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HOT TOPIC – Safeguarding & Child Protection

Keeping children safe is undoubtedly the leading responsibility for all childcare providers. We have a duty to protect children from harm and must do what we can to minimise risk. Are you up to speed with child protection legislation? Are you confident you do all you can to keep children and families safe?  Be SURE […]

Dig into our Story Packs for World Book Day!

This Thursday ( 7th March 2019 ) we enjoy World Book Day! Recognised by over 100 countries, World Book Day is a celebration of books, authors, illustrators and reading. A perfect opportunity to explore stories, support literacy skills and encourage children to read and enjoy the pleasures of books! Designed by Kids Club English to […]

NEW Animal Action & Alphabet Cards

By popular demand, we are excited to add these Animal Action & Alphabet Cards to our resource collection. Excellent for promoting physical development and gross motor skills these colourful cards can also be used to learn about the animals of the world or to focus on literacy skills, building on letter recognition and sounds of […]

Welcome to our NEW WEBSITE!

We are over the moon to reveal our NEW and IMPROVED website and hope that you will take the time to have a good look round and explore! We are confident that you will enjoy the fresh colourful design, new login buttons and filtered resource menus that will enable you to find what you need […]

IMPORTANT NOTICE – Preparing for LAUNCH!

This is an important announcement for all our members, customers and app users… In preparation for the LAUNCH of our NEW and improved WEBSITE, please be aware the the MindingKids website may be unavailable between the hours of 8pm and 10pm this evening (12th February) and 8pm and 10pm tomorrow evening (13th February). This is to […]

Winter News Update!

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. Hooray! We have made it into February and the days are beginning to draw out again. We hope you have all settled back into routine following […]

NEW From Head to Toe Activity Pack!

Designed to complement the story From Head to Toe by Eric Carle, this NEW Story based Activity Pack is perfect for learning focus around animals, body parts and actions! Use WITH or WITHOUT THE BOOK!  Includes ALL of the following: Activities are specifically designed to allow for differentiation of ability and context and come complete with COMPREHENSIVE ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS. Available […]

NEW Record of Payment form – Accounts Pack UPDATE!

With the deadline for completing your 2017 to 2018 HMRC Self Assessment Tax Return just one week away, we are delighted to introduce another addition to our Childminding Accounts Pack! These NEW Record of Payment forms will help you to keep on top of payments you receive for each child…..AND automatically calculate the totals ready […]

NEW Up Helly Aa Activity Ideas Sheet!

Two weeks today Europe’s largest fire festival will take place in Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Isles, at the very north of Scotland. The annual festival celebrates Shetland’s Viking history and marks the end of the yule season. This FREE activity ideas sheet packed full of fun ideas that will help children to learn all about the Up […]