Amy Mays Play Days

Amy Mays Play Days OFSTED GOOD registered Childminder=police & health checked to work with children,follows EYFS,trained in safe guarding children & qualified in First Aid...

Hi Im Amy May, an OFSTED registered Childminder in Gildersome, Morley. I am available 4 days a week at the moment and it's up to you which 4
(I'm sorry i don't do weekends at the moment)

I am flexible on days that you need, so if they change, thats ok and I can start
from 6.30am if required. The end of day... is generally around 6pm. Im a happily married 37 year old with 2 boys (an 18mth old and a 13 year old),
with a large family and friends network with LOTS of childen- so lots of experience
with caring for little ones for over 13 years! We have a lovely home with large indoor play areas along with a large outside
play area where your little ones climb, slide, ride on bikes & cars, explore the sand,
dig around in the garden and make up plant pots and much more! Whilst learning/exploring they will also be building up their physical ability too
(Ps If you have any little horse lovers, then they can admire the horses that
peep over the fence to say hello too)! I offer a home from home, safe, loving and exciting setting with lots to do on a daily
basis which will be geared around your child. I understand and promote the Early Years Learning within my setting and whilst
your child is within my care and in line with OFSTED, I will help educate and help
your child develop through fun and exciting activities. Plus so you can see what they get up to whilst you are busy, I will track their
progress in their very own Learning Journal this way you can review and get
involved too. Your child will only be 1 in maximum of 3 under 5s in my care, giving you a
1:3 ratio because I believe this way your child will have more 1 to 1 time and
attention to give them all they need towards their development and growth
whilst within my care. We love going out and about. I have my own car, so we can visit farms, zoos
and other places of interest (age relevant) which are all included in my price. Along with good home cooking, which your child can get involved in
(age dependant), will be provided for all children. A full day care would include breakfast, light lunch, healthy snacks throughout
the day and a good evening meal as I believe that a good balanced diet is key
to a happy healthy growing child. I love making and creatiing everything and anything, so be prepared to make
room for all the pictures, gifts, plants, food and exciting arty crafty things that
your child will make whilst in my care too! Also, if you need me to collect and drop off at your home this could be discussed
plus it means there is no rushing your little one either. I have passed all training required for childminding Iam an OFSTED registered Childminder and Iam qualified in Early Years Emergency Aid. I look forward to hearing from you.

24/01/2022

*********So it’s very rare that I advertise spaces because children come at around 9mths then stay until the end of their nursery years with me , then move on to school reception !!!

That time has come where one of my tiny ones is now a big girl and is leaving my day care to start reception in Sept😢😢…. she will be missed so much 💞….

This means I have 1 day time space for 9mths to under 4s on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday as of the End of July this year….

Feel free to inbox me with your enquiries

So yeah we’ve not posted much but it’s not because we haven’t done much ..... We’ve just done lots & lots & lots ..... n...
04/03/2021

So yeah we’ve not posted much but it’s not because we haven’t done much .....

We’ve just done lots & lots & lots ..... new puppy in the mix too 🤘🥰🐶

Here’s a few snap shots......

Week 1 2021....welcome back ! Not the start we hoped and sad we have lost a few due to lockdown but we are open and help...
08/01/2021

Week 1 2021....welcome back ! Not the start we hoped and sad we have lost a few due to lockdown but we are open and helping those key workers keep going and as well as early years children too ! & hopefully the full gang will be back together once lockdown is over 🤞🏻🤞🏻

So what have we been up to in this first week back .....??

Well we’ve done lots & lots of floor work this week!! We’ve picking up mark making and helping with the pencil hold which would you believe doesn’t mean making them hold a pencil constantly, it’s means getting them to use those tripod finger muscles working along with eye coordination.!!!

So yes, we’ve used pens to follow lines but also picking up a paint brushes, using fingers to pick up tiny beads, using tweezers, squeezing pipettes, feeding bobbins on to pipe cleaners and finding shape & creating jigsaws all help towards getting those tiny fingers moving !!! Which is meant when we’re focusing on their “hand eye coordination using their fine motor skills ” ...

