Stone childminder Stephanie Brown has made the final of Networking Mummies’ national business awards.
After finding it difficult to find and finance childcare to fit around her personal needs, Stephanie decided to set up her own business – Steph’s Childminding Services – in 2014. The business has made the final in the small business category.
[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]She said: “With my children’s dad working shifts and working in a different town to my daughter’s school myself, I needed to rely on a family friend to help with childcare as no nursery was open before 7.30am. When I became a single mum, I found I was seeing and caring for other people’s children more than my own, so took the decision to work from home. With 10 years’ experience in childcare, I knew the family make-up was ever changing, with fewer parents now working the traditional 9-5 job. So I decided to set up as a childminder and offer flexible childcare to suit families’ shifts and open longer days as well as weekends and overnight childcare.
“I run my childminding from home in Stone, with access to a park and a large rear garden, providing before and after-school childcare to Manor Hill First School and Walton Priory Middle School pupils. As well as full school holidays, I am now in talks with local child focused businesses to provide workshops within the school holidays to give that bit extra to the children I look after.”[/box]
This is from Stephanie’s awards nomination:
“Stephanie is very creative and the service she provides is caring, exciting, creative, with outdoor as well as indoor activities. She encourages individualism as well as providing a safe environment for the children to flourish. Stephanie’s paramount concern is the child, her flexible approach and times meets the modern day workplace conditions, parents can depend on her if they are late for pick up, or need an emergency arrangements made and shift patterns.
“Stephanie has had to overcome a number of personal barriers as well as financial barriers to come this far. However, she is an inspiration to friends and family in the way she has applied herself, picked herself up and carried on even when things were stacked against her.”
Networking Mummies UK Ltd has 32 branches in the UK and supports mums, dads and families in business with free networking events and affordable workshops. They provide online and offline support and they do not charge membership fees which means people can attend when they want.
This is the third year Networking Mummies UK Ltd have hosted their National Business Awards to recognise the hardworking mums and dads across the country. The winners will be announced at their black tie awards ceremony on Saturday 16th April at Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham where they will also be raising funds for Meningitis Now on the night.
“I am delighted to be noticed for what I do and how it really is supporting families to be able to return to work and follow their own desired job,s” says Steph.
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]For more information visit www.stephschildmindingservicesstone.co.uk or www.facebook.com/stephschildmindingservicesstone For more information on Networking Mummies UK Ltd visit www.networkingmummies.com or contact co-director Laura Morris on 07909 534000[/box]
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