Bronkhorst, Gizelle Terreblanche | Bracknell Forest Help Yourself

A mother myself of 2 sweet little girls, 8 and 4, who has been working in the childcare sector for over 20 years. I consider myself a proactive, responsible, gentle and a fun caregiver with a wealth of practical experience and knowledge. I strive to help and encourage all children to learn and develop to their full potential. I provide a loving home from home childminding setting, where outdoors and play groups form a fundamental part of our weekly learning experience and meeting up with other childminders and parents, contribute to providing a well-rounded safe place to explore, learn and develop. Visits to the library, walks in the park and feeding the ducks are just some of the exciting and fun excursions that we all look forward to doing every week. We often attend ‘special’ days out, which the children can’t wait to attend.

I believe in following a predominantly child led learning journey, which develops confidence and life skills. When choosing which arts and crafts to set out for the day, I always have a themed unit of enquiry which I try to incorporate across all our activities to provide a learning experience simultaneously. Storytime is an important part of learning and I combine story time and quiet time to create the perfect wind down experience for nap time. Music and dance, baking and cooking, gardening and building are all integral to learning and we provide a wide variety of stimulating activities to maximise the development and learning of each child. I have a smart, gentle and loving Yorkie-Russell terrier dog that is so good with children; we try to encourage children to be comfortable with animals.

I am an OFSTED registered and home-based childminder and am happy to work with children whose first language is not English as I am TEFL (Teaching English to Foreign Language) qualified. I am a believer that knowledge is so important and continue to develop my skills continuously whether it is directly related to childcare or personal development.

Who to contact

Contact Name: Gizelle Bronkhorst
Contact Position: Gizelle Bronkhorst
Telephone: +447454569691
+447454569691
E-mail: g_terreblanche@hotmail.com

Where to go

Name: Gizelle Bronkhorst
Address: Bracknell
Postcode: RG12
Notes: I am a registered childminder with all the necessary training required to give the best possible care. I have a big garden with loads of outdoor toys. We love the outdoors and are always visiting new parks/playgrounds at least twice a week. We regularly attend playgroups and days out to new places.
Daily routines vary as OFSTED requires us to be highly adaptable to the children in our care in respect to the EY framework and we always let the children decide what to do and play with. However, we still encourage a learning experience with each play session respectively, through planned purposeful play.
A typical day:
7-8.15 arrival
8-8.45 breakfast
8.45-10 free play/learning session and story time
10-12 outdoors (garden/playground/playgroup)
12.30-1 lunch
1-2.45 sleep/rest
3-4 free play/learning session and story time
4.30-5 tea
5 home time for most, if home time is later then free play until home time
All food is included and I provide at least 2 hot meals a day depending on the weather. When at home I offer a home from home teaching environment where the children are constantly stimulated and encouraged to learn around what they are capable of. I constantly challenge the children regularly to step out of their boundaries a little.
All communication is done via an online app, which records sleep time, toilet time and meals. Also all learning progress and observations can be viewed here. If you would like a visit, I would love to meet with you and show you around, please let me know when is a good time.

Other Details

Costs

Table of costs

Table of costs
Amount	Cost Type
£6.50	Per Hour

Details

Including food for full time daily

Inclusion Information

Wheelchair Access

Has Provision: No

Dietary Needs

Has Provision: Yes
Details: All meals are prepared fresh by myself. I have a great deal of experience cooking for all allergies or food preferences.

Childcare Information

Vacancies

Details: No current availability
Date updated: 20/12/2023

Funded Places

3 & 4 year old funding: No
2 year old funding: No

Opening Times & Facilities

Opening Times

Opening Times
Day	Opening Time	Closing Time
Monday	07:00	19:00
Tuesday	07:00	19:00
Wednesday	07:00	19:00
Thursday	07:00	19:00
Friday	07:00	19:00

Facilities

no smoking household
Colouring
Off-site trips
Open Space
Visits & Outings
Childminder Drop-ins
Children work to the early years foundation stage
Nature Walks
Very homely setting
Visits To The Lookout
Constructive Play
Walks
Outings
Water Play
Outings in summer
Cookery
Wendy House
Cooking
Outside Play
Computer Learning/video games
Visits & Outings (Local)
Outdoor Play
Visits to local Parent & Toddler Groups
Outdoor Play Area
Visits To The Library
People carrier
Pet
Pets
Daily organised activities
Paddling pool/waterplay
Woodland Area
Woodland walk
Painting
Parent & Toddler Groups
Crafts
Park visits
Creative area
Picnics
Play Area
Detailed report of childs day and meal plan.
Play Equipment
Play House
Pets (in garden)
Playground
Playground and field
Educational games & activities
Playgroups
Enclosed Garden
Playhouse
Play kitchen
Play Park
Dog(s)
Play Room
Playdoh
Prentend kitchen
Puzzles
Refreshments
Ride on toys
Games
Quiet Area
Quiet Room
Free Play
Quiet time
Freeplay Toys
Safety surfaces in outside play area
Garden Play, planting and watching plants grow.
Sand and Water Play
garden toys
Sand and water play area
Sandpit
Role Play
Safe enclosed play area
Garden & apparatus/toys
Safe Play
Garden Apparatus
Garden Play
Have a car
Seasonal Activities
Secure Garden
Slide
Homework area
small trampoline
Homework assistance
Hot Breakfast
Singing/Music
Home cooked food
Sleeping Area
Sleeping Room
Home role play area
Indoor Play Area
Activities
Activity equipment
Interest Table
Activity table
Hot meals provided
soft play visits
I.T.
Access to computer and internet
Access to public library
Songtime
Storytime
Structed Play
Arts & Crafts
Kitchen
Attend weekly Childminders Drop-ins
Supervised indoor & outdoor games
Adventure playground
Junk modeling
Baby Toys
Learning about nature
Learning through play
Baking
Baby changing
Baby Corner
Baby Garden
Large outdoor sandpit
Baby room
Bedroom cots
Library Visits
Toddler groups
Literacy & Numeracy activities
Board Games
Lego building
Ball games
Lending Library & Videos
Toys & equipment
Messy play
Breakfast available
train set
Book Corner
Local Park
Books
Local visits & outings
Bottle Warming Facilities
Toys
Lunch
Music & Movement
TV/DVD
Musical Equipment
Chalk and colouring board
Musical Instruments
Changing facilities

School Pickups

Offers pickups: Yes
Schools: King's Academy Oakwood
Details: my Vehicle is insured and I have held a comprehensive driver’s license since 1997

Ofsted Information

Ofsted URN

EY551339

Link to latest ofsted inspection report

Inspection history

Inspection History
Inspection Date	Inspection type	Inspection Outcome
07/07/2022	Inspection (Early Years Register)	Inadequate
06/01/2023	Re-inspection (Early Years Register)	Good

Local Offer

Contact Name: Gizelle Bronkhorst
Contact Telephone: +447454569691
Contact Email: g_terreblanche@hotmail.com
Local Offer Age Bands: Early Years (0-4 years)
Primary (4-10 years)
Junior (7-11 years)