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Farhana Khan

Farhana Khan

Davenham,Essex

Summary

Friendly and approachable individual with excellent communication skills. Builds relationships easily and encourages participation in group settings. Proactive and engaging mediator with practical health and safety knowledge. Friendly childcare worker adept at keeping children safe, engaged and well behaved. Caring Childminder with 15 years of experience providing safe, secure environments for optimum child development. Providing compassionate care through play-based activities to build physical, mental and social confidence. r Caring Childminder with 15 years of experience providing safe, secure environments for optimum child development. Providing compassionate care through play-based activities to build physical, mental and social confidence. Safeguarding, Fast aid and Fair-safety registered

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work history

Child Minder

Self employed
Davenham
06.2006 - 01.2022
  • Helped children with personal hygiene needs and taught young children to independently complete care tasks.
  • Planned activities, games and art projects for both outdoor and indoor play, engaging children in exploration and creativity.
  • Communicated with parents regularly, providing comforting updates on child's happiness, safety and wellbeing.
  • Planned and guided age-appropriate tasks, including reading, crafts, baking and games.
  • Maintained clean, safe play environments, ensuring first-class child safety, security and wellbeing.
  • Read stories and lead activities to help children build foundational learning skills.
  • Followed parent's instructions to maintain routines and schedules.
  • Offered learning-through-play activities, stimulating physical, mental and social development.
  • Prepared healthy snacks and meals according to individual needs, promoting positive nutrition and wellbeing.
  • Accompanied children to parks and play spaces, providing diligent supervision for maximised child safety.
  • Established lasting, professional connections with families and children by encouraging open, honest communication.
  • Engaged children in stimulating learning-based activities and games.
  • Supervised numerous children of varying ages, consistently promoting safe, developmentally appropriate childcare practices.
  • Maintained appropriate control of children through confident communication and positive encouragement.
  • Consistently maintained safe and hazard-free environment for optimum child safety and security.
  • Handled accidents and emergencies calmly and professionally, logging incident details for necessary reference.
  • Supervised children's play at home and in external settings, ensuring their physical safety at all times.
  • Supplied appropriate snacks, meals and drinks, adhering to dietary requirements for optimal child wellbeing.
  • Created and maintained welcoming, safe and tidy space to promote children's development.
  • Washed dishes and performed light household tasks to keep home tidy and orderly.
  • Adapted to last-minute requests and changes from parents by maintaining flexible schedule.
  • Developed positive, trusting relationships with groups of young children.
  • Maintained records of children's daily activities, meals and medications administered.
  • Disciplined children appropriately, upholding established rules of behaviour.
  • Role-modelled desired behaviours, habits and actions.
  • Performed newborn nursery duties effectively, such as changing nappies, feeding bottles and introducing nap routines.
  • Led risk assessments and checked instructor certifications to uphold safe customer environments.
  • Kept classrooms clean, organised and safe for students, teaching staff and visitors.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
  • Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Maintained thorough student safeguarding through 6 R as Recruit, Recognis, Records, Reporting , Respond and Review ensuring best-possible pupil wellbeing and care.
  • Educated new staff on school and safeguarding policies for improved compliance.
  • Identified at risk individuals on calls 0208227553 Targeted Family Support Services safeguarding officer and cooperate with the procedures.
  • Promoted safety and welfare of young children by following safeguarding principles.
  • Ensured strict compliance of safeguarding measures, raising concerns to LADO and police through report If there any FGM involved.
  • Adhered to health and safety regulations and best practices regarding child safeguarding, escalating related concerns to Senior Play Worker.
  • Enforced adherence to data protection policies, safeguarding sensitive information.
  • Adhered to child safeguarding practices and completed all relevant paperwork on time.

Education

GCSEs - English, Science, Maths, Urdu and Religious Studies

Muslim girls school Pakistan
Karachi
/1974 - /1975

Skills

  • First Aid
  • Housekeeping
  • Risk Assessments
  • Multitasking
  • Exceptional communicator
  • Attention to Detail
  • Meal preparation
  • Training and Development
  • Care planning
  • Laundry
  • Finance management
  • Emergency protocols
  • High-quality childcare
  • Kitchen deep cleaning
  • Safeguarding and risk assessment
  • Safeguarding
  • Child Protection Procedures
  • Child supervision
  • Compassionate care
  • Age-appropriate activities
  • Group leadership
  • Childcare
  • Nappy changing
  • Bottle feeding
  • Attentive listening
  • Child behaviour management
  • Game-based learning
  • Child psychology
  • Behaviour management
  • Competent multitasker
  • Child development
  • Snack preparation
  • Outstanding communication
  • Activity programme design
  • Ofsted guidelines
  • School pick-up
  • Special needs support
  • Potty training
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Homework assistance
  • Meal and snack preparation
  • Childcare policy adept
  • Early years childcare
  • Healthy meal preparation
  • Child development knowledge
  • Child nutrition
  • School pick-ups
  • Valid UK driving licence
  • Newborn care
  • Cooking

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Timeline

Child Minder

Self employed
06.2006 - 01.2022

GCSEs - English, Science, Maths, Urdu and Religious Studies

Muslim girls school Pakistan
/1974 - /1975
Farhana Khan