Home from Home Childcare

30/08/2025

New term, new toys!
Looking forward to showing the children all these new fun learning toys! X

19/08/2025

Beautiful flowers & chocs from one of my leavers! Thank you& best wishes for your next adventure ###

18/07/2025

This week we said goodbye to 3 term time children who will be going off to school.
We had a wonderful graduation ceremony, picnic & party. It’s always very emotional saying goodbye, but I know I will still see them all out and about.
They got me some lovely gifts!!
The canvas is going up in the playroom!! ###

02/04/2025

I just feel I should write something in regards to the news report announcing the opening of 300 new school based nurseries for Stage 1.
Firstly I’m not against the odd school based nursery, however I am against the governments idea that all children need to be in a school based nursery from as young as 9 months (this is their goal) and then those children stay in a school based environment throughout their whole childhood.
The reason they want to do this is they can have less staffing, less requirements on staff education (as being on school grounds changes the requirements for first aid/ all being level 3+ etc), basically overall it will be cheaper, easier in a number of ways for the government to deal with with. And eventually easier for them to control.
I feel sorry for the next generation as they will have very limited life experiences, very limited understanding beyond the 4 walls that they spend the majority of their time.
Yes it will help with some children to have the routine/familiarity and friendships- but not all children require this, and honestly the ones that would benefit would actually be the ones who wouldn’t benefit from being in a large nursery/school based environment from such a young age.
A lot of parents will choose school based nurseries as it will be easier to drop them all in one place, and i get that- but please consider the whole picture- the child’s individual needs- the one to one care that would be given in a smaller environment.

I also think the adverts are very wrong and misleading for these new nurseries.
They are pretty much implying that school nurseries offer so much more and are so much better. This is not true at all- I’ve said the good points above. However smaller nurseries, a childminder, a nanny these all can offer much more one to one care, more individual time, a true bond with the individual child and love.
I love all of the children I have cared for over the years- from my 1st job as a nanny right down to my most cheekiest mindee now. They are all very special, and all individually cared for. I stay in touch with almost all of my families, some are adults now and send me messages about their lives. That is something very special and sadly with the governments plans, this will become something of the past.
I hope parents still choose to support private nurseries and childminders going forward.
It will be a very different future for all otherwise!!

09/11/2024

Love this x

06/09/2024

Gorgeous flowers and candle - from another school leaver!! Wish the flowers would last forever, they are so pretty xx

06/09/2024

Beautiful Thank you card make by one of my school leavers! I absolutely love it, very sweet xx

24/03/2024

22/07/2023

Home from Home Childcare has had such a busy few weeks. Our children have enjoyed a Sports day where we were so proud of them all, showing lots of learnt physical skills! They loved getting stickers and a certificate.
We enjoyed some time at the beach, splashing in the water, picnic on the sand and building castles and mouts.

My school leavers have been getting prepared for leaving, we’ve helped them learn everything they need to be confident and happy entering school.
Soon we will have our graduation ceremony!!

I love my job, even though it’s very hard, I often don’t stop for 11 hours but the rewards of seeing so many children learning, developing and having the confidence ready for leaving for school or further adventures is just amazing!!

I stay in touch with many families.
The children have all grown to be such lovely people, I have one just qualified as a Doctor and another volunteering in Africa building play grounds and play spaces for children.
I’m so proud of all the children that I have had the privilege to care for ###

28/03/2023

Enjoying some Easter crafts x

19/08/2022