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Looking for a simple solution to observe and keep track of children’s learning and development progress? We have made some changes to our Individual Planning & Progress Summaries to include a NEW User Guide and, for providers registered in Scotland, we have added Realising the Ambition versions of the planning and progress summaries! Keep  comprehensive learning […]

Further to new local and national measures up and down the UK, we have now updated our FREE Coronavirus Parent Information Sheets. (Scottish circuit breaker / English tiered COVID Alert Levels & National Lockdown Wales) Versions available for Scottish, English & Welsh providers – DOWNLOAD for FREE then Edit as you require to suit your own setting […]

2021 is on the horizon… THANK GOODNESS!🙄 This handy Activity Planner will help you to PLAN and LOOK FORWARD to better times ahead!  See the whole year on just one A4 sheet! Schedule topics, themes and celebrations for the entire year or note down as you go to remind you of what you have covered. Includes […]

EEEeeeK! Halloween is creeping up on us FAST! Get ready to have some fun with these SPOOKTACULAR resources… FREE Halloween Activity Ideas Sheet Links activity ideas to the areas of learning and development! Click HERE to Download your copy for FREE! And for MORE ideas… Get stuck in to some sticky, gloopy, slimy recipes with our Messy […]

Suitable for childminders and ALL Early Years settings – 3 versions available for providers based in Scotland, England or Wales! Create comprehensive Learning Journals for every child in your care. Supports: ✔EYFS  ✔Realising the Ambition  ✔Curriculum for Excellence  ✔SHANARRI  ✔Foundation Phase Observe, record and share information about children’s learning and development progress, then plan the […]

Another HUGE story activity pack from Kids Club English has been added to our collection to complement the story The Smartest GIANT in Town by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler! Stuffed full of crafts and activities to support teaching of clothes vocabulary, animal vocabulary, as well as useful story language, this pack can help to promoting literacy learning in […]

Our seasonal news updates summarise the latest childcare news plus which MindingKids resources have been added or revised so you can easily keep on track and up to date. Yikes it is September already and in a strange kind of way we are left wondering… where did the summer go? Despite thousands of cancelled holidays, […]

As the coronavirus crisis goes on, childcare providers continue to face several challenges including how to protect the sustainability of their business in the event of future lockdowns or enforced closure. Having carefully considered advice from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) we have now introduced new templates to our Childminding Contracts Pack to help […]

How can we be sure that we are doing everything we can in our settings to support children, families and staff at this difficult time?  Let’s ASK them! Use these Coronavirus Questionnaires to collect valuable feedback from children, parents and staff, helping you to identify positive performance that should be continued as well as highlight areas where […]