Little Palms Childminding

Little Palms Childminding Providing a safe, loving and stimulating environment where little hands grow and learn 🤍

Ofsted Registered Childminding Service based in West Bromwich

Hi, my name is Emma. I have been an Ofsted registered childminder since August 2022, based in West Bromwich. I have a 5 year old son who has started school in Reception, 2022. I aim to provide quality childcare in a home from home environment for all children in my care where they are able to have fun in a safe and caring setting. I live in a ground floor flat, even though I don’t have a garden we are still able to access plenty of green space to enjoy outdoor fun and fresh-air. Children will have the opportunity to visit the local farm, parks, libraries and much more. I work from my living room which is equip with a wide range of appropriate toys, books and resources for babies and children. I hold a Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood and have worked in nurseries previously for 7 years, so I have a vast amount of experience working with children. I will use this experience and knowledge to support your child to develop skills in line with the EYFS. I also have some experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Brief Summary of Qualifications & Training -

BA (Hons) in Early Childhood
Full Paediatric First Aid
Food Safety and Hygiene (Level 2)
Safeguarding
Knowledge of the EYFS
Childminding Introduction training course
Developing Children's learning
Understanding Children's behaviour
Schemas
Engaging and supporting boys to reach their full potential

Plus many more

🌙 BEHIND THE SCENES AT LITTLE PALMS 🌿Once the little ones have gone home, the learning doesn’t stop. ❤️This evening I’m ...
23/09/2026

🌙 BEHIND THE SCENES AT LITTLE PALMS 🌿

Once the little ones have gone home, the learning doesn’t stop. ❤️

This evening I’m spending some time continuing my own learning and reflecting on children’s perspectives on play.

Taking time to keep developing my knowledge helps me reflect on the experiences I provide at Little Palms and how I can continue to support children through their own interests, ideas and ways of playing. 🌿

A little glimpse into what happens behind the scenes after the children have gone home. ☕✨

Play • Learn • Grow • Together 🌿

🌦️ WEATHER LEARNING AT LITTLE PALMS 🌦️Our new weather discs are ready! 🌿These simple visual resources are a lovely way f...
22/09/2026

🌦️ WEATHER LEARNING AT LITTLE PALMS 🌦️

Our new weather discs are ready! 🌿

These simple visual resources are a lovely way for little ones to begin recognising and talking about different types of weather - from ☀️ sunny days to 🌧️ rainy days, ❄️ snowy days and ⛈️ stormy skies.

They’ll be available for the children to explore and use as we talk about the weather around us, helping to build their vocabulary and understanding through everyday play and conversation. ❤️

Play • Learn • Grow • Together 🌿

🍂 AN AUTUMN INVITATION TO PLAY 🍂A little look back at one of our autumn invitations to play at Little Palms. 🌿This setup...
21/09/2026

🍂 AN AUTUMN INVITATION TO PLAY 🍂

A little look back at one of our autumn invitations to play at Little Palms. 🌿

This setup gave the children the opportunity to explore natural textures, colours and different objects through their own play.

It was lovely to watch them investigate, scoop, transfer, collect and explore everything in their own way. ❤️

Play • Learn • Grow • Together 🌿

🌈 NEW LOOK, SAME LITTLE PALMS 🌈A little something new for Little Palms… 💕✨I’m so excited to finally introduce my new Lit...
21/09/2026

🌈 NEW LOOK, SAME LITTLE PALMS 🌈

A little something new for Little Palms… 💕✨

I’m so excited to finally introduce my new Little Palms uniform! 🥰

After lots of planning, I’m so excited to finally have my very own Little Palms uniform, complete with my own logo! ✨

The colours, the little handprints and the logo all represent what Little Palms is about - play, learning, growing and creating a safe, happy and nurturing environment for little ones. 🌿

Although the uniform is new, the heart of Little Palms is still exactly the same - a warm, happy and nurturing place where little ones can play, learn and grow. ❤️

Here’s to a new chapter for Little Palms! ✨

🌴✋ SPACE NOW AVAILABLE ✋🌴A childcare space has now become available at Little Palms Childminding from September 2026. 🤎I...
26/08/2026

🌴✋ SPACE NOW AVAILABLE ✋🌴

A childcare space has now become available at Little Palms Childminding from September 2026. 🤎

If you’re still looking for childcare for September, or your circumstances have recently changed, please don’t worry that it’s too late - I’d love to hear from you! 🌿

At Little Palms, I provide a warm, nurturing home from home environment where children are encouraged to play, explore, create and learn through everyday experiences.