And on top of all this , the fabulous benefit of doing all these activities through the week, is not only do we get the above outcomes, but they also start to learn along the way their colours, counting, phonics along with letter & number recognition, shapes, sizes, measurements, directions, hot/ cold and many more skills which all help towards their development....

We also did a little cooking with a child’s choice in foods which lead on to discussing healthy eating , hygiene and brushing teeth too!!!

So as you can see was a very busy week but was great to see these little people again and hope that this next few months we will see some more fabulous achievements...

Take care & stay safe ###

So Christmas period was BUSY!!! We did sooooo many fabulous things that everyday was just a great creating, fun loving d...
06/01/2021

So Christmas period was BUSY!!! We did sooooo many fabulous things that everyday was just a great creating, fun loving day!

From looking after each other to our animals and also the wildlife we made sure in this pandemic that these little developing people even though pretty much isolated still learnt to care and look after others and the environment around them ...

We must have created sooo many lovely Christmas items, pictures etc which wasn’t about the end result in the piece but about how the children got there, the skills they used and the things that helped in each of their early years development from hand eye coordination, to measuring, weighting and counting ... all the little things we adults just take for granted !!

We’ve danced, run, climbed, skipped, crawled, hid, sneaked,walked, jumped, spun around and even just sometimes sat down ha ha (but that’s generally to eat🤣) through this period at every opportunity where be it outside or inside .... I especially liked the outside dancing with the music on in the public parks the best,which not only brought smiles and laughter to this little lot but helped put a smile on passes by watching ☺️☺️👌👍🏻 (yes we are all a little bit crazy, but hey, we are happy !!)

We made some gorgeous food stuff , but we have found that the cakes & buns are their favourite, well come on , a little bit of everything don’t hurt, we eat enough fruit & veg all the rest of the times that these naughty food stuff are ok because we know these little people will dance them off the next day 💪😜🥰

We were sad to say bye to one big boy that everyone loved .... but this is what happens, they grow up unfortunately and leave us... but lucky for us we still get to see and talk to him and can’t wait to hear of his future developments as he goes into the next phase of his pre adult life !!! Awwwww

So apart from our continued love for science experiments and getting outdoors that was how we finished 2020... might not have been the best situation for all and we lost a few little ones due to shrinking our bubble this year ... but what we can say, we still had a fabulous time together and made the best out of a bad situation.....

We hope and pray this year now we can start to see a difference in the restrictions as the year goes by and we send our well wishes to all those that have been effected badly due to this pandemic!!! We hope this year is kinder to you all ...

I know it’s a bit delayed BUT like I say Christmas is our very busy season so the admin comes last here ....

I look forward to sharing this years story as we go ....

Happy new year from all us here & hope we can see more of all our other little friends and families soon.....

Please stay safe 😍 ###

Hellooo.... so two weeks into the “lockdown mark2 #” and well we are making the most of it .... rain or shine we are out...
19/11/2020

Hellooo.... so two weeks into the “lockdown mark2 #” and well we are making the most of it .... rain or shine we are out and about ... inside we are crafting , learning and focused on each little persons needs ....

We still go care for our furry friends big or small ... and I do think if they could not only would they help feed the cows they would go run with them 😳🤣🤣 (obviously my health & safety kicks in when we visit our cows, and that won’t happen 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️) !!

We have read lots of books which helps these younger persons to sit , listen and look plus discuss what we see and obviously we have to act things out or dance like when it’s the disco in the kitchen 😉🤣🤣🤣👌

We’ve washed and loved playing with water and bubbles which after playing In the mud kitchen is a blessing for me 😉🤣🤣

We didn’t forget ... we stood for our silence and eeek created some beautiful cork stamped poppy pictures 🌺

We still did a lot of focus on the fine motor skills !! But hey ... there’s not you “must sit” and do this here... it’s fun so we do it ..... as learning is FUN.....

