Butterfly childcare

We are Safer Sleep Ready! 🌙💤

With the new EYFS safer sleep changes coming into effect from September 2026, we have made a few updates to our sleep routines to ensure we continue to provide the safest possible sleep environment for all children.

We were already following around 90% of the updated guidance, so only a few small changes were needed.

Our updates include:

* New sleep mats that comply with the latest safer sleep standards.
* New individual sheets and blankets, replacing our previous blankets.
* Every child now has their own personal sleep bag, labelled with their photo and colour-coded to match their blanket. This helps children become more independent by finding and putting away their own sleep items.
* We have also installed a baby video monitor in the playroom. This allows us to maintain constant visual supervision whenever we need to step in and out of the room, alongside our regular in-person sleep checks.

The safety and wellbeing of the children in our care is always our highest priority, and these changes help ensure we continue to meet and exceed the latest guidance.

For more information about the updated safer sleep guidance, please visit The Lullaby Trust:
The Lullaby Trust – Safer Sleep Guidance

Well the last few weeks have been all about surviving the heat , with the heatwave we have spent a lot of time having fun in the garden with lots of shade and water play . It’s been too hot to be out and about in the car so we have changed our routines and had lots of fun

Keeping in the shade today with the forecast hot we headed out first thing so we could be back indoors before it gets too hot. We went to pick our own strawberries and had lots of fun (even tasted a few).we chose the big red ones discussed sizes and colours and what they need to grow, we also helped to carry our own baskets and put them on the scales afterwards.

The weather this last few week hasn’t been as great so we have been working on our fine motor skills following our theme of mini beasts , we have read stories , hunted for bugs learning the names, painting a snail plant pot, lots of pre writing skills and mark making , problem solving and puzzles . Then onto more imagination play with role play , more language skills talking about what we are dressing up as and what the roles do.

We had a lovely time over half term when the weather was lovely . We visited the garden centre to get some flowers that the bees would like after learning all about bees. We had a lovely walk in the woods at trentham avoiding the heat. Followed by a visit to joderall bank following the interests of one of the little ones, we all sat very well watching the rocket take off in space in the dome show, we explored all the interactive exhibition and had fun running around and having a picnic.

Our theme recently has been the hungry caterpillar 🐛, we have read the story, had lots of invitation to play with butterflies and caterpillar theme (naming fruits, counting, colours) making our own caterpillars and watching our caterpillars transformation into butterflies, they have now been transferred to their net ready for the last stage. Next up we are ready for world bee day tomorrow 🐝🐝

It’s new car day here today. I am very excited to get driving this (and get used to parking it 😂)
We now have lots more space for all our car seats and even more space in the boot to fit our wagon plus all our usual bags and picnic things. And best of all it’s going to cost us a lot less to get about as it’s all electric .

Please take a little look at some of my daughters crafts she is making , the cards are especially beautiful 🤩

A few of this weeks order ready to go.Bookmarks and keyrings and cards.
We have a new stock of cards ready for me to make with lots more designs .

To all my fellow minders — keep being your amazing selves. Thank you for the love, patience, and care you give every single day. You’re helping shape little lives, creating precious memories, and giving children the very best start in life while making them feel safe, valued, and part of the family ❤️❤️

One of our favourite things at the moment is animals , we have lots of learning opportunities when we visited the farm and monkey forest . We learnt the names of animals and the sounds they make, what they like to eat. Seeing them in their habitats and of course finding all the muddy puddles to jump in.