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Butterflies Childcare, Barry (2026)

30/09/2026

Wednesday at Butterflies and a trip to Cliff tops was our plan!
Lovely to meet up with others minders and have a lovely space for the little ones to explore!

The sunshine offered some fun shadows and beautiful views while reflecting off the sea.

The equipment offered plenty of opportunities for physical development along with social skills with turn taking too which isn’t always an easy skill to learn!

Lucky to live so close to such wonderful outside spaces

Coram PACEY Cymru
Vale Family Compass

29/09/2026

The start of our week at Butterflies Childcare and after a drop off at school we headed out on today’s adventure.

Being a lone childminder can sometimes feel like you’re working on your own, so it’s always lovely when we can meet up with other childminders and enjoy some time together. Today, we met at our local woodland — with no real plan, just lots of opportunities for the children to explore and see where the morning took us. 🍃

Our woodland became our classroom, with nature providing the best playground. We brought along a couple of dinosaurs and cars, but mostly we made the most of what was already around us. 🚗🦖🌳

While the little ones played, explored and investigated, we childminders had the chance to chat together in our outdoor staffroom! It’s lovely to have that adult connection while the children enjoyed the freedom of playing with their friends around us.

We explored underneath logs, searched for little creatures, climbed trees, looked at different shaped leaves, and simply enjoyed being outside in the fresh air. We even spent some time listening to the birds singing — a wonderful reminder of how much there is to discover when we slow down and really notice our surroundings. 🐦🍂

No set plan. No fancy equipment. Just nature, curiosity, friendships, fresh air and lots of little learning moments. 🌿🦋

Sometimes the best adventures are the ones we don’t plan. 💚

Coram PACEY Cymru

24/09/2026

The end of our week at Butterflies and a day enjoying Penarth and the beautiful views.
With just 1 🦋 today we headed out for the day. Starting in the Cliff tops park before walking to the pier for a picnic lunch.

On arrival at Cliff tops it was lovely to hear “DONNA” being shouted by on of the Pops from Poppins Daycare - Sarah Sharpe Registered Childminder sounded like I was quite the celebrity 🤣.
Fresh air therapy and spoilt with beautiful views and a coffee was an added benefit.

Seeing my 🦋 watching the pigeons on the pier and crawling towards them and generally enjoying adventuring with 1:1 attention was lovely.
Luck to live so close to these areas.
Coram PACEY Cymru

23/09/2026

What a beautiful autumnal day to visit “The Conker park”!
After a wet school run we headed out to the park. Getting out of the car we had conkers literally falling from the trees around us, they were bouncing off the roof of the van as the wind blew!! 😳

Our eldest 🦋 asked this morning “where are you going today?” And when I said the conker park they asked if we would collect some for her and that’s exactly what we did.

The 🦋’s worked together to collect, count and add them to our bag ready to gift them later👏👏

We met lots of other childminders this morning and it was lovely to have adult company and to catchup on everyone’s news while the little ones had extra friends of all ages to play with.

A lovely start to our Wednesday.
Coram PACEY Cymru

22/09/2026

🌿🦆 A lovely morning of exploring at Butterflies 🦋

After our school drop-off this morning, we headed off for a walk around the lake. I had three 🦋’s with me today, including two confident walkers, and they were ready to explore! 💕

There was so much to see along the way — ducks and swans on the lake and even the radio-controlled boats, which were a particular point of interest! 🦢🚤

We wandered across to the beach and stopped to take in the beautiful views across Watchtower Bay before getting busy building our own little pebble towers. 🪨 👏

Our littlest explorer enjoyed a little sleep along the way, and just as I was heading back towards the car, she woke up — so naturally, I extended our adventure and headed into t😎Romilly park! 🌳 🛝

We explored in and out of the trees, stopping to give a few of them a big hug 🤗🌳 before making our way to the play equipment. There were lots of smiles on the swings and slide, as well as plenty of opportunities for climbing, balancing, moving and simply exploring our surroundings.

Although it looked like just a walk it was so much more, a lovely morning out and there was lots of learning happening along the way!

