06/10/2026
Just sat having a think 🤔I don’t think people understand how attached childminders get to the children we care for.
We know which cry means they’re sad or hurt and which one means they are cross or frustrated.
We notice when they are not themselves or quieter than usual.
We celebrate the new words, the first steps, the successful potty trips, achievements such as popping on a shoe or their coat all by themselves 🥰
We know when they need an extra hug before they even ask for one.
And somewhere between wiping noses, changing nappies, creating fun activities and challenges, settling arguments and squabbles, being a nurse, and singing the same song for the 100th time…
They become OUR family too. 🥹
Then one day they start school, and we are just expected to act like the tiny person we spent almost every day with didn’t take a little piece of our heart with them.
Childcare is a job.
But being here for these little humans and their families never feels like “just a job.” ❤️
