Happy Days Childcare - Hygge Accredited

Braving the rain ☔️ whilst finding the letters and characters in the woodland trail. A bit of squirrel spotting too 🐿️ 🥰

Here at Happy Days we could never let the start of the World Cup go by without having some football related fun ⚽️ 🥅

A trip to The Deep today to support our learning around World Oceans Day 🐟 🐠 🦈 🐙

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Childcare crisis? What the future holds... 🧐

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Ask yourself this….what skills does your 3 year old child need RIGHT NOW to negotiate their day?

Do they need to count out money and pay for bills? No!

Do they need to sign contracts or write lists to remember their jobs (hello menopause 🙋🏼‍♀️)?
No!

Do they even NEED to write their name or be able to solve equations?
No! Of course not!

That is what we call ‘age inappropriate expectations’.

Now ‘eventually’ they will need all those skills - BUT NOT YET - and the beauty of it is, the foundations for ‘preparing’ our children for these skills is found directly in their PLAY!

Their child-led play too….in their mark making, the swinging, the climbing, balancing, sorting objects, transporting, categorising, collecting, throwing, sliding etc etc It’s just everywhere….naturally.

And that is enough for now!

So it’s blatantly obvious to say it but…..

THEY SHOULD PLAY!

What an amazing week we’ve had exploring and enjoying the sunshine ☀️ 🥰

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A beautiful spring morning walk around the lake searching for nests and other signs of Spring ❤️

This is so beautiful 😍 ❤️

What did they learn? 🌈

You know you love your children
And want them to have fun and play,
But in your thoughts you’re wondering
What they have learnt today?

They said they found a butterfly
And it flew up to the sky,
But they gained a curiosity
And got them asking why?

They said they drew a picture
You saw some scribbles on a page,
But they were developing their muscles
For that later writing stage.

They said they climbed a tricky tree
Though they then got a high five,
But they really learnt to keep going
And continue giving it a try.

They said they played dressing up
And became a dragon big and red,
But they were building imagination
And creativity in their head.

They said they played hide and seek
And it was so much fun to play,
But it taught them many social skills
And they made a friend today.

They said they read a story
And it had a funny rhyme,
But they gained a special love for books
To last ‘til the end of time.

So when you’re worried they’re just playing
And they might fall way behind,
Know they’re busy learning oh so much
In their body, soul and mind. 🧠 ❤️


©️ Georgina - The Young Ones Childminding 🌈

National Childminding Week ❤️