KG Childminding

Just shut the doors for the last time 😢
Wow indeed! 6 amazing years, looking after some of the loveliest children I know.

Thank you to all the parents for trusting me with your little ones, and thank you to the children for putting up with my phoebia of bees and cows (especially when visiting greenham 🤣🤦‍♀️ - which i might add they loved seeing me squirm at the cows) and my lack of baking skills.

There has been SO many amazing memories, that I will look back and smile at. Getting an award at Newbury Show in the education tent, seeing a children walk and talk for the first time, looking after a children from very little all the way to school has been an absolute privilege.

The many places we visited; farms, beaches, zoos, Hayling island (theme park), donkey sanctuary, woods, coate water, 4kingdoms, and our all time summer favourite crabbing. That is just a few 🤣

Today is a sad day, as 6 years of building a business up isn't easy (especially through covid), opening the house up, and extending our family out. We have shared our home from 6am in the mornings, Christmas eve two years, and cooked many meals - this was socially enjoyable, and I remember cooking 12 meals one evening 😲. So even though it is sad that this chapter is ending, a new one is about to begin.

Thank you to my own little family who have been on this journey with me, and have honestly been amazing. They have welcomed every single child with open arms, and I even think Agnes will be in mourning for a few weeks. The house won't be the same for awhile, but its now time for Damon to get the paint brush out, and lily and Jack to enjoy their home without having to share it with anyone else.

Special mention to two little boys who came up with the nickname 'Kai Kai' as 5 years later I am still called that ❤

Love Kai Kai x

This was our last time at Millets, and wow what a fun day we had 😊 xx

Lovely trip out to Alice Holt, finding the Gruffalo.

Day 1 - Sketch up close!
From a small scribble to a masterpiece that takes pride of place on the fridge, drawing can enhance your child’s motor skills from a young age. Starting them as early as possible will help them improve their hand and eye coordination, while fine-tuning their finger muscles.
And what better way to express than taking them to Thatcham Nature Reserve.

Starting tomorrow 🤩
Will upload pictures of all the wild things we get up too.

Stuck for something to do for fathers day -
Make some 'daddylion and lemon shortbread'

My mindees made some yesterday, and they had so much fun, picking the dandelions, and using them in their baking.

A space has come available for a full time space Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Flexible with hours.

*Funding accepted and government childcare voucher schemes. Please message for details 😊

All ready for today! What another glorious day.

New swing for the garden, all set up and ready for tomorrow x

Just a few pictures from the last couple of weeks.

From the middle of June, a space has come available for a full time space Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Flexible with hours.

*Funding accepted and government childcare voucher schemes.

Sensory table ready for tomorrow 🐰

So the last couple of weeks the children have loved the game - hook a fish!
So I have this for them to try this week- Hook a duck, but in the water table.

Confidence and self-esteem will be raised if a child’s interests are followed

Development in all seven areas of the EYFS can be promoted through following a child’s interests

Hook a Duck has so many developmental benefits, allowing children to build skills and abilities including hand/eye coordination, patience and persistence, motor control, strength and dexterity.

A few photos from the last few weeks x

Its childrens mental health week, one of our activities today was to 'Express your feelings through colour'. Asking lots of questions, such as why they were using that particular colour?
Unfortunately it was raining so instead of doing it outside it was inside 👍🙈
Everyone had such a good time, even Agnes may have been painted.
Disclaimer- No dog was hurt 🤣

**1 in 8 children have a diagnosable mental health problem. Mental health is just as important as physical health **

Delivery...ready for story time tomorrow.
What an absolute gorgeous book!! Lovely way of explaining this difficult time to children 💕

Our learning environment today is...

Reminder: This MONDAY (19th) and THURSDAY (22nd) we are having our halloween parties as KG CHildminding is closed the week of halloween.
Halloween costumes are optional, games and pumpkin picking in the garden has been arranged. 🎃

Just one of the fun activities we did this week. Time flies when your having fun and learning 😁

Think KG childminding may be looking forward to christmas!!! Just recieved a lovely parcel this morning 🎄
It's never too early, especially this year 👍

Another book review!! 😂😂
I saw this book online, and it is absolutely stunning.
It is beautifully written for children to understand, big pictures for the children to look at. Such an important book for diversity, to remind us that not all children have the perfect picture book life so often that is seen in books.

Ordered some new books last week on a recommendation from someone, and I am super impressed!!. First one arrived on friday!!
Cannot recommend these books enough.

Some people may not know who this lady is, but I think she is so inspirational and how she just got on with her paintings, and inspired so many people but the whole time she was in so much pain. She was different and and showed the world it was OK to be different, to stand out.

Can't wait for the other books to arrive. 😊

New self register for the children.
Will add their names to the lil people later 👍

Part time space available within the week (Thursday & Friday) from September 2020.

2,3 & 4 year old funding accepted, and childcare vouchers

*Picture is the garden being set up for the children.

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Its always difficult saying goodbye to children when they transition to school.
Two amazing, cheeky, funny boys have left in the last week 😢 but I know they will have the most amazing time at school and they will be missed at KG Childminding. I am sure they will be bouncing back through the doors in the holidays 😂
Another two names added to the transition wall!! Let's hope I dont move 😂🙈
Good Luck Boys!!

Part time space available.
Please get in touch if you are looking for childcare.
*funding accepted/Childcare Vouchers too.

I think the new play kitchen was a HIT. So happy with it, old one has gone outside in the garden playhouse ❤

New sensory hobbit hole in the garden! 👍

We are now the new home for 10+ Catepillars. Children have gone out this morning to collect leaves for them 👍🦋

New toy for the garden ❤
Looking forward to Monday to see what sounds the children can make 🎶

So this week all mindees have been back and it's been so lovely to see them all. It is very different to our 'normal' - but we have still had lots of fun, and getting used to new routines. We have missed our national trust visits, and playgroup visits as the children have said when can they build dens in the forest again and follow the tracks (we built indoor dens and had snack in the den) and when can they go to soft play again.
Today I decided to bring messy play to us...Messy Play is extremely important for a child's development. It provides children with an exciting tactile and sensory experience that inspires their curiosity, allows them to explore the world around them and enhances their learning, language and creativity.
*Each child had their own bowl to ensure Covid regulations 👍

We went to on a nature walk today, and as always picked a few things up along the way.
So we decided to extend the children's creativity and make vases and pop our wild flowers in the vases 🌻🌷

Who needs to go strawberry picking when we can pick from the garden

'Cooking with children is not about ingredients, recipes, and cooking. It's about harnessing imagination, empowerment and creativity'

Fab afternoon cooking banana waffles with added fruit on top :)

Tasted amazing! 👍

So with Newbury show cancelled this year, I was thinking what I should do with the board - and no recent work to display :( what better way to unite whilst we are separated than to celebrate all the fab memories we have had over the last year (apart from 2 pics if you spot them 🤣)
Cant wait to start making some more soon. 😁

The department for Education tweeted this at 6pm today. Let's see what Mr Borris Johnson has to say for himself on Sunday but dont listen to all the Hype in the Newspaper, wait for the Big man to say what we have to do :)

Ready for my little gardeners when they come back 🌻

Get Well Soon - Coronavirus

Dr Ranj has done an episode on coronavirus for little ones - it's on the BBC iplayer to watch again - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08bmd70/get-well-soon-coronavirus

Get Well Soon - Coronavirus Dr Ranj explains the coronavirus to Jobi.