Helen's Childminding Services

We have a full time space that has come available. Also a part time space for Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Please inbox me for more information 😀

We have a space available for Monday, Thursday and Friday for a child 12 months + , please inbox for more information 😀

We currently have full time and part time spaces available , message me for a welcome pack about our setting 😀

After living in Portsmouth for over 20 years , we have now moved.
We now live in Bridgemary, Gosport and are open for business with some full time spaces available ( 30+ hrs ) please inbox for more details .

Pumpkin time !

Making magic potions with our cauldrons .

See you all in 2 weeks 🥰

Food safety advice for children age 5 and under.

How to reduce the risk of choking.
Choking can happen with any food, but there are steps you can take to minimise the risks.

Food preparation:

-remove any stones and pips from fruit before serving
-cut small round foods, like grapes, strawberries and cherry tomatoes, lengthways and into quarters
-cut large fruits like melon, and hard fruit or vegetables like raw apple and carrot into slices instead of small chunks.
-do not offer raisins as a snack to children under 12 months – although these can be chopped up as part of a meal
-soften hard fruit and vegetables (such as carrot and apple) and remove the skins when first given to babies from around 6 months
-sausages should be avoided due to their high salt content, but if offered to children these should be cut into thin strips rather than chunks and remove the skins
-remove bones from meat or fish
-do not give whole nuts to children under five years old
-do not give whole seeds to children under five years old
-cut cheese into strips rather than chunks
-white bread can form a doughy ball in the throat, consider wholemeal or toasted bread and for very young children cut all types of bread into strips
-do not give popcorn as a snack
-do not give children marshmallows or jelly cubes from a packet either to eat or as part of messy play activities as they can get stuck in the throat
-do not give children hard sweets

Supervision
Infants and young children should be seated safely in a highchair or appropriately sized low chair while eating. Infants and young children should never be left alone while they are eating, and care givers should be familiar with paediatric first aid advice for children who are choking.