Siobhan’s Childminding

14/05/2026

Even though the weather has been questionable… is it raining is it sun cream? We have had the best day

We explored the garden this morning followed by a lovely play date with our friends

13/05/2026

Caring hands on the school run

13/05/2026

Tonight I shall be undertaking ⬇️

13/05/2026

Yesterday I explained to the children that I wasn’t sure what the weather was up to for today and gave them the choice of the park or soft play… they chose soft play!

We had a great time with friends exploring and practising our gross motor skills

12/05/2026

Well that’s a very sad read 😢

Childcare crisis ahead? See the urgent report details! 🧐

12/05/2026

What a lovely day at the zoo with friends from Little Einstein's Day Camp and Dana’s Childcare.

The children….

🦷looked at animals including the tiger, chimpanzees and alligator for big teeth

🚂took a train ride

🛝practised and refined gross motor skills at the park

🥪 enjoyed a picnic lunch with friends

11/05/2026

“Just” a childminder…

I wear many hats,
within my busy day,
As I help each child,
Learn through their play.

I follow their lead,
As we go off exploring,
One thing is for certain,
Our day’s never boring.

I am often a gardener,
A chef and a baker,
An artist at work,
A creative play maker.

I am a planner, a preparer,
For spontaneous days,
I am a nurse for,
those accident prone days.

I provide opportunities,
For a role play adventures,
I pack forest school bags,
For when we go off and venture.

I am a nature lover,
And encourage outdoor fun,
I am a story teller,
But we can’t just read one.

I change many nappies,
Do a hundred toilet trips,
But I am also a pirate,
That sails on their ships.

I am a feelings trainer,
To support big emotions,
And I’m also a scientist,
Who helps to make potions.

I am a mathematician,
A confidant and a friend,
I scaffold their learning,
Then with that I extend.

I prepare for the future,
And with teaching I’m prudent,
But they also teach me,
So furthermore I’m their student.

I love and I care for them,
Right from the start,
For each special child,
No, they won’t leave my heart.

So really I do many jobs,
And one thing is for sure,
I’m not “just a childminder”,
I am so much more…

©️ - Poem by Georgina - The Young Ones Childminding 🌈

Happy Childminding Week to every wonderful childminder doing a job that deserves to be seen, valued and celebrated - because we are never “just” childminders 🌈🫶🏻❤️

11/05/2026

We had a lovely day exploring our dentistry set.

The children knew lots of information about brushing their teeth. They told me…

🦷they brush their teeth morning and night time

🪥they use a tooth brush and tooth paste

🦷they have visited the dentist and sat in a big chair

We reinforced our learning but reading lots of books on teeth and used a toothbrush to paint a tooth white.

07/05/2026

Today we went to our local toddler group. We haven’t been for a while so the children were so excited to go!

The children explored lots of gross motor skills activities including

🚗Riding the tikes car

🧡Riding trikes

🚂Push along toys

🪆Small world play

All amongst socialising with the wider community. We came home to a picnic lunch in the garden 🍴

Our new little friend has had an amazing day settled super well ⭐️

06/05/2026

🦷Today we have been practising brushing teeth on our template using our toothbrush. The children have really enjoyed this activity.

🪏We have also enjoyed lots of garden time exploring.

A super well done to our new little friend who completed their first full day with us. ⭐️

05/05/2026

We have had a gorgeous garden day with our friends from Dana’s Childcare

We had a coloured inspired day …

🩵different coloured water play with a water dispenser, squeezy bottles containing coloured water to strength fine motor skills, coloured flowers, solar water fountain and kitchen utensils to explore.

📚coloured themed reading books to share with friends

💛different coloured water exploratory tray using pipettes and paintbrush for fie motor skills, dexterity and mark making.

🧡colour matching peg dolls to encourage colour recognition and matching.

💚coloured scarves and sensory tubes to explore