We had a magical visit out and saw some brilliant Christmas lights and scenes which my little folk loved and was soooooo excited to knock on Santa’s door 😘😘 because regardless of lockdown, traditions are taught, love is shared and yes we still believe in fairy’s.....

We have done more ... just looking through my photos shows just a snippet of what we get up to...and we love it ....

Lockdown or not... life is for living so find the blue sky regardless of the grey ...

Stay safe folk and see you all again soon 🥰

Another fabulous time with all these little people again....I’m focusing at the moment on lots of physical development &...
08/11/2020

Another fabulous time with all these little people again....

I’m focusing at the moment on lots of physical development & lots of fine motor skills.... fine motors skills is the coordination of small muscles, usually involving the synchronisation of hands and finger with the eyes. So giving children small items to pick up using their fingers really helps develop them.... even doing sprinkles on buns.... just when you think it’s “just a bit of baking” learning can always be fun...

As you can see we did a few paintings around bonfire night and discussed this English tradition.....And mmmmm made chocolate sparklers too ....

Obviously did a few educational outdoor activities and even managed to spot a few squirrels 🐿 (yes & we found muddy puddles too 🤣🤣)

Then unfortunately we’ve had our first close brush with COVID so a couple of our little people are isolating due to school nursery shutting because of COVID regulations!!! So they are staying away to reduce risk but we did miss them last week & do hope they don’t develop it 😢.....If anyone needs any items printing from TWINKLE to help with focus on learning whilst they are isolated please let me know ... there’s some great things to do...

So that’s it from us and let’s see what fun & mischief we can get up to this next week 🤪💓🙌

.... so many days of fun , travel and learning... 3 weeks snap shots as I think trying to put alllllllll the fun into wo...
29/10/2020

.... so many days of fun , travel and learning... 3 weeks snap shots as I think trying to put alllllllll the fun into words would just be whey too long as you will see from just some of these snap shots ha ha ha ...

First week in October and what a change in weather from sunshine to rain but we don’t care as we found a rainbow at the ...
09/10/2020

First week in October and what a change in weather from sunshine to rain but we don’t care as we found a rainbow at the end of our garden too 🌈💓

This week well where do I start... we do a lot !

We have had lots of days out still learning about the outside world, nature, learning to be with others, physical abilities the list is actually endless with all the teachings ....

My favourite this week the boat making ... we visit so many different places with either ponds or streams or becks etc why not incorporate this in to our indoor activities agsin... we looked up different types of vessels that travel or float on water ... we then looked at the environment and if we made our own to ensure it’s not polluting the water or a danger to the wild life ....

So I helped the children make origami boats which they had decorated with non toxic colours....

We launched the boats & the children understood about floating,sinking, flowing current, waves, deep water, rocks in the water and how they travel , movement plus lots of cheering, counting and most of all splashing around in the rain & water....Was awesome 👏 🚤

We also have had more fun with play dough, drawing, painting, creating head bands , played the “table monsters” , so be careful mum & dads they might get you this weekend 😱🤣😉.

I also think I have a budding little designer too, after they spent a good half hour designing their own, plus their friends, water bottle which was lovely to listen to the reasons in colours,( which they know them all). They even helped in spelling their names and was very good at using technology!!!

We even squeezed in some baking this week!!! A certain little person was fabulous at weighing & measuring when making our chocolate cake... At teatime everyone said thank you to those that made it and the comments where, “wow that’s sooo tasty” etc...so one person was extremely proud of their creation and was lovely to hear the children being so grateful and thank you with NO PROMT !!💓🌈 such yummy goodness

So that concludes our week ... have fun , stay safe and see you Monday 💓👌

It’s OCTOBER!!! My goodness...This last few months has shown me how much children need to socialise with other little pe...
01/10/2020

It’s OCTOBER!!! My goodness...