👀 Observation and curiosity – noticing the different birds, boats, trees and natural features around us, and talking about what we could see.

🗣️ Communication and language – sharing observations, learning and using new vocabulary, listening and developing an understanding of the world around us.

🚶‍♀️ Physical development – walking, climbing, balancing, swinging, sliding and navigating different surfaces all help develop gross motor skills, coordination, strength and confidence.

🪨 Problem-solving and creativity – building pebble towers encouraged the children to experiment with balance, size, shape and stability.

🌳 Understanding the world – being outdoors gives children real experiences of nature, wildlife, weather, water, trees and their local environment.

💚 Wellbeing and confidence – fresh air, physical activity and time spent exploring freely support children’s emotional wellbeing, independence and confidence.

As a childminder, I love being able to follow the children’s interests, take our time and let them explore at their own pace. There is so much learning to be found when we simply get outside and discover the world around us! 🌿

A lovely morning in the fresh air, with beautiful views, lots of smiles and plenty of little adventures along the way.

We really are lucky to live where we do! 💕🦋🌳

A slower paced afternoon of free play and possibly a nap but who knows, just being guided by each of their needs.

Coram PACEY Cymru
Vale Family Compass

17/09/2026

🦋 Just one little butterfly today… and what a beautiful day we are having💛

With only one little 🦋 the pace was completely different. No busy little gang, no three different ideas happening at once, no rushing around trying to keep up with everyone. Just me and one little person, enjoying a slower, gentler kind of day together. 🥰

She’s not walking yet, so taking the pushchair, we headed off for a wander to the knap and Watchtower bay. ☀️🌊

The sun was shining, it was a breezy one and the tide was in. The sea was full of life. We watched wild swimmers enjoying the water, dogs happily swimming out and back with their balls, and even spotted a drone out doing some water testing.

There was so much to see, but there was absolutely no need to hurry.

We could stop. We could look. We could listen to the waves. We could take in the views.

After lunch, we enjoyed some lovely loose parts play. There’s something so special about watching a little one explore open-ended resources at their own pace. Our treasure basket offered so many different items to investigate — different textures, sizes and weights — all sparking curiosity and inviting her to touch, hold, explore and discover. 🧺✨

We enjoyed a story or two together as well, before it was time for a well-earned nap. 📚💤

And I found myself thinking about how different each day at Butterflies can be.

When I have three little butterflies with me, the days are wonderfully busy — full of chatter, laughter, little disagreements, discoveries and that lovely chaotic energy that comes with having a little group together. 🦋🦋🦋

But days like today have their own kind of magic.

Having just one little 🦋 means I get to slow right down and really enjoy those precious one-to-one moments. To follow her pace. To notice the things that catch her eye. To give her my full attention and just enjoy being alongside her.

No two days are ever quite the same. .
Some are loud and lively, some are messy and chaotic, and some are calm, peaceful and full of little moments that might otherwise pass us by.

Just fresh air, sunshine, the sound of the sea, opportunities to explore, stories, cuddles and a beautiful smiles.

Sometimes, the simplest days really are the very special. 🦋🌊☀️

Another little glimpse into our Butterflies world. 💛
Coram PACEY Cymru
Vale Family Compass

16/09/2026

WEDNESDAY! 🦋 A little bit of magic in the great outdoors… 🌳🍂

One of the things I sometimes find hardest about being a childminder working on my own is not having colleagues around me every day. So getting outside meeting like minded childminders is really special. ❤️

Today we met up with some lovely fellow childminders and their children at the park, and it reminded me just how wonderful it is to have our own little outdoor staff room! 🌿

While we get to catch up, chat, share ideas and support each other with best practice, the children get something just as valuable — each other. 🤍

With little ones ranging from babies right through to 3½ years, it was beautiful to watch them naturally mix, interact and learn from one another. The younger ones watched the older children with such curiosity, while the older ones had opportunities to help, encourage and show kindness towards the younger ones.

And what did we do?

Well… not a lot, really. And yet, so much happened. 🥰

We wandered in and out of the trees, discovered little “caves”, explored hidden spaces and collected sticks, pine cones, leaves and all sorts of treasures that nature had left for us. 🍃🌲

There was curiosity, imagination, language, problem-solving and discovery happening as they explored at their own pace.

