Wonderbugs - Childcare and Forest School

02/10/2026

The happiest pony at the farm! 🐴

02/10/2026

I am delighted to share the results of my recent Ofsted inspection with some feedback from the report - thank you to my amazing mindees for shining their lights bright on inspection day and every day! (Mostly 😆) 🌟

“Children make remarkable progress from their starting points and are well prepared for the next stage in their education”

“Children's attitudes to learning are highly positive. This is because the childminder's interactions are consistently of high quality”

“Children access a highly ambitious curriculum through the childminder's expert teaching”

“The childminder's practice is highly inclusive”

“Children thrive with the devoted and nurturing childminder”

“Children come into the childminder's home with joy and enthusiasm. Children show affection and kindness to one another and the childminder as they play”

“Children benefit from a wealth of exciting adventures with the childminder”

29/09/2026

11 months old and loving the textures, sounds and smells of the forest 🍁 🍂

29/09/2026

A forest school leader’s dream campsite! Last camping of the season with my sister - walking, fire cooking, butter knife whittling, wildlife spotting 🔥 🔪 🥾

27/09/2026

Recent adventures 💚💚

06/09/2026

And we’re back! After a long, hot, dry summer we’re ready for the sights and smells of autumn 🍂 but not quite yet… we have been harvesting the fruits in the garden, picking, washing and of course eating and cooking the tomatoes, raspberries, apples and even spotted a couple of plums on the tree. We’re thinking about healthy minds and bodies in the next few weeks, starting with where does our food come from - farm to fork! 🚜

01/08/2026

Well that was a busy week! We’ve been working with the team from Horsham District Council on Love Parks week 2026. When 350 children from the Horsham district stop by to try out some forest crafts, learning how to use tools safely, bringing their imagination, their stories, their questions and their sense of fun and adventure - safe to say I’m ready for a holiday! Wonderbugs will return back with my mindees on September 1st for another year of curiosity, fun and learning - childminder/forest school leader signing off for a few weeks 💚

28/07/2026

21/07/2026

Perfect overcast day for some fun play at Lancing beach ☁️ 🌊 🐚 🐟