Lori's House Early Learning and Childcare

04/10/2026

23/09/2026

🏡 A LITTLE CHANGE… WITH A LOT OF MEANING! 🏡

After careful consideration, I’ve made the decision to officially change the name of my childcare business. ❤️

For years, so many of you have referred to my setting simply as “Lori’s House” — and honestly, what better name could there be? 🥰

It’s become so much more than just a business name. It’s Lori’s House — a place where children feel safe, happy, loved, included and free to learn, explore and simply be themselves.

So, after listening to the children, parents and the wonderful feedback I’ve received over the years, it just felt right to make the name official.

✨ I’m delighted to announce that I now officially trade as:

🏡 Lori’s House Early Learning and Childcare 🏡

Same Lori. Same setting. Same values. Same children at the heart of everything I do… just a name that truly feels like us. 🌿

And of course…

☀️🌧️ Rain or sun, we’ll have fun! 🌈

Thank you to every child and family who has helped make Lori’s House what it is today. Here’s to continuing to grow, learn, explore and make wonderful memories together. 💚

Welcome to Lori’s House Early Learning and Childcare. 🏡✨

23/09/2026

🐛🕷️ MINI BEAST MADNESS! 🐞🦋

The children have been absolutely fascinated by mini beasts lately, so we decided to follow their interests and make it the focus of our week! 🌿🔎

We’ve had a whole week of indoor AND outdoor mini beast fun — from hunting for bugs in nature, getting up close with magnifying glasses, collecting natural materials and creating our own creepy crawlies, to messy play, sensory activities, counting, threading, mark making and lots of imaginative play. 🪱🕸️🐝

We’ve searched high and low, discovered worms, spiders and other little creatures, talked about where they live and how we can care for them, and even created our own mini beast friends to take home. ❤️

It’s been lovely watching their curiosity grow as they ask questions, investigate, get hands-on and learn through real experiences and child-led play.

A whole week of wriggling, crawling, exploring and learning… and we’ve loved every minute! 🐛🌿🔎 As there is so much interest we are continuing with this.

Follow the interest, embrace the curiosity and let the learning grow. 🌱✨

11/09/2026

All Things Dinosaurs at Lori Brannan Welsh Childminding Services

🦖🌿 A ROAR-SOME WEEK OF DINOSAURS! 🌿🦖

What a fantastic week we’ve had at Lori Brannan Welsh – Childminding Services! 🌈
Our setting has been taken over by ALL THINGS DINOSAURS! 🦕🦖 From the moment the children arrived, their imaginations have been running wild as they explored, discovered, created and learned through dinosaur-themed play.

We’ve been busy building dinosaur homes, creating paths and steps, counting our dinosaurs, searching for hidden dinosaur fossils and footprints, and taking our dinosaurs on adventures outdoors. 🐾
We even took our dinosaur play outside into the sand, brushing away the sand to discover hidden dinosaur footprints and fossils! 🌊🏖️ We explored shadows, made dinosaur-inspired marks and enjoyed plenty of opportunities for sensory and messy play.

Our dinosaur adventures have encouraged so much communication, problem-solving, early maths, creativity and imaginative play – all while the children have been having lots of fun together. ❤️

And, of course, no dinosaur week would be complete without getting outdoors! 🌿 We’ve enjoyed walks, parks, beaches and lots of opportunities to explore our local environment with our little prehistoric friends in tow! 🦖

It’s been wonderful watching the children take the lead with their ideas, build on each other’s play and turn their own interests into so many different learning opportunities.
Another busy, fun-filled week at Lori’s! 🌈☀️🌧️
🦖 Rain or sun, we’ll have fun! 🦖

11/09/2026

💛 PARENTS’ FEEDBACK MEANS THE WORLD TO ME 💛

There is nothing better than hearing from the families who trust me with their little ones every day. 🥰

As a childminder, I put so much love, care and dedication into creating a happy, nurturing and stimulating environment where every child feels safe, valued and encouraged to be themselves. 🌿☀️

Seeing the children grow in confidence, learn new skills, make friendships and simply enjoy being here is what makes my job so special. ❤️

So when parents take the time to share their experiences and kind words, it genuinely means so much. Thank you to every family who has trusted Lori Brannan Welsh – Childminding Services and supported my little business. 🥰

