Cherished childcare

Happy New Year hope 2024 brings all you wish for ❤️

If your child is unwell, consult HANDi this winter. The award-winning app was launched specifically with children in mind and is loaded with expert advice, support and guidance for parents with concerns about their children: https://www.devon.gov.uk/eycs/if-your-child-is-unwell-consult-handi-this-winter/

To access 30-hour funding from Spring 2024 (which for funding purposes starts on 1st January 2024), parents need to have applied to HMRC through their Government Gateway Account and received a code by 31st December 2023: https://www.devon.gov.uk/eycs/30-hour-funding-deadline-to-apply-and-receive-a-code-to-access-funding-from-spring-2024/

By 2 years of age children have heard many words and are used to what happens in their daily life. These repeated experiences help them to understand simple questions and instructions like “where’s your drink?”, “go and get your coat” and “daddy's turn”. http://soc.devon.cc/2S710

Back to School Tip
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Today saw our last school run to Whitchurch School after 17 years of delivering and collecting children from the PreSchool and School we have decided it’s time to focus on our Early Years Children. We will miss the older children and the playground conversations but won’t miss the rain , snow and ice during the winter months whilst walking to and from. It really has been lovely being part of so many children’s lives and seeing them grow into great adults and young people but time to say goodbye to the school from Cherished Childcare. ❤️

This has been years now we are penalised and our families have to go elsewhere for their childcare. The government arguement that people will register as childminders to get the funding for their family members is ridiculous we all know the funding is way lower than normal fees and the hoops we and our family members have to jump though to register mean a person thinking this is a good idea would soon change their mind!!

Can you spare a minute to help Lisa Credicott ? 48 signatures are still needed! Allow Ofsted registered childminders to claim government funding for family members

Should your child swallow one it’s straight to hospital and if you have honey give your child a spoonful on your way.