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MindingKids would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2016! Thank you very much to all who have purchased resources and to our Gold and Platinum members for your continued support! With your help, in 2015 we have created: A NEW and improved website with MEMBERSHIP options! A WEB APP to manage daily […]

Self-evaluation and reflection is an essential part of running a high quality care service. It is important that we learn to recognise areas in which we are performing well alongside identifying weaknesses and areas where improvements can be made. This NEW Self-Reflection Pack has been put together to help you gather your thoughts, pin point areas you would […]

Children respond well to encouragement and praise so it is important that we acknowledge when children are doing well. MindingKids has put together a Certificates & Rewards Pack bursting with resources that will help you promote positive behaviour within your setting and allow children to recognise and feel proud of their achievements. Includes: Good Behaviour Star Chart […]

All childcare providers must comply by their adult to child ratios. We have put together this handy Ratio Management Chart to provide an easy way to check which children attend when, their ages and whether or not you have space to take on any more children of a certain age group. A perfect resource to refer […]

Packed full of activities that will support learning in each of the development areas, this fun Advent Calendar will keep children busy right through the festive season! Behind every door is an exciting activity to try each day, supported further with the additional resources provided PLUS links to helpful websites for instructions, inspiration and ideas! Simply print […]

NEW Planning Resources available for 2016! 2016 Multicultural Calendar Help children learn about different festivals & cultures… …from all over the world! INCLUDES ACTIVITY IDEAS! Excellent for enhancing children’s learning and keeping them busy! Covers 66 special dates & festivals! New special days added for 2016! Purchase the calendar as an instant download or on CD to print and […]

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. The leaves have started falling and signs of Autumn are all around us. The shops are stocked full with Halloween goodies and even Christmas bits and […]

With only 3 weeks left till Halloween, MindingKids has put together a FREE activity ideas sheet to help keep the kids busy and have lots of fun in the run up to the spooky day! Links activity ideas to the areas of learning and development! You will find this along with many other helpful FREE […]

The Ofsted SEF Form has now been revised to coincide with the new Common Inspection Framework. Click here for the new form and guidance notes. To help with completing the new form we have updated our Ofsted Early Years Self-Evaluation Form – EXAMPLE Answers! Updated and revised to suit the new form layout the following sections have […]