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…
Tag: home education
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…
Open Letter To The Prime Minister
Dear Mr Johnson, This is my little gang, the gang i’ve cared for over the past few years. Who have grown from babies into kids full of sass, opinions and brilliant fun ideas. Have a look at my instagram grid prime minister or my facebook page. Look at the work that childminders like myself put…
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…
Glow Writer Panel – Review
As part of my role as a childminder I have to follow the early years foundation stage and one element of this is using technology with the children to help them gain a wider understanding of the world that they live in and to provide learning opportunities that might be slightly different from the norm….
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