Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
When I saw these small plungers while out shopping last week I knew I had to have them. Now I realise not everyone would look at sink plungers and immediately think ‘yes, I need 5 of them!” but it’s the way my mind works! Actually the look the cashier gave me as I plonked them all down at the checkout was…
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My 3 and 4 year old family day care group have been showing a lot of interest in the lavender growing in the garden the past few weeks. We have done a few activities with the lavender but I had promised that we would make some special perfume as soon as there were enough flower heads so one beautiful Winter’s…
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I never underestimate the importance of promoting and advertising my day care business in the community…and neither should you. I know many coordination units or schemes send parent referrals to their educators but I really think if you are relying on this as your main source of advertising then you are doing your own business and sense of worth as an…
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Welcome to another Weekly Wanderings where I share some of the fun we get up to each week in my home based child care service and with my own 4 year old twins. The aim of this series is to provide a little inspiration and hopefully a few ideas for parents and also those working with children. I am a…
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I love to offer simple activities to toddlers that are fun but also support their emerging interests and strengths. Fine motor muscle strengthening and hand/eye coordination are skills that are important to focus on , especially for toddlers, but that doesn’t mean that we as educators and parents need to provide detailed and expensive activities to target these skills…you can always…
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I’ve decided to start up my ‘Weekly Wanderings’ series again so I can share regularly some of the fun we get up to each week in my home based child care service and with my own 4 year old twins. There will hopefully be some inspiration and new ideas for parents and also those working with children. I am a…
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