Leah's Little'uns Childminding

09/09/2026

Today we explored oral health and healthy choices! 🦷🪥✨

As part of the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage), early years providers are required to promote good oral health, helping children develop positive habits from an early age.

The children talked about how we can look after our teeth, which foods are good for our teeth and which foods we should enjoy less often. We used our pretend food resources to explore healthy and less healthy choices, before getting hands-on with our giant model of teeth and practising our brushing skills! 🪥😁

The children were also very excited to receive their own little toothbrush and toothpaste packs to take home, encouraging them to continue talking about and practising good oral-health habits with their families. 💕

A lovely, practical way to support health, self-care, independence and understanding of healthy choices through play and real-life experiences! 🌟

08/09/2026

Quiet Learning Time While the Little Ones Napped 💕

While our little ones enjoyed their nap, our two preschoolers made the most of some lovely quiet learning time together. 💤✨

They explored numbers using our Early Years Outdoors resources, practising number recognition and counting, before getting creative and decorating the numbers with stickers. 🔢⭐️

We then enjoyed some Curiosity Corner sensory dough, encouraging creativity, imagination and fine motor development as they squeezed, rolled, pinched and moulded the dough.

A lovely, calm afternoon of child-led learning, creativity and exploration. 💕

08/09/2026

A Little Playroom Refresh! ✨

With a younger cohort joining us this year, we’re placing a bigger focus on open-ended play, allowing the children to explore, investigate and learn at their own pace. Of course, our topics and themes will still be woven naturally into our daily learning and experiences. 🌿

The playroom has had a little jiggle about to create lots of inviting opportunities for open-ended exploration.

And when I say a little jiggle… 😂 I flew home from Egypt at 5am, and by lunchtime I was already rearranging the playroom! ✈️☀️➡️🧸

We’ve introduced lots of simple, open-ended resources that can be used in many different ways. The children particularly loved our ice-cream wooden pegs 🍦, which encouraged them to explore counting, colours, matching and fine motor skills through their own play.

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be observing what captures their interest and using this to help shape our learning experiences and environment. ❤️

Sometimes the simplest resources create the richest learning. ✨

08/09/2026

🌧️ Day One & Back With a Bang! ☔️

What a wet and wonderful way to welcome everyone back after the summer holidays! The rain certainly didn’t stop us from having a busy first session back. 💕

Our Rainy Day Book provided the perfect inspiration for today’s activities. 📖🌧️

The children explored our sensory table using scoops, containers and water, developing their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and control as they filled, emptied, poured and transferred.

They were highly engaged in their play, exploring cause and effect and beginning to develop an understanding of capacity, quantity and problem-solving through hands-on experiences.

It was lovely to see everyone back, settled and ready to explore after the summer break. A fantastic first day!

21/08/2026

🌴🐒 CHILDMINDER OFF DUTY! 🐘☀️

That’s me officially clocked off for TWO WHOLE WEEKS! 🙌🏼🍹

For the next fortnight, I am putting ALL things Leah’s Little’uns firmly to one side… emails 📧, paperwork 📝, planning 📚, EYFS 🤓 and everything else childminding-related can wait!

My only jobs for the next two weeks are:
☀️ Soak up the sunshine
🍹 Relax
🐘 Make memories
🌴 Switch off
😴 Recharge
❤️ Enjoy some proper family time

Because even childminders need a holiday! 😂

The business brain is OFF.
The holiday brain is ON. 🧠✈️🌴

See you all feeling refreshed, recharged and hopefully a little more tanned! 😂☀️

Leah’s Little’uns — OUT OF OFFICE! 💚🐾

21/08/2026

☀️🐌💌 SUNSHINE SNAIL MAIL 💌🐌☀️

Our Sunshine Snail Mail arrived today from Heidi Marsh’s Childminding and the children were absolutely made up! 🥰

Perfect timing too, as today is one of our little one’s last day with us — she was so happy to receive her special piece of Sunshine Snail Mail. 💛

Beautiful artwork, lots of lovely information and so much for us to look through, talk about and share together. 🌈🎨📖

Thank you so much, Heidi! We absolutely loved receiving it. ☀️🐌💌 Heidi Marsh Childminding

21/08/2026

🌸 Happy 4th Birthday, Ava! 🌸

Four today, our cheeky Ava, Hope you have a fab day! It’s also your last day here with us, we’ll be sad to see you leave but new adventures await when you start big girl school! Xx

07/08/2026

🌿 Hidden Gem Alert – Dapdune Wharf, Guildford 💚

If you’re looking for a low-cost family day out in Surrey, Dapdune Wharf is well worth a visit! Today we enjoyed:

⚓️ Trying on canal boat helmets
🛝 An amazing adventure playground
🦋 Pond dipping and wildlife spotting
⛳️ Mini golf and garden games
🌳 Beautiful riverside walks and picnic spots

It’s such a peaceful place where little ones can explore, play and learn through nature. Perfect for toddlers and young children, especially during the school holidays when there are often free family activities. The National Trust also runs boat trips on the River Wey when spaces are available.

📍 Dapdune Wharf, Guildford, Surrey

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

Monday - Alice holt forest 🌲🌲