Beyond the Stars Childcare

Well, my last few days of childminding were not quite what I expected. Unfortunately due to my own children testing positive for Covid, I was forced to immediately close to all families last Wednesday bringing childminding to a rather abrupt end.

I am so pleased all the children have found great care going forward and I wish them, their families and everyone I have cared for all the best for the future.

Thank you so much for supporting me, take care and stay safe but for now………

Some of our Christmas fun so far 😃
Peppermint cream polar bears and snowballs ❄️
Lots of Christmas crafts whilst listening to Christmas music, playing games and listening to magical stories.
The most wonderful time of the year!

So, this isn’t one of my usual posts, it’s more of an almost time to say goodbye post.

Last week I made the very difficult decision to leave childminding. I have loved caring for children and watching them grow but due to a number of reasons it is now the right time to stop childminding and put my own family first.

I have met some amazing families over the last few years and will cherish many fond memories of my adventures with all the children.

Childminding is an incredibly heart warming and rewarding vocation but also exhausting! I am proud of what I have achieved during my time as a Childminder and I have certainly learnt lots to help me move forward with the next chapter of my life.

But for now, it’s time to get on with 8 days of Christmas magic! 🎅🏻

They shall not grow old
as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.

Lovely autumn walk through the woods today. Super (almost too friendly!) squirrels! 🐿
Plus lots of other birds and animals 😃

Halloween themed week with being closed over half term next week.
Pumpkin picture making and some wonderful imaginations using Halloween buckets in so many different ways 🎃 👻

Exploring autumn is so much fun and provides many simple yet different learning opportunities 🍁 🍂
This week has been all about conkers, autumn stories and getting messy 😃

We teamed up with Little LouLous Childcare and our friends today for a mini sports day. Considering the heat they did do so well waiting patiently, taking turns, learning new skills and having fun 🤩

Strawberry and raspberry picking today.
We didn’t expect the rain so did get a little wet but no one cared - think the raspberries that accidentally fell in little mouths made up for it!

Another busy week with lots of different activities and opportunities to learn and have fun.
We ended the week with a simple cardboard box!
Have a lovely weekend 😃

Today we have been building confidence in our knife and scissor skills, been describing all the fruits textures and smells and learnt about healthy eating.
We also played I Spy the fruit learning all the different fruits 🍉 🍎 🍌 🍓 🥑 🥝
The little ones were very proud of their fruit salad they made to take home later😀

We are loving the sunshine this week and have been having lots of fun.
Yesterday we took a trip to Lincoln Castle, enjoyed exploring and learning lots of new words followed by a lovely picnic and a play on the park.
Today has been full of sun cream, shade and water fun - the little ones especially love sliding down the slide into the paddling pool ☀️