About Sophie & the Den
Hi, I'm Sophie...
From a young age, I always knew that I wanted to work with children, I started out when leaving school, studying for my BTEC National Diploma in Care. During this time, I worked in various nurseries and schools as a nursery nurse and lunchtime assistant in a secondary school. In 2014 I decided to take a break and return to education, I completed my Foundation Degree in Education and then went on to obtain my BA Honours in Education.
After this time, I decided to return to work in a nursery where I worked my way up to become a manager, during this time I gained various experiences and got to meet lots of new people. I decided it was then that I needed a new challenge, I love teaching and watching children learn, childminding combines both.
Having worked in a nursery and with parents for many years I understand it can be an emotional rollercoaster finding the right person to look after your little ones. Having come from a nursery teaching background I have a great understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage to teach and help them to develop and grow into happy confident children. In a safe and caring environment.
I work alongside my sister Jeniche (Jen): she joined us in March 2023. Jeniche has two children of her own and has previous experience in childcare. Jeniche enjoys baking lots of yummy treats with the children, especially our very own blackberry crumble or Cornish pasties for St Piran’s Day.
Let's have a look at the Den
My husband, son and I live in a lovely 2-bedroom home in the quiet village of Trispen. We have an enclosed private garden and space for the children to explore and learn.
The children have the use of the following rooms:
This is the main play room which has toys, books and other exciting things, children will have the use of the tv and books at lunch for quiet time if they are not sleeping and for looking at books in the cosy area.
In May 2024 we had our very own cabin installed in the garden. This provides us with more space. We spend most of our time exploring in the cabin during the day but tend to start and finish our days in the house. The cabin is full of wonderful resources for us to use and we are enjoying make new memories.
The children will have lots of time to play and explore outside in the garden, we have outdoor games and resources including sand and water trays, we will also be growing our own fruit and vegetables.
This is where all arts and crafts take place as well as baking and lots of other lovely activities, the children will also sit at the table to eat snacks and meals.