This last few months has shown me how much children need to socialise with other little people to enable them to understand not just social skills but to watch and learn from others !! Climbing , running, listening, talking, jumping, singing, laughing at each other, saying sorry, mimicking behaviour of others (obviously promoting the good and trying to quash the bad behaviours 😜😜🤣👍🏻) is paramount to any child’s development.... but also from an educational point for me too!!!! To view and watch other childminders activities created whilst out is also paramount for my development to give children in my care better experiences that not necessarily I would know without watching and learning from others too!! And so glad Boris understands this too 👌 thank goodness

This week we’ve had masses of fun in which one activity we all managed to build straw house!!!! The children helped build walls by watching another minder then copied, they then also mimicked sleep in their straw house, created grass covers ha ha !! And all was done with only the use of their surroundings, was Brilliant to observe! Especially the snoring 🤪🤣🤣

This week we celebrated some little persons 2nd birthday !!!!! and obviously yes ate cake AGAIN 🤣🤣😜 plus we might have scared themto death with a party cannon but thankfully started laughing after the initial shock 🤦🏻‍♀️😱🤣🤣👍🏻. Can’t believe another person will be 10 soon 😳😳😳😳😳😱😱

We also created our thankyou cards (everyone loves to be thanked) to give to Becky for letting us gather some healthy snacks last week & while there we snook and few more apples from the tree for this week too 💓💓👍🏻🤣🤣🤣

We’ve had many day’s finding conkers because we are obviously just bonkers for conkers and no mummy they obviously need more than their 700 already collected because they can’t just about fill every boot, shelf, pocket, hood with them and it’s just not enough🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻but why stop them 😋😋 This activity gets them to bend, grab, hold, squash, stamp, run, walk, look up, talk, point & use lots of motor skills and fine motors too! but also , as with other children , help to share, communicate between themselves, to watch/mimic and upmost to have fun together 👌💓

With our bags full of conkers we counted them, we looked at different sizes, we discussed the colours but te he... we then had to create a bonkers conkers family!!!!! one little person identified each family person picking a conker with how they view them in size from Daddy right down to them and aww even I was included in there (obviously because I’m bonkers 🥴🤣🤣) whilst doing this it’s lovely to hear sentences “ look maymey that’s funny” as they glue the wiggly eyes on the conker!!💓🤣👌 and we of course made a conkers bonkers sparkly hedgehog 🦔 too 💓 because everyone needs one !!!!

Ive got to say it’s absolutely fabulous to view and witness all the small and some massive development achievements ! From children taking their first step downwards with no help , to being able to follow lines l, now along with some good pen holds and for others counting using the abacus are just some of the WOW moments of these little peoples journeys that I’m proud to be a part of !!!! .... plus Ha ha ha when a certain little person gets the colours right too 🤪🤣🤣🤣 it’s PINK mayme 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

I thought I would share this ....Today a tiny person tore up their picture, I didn’t stop them because it wasn’t in a rage or even to destroy it on purpose it was because they saw a hole and stuck their fingers in it, it ripped , they were amazed but also looked concerned.. they carried on .... in the end they found it interesting tearing and pulling at it BUT then they realised their picture had disappeared... they tried to then like a jigsaw put it together !! They saw what they had done and now couldn’t fix it 💓 I said it’s ok it’s gone now but shall we do another one ? .. they did , and guess what they didn’t rip that one up ... just because as adults we see things that a wrong doesn’t mean we should stop children from doing things like this because without knowing the end consequence doesn’t sometimes help them to understand why we don’t do something things... they weren’t scolded for doing so , they learnt for themselves that they lost something they had created so they now understand what that means will happen if they did it again ..... 💓👌 and I can talk with them out that because they understood!

Life is full of opportunities but sometimes letting children fail can help them understand why trying again is so more important to succeed ...

What great end to another week here and ha ha of course we still found the muddy puddles 👍🏻😁

See you next week , have a fabulous weekend 🥰

Well another week over... I’ve got to say I’m absolutely loving the energy these children bring each week!! They are all...
24/09/2020

Well another week over... I’ve got to say I’m absolutely loving the energy these children bring each week!! They are all so happy and engage in all the activities I set....it’s so wonderful to watch each of them develop so differently and it’s so lovely be apart of their very important early years ...

