I have been a qualified childminder since April 2011 but had previously assisted my wife, who is also a childminder, for eight years. I have completed a level 3 Diploma in Early Years Learning and Childcare and attend regular training courses. My wife and I offer a welcoming, play based, stimulating environment for children to develop in. We visit various local music groups and toddler groups as well as parks and playgrounds, local and further afield. I accept childcare vouchers as payment via parents employers, the government 3 and 4 year old funding scheme and I am registered for the tax free government scheme.