Aunt Cathy's Childminding Service

03/09/2026

Today George and I celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary! 💞
Now only 18 months till I celebrate 50 years as a Registered Professional Childminder 🫶🤞🤩

02/09/2026

02/09/2026

Quick tidy up after a busy days work, walk the dog, throw some dinner down my throat and onto a course.
Very informative and very helpful course! Looking forward to the following up of more on the subject.








Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Government
Early Years Scotland
Care Inspectorate

02/09/2026

Busy day today, after making our lemonade the kiddies all went onto working on their folders. Adding family photos and doing bits on their “All About Me” sheets.




Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Government
Early Years Scotland
Care Inspectorate

02/09/2026

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COOKERY SCHOOL

Straight home from school on a what was very wet miserable day. But as we are still on our “Summer” theme, we were making lemonade again today as the two youngest missed out last week as they left early.
Everyone listened very carefully and followed the health and safety instructions. Ie. Washing hands thoroughly, using the cutting tools carefully, not letting the lemon slip out their hands, and then manoeuvring the lemon and squeezing so the juice wud flow.
They enjoyed cutting their lemons, tasting the lemons…. NOT. LOL
Next it was on to squeezing the juice out the lemons, adding sugar, ice and sparkling water.
Lots of communication here about how difficult it was to squeeze the juice and turn the lemons, and soo funny listening to them describing the taste of the lemon! 😝
Tasting was the best part…..thumbs up from everyone again! 👍








Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Government
Early Years Scotland
Care Inspectorate

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

Registered Professional Childminders are the Best! ❤️❤️

Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Government
Early Years Scotland
Care Inspectorate

28/08/2026

Using colouring pencils, then changing into water colours using a paint brush and some water. Some sensory play using the slime, then working on our folders. “M” enjoyed adding her family photos in.







Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Government
Early Years Scotland
Care Inspectorate

28/08/2026

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Investigating spiders webs in the bushes.
Couldn’t see the webs at first, looked like lots of little stars, until we looked closer. Kiddies thought it was fascinating.
One of my neighbours passed as we were taking pics, and think he thought we were all crazee! lol



Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Government
Early Years Scotland
Care Inspectorate

28/08/2026

📚📕📚READING PROJECT📚📘📚

This week we started reading this book, “Toto the Ninja Cat, and the Great Snake Escape”, by Dermot O’Leary.
Chapter one was very funny, but exciting. The kiddies are looking forward to hearing all abt Toto’s adventures.

Toto is almost totally blind but learned to trust her senses from a ninja cat-master. By day, Toto seems to be an ordinary cat, but by night, she and her brother Silver love to have adventures!

One evening, news reaches Toto that a king cobra has escaped from London Zoo! Together with help from a new friend and two hungry tigers, Toto and Silver must investigate. Can they find the giant snake, before it's too late?

Ideal for reading aloud or for children to curl up with and read alone, the story features brilliant black and white illustrations throughout. With themes of friendship, inclusivity and winning in the face of adversity, this is a hilarious must-read for all animal-loving kids!

Dermot says: 'The idea for Toto first came to me when my wife and I rescued two stray cats. One of them, Toto, has been blind from birth, but we quickly realised she had ninja-like reactions. Like a lot of cat owners, we like to imagine our pets having secret lives when we're out or asleep. I really hope that children who pick it up enjoy reading these adventures.'




Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Government
Early Years Scotland
Care Inspectorate