We’re do I start ? Well, I think a list of what haven’t we done this week might be easier !!!

We started the week of by picking our very own fruit from a friends tree with our little friends on our little educational trip out...also we found raspberries, yellow raspberries & blackberries on our walk along, saying hi to our local horses too on the way!!

Whilst collecting apples , the children where allowed to feed the fish there too and we learnt about some big toads that try to steal them & eat them too 😱😱!!!!! we hope to visit again next week with some lovely thank you cards for our health apple snacks ! The children loved the experience and we also discussed why we try to pick healthier snacks, ha ha literal on this occasion 😆👍🏻 🍏

Back in my garden we decided to make some slime in our play tray... we added lots of water and watched the water turn from liquid to gloppy slime!!! They loved it !! They scooped, squeeze, grabbed , poured, splatted, touched, pulled and became very excited when we could pick up what was just water to start.....🧼🧪🚿 was amazing 👌

We then had some furry visitors calling at our fence this week. One little person fell in love with a very tiny pony that was just her size, sorry mummy & daddy I think someone would like to go riding now 🤭👌👌😜 ,but not one my watch I don’t want to have to do the RA! Te he...

The little ones love checking on our chickens constantly... sometimes I do think it might just be easier to leave them in the pen and just throw food in for them too for the amount of times they have to go check on the chickens 😂😂👌💓

Early this week, seen as it was sunny, the children just love to be in the garden! I let them take over what was left my tomatoe plants , because why wouldn’t you want to make fuzy soapy tomatoe soup which the little ones made in their mud kitchen , yummy 😋🤣🤣.... 🤣🤣

We also managed to have a couple of trips out, that’s the benifit of being able to drive, no need for public transport so we can safely travel to places we can’t always walk to, plus the children love to look through my glass roof to spot planes & clouds, why wouldn’t you ? 👌... so this week we followed the fairy door trail again & whilst exploring the woods the excitement was brilliant when they found the doors 💓🧚‍♂️ just love the magic !

AND then of course !!! We have played with the play dough chicken 🐓 , I had to visit the hair dresses and my new style really looks amazing !! (Just see in my photos 💇🏽‍♀️) we’ve gone over pen control with one little person & concentrated on mark making with another ...we’ve nearly got some one counting out loud in order too! Yeahhhh

We then finished our week off with, yes you guessed it, our favourite past time , a muddy puddle walk , where we discovered lots of roots & discussed why trees/plants have roots!! There was some amazing ones that we took photos of!! Whilst on these walks it’s not always about nature or physical development (even though today one tiny person managed his first big step down with no help 👌👌) it’s also a great way introduce other topics like maths ! Not just counting steps etc but understand under, over, on top, underneath & directions ! Today we focused on dropping leaves into the water whilst standing on top of the bridge and watching them go underneath & discussed this by asking where is it going, where are you standing etc ... all these little things make a big difference 👍🏻

Finally back in the warm & dry we decided to create some pictures about our day 👌

What a week... 👌💓

Some people ask why I do this job and they couldn’t do it....Well these are some snap shots of my week.... Fun in the pa...
17/09/2020

Some people ask why I do this job and they couldn’t do it....

Well these are some snap shots of my week....

Fun in the park, out in the gorgeous sun, can create bubbles everywhere we go, we help each other, we socialise within our bubble, we look at nature together, we look after our pets, we climb, we paint, we listen, we go to school, we research new things, we share, we care, we decorate pictures/cakes, we talk, we cry, we learn, we play games, we grow and most of all we celebrate life and every day we are given , our main aim is to have FUN & LAUGH 💓....That’s why I do this job ...

That’s it from all us this week

17/09/2020

Haha haha had to obviously share our enjoyment 🤪....🐔🐔🐔😂

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