Diane Copeland Childminding

Diane Copeland Childminding I am a fully qualified and Ofsted approved childminder operating in Silverdale, Newcastle -u- lyme. I am qualified to BA Honours Degree in early years.

My name is Diane Copeland; I am a fully qualified and Ofsted approved childminder operating in Silverdale, Newcastle –under - Lyme. I am qualified to BA Honours Degree in Early Years studies, hold a paediatric first aid certificate, Safeguarding level 1 & 2 and am hoping to undertake Makaton training in the near future. I have a passion for children and encouraging their development as they grow. I have worked with children for 20 years, at a local primary school, 8 years of them as Nursery Manager. I live with my husband Gary who I have been married to for 33 years. I have 4 grown up children. I also have 7 Grandchildren who I love to spend time with. After juggling child care and full time work myself, I know how important it is to find superb quality child care for your children. I aim to provide a setting that both children and parents will love and enjoy. About the setting

Diane Copeland Childminding offers a safe, caring, nurturing and stimulating home from home environment, whilst following the curriculum of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Our home is a 3 bedroom, 2 storey house. The children are free to play in the downstairs room and if they need a nap will be able to sleep upstairs, baby monitors are used when a child is asleep. Child led and free play is encouraged, we will have themes and activities throughout the year which the children will be encouraged to participate in but it is not essential. Use of the great outdoors is encouraged and I aim to get out and about daily and in all weathers. Opening Hours

I offer flexible opening hours but primarily my setting is open between 7:30am & 5:30pm. Ad-hoc care is offered subject to availability. Meals

Breakfast is provided for children who arrive before 8.30am. Lunch and dinner can be provided at an additional cost. Morning and afternoon snacks will be provided. Fees

Hourly rate of £4.50 for hours between 7.30am – 5:30pm, prices out of these hours to be arranged. Fees are paid in advance and payment is due on the 1st of each month. Invoices for contracted hours will be issued on or after the 15th day of the month prior to payment being due. If you would like to hold a space open for your child a retainer fee of 50% will be charged. For more information please refer to my Fees policy, available on request

We have had an exciting delivery today. We all really enjoyed our new story.
10/09/2026

We have had an exciting delivery today. We all really enjoyed our new story.

We are so pleased with our garden. Thank you Chris and Liam for all your hard work.
10/09/2026

We are so pleased with our garden. Thank you Chris and Liam for all your hard work.

We hope everyone enjoys the solar eclipse today. We have been learning all about it and making our own solar eclipse pi...
12/08/2026

We hope everyone enjoys the solar eclipse today. We have been learning all about it and making our own solar eclipse pictures.

07/08/2026
Exploring the sound area
06/08/2026

Exploring the sound area

Happy Father's Day
21/06/2026

Happy Father's Day

What a beautiful day to explore nature and have a picnic. We have been watching the busy bees going to the flowers then ...
19/06/2026

What a beautiful day to explore nature and have a picnic. We have been watching the busy bees going to the flowers then in to bee hives. We have explored sounds in the sound area.
Exploring Nature helps nurture our curiosity and helps our communication. It also helps our physical coordination as we walk, climb, bend and explore different things we see. Being in Nature is also good for our overall wellbeing as it makes us feel calm and happy.

We have had a fab morning celebrating Diane's Birthday. The older children helped Becky make a Birthday cake, measurin...
14/05/2026

We have had a fab morning celebrating Diane's Birthday. The older children helped Becky make a Birthday cake, measuring out the ingredients, helping to mix it and helping to put on the frosting. We sang happy birthday before having a slice it was very yummy.

We found lots of bluebells in the woods. We looked at their shape and talked about how we can only find them in spring...
01/05/2026

We found lots of bluebells in the woods. We looked at their shape and talked about how we can only find them in spring. We talked about other things that happen in spring and compared how the woods look now to how they looked in winter. We talked about how delicate the bluebells are and saw that they only grew where people don't walk, we talked about how it was really important not to stand on them or pick them. We talked about different words we could use to describe the bluebells, deciding that beautiful, amazing, wonderful, pretty nice and magical were the best words to use. We thought about how seeing the blue bells and being in the woods made us feel. We said we felt happy and calm, we then decided that nature is pretty amazing.

Lovely spring walk
24/04/2026

Lovely spring walk

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Silverdale
Stoke-Upon-Trent
ST5

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm

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