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Attending the school Nativity

Posted by iChild, December 11, 2019 2:01 PM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, Next Best Thing to Mummy, worked as a childminder for 14 years, as a preschool development worker, then as support childminder for the children's center. In this blog, she looks back at her children's nativity shows. She's kindly sharing her blog with iChild - and we're sure her experiences will chime with many of us!

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Does technology affect our children's behaviour?

Posted by iChild, November 20, 2019 4:14 PM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, Next Best Thing to Mummy, worked as a childminder for 14 years, as a preschool development worker, then as support childminder for the children's center. In this blog, she discusses her views on children and technology.

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Posted by iChild at 4:14 PM in 5-7 Years, 7-11 Years, Early Years | Permalink | Comments (0)

How to support your children starting school

Posted by iChild, August 28, 2019 3:37 PM
Article Excerpt Image Here, Charlotte Baldwin (operations manager at IQ Cards, a fundraising company which supports school to raise funds) shares her top tips for making this great change in your child's life easier.

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Learning through play

Posted by iChild, May 22, 2019 1:51 PM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, "Next Best Thing to Mummy", worked as a childminder for 14 years. She was employed as a preschool development worker and by the children's center as a support childminder. In this shared blog, she shares her views on the importance of children learning through play.

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How to manage children swearing

Posted by iChild, May 08, 2019 11:10 AM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, "Next Best Thing to Mummy", worked as a childminder for 14 years, until ill health forced her to give up. She's been employed as a preschool develoment worker and by the children's centre as a support childminder. Here she shares her advice on dealing with children swearing.

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Teaching children about stranger danger

Posted by iChild, March 27, 2019 9:25 AM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, "Next Best Thing to Mummy", worked as a childminder for 14 years, until ill health forced her to give up. She's been employed as a preschool develoment worker and by the children's centre as a support childminder. Here she shares her advice on teaching about stranger danger. (She has also talked about this topic on her own blog.)

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MIFFY: The sweet little bunny hops onto the iChild website

Posted by iChild, March 06, 2019 2:44 PM
Article Excerpt Image iChild is delighted that Miffy has hopped onto our website. Miffy's resources are perfect for nurseries to use in their baby, toddler and preschool rooms, childminders will also find them useful – and we know parents will love them! This blog offers an insight to Miffy's history.

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Posted by iChild at 2:44 PM in Early Years, Guest Authors | Permalink | Comments (0)

Five ideas for making a Treasure Basket

Posted by iChild, January 09, 2019 9:07 AM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, Pears and Chocolate Sauce, is a full-time Mum and part-time primary school teacher, specialising in music. In this post, she shares her experience in creating this lovely gift for little ones.

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How children learn to write

Posted by iChild, November 21, 2018 9:40 AM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, "Next Best Thing to Mummy" is a mum, stepmum and grandparent. She worked as a childminder for 14 years, until ill health forced her to give up. She has worked as a preschool development worker and as a support childminder at the children's centre. Here she shares her personal experience of watching children's writing skills develop.

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Should children do household chores?

Posted by iChild, September 26, 2018 2:50 PM
Article Excerpt Image Blogger, "The Next Best Thing to Mummy" is a mum, stepmum and grandparent, who worked as a childminder for 14 years, until ill health forced her to give up. She has been employed as a preschool development worker and by the children’s centre as a support childminder. Here she shares her experience on encouraging her children to share in household chores.

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Posted by iChild at 2:50 PM in 5-7 Years, 7-11 Years, Early Years | Permalink | Comments (1)

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