Jumping Jacks Childminder

It’s not everyday that one princess gets to see another in real life 👑

Rear-facing car seats are up to FIVE, YES FIVE, times safer than forward-facing ones. Yet, many children are switched too soon.

During impact in a forward-facing seat, crash forces are transferred to the child’s neck, creating enormous tension. A rear-facing car seat distributes the crash forces over a larger area and therefore significantly reduces the forces imposed on the neck.

This is why my children, and all the babies, toddlers and young children that I see, will all be rear facing for as long as possible.
Rear facing is not a fad, it’s not new, it’s not parent shaming or delaying the child’s development. It’s protecting them, their precious underdeveloped skeletons, and giving them the best opportunity to grow safely and survive in the most common types of collisions on UK roads.

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📣Applications open on Monday, January 22.

From August 2021, all children became eligible to receive up to a maximum of 1140 hours of funded Early Learning and Childcare per year, or a pro rata amount, from the term after their third birthday.

Parents/carers can choose whether these hours are accessed in a local authority nursery or within a playgroup, private day nursery or childminder, which has been commissioned by the local authority.

Children born between August 20, 2019 and April 13, 2022 are entitled to free early learning and childcare in the 2024/25 school term.

If your child turns three-tears-old:
• by August 31, 2024 they are eligible to access the August term 2024*
• before the start of October term, they are eligible from October 28, 2024
• before the start of January term, they are eligible from January 6, 2025
• before the start of April term, they are eligible from April 14, 2025

*Your child must have had their third birthday the day before the new term starts.

Please note the start of term dates change each year.

Funded places for session 2024/2025 are available at both local authority nurseries and with playgroups, private day nurseries and childminders, which has been commissioned by the local authority.

Information and the online application form for local authority nurseries, commissioned playgroups, private day nurseries and childminders will be available from January 22 – February 2.

These can be obtained online from https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/information/early-learning-and-childcare-information

All Early Learning and Childcare settings that provide Early Learning and Childcare funded places are regulated by Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate, and are quality assured by Aberdeenshire Council.

Parents/carers should note there are separate approaches for applying for funded places in school nursery classes and for applying for funded places in commissioned playgroups or private day nurseries.

These are as follows:

For entry to a local authority school.
For children who become eligible to commence their Early Learning and Childcare funded place in the 2024/2025 session, applications should be submitted online between January 22, 2024 and February 2, 2024.

A list of all provision is listed in the ‘Applying Early Learning and Childcare for Your Child – Application Booklet’.

Booklets are available from the website at https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/information/early-learning-and-childcare-information

Evidence of the child’s date of birth (original birth certificate) and evidence of home address (for example a recent utility bill or recent bank statement) will be required, once you have received confirmation that your child has been offered a place.

For entry to a commissioned playgroup, private day nursery or childminder (funded providers)
Parents/carers should first apply directly to the commissioned playgroup, private day nursery or childminder of their choice from the January 22, 2024.

Once a place has been secured, Parents/carers will then be asked by their funded provider, to apply online for a funded place for the confirmed number of hours.

This funding will be paid direct to your chosen funded provider by Aberdeenshire Council. If the parent/carer does not apply for a funded place, your chosen provider may ask parent/carers to pay full price.

Aberdeenshire’s Registration Week for Primary 1 admission is Monday, January 15 to Friday, January 19.

All children who reach their fifth birthday by February 28, 2025 are invited to register for Primary 1 for admission in August 2024.

Parents/carers of those children due to commence attendance at school in August 2024 should now register their children for the appropriate local primary school.

To register for a primary school place, for a school within your catchment area, complete the online application at https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/applyForSchoolPlace

Find out more here https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/Apps/News/release.aspx?newsID=9226

Register for primary one - Aberdeenshire Council Children start primary one in August and registrations take place in January each year. The year they start depends on when they turn 5.

Supporting National Down Syndrome day 🧦🧦🧦

Just a wee snapshot of some of the fun we've had this year. The kids really enjoy outdoor fun and have loved bug hunting, dolphin spotting, visiting animals, collecting 'treasure', dinosaur hunt, strawberry picking, feeding ducks, having lots of fun with bubbles, leaves & of course puddles!........to name but a few.

Wishing everyone a very happy 2022! Hope it is a year of good health, lots of fun and much happiness..........& hopefully less covid restrictions!
2021 still wasn’t the year for plans and the freedom we would have liked but again we weathered the storm and survived the year👍
Thank you again to all my lovely families for their continued support & understanding during another strange, unprecedented year. There has been lots of uncertainty and changes but, together, we have adapted well & the children have been wee stars and taken it all in their stride ⭐❤️.
Unfortunately, although we have followed guidance, had vaccinations and boosters Covid is still very much around and therefore we start another year with some restrictions!
But, despite these restrictions, I'm sure we will, with continued adherence to guidance, still have lots of fun at Jumping Jacks & we're looking forward to lots of exciting times ahead!
Look forward to seeing everyone again soon.
If you have any questions or would like to check availability of spaces please feel free to contact me at any time.
Jackie

Happy 2021 & wishing you a year of good health, lots of fun and much happiness!

2020 wasn’t the year for plans and the freedom we normally enjoy but we have weathered the storm and survived the year👍

This wouldn't have been possible without the continued support & understanding of my lovely families during this strange, unprecedented year. There has been lots of uncertainty and changes but, together, we have all adapted well & the children have been wee stars and taken it all in their stride ⭐❤️.

Although we are starting the year with Tier 4 restrictions, hopefully with continued adherence to government guidance and the rollout of vaccines the days when life can resemble some form of normality aren't too far away and we can return to some semblance of normality!

Regardless of restrictions I'm sure we will still manage to have lots of fun at Jumping Jacks & we're looking forward to lots of exciting times ahead!

Look forward to seeing everyone again soon.

If you have any questions or would like to check availability of spaces please feel free to contact me at any time.

Jackie

.......& then we got to the exciting time of Christmas where the children enjoyed creating some beautiful masterpieces to take home to their parents 🎄🎅 And we have a fantastic trip to see Santa at the Buchanhaven Boat House......well worth a visit .......the kids (&me 😍) had a brilliant time!

When the weather wasn't so great there was lots of other fun activities to enjoy