Dora's House - Nature-led Childcare

NICMA Registered Award Winning nature-led Childcare in the countryside near Carryduff / Belfast

Dora’s House is situated in a beautiful setting on the Comber Road close to Carryduff. We aim to provide the very best childcare through forming close relationships with you and your child. The friendly, nurturing atmosphere makes children feel happy, comfortable and safe, and our outdoor environment and exciting activities ensure that children have lots of fun! Dora’s House is based in an outdoor

15/12/2021

"This journey is hard, but these children have incredible strength and fight in them. We call them Heart Warriors..." - Karla (mom)

Over the years I've learned that children born with congenital heart defects are some of the strongest, most amazing warriors who fight every single day for a chance to have healthy heart ❤️ I've partnered up with Children's Heartbeat Trust this year to tell little Christmas stories to brighten up the little warrior's days, and get magical excitement going ahead of Christmas🎄Keep an eye out on the Children's Heartbeat Trust page for a night before Christmas story, your children will love it too! 🤶📖

Please go onto their page and like and share the post if you can to help raise awareness of this amazing charity, thank you x

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07/01/2021

The idea of getting ready to start home education can be overwhelming, know that you can do it! Learning takes place all the time, and just as your child learned to walk and talk with you as their teacher, they can continue to learn at home in a relaxed, loving environment.
Take advantage of learning opportunities outdoors and in life starting in the kitchen! I do recognise this can be tough for some working full time parents, but evenings and weekends are absolutely perfect time too. The point is, this can be TOUGH, but your kids are resilient and they WILL learn. In fact, with your help, they’ll thrive!
Here we made some delicious cooking experiment in the kitchen "Jelly Bubbles" which we used to decorate our muffins! Children were very much engaged with the tasks and most importantly they were enjoying the learning process. Hands on my lovely parents 👐❤️

The Benefits of Hands-on Learning for Children.
It's More Fun and Engaging.

*Children can develop skills much faster when they're having fun.
*Allows Learning from Real Experiences.
*Encourages Interaction with Nature.
*Allow Exploration of all Five Senses.
*Engage Multiple Areas of the Brain.
*Builds Fine Motor Skills.

16/12/2020

Make your hot chocolate drink even more enjoyable - add some snowman mellows ☃️our Elfie definitely looking forward to some snowy weather 🌨️👼🧝♥️

11/12/2020

Someone is having great 🎈🎇🎉🧝🧝‍♂️♥️

10/12/2020

Elfie spreading his magic 🥚🧙‍♂️✨🧝♥️

09/12/2020

Our Elf's thinks that washing machine is perfect for a morning ride! Arms up everyone! 🎡💫🧝🧝‍♂️ ♥️🤷‍♀️

08/12/2020

We got a present from a teacher who have been sharing our Elfie's daily antics with children in school, and received positive feedback from the children who love his little adventures. Meet "Kindness Elf". This Elf is an alternative to the popular Elf on the Shelf idea, he is teaching love, kindness and gratitude 🧝🧝‍♂️💕