Guest Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Hi all thought I would share my wonderful day with you As a co-ordinator for a Children come first Childminding network I usually spend my time visiting monitoring and assessing childminding practice or sitting in the office writing up reports and developing training etc but today I went to a farm!! had a fantastic day with all the childminders and children and Amelia Bearheart our network travelling bear can you guess who I named her after?! we had a session meeting some baby geese, chicks, rabbits - one little girl was holding the baby rabbit when suddenly a horrified look came over her face and then said 'I can't find its legs' we also had a picnic and looked around a real victorian working farm complete with school house we had our new head of EECU and some other dignitry's come along - photos were taken should be in the local press next week we were threatened with Meridian TV (local ITV station) coming along too but they never turned up we (ncma and Childminding) also had some very positive press yesterday on the local evening news the news readers refered to the new 'super childminders' the item included the Bournmouth Childminding network and my mate who is an accredited Childminder approved to deliver EYE and I got sunburned!! this never happend when I was a childminder because I always remembered to put cream on the kids and then myself! ah well i had a really good day sorry as usual this had turned out longer than I intended just had to share oh and the trip was because it is National Childminding week and Sure Start month thanks for reading Kazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 It's lovely reading such an uplifting post! Thanks for that.......where were the rabbit's legs then?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 A perfect post Kazz - We all need to be reminded why it's a great job sometimes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Hi all thought I would share my wonderful day with you As a co-ordinator for a Children come first Childminding network I usually spend my time visiting monitoring and assessing childminding practice or sitting in the office writing up reports and developing training etc but today I went to a farm!! had a fantastic day with all the childminders and children and Amelia Bearheart our network travelling bear can you guess who I named her after?! we had a session meeting some baby geese, chicks, rabbits - one little girl was holding the baby rabbit when suddenly a horrified look came over her face and then said 'I can't find its legs' we also had a picnic and looked around a real victorian working farm complete with school house we had our new head of EECU and some other dignitry's come along - photos were taken should be in the local press next week we were threatened with Meridian TV (local ITV station) coming along too but they never turned up we (ncma and Childminding) also had some very positive press yesterday on the local evening news the news readers refered to the new 'super childminders' the item included the Bournmouth Childminding network and my mate who is an accredited Childminder approved to deliver EYE and I got sunburned!! this never happend when I was a childminder because I always remembered to put cream on the kids and then myself! ah well i had a really good day sorry as usual this had turned out longer than I intended just had to share oh and the trip was because it is National Childminding week and Sure Start month thanks for reading Kazz Well Kazz I love my job even more now that I can just go and have a great fun time with the children without any thought of paperwork!Its what I have been trained to do and each day cannot wait to see the little darlings!I also have started to go and help in primary school for love!and its just as rewarding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 What a great thread! I thought I'd share about a great day we had last week. My older daughter attends a preschool co-op, with some other local families, once a week. We set it up when we couldn't find a preschool that worked for our families, with a play-based curriculum where those of us with younger children could be involved with our babies in tow. We've been going almost a year now, and it is a great success. There are six children, three boys and three girls. All the parents have different but complementary backgrounds, and we also meet once a month in addition to our weekly mornings, for a family dinner or picnic when the children play and show what they've been doing in 'preschool'. So, last week our lesson was 'Pirate School'. First, after our 'hello song', we sang a sea shanty, then we put on pirates hats and fake earrings, and went on a treasure hunt. The family who organised it did a fabulous job - it started with a 'map', which was a photo of somewhere in the house. The children had to look at the photo and decide where it was (the washing machine in the kitchen). We all went to the washing machine, and looked inside, where there was a treasure chest with 'treasure' in it, and another 'map'. All the children chose one piece of treasure, then looked at the photo, which showed the next place to go to - the sofa in the living room. We all trooped there, a bit faster this time, to find another treasure chest (one piece of treasure for each child) and another map. By now, the children had got the idea, and they rushed off to the next place, and the next, and the next, until we ended up in the sandbox, where we dug for more treasure! Once we had all the loot, the children tipped it out on the parent's bed (the pirate ship) and we all danced a celebration pirate dance to pirate music amidst the loot. (A real Kodac moment!) My daughter talked about it all the way home, and took her 'loot' to bed for her nap, and again at night. (a tiny plastic dinosaur, string of sparkly beads,a ladybird ring, you get the idea...) We do a two week rotation, meaning that we go back to the same family and do the same theme again this week. (We do this as we only attend once a week and we find that the children like the repetition and gain confidence through the familiarity of activities). We can't wait to go to Pirate School again on Tuesday! Anyway, I just thought it would be fun to share with people who will understand the joy of a great preschool morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Hey great reading about your Pirate school what a great idea and a wonderful experience for children and parents oh and Helen by the way the rabbits legs were hiding underneath it LOL Kazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Glad about the rabbit's legs. You had us worried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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