New edition available tomorrow, 1st June!

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Issue 12's theme is Where I Live.

 

So remember tomorrow is the day the new edition is available.

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Final cometition reminders

 

Entries for this month's 2 competitions must be received by midday on Monday 30th May, so get entering!

TTS are giving away an Insect Habitat - check Pg 50 for details of how to enter.

The Childminding Shop are giving away a Jack & the Beanstalk masks & story props - see pg 41 for details. Simply email us 'Marks & Props offer' to enter.

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New edition coming very soon!

June's theme is 'Where I Live', so lots of fun activities based around the theme for you and your minded children to explore and enjoy.

Also, what is the Reggio Emillia approach?

FInd out about Gifted & Talented.

A feature on The London Moonwalk completed by our very own Kerry Baker!

Plus competitions, prizes and many more exciting things to read and try out

So remember to log in or subscribe from 1st June to view your copy.

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National Childminding Week 4-11 June 2011

National Childminding Week is taking place this year from 4 to 11 June 2011. The theme this year is 'aspirations'.

Full details will be in our June edition which will be available from 1st June. In the meantime, let us know what you are doing to celebrate it.

Drop us a quick email to share your plans at info@essentialchildminder.co.uk

http://www.essentialchildminder.co.uk/blog/2011/05/25/National-Childminding-Week-4-11-June-2011.aspx 

Competition reminders

Don't forget to enter this month's 2 competitions.

TTS are giving away an Insect Habitat - check Pg 50 for details of how to enter.

The Childminding Shop are giving away a Jack & the Beanstalk masks & story props - see pg 41 for details. Simply email us 'Marks & Props offer' to enter.

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Spiritual Development

Have you considered what Spiritual Development in the EYFS actually means?

Check out page 55 to read the first instalment on this subject by Sarah Knutsford.

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UK childcare costs

Save the Children have launched the largest childcare survey across the UK to learn how rising costs are affecting families in the UK. Click on the link below to read the article.

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/uk-childcare-among-the-most-expensive-in-world.htm

TTS Competition

Don't forget to enter this month's TTS prize draw to be in with a chance of winning a fabulous Insect Habitat.

Details of how to enter are on page 50 of the current edition.

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Table Manners Month

How are you all getting on with this? Do you have any tips to share with us that have been successful in encouraging good table manners? How have the parents reacted to the theme - have they supported you or are they not worried about how their child eats or the importance of good table manners? Share your stories with us.

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Moonwalk in aid of Breast Cancer

Kerry a member of our Cheeky Monkey childminding group is bravely doing the moonwalk in aid of Breast Cancer this Saturday night, 14th May 2011. Please click this link to sponsor her & this very worthy cause. Thank you!

http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/beehive_mums

Also don't forget to let us know of any charity events you organise or are part of. Send us the details at

info@essentialchildminder.co.uk and we will do a shout out for you.

Annual Childcare Costs Survey 2011

As featured on Daybreak this morning, the tenth annual childcare costs survey from Daycare Trust, the national childcare campaign, shows that the costs of childcare continue to rise.

Surely childcare providers are worth every penny?

http://www.daycaretrust.org.uk/news.php?id=43

Parents allow under-fives to watch 'unsuitable' TV shows

Please have a look at this interesting article published by the Telegraph. What are your thoughts on it and on children watching television in general. For example, do you have a television policy?

 http://www.essentialchildminder.co.uk/blog/2011/05/09/Parents-allow-under-fives-to-watch-unsuitable-TV-shows.aspx

Name that Bug - bug no.2

So here we have bug no. 2 of our 'just for fun' Name that Bug quiz!

So again, like our Facebook page and post your idea of what this bug is in the comment area below the picture. Click here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/The-Essential-Childminder-Magazine/125806100782720

An increase in the number of childminders registering

An interesting article about the number of childcare places available. Click here to read the article http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/bulletin/NurseryWorldUpdate/article/1067690/?DCMP=EMC-CONNurseryWorldUpdate

Name the bugs....just for fun!

'Like' our Facebook page to join in with our 'just for fun' activity.

Challenge your minded to children to name the bugs - they could use books or even the internet to explore and discover the name of each bug. We have 8 in total to be named....so keep an eye on our Facebook page over the next few weeks!

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May edition (issue 11) is available now!

Issue 11 is now available. Log into your account to view it, or subscribe if you have not yet done so.

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