Our days include lots of opportunities for:

🦖 Sensory & messy play
🌈 Open-ended, child-led activities
📚 Cosy story times & a love of books
🎨 Creative experiences
🎶 Music, singing & movement
🤎 Building confidence, independence & strong relationships

I love following children’s interests and creating play invitations that encourage curiosity, imagination, exploration and learning through play. 🌿

✨ September availability

📅 Monday–Thursday
⏰ 8:00am–5:00pm
🎓 Funded places accepted for eligible children
💳 Tax-Free Childcare accepted
📍 West Bromwich
🌴 Ofsted registered

If you’re looking for a small, nurturing home from home setting for your little one, please send me a message to find out more or arrange a visit. 🤎

I’d love to chat with you and tell you more about Little Palms Childminding. 🌿

Please feel free to share this post with anyone who may still be looking for childcare for September 🤎

💗 Valentine’s fine motor fun 🌸Today the children used tongs to rescue hearts and flowers from the tray, carefully squeez...
10/02/2026

💗 Valentine’s fine motor fun 🌸

Today the children used tongs to rescue hearts and flowers from the tray, carefully squeezing and lifting as they developed their fine motor control. We also loved gathering big handfuls of paper hearts and letting them fall, watching it rain hearts down – this brought so much excitement and laughter!

As they played, we heard beautiful little conversations. There were shouts of “flowers!” and surprised giggles of “oh no!” when pieces slipped away, quickly followed by determined voices saying “try again” and “oopsie, it keeps falling.”

Curious minds wanted to know more, with children pointing and asking, “What’s this, Emma?” before proudly repeating the new word, “masking tape.” We also practiced turn-taking, hearing “Emma’s turn, A’s turn”.

After balancing items on top, the children discovered they could push from underneath to make them bounce off – and the laughter started all over again!

Experiences like this strengthen little hands, build perseverance and help children grow in confidence as they explore together 💛

Learning through warm, playful moments 🌿

💗 Valentine’s cornflour exploration 💗Yesterday we explored pink cornflour using our hands and spoons to scoop, squeeze a...
10/02/2026

💗 Valentine’s cornflour exploration 💗

Yesterday we explored pink cornflour using our hands and spoons to scoop, squeeze and pour. The children were fascinated as they watched the mixture change from hard to runny, feeling how it moved differently each time they touched it.

There were lots of lovely moments of shared excitement as the children showed me what they had discovered:
💬 “Emma, look!”
💬 “Wow!”

Simple sensory experiences like this are wonderful for encouraging curiosity, early language and confidence to share their discoveries 💛

Learning together through playful moments 🌿

📖 Storytelling Week – Can you make Stick Man? 🌿Last week during storytelling week we snuggled in and listened to Stick M...
09/02/2026

📖 Storytelling Week – Can you make Stick Man? 🌿

Last week during storytelling week we snuggled in and listened to Stick Man on our Yoto machine, enjoying the rhythm of the story and learning part of the song together 🎶 The children began to recognise familiar words and were excited to join in.

Afterwards, they explored scented peppermint playdough and a variety of natural treasures to create their own Stick Man. They stretched, rolled, added pieces and changed their ideas as they played, completely absorbed in what they were making.

We heard some beautiful language and conversations throughout:
💬 “I’m making Stick Man’s feet”
💬 “We need eyes”
💬 “It looks like slime because it’s stretchy”
💬 “Make it bigger”
💬 “Stick Man lives in the family tree”
💬 “Santa, why is he dirty?”

Moments like these gently nurture imagination, listening skills, confidence and those all important little hand muscles 💛

Learning together through meaningful, playful experiences 🌱

🦓 Matching patterns & sorting animals 🦒Last week we spent time exploring animal patterns together and the children absol...
09/02/2026

🦓 Matching patterns & sorting animals 🦒

Last week we spent time exploring animal patterns together and the children absolutely loved it. They looked carefully at the different markings before choosing where each animal belonged, taking their time and really thinking about their decisions.

We also sorted the animals into big and small, chatting about what we noticed and helping each other along the way.

Moments like these are wonderful for building early number ideas, encouraging little thinkers and giving the children the confidence to talk about what they can see and what they think 💛

Learning together through gentle, playful experiences 🌿

🌈 Colour exploration fun! 🎨The children enjoyed identifying colours, mixing paint into shaving foam and watching new col...
15/01/2026

🌈 Colour exploration fun! 🎨

The children enjoyed identifying colours, mixing paint into shaving foam and watching new colours appear. They coloured a rainbow and matched coloured dinosaurs to the correct splats, counting together to see which colour had more 🦕🔢

For our younger children, the activity was adapted to support sensory exploration — using fingers and a paintbrush to explore the paint and shaving foam, and enjoying emptying and refilling the dinosaur basket.

A lovely activity supporting colour recognition, early maths, fine motor skills and sensory play ✨

Address

West Bromwich
B711HH

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+447305229064

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