Ashley stuart Childminding

25/09/2026

🍂 Autumn Adventures! 🍂

We’ve been making the most of the changing season and getting out and about spotting all the signs of autumn! 🍁

The children have been busy collecting berries and leaves to create some beautiful autumn pictures, collecting and sorting conkers from largest to smallest, and painting leaves to make our own colourful leaf prints. 🍂

I love autumn time as there are so many wonderful opportunities for exploring and learning through play! 🍁

27/07/2026

SUMMER TIME ☀️😁

A little look into some of the adventures and fun we have enjoyed during the summer holidays

22/06/2026

I hope all the Dads had a great Father’s Day! Some of the children decided to make some pictures, colour in and some hand prints. Hope you all had the best day with your little ones 🥰

25/05/2026

🌊🏖️B E A C H D A Y 🏖️🌊

Taking the children to the beach is so much more than just fun! Splashing, digging and collecting shells helps them grow and learn in so many ways:

☀️Emotional wellbeing – fresh air, open space & being by water calms minds, reduces stress & boosts happiness, I know I had just as much fun as the children 🥰

☀️Social skills – playing together, sharing tools, helping each other & chatting builds teamwork & confidence.

☀️ Sensory play – feeling cold water on our feet (and bums 🙈😂), soft/wet sand & different textured shells boosts brain development.

Nature is the best classroom 😊
So lucky to have my job and my little team 🥰 thank you Cherry Tree Childcare for joining us on a fun day.

19/05/2026

📚B O O K B U G W E E K 📚

We’ve loved celebrating Bookbug Week together! 📚🎶

Listening to stories and singing songs together is such an important part of children’s learning and development, helping to build language, confidence and connection.

This week so far we have enjoyed taking Bookbug outdoors into the woods, making the most of stories and songs in nature. Today we visited a new Bookbug group and even learned a couple of new rhythms along the way!

What a lovely week so far of stories, music and shared experiences 🥰

16/05/2026

Happy Childminding Week!

No two days are ever the same in childminding. one day we can be exploring the woods, to having picnics with friends and enjoying BookBug in the park, to making playdough. Always creating memories together.

I truly love what I do and feel so lucky to be part of these little adventures every day 🥰

11/05/2026

07/05/2026

What a fun morning had by all. Was lovely having the staff member helping identify the newts and explaining the difference between the males and females. Not sure who had more fun, the older children, the younger ones or us big kids lol.

26/04/2026

This week for World Earth Day we have been enjoying lots of lovely outdoor adventures 🌍🍃

We visited our local country park where the children spent time exploring nature, looking for new flowers beginning to bloom and searching for mini beasts hiding in the grass and under leaves. We talked about why insects and bugs are so important for our environment and how they help nature grow.

On another day, we visited a different local park and focused on using our 5 senses. We sat by the pond and drew what we could see, including ducks, tiny ducklings and squirrels in the trees. We lay on the grass and relaxed while listening to the birds singing around us. The children enjoyed collecting natural objects and comparing how they felt. We talked about different textures, noticing that a feather was soft and fluffy, while tree bark felt rough and bumpy. We finished our morning with a healthy snack and a chatted about what animals in the woods might eat.

A wonderful week of outdoor learning, fresh air and exploring the world around us 🌳🪲🐞🦆

17/04/2026

What a lovely week we’ve had! 🐑🌼

We enjoyed a trip to the farm where the children got to pet the lambs and see the chicks and horses. The piglets were having a well-earned nap 🐖💤. We also had lots of fun riding around on the tractors and jumping in the straw.

We explored a new soft play, which was a big hit! Discovered a lovely little park with a stream running through it, the children had a wonderful time choosing stones, making wishes and throwing them into the water 💫

We’ve balanced all the excitement with some quieter moments too, relaxing in the playroom, colouring in and exploring the new resources that have been set out.