Sinfin Community Childcare

04/08/2026

Find out how an Early Years setting like us could benefit you and your 2 year old! 💡👀 Check your Flying Start eligibility below 👇

✈️ Flying Start early learning childcare encourages your 2 year old child to: 👉
• learn
• play
• make new friends
• experience new activities
• prepare for their next steps.

🥰It can also help you: 👉
• have more time
• take up a college course
• go back to work
• meet other parents
• get ideas of how to help your child play and learn.

Apply now to see if your child is eligible!

Find out more here: https://www.derby.gov.uk/2yearchildcare 🪛🔗 or call 01332 640758. 📲

29/07/2026

That's a wrap on our preschool class of 2026! As last week we celebrated their graduation and prepared for their exciting next adventure at school! 🎓🌊

We are so proud of everything they have achieved during
their time with us and it has been a joy to watch them grow, learn and flourish into confident, kind and curious little learners.

We wish each and every one of our school leavers the very
best as they begin this exciting new chapter. We know you will all shine – good luck! 💙✨

30/06/2026

🌼 Look what we've been getting up to this month!... 🌼

🫟 Getting stuck in with lots of messy play as curious creators
🤸 Being motivated movers on exciting outdoor adventures
🔍 Making our own play dough as determined detectives, using gross motor skills

It's been wonderful to watch the children explore, create,
build confidence and develop new skills through a range of engaging and hands on experiences.

We can't wait to see what July has in store! 🌈✨

10/04/2026

This Easter half term has been full of fun, laughter and
learning! 🐣🌈
Our little ones were determined detectives on their Easter egg hunt, following clues and working together to discover some yummy chocolate treats 🍫🔍
We’ve also been curious creators - painting beautiful
rainbows and exploring music by making our own sounds with instruments 🎨🎶
The children showed off their skills as super maths magicians too, matching quantities to numbers and counting all the tiny bugs hiding in our bug house 🐞🔢

31/03/2026

🐣✨ Easter Closure Reminder ✨🐣
Just a friendly reminder to all parents and carers that we will be closed across all sites to all children on Good Friday (3rd April 2026) and Easter Monday (6th April 2026).
We hope you all have a wonderful, relaxing Easter weekend filled with fun and family time! 🐣💛

18/03/2026

Marvellous March!🌼🌈
What a lovely month we’ve had! The children have been busy
exploring play dough, getting creative with spring-themed painting, discovering daffodils, and enjoying lots of outdoor and water play. It’s been wonderful to watch their curiosity and imagination grow through these fun activities. 🥰🎨

15/03/2026

💐💖 Wishing a very Happy Mother's Day to all! 💖💐

13/03/2026

⏰ Urgent Reminder - Don’t let your childcare funding code lapse! ⏰
If you’re currently using 30 hours or 15 hours childcare funding, remember you must reconfirm your details every 3 months through your GOV.UK account.
📅 Many deadlines fall around the end of March, August and December — but your exact date depends on when you first applied.
💡 HMRC sends reminder emails 4 weeks and 2 weeks before your deadline
💡 Log in to your Government Gateway to check your personal reconfirmation date
💡 If you miss the deadline, you’ll need to reapply and may lose funding
✔️ Take a minute today to check your account and keep your childcare funding running smoothly.

10/03/2026

📚✨ Last week we had an amazing time celebrating World Book Day! The children loved dressing up as their favourite story characters, sharing stories with their friends, and taking part in lots of fun book-themed activities. It was a wonderful day full of imagination, creativity, and a love for reading! 🌟📖

📚✨

06/03/2026

🌸 International Women’s Day 2026 🌸
This Sunday we celebrate the women who quite literally shape the future. In the UK, around 97% of the early years workforce is female — an extraordinary statistic that reflects just how much this vital sector is driven by women’s skill, compassion, leadership and resilience.

Every day, women in early years settings:
✨ Build children’s confidence before they even know how to write their name
✨ Teach empathy, kindness and respect through play
✨ Lay the foundations for literacy, numeracy and lifelong learning
✨ Support families through some of their most important milestones

They are educators, leaders, safeguarding champions, role models and innovators — often all before lunchtime.

The impact?
Children who feel safe.
Children who feel heard.
Children who believe they can achieve.

When we invest in women in early years, we invest in the next generation of scientists, teachers, athletes, artists and leaders.

This International Women's Day we recognise the dedication, professionalism and heart that women bring to this sector — and we stand proud of the powerful influence they have on our communities every single day.

💜 Here’s to the women shaping tomorrow, one little learner at a time!