Claire Baird Home Childcare
Professional Childminder based in Waterloo, L22.
PARENTS INFORMATION
What's going on?
Wow! What a strange few months we've had. Thank you to all of my families for staying safe at home for such a long time.
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As we take tentative steps to return to our 'new normal' I ant to remind you all to keep abreast of the most recent government updates here.
Did you know?
Childcare vouchers are accepted here, and there are some government funded places available. Also, short term care or emergency care can often be catered for from £5 per hour.
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Your Childs Online Learning and Development Profile
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News from the nest
Water, water, everywhere! We loved spending time playing in these enourmous puddles and the opportunities for learning were fantastic! We developed our core strength, co-ordination and stamina by wading through the water and keeping ourselves upright. Our understanding of scientific terms such as floating and sinking was enhanced and we got to do some problem solving too, working out why some leaf boats would float as well as others (more surface area = better floating), and wondering how we could make our boats travel faster (pushing and blowing worked well.)
We tested whether stones or pinecones made bigger splashes and watched, mesmerised as they created ripples in the surface of the water. Our vocabularies were boosted by hearing and using all of these lovely new words too.
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See what we've been up to and talk about your childs involvement.
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We are loving making new friends at our local residential home. The children bring such huge smiles to the faces of the residents, and the children themselves are benefitting from improved social skills as they learn what is appropriate and inappropriate behaviour, develop empathy and get to spend time in the company of people who are genuinely pleased to see them and interact with pleasure and interest.
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Compliments and Complaints
The place to give me some feedback!I welcome your comments, ideas and suggestions. You can review the service I provide here:-Childcare.co.uk Netmums. If you wish to make a complaint please refer to my complaints policy and procedure. Thank you.
Please ensure that you have read and understood all of my policies and procedures. You can download them by clicking below or pick up copies from me. Some of these will require you to give permission or sign to say it's understood so please read carefully.