Helaina lives in Guisborough with her husband and step daughter. Her home is detached with a front and enclosed back garden, which is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac. Helaina strives to provide outstanding quality of care to all children whom she childminds and is thrilled to receive positive feedback from parents. In her previous employment Helaina has thoroughly enjoyed working as an Early Years Teacher for 11 years.
She has had a positive affect on the lives of many children and their families whom she has worked with, including children with additional needs. Although Helaina feels that her job as a Teacher was extremely rewarding, she decided to start child minding because she wishes to work with children in an environment which has a lower ratio of children. Doing so will enable Helaina to provide children with the best quality of care and education, which is Helaina's desire. Helaina feels her strengths are demonstrated best by caring for young children who demonstrate challenging emotional/behavioural difficulties.
Helaina loves working with children. Her enthusiasm and excitement is apparent to the children she is in contact with, which encourages children to feel happy to 'have a go' and thus learn and develop. Helaina caters for the needs and interests of all the children she cares for. She does so by providing the best possible learning experiences, both indoor and out. Helaina plans activities for children to learn through play, since she believes that play is essential to all aspects of children's development and learning. She often cooks healthy meals with children and enjoys baking treats with them too, as she sees how much enjoyment and learning the children gain from such activities.
Helaina has a wealth of experience caring for babies and young children and would be happy to continue to provide this care, even overnight when this is required. Helaina also has much experience working along with parents and other professionals. She is keen to offer any help/support that she can to such ones, especially when doing so benefits children. Helaina holds a Paediatric First Aid and a food hygiene certificate. She has attended many training courses such as Safeguarding Children. Helaina is also qualified as an Advanced Swimming Instructor, enabling her to teach the fundamentals of swimming to all ages and abilities, including children with additional needs.
