The Fox & Fern Day Care

07/09/2026

🍪 A little homemade treat at The Fox & Fern Day Care today!

We made our own oat & raisin cookies together - mixing, scooping and of course having a little taste along the way! 🤎

The best part? Everyone had some wrapped up to take home and share with their loved ones 🥰

Simple little activities like baking are such a lovely way to build confidence, independence and practical skills… with a yummy reward at the end! 🍪✨

07/09/2026

👀 Thinking of moving your little one from nursery to a childminder? Message today! 🦊🌿

We’ve officially welcomed a new member of staff, which means new childcare places are opening from December and January 🤍

I’m currently at capacity working alone, which is such a huge blessing and honestly such an honour.

Something I’m especially proud of? Almost all of our current little ones, apart from our tiniest babies, either came from nursery or already had a nursery place before moving to us 🥹🌿

At The Fox & Fern we offer:

🌿 Small numbers

🤎 Home-from-home care

🌿 Montessori-inspired play

🤎 Outings, home-cooked food and lots of individual attention

📍Stilton, Peterborough

If you’ve been thinking about making the switch, this might be your sign ✨

Message me to chat about December or January availability. 🦊🌿

Joanna x

05/09/2026

✨ Saturday night scroll… planning childcare for the months ahead? 🌿🦊

The Fox & Fern Day Care may have some full-time childcare spaces becoming available from December onwards, subject to our additional staffing being finalised.

🏡 Home-from-home, nurturing childcare
🌿 Montessori-inspired play & learning
🍓 Wholesome homemade meals and snacks
🪵 Outdoor play, exploring and plenty of messy fun
🤍 Small ratios and genuinely personal care
💷 Funded childcare & Tax-Free Childcare accepted

I’m currently speaking to families looking for regular, full-time or 3+ day placements, so if you’re considering a change of childcare or looking ahead to a new placement, now is a great time to get in touch.

Spaces will only be confirmed once staffing and ratios are in place, but I’m very happy to arrange visits and start chatting with families in the meantime. 🌿

📩 Send the page a message to enquire or arrange a visit.

The Fox & Fern Day Care 🦊🌿

04/09/2026

🇮🇹🍕 Italian Week at The Fox & Fern! 🍓🍦

We’ve had a little taste of Italy on our menu this week, finishing with our Friday treat day! 🌿✨

🍕 Homemade pizza with a sauce packed with 7 different veggies 🥕🍅🫑

🍓 Homemade strawberry “ice cream” made from just strawberries - nothing else!

👩‍🍳 Fresh, wholesome food made with little ones in mind

💚 Plenty of hidden goodness while still making food fun!

And some exciting news… 🦊🌿
We’ll have some full-time spaces becoming available soon as The Fox & Fern continues to grow!

📩 If you’re looking for a warm, home-from-home childcare setting, pop me a message to have a chat or arrange a visit. 💚

30/08/2026

👋 Hello from The Fox & Fern Day Care! 🌿🦊

I’m Joanna, owner and childminder at The Fox & Fern, and I thought it might be helpful to share a little information about Tax-Free Childcare - especially for families who aren’t quite sure how it works!

💷 What is Tax-Free Childcare?

If you’re eligible, you can open a childcare account through the Government and use it to help pay towards your childcare costs.

For every £8 you pay into your account, the Government adds £2.

✨ How do you set it up?

• Search “Tax-Free Childcare GOV.UK” and complete the online application
• If eligible, you’ll be given your own childcare account
• Add your registered childcare provider
• Pay money into your account
• The Government adds the top-up
• You then use the balance to pay your childcare provider 🌿

You’ll also need to log back into your account every 3 months to reconfirm your details.

At The Fox & Fern Day Care, we are registered to accept Tax-Free Childcare payments, and I’m always happy to help families understand how it works.

I also have a free simple step-by-step Tax-Free Childcare guide available, so if you’d like me to send you a copy, just pop me a message 🤎

Hopefully little posts like this make childcare funding and payments feel a little less confusing!

Joanna 🌿
The Fox & Fern Day Care

27/08/2026

🦊🌿 Made from scratch at The Fox & Fern

One of the things we’re really passionate about at The Fox & Fern Day Care is knowing exactly what is going into the food we give our little ones - and wherever we can, we’ll be making it ourselves. 🌿

🍓 Homemade jam
Our jam will be homemade and little-one friendly, using plenty of real fruit and keeping added sugar to a minimum. It’s still a lovely sweet treat, just served sensibly - because nobody needs a room full of toddlers on a sugar high! 😂

🍕 Freshly made pizza - dough and all!
Even our pizza dough is made from scratch. And the best bit? The tomato sauce is the PERFECT place to hide a whole load of vegetables. 🍅🥕🫑

So when a fussy eater thinks they’re tucking into pizza for lunch, they could actually be getting a sauce packed full of goodness too. Win-win!

🍦 And homemade ice cream!
Because who wouldn’t want to choose almost any ice cream flavour they can think of and have it come out as soft serve?! 😍

We can keep things super simple with fresh fruit and water, or make creamy versions using our McQueens Dairies milk, a splash of vanilla and, where age appropriate, a little local honey. 🍓🍌🫐🥛

Honey will, of course, only ever be offered to children over 12 months.

The children still get all the excitement of pizza, jam and ice cream, while we get the reassurance of knowing exactly what has gone into it. 🤍

And as the children get older, there are so many opportunities for them to get involved too - kneading their own pizza dough, choosing fruit combinations and inventing their own ice cream flavours.

Good food, made simply, shared together. 🌿🦊

26/08/2026

🍃 A little Fox & Fern welcome basket, ready for September! 🦊🤍

One of my favourite parts of preparing for a new little one is getting their very own basket ready before they start with us.

These aren’t just welcome baskets either — once a child starts, their basket becomes their own little space within the setting. It’s where we can keep their bag, coat, comfort items and any other bits and pieces they bring from home, so everything has its own familiar place each day. 🧺

For families who opt into our consumables, we also provide:
🧷 Nappies in your chosen brand
🫧 Wipes in your chosen brand
🍓 Meals, snacks and food throughout the day

It means there’s much less for parents to pack and remember each morning, while we can make sure the things your little one uses are suited to them.

This particular basket belongs to one of our September starters and is all ready and waiting for them. 🥹🌿

We absolutely cannot wait to welcome them into The Fox & Fern and watch their little basket become part of our everyday setting. 🤍

Every new child is such an exciting addition to our little Fox & Fern family. 🍃🦊

Joanna x

29/05/2026