Little Pandas Childcare

🍽️🐼 Welcome to Little Pandas Restaurant! 🐼🍽️

Today, the children were busy using our wooden bricks to build their very own pretend restaurants… so naturally, we decided they deserved the full restaurant experience! 😂

We prepared a lunch that we hoped looked restaurant-worthy, put on our finest Little Pandas aprons and spent the day serving food and drinks to our very important little customers. 👩‍🍳✨

The children absolutely loved being waited on and thought the whole thing was hilarious! Lots of giggles, lots of “orders” and some very happy customers. 🥰

⭐ Food: hopefully 5 stars
⭐ Service: enthusiastic
⭐ Waitresses: slightly underqualified
⭐ Customers: extremely demanding 😂🐼

Just another perfectly normal day at Pandas! ❤️

🐼✨ UNEXPECTED SEPTEMBER SPACE AVAILABLE! ✨🐼

Well… we weren't expecting to be writing this one! 😂

Due to an unexpected change, Little Pandas Childcare has ONE weekday space available from September for an under-5. 🐼💛

We welcome little Pandas from around 6 months old (if you're looking for care for a younger baby, please still get in touch and we can have a chat).

🌿 What do we offer?

🐼 Standard childcare hours 8am–6pm
🐼 £6 per hour during standard weekday hours
🐼 Early starts available when needed
🐼 Later finishes available when needed
🐼 Overnight childcare available
🐼 Weekend spaces also available
🐼 Government-funded childcare hours accepted

And then there's the actual Pandas life… ❤️

Expect muddy shoes, little adventures, baking experiments, crafts, walks, parks, dancing, singing, celebrations, learning through play, lots of outdoor time and the occasional activity that seemed like an excellent idea before we realised we'd have to clean it up. 😂

We are a small, home-from-home childcare setting where children are encouraged to explore, become independent, make friends and, most importantly, enjoy being little. 🥰

📍 ONE under-5 weekday space available from September

If you're looking for childcare and think your little one might make a good Little Panda, send us a message to have a chat or arrange a visit. 🐼💛

Please feel free to share. Our newest little Panda might be hiding somewhere on your friends list! 🥰

Yesterday we celebrated our baby boys 1st birthday! 🥳🎈

As we already had a big birthday party earlier this week, today was all about doing baby's absolute favourite things... being outdoors, chasing bubbles, laughing with his friends, and, of course, enjoying the company of a very silly aunties! 🤭🫧🌿

The biggest smiles, the loudest giggles, and a day full of happy little memories. Happy 1st Birthday! 💙🐼

🎉 What a very special day we've had at Little Pandas! 🎉

Today we celebrated our wonderful little princess turning 3 years old! 🥳🎂

It was an extra special celebration because this is our little friends last birthday with us before she starts a brand new adventure and won't be returning to Pandas in September.

Our day was filled with dancing, singing, party games, lots of laughter, delicious cake, and all the fun a 3rd birthday deserves. 💃🎈🎶🍰

Happy 3rd Birthday, Princess! Thank you for all the lovely memories you've given us. We are so proud to have been part of your early years and wish you the happiest adventures ahead. We'll miss your beautiful smile very much. ❤️🐼

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Is it normal for a childcare setting to meet up on a Saturday... just to go on a boat trip together? 🚤🐼
Probably not...
But then again... we're not exactly normal at Little Pandas. 💚

Today's adventure took us on a rather unusual shopping trip! 🛒😄

Instead of looking for snacks or craft supplies, we were on a mission to find shaving foam and cotton wool rolls. The children loved trying to guess what we were planning to make!

Our project for the day was... homemade squishies! 🎨✨

It turned out to be a little trickier than we first expected, but with patience, teamwork and lots of determination, we all managed to make our very own squishies. The smiles on the children's faces made all the effort worthwhile! 💛

Sometimes the best learning happens when things don't go exactly to plan. We learned to keep trying, solve problems together and celebrate our achievements. Another wonderful day at Little Pandas! 🐼

Yesterday's warm weather called for a change of plans! ☀️🌡️
We felt it was simply too hot for our little explorers to head out on their usual walk, so instead we stayed nice and cool indoors while giving our brains a fun workout! 🧠💛
Our favourite activity was a memory challenge. We placed five different objects on a tray, then secretly removed one. The children had to work together to figure out which object had disappeared. Their concentration and observation skills were fantastic! 👀✨
We also enjoyed: 🧸 Colour sorting with toys. 🙈 Hide and seek with toys. 🎉 Lots of laughter, teamwork and problem-solving throughout the day.
Even on the hottest days, learning never stops at Little Pandas. We simply find new adventures indoors! 🐼❤️

Today's adventure took us on a nature treasure hunt, and the children loved every minute of it!
Together we discovered: 🌰 Hazelnuts
🍑 Plums
🫐 Different berries
🐞 Ladybirds
🐦 Birds
🐛 Lots of fascinating bugs and mini beasts
There was so much excitement as the children searched high and low, spotted new things, and chatted about everything they found. Activities like these encourage curiosity, observation, teamwork, and a love for the natural world.
Sometimes the best classroom is simply outdoors. 💚🌳