Mel Riches Childminding

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The weeks are just getting busier! The garden is thriving! The wildflowers are blooming and the bees are very happy. We did some maintianace in there on Monday! I quickly lost all my helpers when we found a slug and a couple of woodlice 🤭
Stay and play at school, sports day, toddler group and a day at the park meant spending most of the week outside with another week of beautiful weather! 2 more weeks of the school term and the weather is looking to be very hot again next week so please bring sunhats 😎🌞
Hope you all have a lovely weekend! 🌈

News regarding the childcare crisis. 🙄

We're loosing over 3,000 childminders a year in the UK since the covid crisis.

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Nurseries in England: Parents asked about proposed change to carer ratios England would follow Scotland's model of one adult to five children, but most nurseries object.

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We harvested some beans and used the in our role play area. We used our tools to chop the pods and find the bean. Some of us enjoyed having a taste!
The weather has held out for us this week so spent alot of time outside. But even on our wet day, we used the puddles to our advantage with puddle jumping and some more colour mixing that the children requested to revisit.
In the garden we have found some ripe strawberries and a egg shell which prompted many questions!
We made a safari world in the tuff tray and used the paint sticks towards the end of the week to make an animal picture.
We have also visited school for stay and play, toddler group and the library.
We have sports day next week! Will be nice to go into school again for an event. Do I dare say back to normal? 🙈

Happy weekend everyone! 🌈

* INVOICES DUE *

All invoices have now being sent. Just a reminder that payments are due on or before the 1st of each month.

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Thought I'd share my weekend work! 🎂 🌈 🍭

The cake topper was made by the same lady who made your easter bags 👀

Her Instagram :
https://instagram.com/dorrisdesigns?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Wishing all the dads a happy fathers day today! 🙂

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Made some changes to the garden this week and set up a tray of compost with tubes/tubs/pots/scoops etc. Free to use as they saw fit and left out for them to revisit and practice their skill. Honestly, they've all played here most of the week! Lots of transporting and filling and emptying, (more schemas for you!)
We incorporated our love of vehicles into some painting, finally made it to the park which was open for once, jubilee celebrations at toddler group and finally used dry pasta in the role play kitchen, (which was also a massive hit) 🙌
Cutting you all short again this week as have another wedding tomorrow!
Invoices and keeping in touch forms have all been sent. Hope you all have a lovely half term and jubilee weekend! 🇬🇧
P.s. See last picture for one of my favourite Aldi Special Buys to date. 🤭