Cheriton Childminder

06/10/2026

05/10/2026

What are the family safety rules in your house? 🏡

05/10/2026

🍒 Look what our Little Cherries found—a combine harvester! 🚜🌾

Seeing this huge machine up close gave us a lovely opportunity to talk about harvesting and how food gets from the fields to our plates.

A real-world discovery to spark curiosity, new words and an understanding of the world around us! 💚

05/10/2026

Box Boat! ⛴️

05/10/2026

These colourful numicon shapes help children explore numbers through hands-on play, with opportunities to count, match and compare.

Time to investigate first—encouraging curiosity and confidence as we build early maths skills! 💚

05/10/2026

🍒 Squeeze, poke, pull and press!

Our Little Cherries have been exploring playdough and making beautiful flower patterns. 🌼

This playful learning builds hand and finger strength for early writing, while encouraging creativity, curiosity and concentration. 💚

Try it at home with playdough and a few simple cutters!

04/10/2026

A box full of hand strengthening opportunity!

A cardboard box and busy little hands!

Ripping cardboard helps strengthen the muscles in our Little Cherry’s hands and fingers, while using both hands together develops coordination. These playful movements build foundations for holding pencils and early writing. ✏️

Who knew a cardboard box could offer so much learning? 💚