Then we headed over to the playground where there was chalking, sliding, swinging, climbing and lots of little moments of teamwork . 👏

Watching those little interactions is one of my favourite parts of this job. A helping hand. A smile. Someone showing another child how to do something. A younger child following an older one. Children learning from children.

It really reminded me today that a visit to the park is never just a visit to the park. 🌳

It is friendships being formed.
It is confidence growing.
It is independence developing.
It is communication and language.
It is physical development.
It is problem-solving.
It is kindness and empathy.
It is learning from others.
It is exploring, wondering and making memories - priceless!

And for us childminders, it is friendship and support too. ❤️

I feel very lucky that, although I work independently, I don’t have to feel alone. We can come together in the great outdoors, share our experiences, support each other and create a little community where we all learn together — adults and children alike. 🦋🌿

Today was a beautiful reminder that sometimes the very best classroom has no walls, no ceiling and no timetable…

Just trees, fresh air, friends ☕️ and lots of little adventures. 🍂💚
Coram PACEY Cymru
Vale Family Compass

15/09/2026

TUESDAY

🦋🍂 A little trip to the park, with so much more to it than meets the eye… 🍂🦋

After an early school drop-off this morning, we headed off to the park — one of our absolute favourites at this time of year. 🌳💛 🍂

There is something so lovely about watching the seasons change through the children’s eyes. The trees are busy dropping their conkers and pine cones, and for us, they become the most wonderful natural loose parts to explore, collect, count and imagine with. 🌰🌲

The 🦋’s had such fun hunting for conkers — although there was certainly no shortage of them! 😂 We counted them, collected them, slid them down the slide and spun them in the “spinny thing”.
We talked about what we could see around us, all while simply enjoying being outdoors.

One of my favourite moments, though, was seeing our newest and youngest little 🦋 being included in the play. Watching the older 🦋’s naturally look out for her, involve her and make sure she was part of the fun really did melt my heart. ❤️ These little moments of kindness and friendship are so precious and certainly makes me so proud of their relationships building, promoting kindness.

It reminded me again that what might look like “just a trip to the park” to someone passing by is actually so much more.

It’s learning, exploring, counting, moving, imagining, communicating, problem-solving, building friendships, gaining confidence and developing independence — but most importantly, it’s children being children, enjoying the world around them and making memories together. 🌿💕

Coram PACEY Cymru
Vale Family Compass

10/09/2026

🦋 A little Thursday adventure this morning, so lucky to live where we do 🦋

Just one little one with me today and, with loose plans to go to the library when I saw the weather we took advantage of a dry day and decided to just head out to Porthkerry Country park. Such a lovely place to visit with little ones, so much to explore and a lovely coffee on the go to from Caffe Matteo Porthkerry.

Meeting with others childminders was so nice to have a little catch-up while the little ones enjoyed being outdoors.

My littlest one is just about crawling now, so she had a lovely time on the swings, having a little wriggle around on the floor and taking everything in. There was lots to see, hear and explore — sometimes you really don’t need much to keep a little one entertained! 🌿

We spent a while just pottering around the little park before wandering down towards the beach. We stopped to enjoy the beautiful views, played with some pebbles and simply took our time. 🌊🪨

And that’s what I love about days like this. It’s not just a trip to the park or a walk to the beach. There is so much more happening.

It’s fresh air, exploring, watching, listening, moving, discovering and experiencing the world around us — all through simple, natural play. ❤️

And it’s good for me too.

Working as a childminder on my own is something I absolutely love, but it can sometimes be a little lonely. Getting together with other childminders, having a proper chat, sharing best practices and news and just enjoying some adult conversation is so important for our wellbeing.

The children get to socialise, explore and have new experiences, and we get to support each other too. It’s a win-win. 🥰

So today was nothing fancy. No big plans, no busy schedule… just fresh air, lovely company, beautiful views and a little one happily exploring the world.

And honestly, that’s a pretty lovely way to finish the week. 🦋💗
Coram PACEY Cymru
Vale Family Compass

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