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 […]
Hello Everyone! We hope that you are all staying safe and well and are continuing to enjoy the summer. Following our much needed break we have been working on some updates and further support resources to assist during the Coronavirus pandemic… We have now revised our FREE Coronavirus Parent Information Sheets in line with the […]
MindingKids is taking a holiday from Monday 20th July until Wednesday 12th August. After what has been a very hectic and hard time for everyone, please excuse us whilst we take some time to re-charge our batteries! All resource downloads and the MindingKids App will remain available during our break however, any CD orders, emails […]
As more of us begin to reopen our services fully, or prepare to welcome new families after the summer break, it is worth considering whether it is time to review your fees structure. Regularly reviewing the fees you charge for your childcare service is essential to ensure the sustainability of your business. Whilst this can […]
With lockdown restrictions easing, the opportunities for things to do over the summer holidays are slowly increasing. 😃 Fantastic news for us all! What do you have planned to keep children active and busy? Perfect for involving children in planning and including them with the running of your service… Our FREE Summer Bucket List will […]
BLAST OFF into Outer Space this month with our Outer Space Activity Pack! Tomorrow is World UFO Day 🛸…do you believe?? 👽 And on 20th July we celebrate Moon Day🌑, commemorating the first moon landing in 1969 when American astronaut 👨🚀 Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Space is a subject […]