, I aim to make them feel part of the family. I firmly believe that all children have the right to access any form of play, Early Years Child Provision, no matter what their capabilities are, and always put their concerns first. Children thrive in stimulating environments, and I work hard to make sure I provide one through the planning and the daily activities and the rooms we are using. Children's needs are best met when space and resources allow children to play and learn. The environment should be warm and welcoming to children and parents. It should be safe and secure, with space organized and used to promote children's development.

I live in a spacious 4-bedroom house with a good-sized garden, a large kitchen/ diner where we eat meals and do Art and Crafts and baking activities etc.... This leads onto the lounge for more space for the children to spread out, with the added benefit of a television and a DVD player for educational use. We also have an integral garage for added storage of larger play equipment, with a downstairs toilet and sink. Outside the front garden is laid with lawn and hedges with parking. To the back garden there is a patio area which has been low-walled off from the actual garden itself. The grassed area has safety wood chippings around all borders. We also have a twin climb and slide, a caterpillar climbing frame, a bark-chipped playhouse with a variety of outdoor toys from a kitchen with pots and pans (and lots of mud!) to hula-hoops! We also have a variety of play vehicles for the children to experiment with, such as push along cars and also battery powered vehicles.

Times and availability

Age Range: 9 months-5 years

Opening Times

We do not take part time eg only looking for 2 hours in a morning children. We work on whole days only.
We also do not do before and after school childminding. (Eg we work with the child all day and we do not pick them up from school so we stay focused on your child whilst they're with us.)
We are registered and are accepting 15/30 hour government backed childcare scheme.