Second home childminding

Another wonderful summer, full of fun activities, days out and some sunshine ☀️

⛑ playing in secure area with safety approved toys wearing sun cream

🕺using energy playing gaining vitamin D from outdoor play

🏅building imagination and creativity skills learning social skills with other children

🥰 facilitated throughout learning with guidance when required

🤾‍♂️ using gross motor skills to run around, climb, dig, build sand castles and play football in the garden

🤝 playing the games child chooses

👂following game rules

joining in activities with everyone else 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

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It had been 7 years since my last inspection due to the pandemic extending it an extra two years. My inspector commented that I should give myself a pat on the back, for coming through a pandemic, maternity leave, our twins being born and still managing to get grades of 4s and 5s (out of 6) for my inspection 🥰 I am super proud of myself, my children and my minded families over the years for helping me get to where I am 💖

Some of you have been wondering where I've been hiding! I am still childminding, just I have two new additions to our family, who are now 15months old. Life's been a bit busier than usual but getting back to normal slowly but surely. I am childminding a reduced pattern while my own family is so young and will increase hours and days as time goes on 🥰

Thank you so much to my parents for our Christmas presents and cards, we hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and holiday period 🥰🎄🎁

🎄🎁🎅Decorating the Christmas tree whilst singing☃️❄🎶🎶 jingle bells🎶🎶🤶🦌

So I attended a social media Class on thursday 21st of this month, during this class I learned it is pretty safe to upload photos of childrens faces without the big smilie face I usually put on photos to hide childrens identities - that being said it is true that you cannot actually see if the children are happy. As I have parental permission I have decided to promote my childminding through showing happy children at my setting (if any parent prefers me to smilie face their child just let me know and I am happy to do so as before)

Also introducing two new faces here at second home childminding this week 🥰 I have 2 after school sessions available mon-fri and one under 5 place every day except one (please contact me if you are looking)

Here goes!

I've had some lovely reviews over the years, they mean so much to me 🥰

Days out and days in playing different activities.

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Reading 📚
Learning alphabet 🧮
Using cognitive skills to solve puzzles 🧩
Being creative with arts and crafts 🖍
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🕺 🏅 🥰 🤾‍♂️ 🤝 👂 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 'S ✔

🧮 Well it's the end of holidays and beginning of new starts! August has brought many new little faces to second home childminding all set for a bright and happy, fulfilled year ahead!🖌🎨🖍📚🎷🥅⚽️🧩🧸🦸‍♀️👣👣👣👣👣👣

🌞Summer holidays activities and days out 🥰🤩
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⛑ playing in secure area with safety approved toys wearing sun cream when out

🕺using energy playing gaining vitamin D from outdoor play, stimulating body and mind in different environments

🏅building imagination and creativity skills learning social skills with other children

🥰 facilitated throughout learning with guidance when required

🤾‍♂️ using gross motor skills to run around, climb, dig, build sand castles and play

🤝 playing the games children chooses

👂following game rules

joining in activities with everyone else 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

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Proud to say I am one of the 500! Now

Outing to library peep group session.

⛑ playing in secure area with safety approved toys

🕺using energy playing in a stimulating environment

🏅building imagination and creativity skills learning social skills with other children

🥰 facilitated throughout learning with guidance when required

🤾‍♂️ moving body to join in games

🤝 playing with toys chosen by self

👂following game rules

joining in activities with everyone else 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

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Enjoying the lovely weather ⛱
Outings to the beach, park, garden centre.
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🏡 3 Childcare spaces available for over 5s from 3pm onward 5days,
Please share! 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

**In August**
I have a full time space available for a pre school age child mon-wed

*please feel free to share**

Important information for parents regarding the new funded 1140 hours and the fact that Childminders are included as providers!
Be aware of your options, you can split your hours between Childminder and nursery, available from August 2020, nurseries aren’t always the best option!

Get posting !!!!

Some activities of the past week = Playing at the sandpit, roleplay in pop up tent and constructing with building blocks!
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Good Friday? Yes it is! ⛑
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Sunny fun day 🌞 oh how we've missed you!

March's update!
Outdoor fun at the swing park and some playtime at softplay 🎭🎪 ⛑
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February's update! Wrapped up warm, playing outside **swing, slide, climbing frame, trampoline ** and playing football ⚽ ⛑
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January's update, keeping warm with indoor activities inside out of the 🌨❄️☃️🌬️ cold!
**Colouring book, jigsaw puzzles, musical piano and singing 🎶 **
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Returning to childminding this month! Already have two days per week taken up and 3 days availability. Looking forward to having previous children back and new children to come 😊 hope everyone had a HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉

Rainy cold winter days? Not a problem! Let's play in the house! 😀

Guy fawkes night at the Kilwinning fireworks display! 🔥🎆🎇🎆🎇🔥

Indoor bowling fun! 💧☔❄ rainy day activities!

Happy Halloween! ! ! 👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻 children enjoying party games, scarrryyyy films and lots of sweeties! 😈👹👺👿

Halloween decorations are up! Children at second home childminding have started the spooky season with cutting out scary pumpkins and making scary pumpkins with hama beads! 🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻🎃

Fun inside and out at the park! 👣🌳🍁🍂🍁

Some of this week's activities, children even choosing to begin Halloween drawings and card making! 👻👿👽👀👻 oooo!

Fun in the sun at the park, exploring the outdoors!

Welcome back! Lovely to have this wee one again 😀

Just want to say a massive thank you to Leonnie for this lovely gift, again it's been amazing having the opportunity to be your childminder and I look forward to being able to do it again in the future ❤

Great day today new children had a fun time exploring the toys and getting to know other children 😀

Making the most of this lovely sunny weather having lots of fun outside 🌞🌞🌞

Indoor play until the sun comes out, then a nice play on the garden toys will be nice 😊

Lots of fun indoors until Mr Golden sun arrived and outdoors afterwards screaming at mr crocodile on the see saw! 🌻🌞🌻🌞🌻