Little Lads and Lasses

We hope you all had a great bank holiday 🌸
We enjoyed watching the new baby ducklings play at cannon hall 🐥
We made sure to lather up with lots of factor 50 and stay to the shaded areas ☀️

How did you spend your long weekend?

Sunshine, shade, and smiles ☀️🩷
We had such a lovely time at Barnsley Garden Party today. My Lilly was completely captivated by the acrobats and loved sitting watching all the movement and excitement. We stayed in the shade to keep safe and cool while enjoying the atmosphere together 🌸

Can you guess what has been planted?
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Little hands, big learning ✨
Today we enjoyed cucumber sticks, toast, and a first taste of mackerel! Exploring new foods helps build confidence, independence, and healthy eating habits 💛

I still have limited availability for September for families looking for a warm, home-from-home childcare setting 🌸
Feel free to register your interest ahead of my Ofsted registration — message for more information.

Spent today at my volunteering placement enjoying the fresh air, animals, and outdoor learning 🌿
I absolutely love experiences like this and can’t wait to bring plenty of nature, sensory play, and animal learning into the future of Little Lads and Lasses 🦙💛

✨ Future Opening Hours ✨

I’m currently preparing to open my home-from-home childminding setting and wanted to share my planned opening hours for families looking ahead to September 💛

🕗 Monday–Thursday
🧸 7:30am – 5:30pm
📍 Barnsley Centre (S70 2)

🌟 Funding is term time only, I will also be open selected days for holiday clubs

My setting will focus on:
🌿 Outdoor adventure
🎨 Creative & sensory experiences
📚 Learning through play and exploration
💛 A warm, nurturing environment

If you’d like to join my waiting list or ask any questions, feel free to send me a message 🥰

Busy behind the scenes getting all my policies and procedures printed and organised 📄✨
These are such an important part of my childminding setting — helping to keep every child safe, supported, and cared for in the best possible way 💛

My little helper clearly decided supervising was exhausting and took herself a well-earned break halfway through 💤🥹
Now it’s off to the cot for proper sleepy time 🌸

Little outdoor adventures with my daughter Lilly 🌿

One thing that will always be important in my future childminding setting is spending time outdoors and exploring nature together.

Whether it’s watching ducks on the water, listening to the trees move in the wind, spotting animals, or simply enjoying fresh air, I truly believe nature offers some of the best opportunities for learning, development and calm little moments 🤍

Lilly already loves taking everything in around her, and I can’t wait to create a warm, nurturing environment where other little ones can safely learn, play and explore too ✨

My waiting list is now open whilst I complete my Ofsted registration journey 🤩 Barnsley central (S70 2)

The first little instalment of our beautiful sensory border 🌸

This space will be filled with child-friendly plants for the little lads and lasses to explore, encouraging curiosity, learning, and hands-on discovery.

From feeling different textures to smelling sweet scents, our sensory border will support gross and fine motor skills while engaging all five senses… with plenty more benefits along the way 💚

I can’t wait to watch it grow alongside the children 🤩

Exciting news! 🤩

A warm, home-from-home childminding setting will be opening in Barnsley from September 2026 🧸

🌟 Small, nurturing environment
🌟 Focus on sensory and curiosity-led play, outdoor exploration & development
🌟 Funded and non-funded places available

Currently in the registration process with Ofsted, with visits booked for June 👀

📩 Message the page to join the waiting list or for early enquiries

Limited spaces available 💛