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Day off… or non-working day? 🤔😂Currently sat in a car park waiting for Bluey to finish being pampered 🐶, while following...
24/09/2026

Day off… or non-working day? 🤔😂

Currently sat in a car park waiting for Bluey to finish being pampered 🐶, while following up on some recent training around the new EYFS.

Just a casual 53-page document to work through, making sure we’re on track, meeting all the requirements and fulfilling all the criteria… because apparently childminding doesn’t stop just because the children aren’t here! 😂📚

So, is it a day off? Technically, yes.

Is it a non-working day? Absolutely not! 😆

The glamorous life of a childminder! ☕📖🚗

Something we are working on in the setting ❤️
21/09/2026

Something we are working on in the setting ❤️

🍂 I love when days take a turn! 🍂We started with movement and things that go, racing apples and using mathematical langu...
21/09/2026

🍂 I love when days take a turn! 🍂

We started with movement and things that go, racing apples and using mathematical language to explore speed, size, weight and distance. 🍎

Then one idea led to another… natural treasures became comfy animal beds, which turned into magic potions to change how animals moved! 🐾🪄

After our autumn story We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt, the drums reminded us of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt — and suddenly we were having a teddy bears’ picnic! 🧸🎃

Not how I planned the afternoon, but a wonderful reminder that the best learning often happens when we follow the children’s ideas. ❤️

So much vocabulary, maths, sensory exploration, imagination and creativity packed into one unexpected morning! 🌿✨

🧡Play 🧡 Learn 🧡 Belong 🧡 Grow 🧡

🍂 Our Week Ahead | Week Beginning 21st September 🍂We’re looking forward to another week of play, discovery, independence...
21/09/2026

🍂 Our Week Ahead | Week Beginning 21st September 🍂

We’re looking forward to another week of play, discovery, independence and little adventures! 💛

This week, we’ll be following the children’s own interests while enjoying the changing season around us. 🌿🍁 We’ll be exploring autumn colours and natural treasures, getting creative with leaves, sticks, pinecones and flowers, and using our senses to investigate the world around us.

🚗 Things that go will be a big part of our play too, with roads, vehicles, ramps and opportunities to explore movement, counting, problem-solving and turn-taking.

🛖 Our cosy den will be ready for imaginative play, stories, caring for dolls and quiet moments, while outside we’ll have plenty of opportunities for riding, digging, gardening and fresh-air adventures.

📚 We’ll also be sharing some of our favourite autumn and woodland stories, using books to spark conversations, imagination and new ideas.

As always, there’s no pressure to follow a set path — we’ll follow the children, notice what captures their curiosity and build learning from their interests. 🌈

Here’s to a week full of curiosity, kindness, confidence and discovery! 🍂💚

🌿 Growing Together Through Play 🌿It’s been so lovely watching our two 14-month-old toddlers develop such a beautiful lit...
14/09/2026

🌿 Growing Together Through Play 🌿

It’s been so lovely watching our two 14-month-old toddlers develop such a beautiful little friendship. 💛

At this age, toddlers often enjoy parallel play — playing alongside each other but mostly focusing on their own activity. But recently, we’ve noticed such a special change… they are beginning to actively engage with one another during their play. 🥰

From sharing toys, passing things to each other, copying one another’s actions, exchanging smiles and giggles, to responding to what the other is doing — they are becoming little play partners rather than simply playing side by side. 🧸✨

These moments are so valuable for their development, supporting early communication, turn-taking, sharing, cooperation, confidence and social skills.

There’s something truly special about watching these little friendships blossom. 🌱💕

Two tiny toddlers, learning, connecting and growing together through play. ❤️

🌿 This Week in Our SettingThis week we will be following the children’s interests and using these to shape our experienc...
13/09/2026

🌿 This Week in Our Setting

This week we will be following the children’s interests and using these to shape our experiences and learning. We’ll be sharing Owl Babies and exploring themes of family, feelings, relationships and the people who help us feel safe and secure.

We’ll also be exploring changes and new experiences, including routines and transitions such as starting school. Through small-world play with cars and roads, we’ll encourage problem-solving, communication, turn-taking and imaginative play.

Our sensory activities will give the children opportunities to touch, feel, look, listen and explore, while our books and resources around families, friendship and community will support conversations about belonging and what makes us feel valued.

Most importantly, we will continue to notice and respond to each child as an individual — following their interests, supporting their communication and independence, providing calm spaces when needed, and being responsive to changes in their lives and emotional needs.

A week of play, exploration, connection and learning — following their lead every step of the way. 💛🌿

✨ A day of exploring, learning and a little bit of bubble-filled fun! 🫧📚Today we headed into Exeter for a visit to the l...
11/09/2026

✨ A day of exploring, learning and a little bit of bubble-filled fun! 🫧📚

Today we headed into Exeter for a visit to the library, where the boys enjoyed choosing and reading books before exploring the sensory area. There was lots to see, touch and investigate, and plenty of opportunities for curiosity and conversation. 💭📖

While we were out and about, we also made numbers part of our adventure! 🔢 We looked for numbers on signs, in shop windows and on the fronts of buses, turning an ordinary trip into a fun little maths hunt. It was lovely to see the boys spotting and recognising numbers in the world around them.

And then there was the bubble machine… 🫧😂 The boys spotted it, and somehow it ended up coming home with us! Safe to say, it provided plenty of excitement this afternoon — and even the dog got involved! 🐶

A wonderful day full of exploration, early literacy, maths, sensory play, curiosity and lots of fun. ❤️

A beautiful day watching the girls play schools! 🏫💕I was very kindly allowed to take the register, but that was about it...
19/08/2026

A beautiful day watching the girls play schools! 🏫💕

I was very kindly allowed to take the register, but that was about it 😂 They had a plan for where their play was going, and they were off!

It’s lovely to see them thinking about their next steps and using their play to explore some of the experiences they’ll soon be having at school. They’re developing confidence, independence and practising skills through their own ideas and imagination. ❤️

So much learning happening through child-led play! ✨

17/08/2026

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