Little Beans Childminding

Little Beans Childminding Nurturing curious minds from the very beginning

Loose parts play is where creativity comes to life ✨By offering children open-ended materials like pine cones, sticks, b...
16/04/2026

Loose parts play is where creativity comes to life ✨

By offering children open-ended materials like pine cones, sticks, bamboo tongs, and sensory paper, it invites children to explore in a hands-on way. Whether they’re building structures with sticks, sorting and picking up pine cones or crinkling the sensory paper, there’s no single “correct” outcome—just creativity led by their own ideas. Even Teddy had to get involved!

This type of play is important because it supports key areas of development. Children build problem-solving skills as they figure out how to balance, stack, and design. They develop fine and gross motor skills through hands-on exploration, and strengthen communication and social skills when collaborating with others. Loose parts play also nurtures critical thinking, independence, and resilience as children test ideas, make mistakes, and try again.

A little adventure into the great outdoors 🌿🌳Our little ones enjoyed a trip to the forest, where curiosity led the way! ...
02/04/2026

A little adventure into the great outdoors 🌿🌳

Our little ones enjoyed a trip to the forest, where curiosity led the way!
From spotting tiny flowers to listening to the sounds of nature, jumping in puddles and some aeroplane spotting. Every moment was filled with wonder, learning, and laughter. Fresh air, muddy boots, and happy hearts — just the way we like it! ☺️

Our new sensory light box has definately been a hit with the little ones this week! We explored the coloured shapes and ...
11/03/2026

Our new sensory light box has definately been a hit with the little ones this week!
We explored the coloured shapes and had lots of fun matching them to the pictures. We stacked the colours to see how the light changed and talked about the colours being light and dark.

Areas of EYFS:
•Mathematics
•Expressive Arts and Design
•Communication and Language

It’s not home-based learning everyday! We love to get out and explore what’s on offer around us locally! This gives the ...
03/03/2026

It’s not home-based learning everyday!

We love to get out and explore what’s on offer around us locally! This gives the children new and exciting ways to enhance their learning.
Today we visited one of our favourite playgroups and the children had lots of fun exploring and getting involved!

Areas of EYFS
•Physical Development
•Understanding the World
•Personal, Social and Emotional Development
•Communication and Language

03/03/2026

✨Space Available from April 2026✨

Little Beans Childminding

Nurturing curious minds from the very beginning

At Little Beans Childminding, we offer a calm and nurturing setting where little ones are free to explore, discover, and learn at their own pace in a true home-from-home environment.

Inspired by Montessori principles and the Curiosity Approach, we focus on child-led learning, natural resources, and thoughtfully prepared spaces that spark imagination and independence. We believe children learn best through hands-on play, real-life experiences, and meaningful connections.

✨ What we offer:
• A warm, homely setting designed with curiosity and calm in mind
• Funding accepted
• Care and learning aligned with the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Play-based, child-led activities that support all areas of development
• A strong emphasis on independence, confidence, and emotional wellbeing
• Individualised care to meet each child’s unique needs and interests

Every day at Little Beans Childminding is filled with opportunities to wonder, explore, and grow — helping your Little Bean develop a lifelong love of learning 🌼

📩 Spaces are limited — get in touch today to arrange a visit or to find out more.

We love to see the sun shining!! ☀️(Finally!) We have been having lots of fun in the garden chasing bubbles and explorin...
02/03/2026

We love to see the sun shining!! ☀️(Finally!) We have been having lots of fun in the garden chasing bubbles and exploring!
The children loved playing in the sand and practising our balancing on the trampoline and riding the balance bikes!

Areas of EYFS
•Physical Development
•Understanding the World
•Communication and Language
•Personal, Social and Emotional Development

We have been exploring the Lunar New Year in the setting and the children have all had fun painting Chinese lanterns and...
24/02/2026

We have been exploring the Lunar New Year in the setting and the children have all had fun painting Chinese lanterns and making fun Chinese dragon puppets.
We talked about the colours and what the Lunar New Year brings and we danced with our dragons to celebrate.

Areas of the EYFS:
•Understanding the World
•Expressive Arts and Design
•Communication and Language
•Physical Development

We celebrated Valentines Day last week 💕The children loved using cookie cutters with the paint to make cards for their s...
15/02/2026

We celebrated Valentines Day last week 💕
The children loved using cookie cutters with the paint to make cards for their someone special. We talked about the colours and shapes how the paint made bubbles in the cutters.
The children also enjoyed lots of singing and dancing at our Valentines tea party and finished the day off by creating our very own little love bugs! ❤️

Areas of the EYFS
•Personal, Social and Emotional Development
•Expressive Arts and Design
•Communication and Language
•Understanding the World
•Mathematics

Role play is a crucial part in childrens development. It helps to nurture their imagination, creativity and complex skil...
13/01/2026

Role play is a crucial part in childrens development. It helps to nurture their imagination, creativity and complex skills like problem solving, empathy and communication when acting out scenarios.

We love to let our imaginations run wild with the home corner and the dolls creating endless play for the children.

❄️Snow much fun!❄️Leaving footprints, chasing shadows and making snow angels!The cold never bothered us anyway 🎶
05/01/2026

❄️Snow much fun!❄️

Leaving footprints, chasing shadows and making snow angels!

The cold never bothered us anyway 🎶

Let’s make a Christmas Tree! 🎄This activity was full of festive fun using fine motor skills to peel and stick decoration...
16/12/2025

Let’s make a Christmas Tree! 🎄

This activity was full of festive fun using fine motor skills to peel and stick decorations onto the tree. We looked at the different colours and shapes of the trees and decorations.
The perfect keepsake for someone special ♥️

EYFS Areas of Learning
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Expressive Arts and Design
• Physical Development
• Mathematics
• Communication and Language

Little Beans Childminding has moved! We are now located in Great Dunmow.Little Beans Childminding is a small intimate se...
16/12/2025

Little Beans Childminding has moved!
We are now located in Great Dunmow.

Little Beans Childminding is a small intimate setting for 0-3 year olds allowing your little ones to learn through play. We follow the EYFS and encourage child development to allow each and every child the best start in life. We focus on all aspects of learning and developement including activities such as crafts, baking, imaginative play and intellectual play.

We have limited spaces available for 2026 with funded spaces available from April. Please get in touch if you would be interested in a space or would like to book a visit to the setting.

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Great Dunmow Grange
Dunmow
CM64HA

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm

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