Whilst the schools are out and you are home we’ve all been thrown into home schooling and whilst we do not actually need to provide a formal education many children thrive upon the the structure a school day brings. I have just written a blog post for hygge in the early years which can be…
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Snack Station Hack
Many of us have got to switch it up this week. The 22 week summer holidays starts now and although I love my children I also love them being in the routine of going to school and having the structured day which keeps them busy and engaged. But here we are AC (after corona) and…
How to home ed – 9 fun ideas to do at home.
Schools out for the foreseeable and lets face it, most of us are scared to death of the concept of entertaining our children for potentially months on end. Not only that, with job losses and scaled back working we’re living in fear of paying our bills never mind paying for extra resources, food and entertainment…
How to home ed – with books
With the latest government announcement comes the latest wave of panic and fear. The media and newspapers are creating a storm around this virus which we are pre dispositioned to worry about… a culture of panic and fear is escalating fast so take back control, make plans and arm yourself with ideas and knowledge of…
The Curiosity Approach – A childminders perspective
JENNIFER WOOLDRIDGE , CHILDMINDER AND INSTAGRAM INFLUENCER (Guest blog first published on PACEY AUGUST 2019) My childminding setting has changed a lot in the past few years. As a practitioner I’m always looking for ways of improving the quality of care that I provide and building on my own unique selling points. These will make…
Mini Beast Blocks – Review
As anyone will see who follows my Instagram page @mamasden I love to use wooden toys in my childminding setting. I follow a curious approach with my children. I encourage them to get hands on with the toys, manipulating them, combining them in different ways and being inventive with games. Part of my approach is…
Top 10 Play Ideas – Holiday Addition
The summer holidays are here and many families will be jetting off or road tripping to their holiday destinations .. ever mindful of their little darlings and ways of keeping them entertained when the beach, holiday clubs or pool aren’t quite enough. I’ve jetted off to Turkey. I’m lucky to have access to our families…
Meal Plan – A week back on Slimming World
It’s now mid January and I’ve been off-plan for a month. I hit my target weight back in June 18 and since then was pretty consistent in maintaining within my 6lb allowance (3lb+, 3lb-) of my target weight. So what happened? Why am I not in target at the moment? The truth is that winter…
Curious Play Outdoors – Winter
As a Childminder who is highly influenced by the Curiosity approach I like to spend lots of quality, educational yet largely child led time outdoors. I am lucky that I have a large garden and lots of green open spaces on my door step so I can give the children lots of free play opportunities…
A-Z of the Curiosity Approach
I recently attended a seminar and evening with The Curiosity approach and left with the realisation that this is pretty much the way that I run my childcare setting and am striving to create a calm, nurturing environment for the children in my care. As a childminder it is hard to balance work and home…
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