News & Events Spotlight
Latest Inspection Reports
FOLLOWING A CIW INSPECTION OF OUR SETTING IN APRIL 2023, THE CIW HAVE NOW PUBLISHED OUR LATEST INSPECTION REPORT ONLINE.
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Inspection reports once published can be sourced through the web link below:
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Care service directory | Care Inspectorate Wales
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CIW Inspection Report May 2023
Please click on the image below to link to our latest inspection report:
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As We Wave Goodbye to Spring We Welcome The Summer
Our little ones have planted their vegetables and we are optimistic for a good crop this year!!
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In this fine weather, the children are loving the recent addition to the Fundays play area : our new sandpit / climbing activity centre.
Fundays Covid 19 Policy
We have released a new Coronavirus Policy and Procedure that has been available to all parents. Our Coronavirus Policy details and reinforces the working practices and procedures that we have adopted to minimise the potential impact of Covid 19 on our Setting, clients and staff.
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The following key areas are detailed: Drop off and collection of children, handwashing before entering the setting and leaving the bag and shoes and coats on the station, hygiene (children and materials), social distancing, illness and infection, emotional support and communication.
We are committed and determined to minimise the impact of this dreadful virus.
Fundays Handwashing Stations
Our New Fairy Tree
Our New Trampoline and Sandpit
Trampoline: Apart from being lots of fun, the trampoline also helps children learn to control their body movements and gain more muscle control. It also enhances co-ordination and concentration.
Sandpit: This invites participation and encourages children to make and test ideas. It stretches the children's imagination and provides a potentially soothing sensory experience.
Now that Autumn has arrived, the green leaves are slowly turning to orange and red
Previous Inspection Reports
CIW TO PUBLISH CHILDMiNDER INSPECTION REPORTS ONLINE FROM 2020
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Our previous inspection reports are not available online from the CIW website. From 2020 they will be published and available to the general public online (along with those for all other registered childminding settings).
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CIW Overall assessment October 2017
"Children enjoy a wide range of interesting indoor and outdoor activities. They are very happy, settled and confident. The child minder promotes a healthy lifestyle and places a strong emphasis on outdoor play; part of the inspection took place outdoors. Children are very well settled and have obvious bonds of affection with the child minder. The environment in which care is given is safe and stimulating. The child minder is committed to ongoing improvement and involves both parents and children in discussions about ways to improve the service she offers. The child minder has good administrative skills and her documents and records are well organised."
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Fundays Awarded
Healthy Sustainable Pre-school Award
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In 2017 Fundays At Esme's became the first Childminding Setting in Powys to complete and be awarded the Healthy Sustainable Pre-school Scheme accreditation.
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The scheme focussed on the following Childminding Setting criteria:
Nutrition and Oral Health, Physical Activity/Active Play, Mental and Emotional Health, Wellbeing and Relationships, Environment, Safety, Hygiene and also the Workplace Health and Wellbeing
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