“Rain or sun, we’ll have fun!” 🌈☀️

Here is some lovely words from just one of my families , that they have shared about their experiences. ❤️

06/09/2026

🫐🍓 A week of berry adventures! 🌿

During our walks, the children became really interested in all the different berries we were spotting along the way. They wanted to know what they were, where they came from and, of course… whether we could eat them! 👀😂

So, we decided to follow their interest and make berries the focus of our learning for the week! 🫐❤️

We explored berries through lots of fun hands-on activities, both indoors and outdoors. We talked about colours, sizes, textures and where berries grow, used our senses to explore them, counted and sorted them, created berry-inspired artwork and even got busy in the kitchen making some tasty treats. 👩‍🍳🫐

Our walks became little berry hunts, encouraging the children to look closely at nature and notice what was growing around us. 🌿🔎

It was wonderful to see how one simple interest from our walks could grow into a whole week of child-led learning, curiosity, creativity and exploration. 💕

Sometimes the best learning starts with a little “I wonder…” 🥰

🌦️ Rain or sun, we’ll have fun!

06/09/2026

🏴‍☠️🌊 Ahoy, little explorers! 🐠🐚

The children have recently become fascinated by pirates and sea life, so we’ve been following their interests and turning them into lots of fun learning opportunities! ⚓️💙

We’ve been busy with pirate and under-the-sea themed activities both indoors and outdoors, using our imaginations to go on adventures, hunt for treasure, explore sea creatures, create artwork, practise counting and colours, and develop our communication, problem-solving and social skills along the way. 🦀🐙🐳

We’ve also been getting out and about, visiting different places and exploring our local environment, looking for connections to our sea life theme and enjoying real-life experiences together. 🌿🌊

It’s been lovely to see the children’s ideas, questions and imaginations leading our learning. When children are interested, learning really does become an adventure! 🥰

⚓️ “Rain or sun, we’ll have fun!” 🌦️💙

21/08/2026

🏡✨ Indoor adventures are just as important! ✨🏡

While we love getting outdoors and exploring the world around us, our indoor environment is also a place full of wonder, curiosity and learning through play. 💚

Our days indoors are filled with opportunities to:

🧩 Develop problem-solving skills through puzzles and games
🎨 Get creative with painting, drawing, crafts and messy play
💬 Build speech, language and communication through conversations and stories
🏗️ Use our imagination through small world, role play and construction
🔢 Explore numbers, shapes, colours and patterns
📚 Enjoy quiet time with books and cosy spaces
🤝 Learn to share, take turns and play alongside our friends
🌱 Build independence, confidence and life skills

I follow the children's interests, allowing them to lead their own play while I provide open-ended resources, invitations to explore and opportunities to extend their learning.

From a simple box becoming a boat, a tray becoming an ocean, or a few loose parts becoming something completely imaginary… the possibilities are endless! 🥰

Because learning doesn't only happen outside — every space can inspire little minds. 🌈

🌧️☀️ Rain or sun, we’ll have fun! 💚

21/08/2026

🌦️ There’s no such thing as bad weather… just the wrong clothes! 🌧️☀️🍂❄️

At my childminding setting, I believe childhood is meant to be explored outdoors and in all kinds of weather! 🌿

From muddy puddles and windy walks, to sunny adventures, frosty mornings and rainy-day exploring, every environment offers something different to discover. 🌈

Being outdoors gives children the freedom to:
🌱 Explore nature and their surroundings
🐦 Notice wildlife, plants and seasonal changes
💬 Develop language through talking about what they see
🏃‍♀️ Build confidence, balance and physical skills
🧠 Use their imagination and curiosity
🤝 Learn to manage risks and make choices
❤️ Support their wellbeing through fresh air and movement

We don't just stay in one place either! Our adventures take us to parks, woods, beaches, gardens, ponds, riversides and our local community — because every environment becomes a learning opportunity when we look closely enough. 🌍✨

So whether we're jumping in puddles, collecting leaves, watching boats, searching for wildlife or simply enjoying the sunshine… we get outside and make memories in every season! 💚

🌧️ Rain or sun, we’ll have fun! ☀️