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HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS!!!!!

-OPENING APRIL 2025

-YELLOW WELLIES-
CHILDMINDING &
FOREST SCHOOL PROVISION!

WF16! -
Heckmondwike area.

Offering childcare places for little your little one from April 2025.

(I cannot add all pictures as we are not fully finished yet!)

WELCOME TO YELLOW WELLIES!
COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR LITTLE WOOD CLADDED CABIN AND BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR AREA.

YELLOW WELLIES IS RUN BY ME, INDEPENDENTLY. A LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE QUALIFIED PRACTITIONER. I AM ALSO A LEVEL 3 QUALIFIED FOREST SCHOOL PRACTITIONER WITH 8 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITHIN EARLY YEARS AS A CHILDCARE PRACTITIONER AND A YEAR AS A FOREST SCHOOL LEADER PROVIDING OUTSTANDING OUTDOOR EDUCATION.

I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PERIOD OF REGISTRATION, WITH AN OFSTED VISIT SOON APPROACHING. I HAVE A DATE!!!!
I AM HOPEFUL TO BE TAKING YELLOW WELLIES CHILDREN ON FROM APRIL THIS YEAR (2025).

I AM VERY EXCITED TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO. IF YOU HAVE AN OUTDOOR LOVING CHILD AND THINK THEY WILL LOVE OUR CHILDMINDING SETTING PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN TO LEARN, PLAY AND EXPLORE BOTH INSIDE AND OUT.

INSIDE THE CABIN WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE CURIOSITY APPROACH. THIS MEANS THE CHILDREN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MATERIALS. WE HAVE TRIED TO MAINTAIN A THEME OF WOODEN TOYS AND REAL LIFE OBJECTS TO SPARK THE CHILDREN'S INTEREST/ ENGAGEMENT. I HAVE ALL INTENTION OF CREATING SOME AMAZING ACTIVITIES WITH OUR AMAZING NEW RESOURCES. SEE THE PICTURES!

OUTSIDE WE HAVE A SPACIOUS WOOD CHIPPED FOREST SCHOOL AREA WITH A BIG MUD KITCHEN, WATER TRAYS, DEN BUILDING MATERIALS AND MORE. READY FOR SOME ABSOLUTE MESSY FUN. FOREST SCHOOL SESSIONS DAILY?! REALLY? ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE TREES IN OUR OUTDOOR AREA BRINGING WILDLIFE AND PLENTY OF BUGS FOR OUR BUG LOVERS! THE CHILDREN WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. SUPPORTING, UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD THROUGH A HANDS ON APPROACH.

THE CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLORE OUR WONDERFUL OUTDOOR AREA TO CREATE AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS WITH FREEDOM AND CHOICE. THE CHILDREN WILL BE FREE TO GET AS MESSY AND MUDDY AS THEY LIKE! ( I am yet to discover a way for us to keep the inside looking as pristine as it does, it’s not going to happen!) but for now it looks very pleasing!

AS PART OF THE FOREST SCHOOL/ CURIOSITY APPROACH CURRICULUM WE WILL BE HAVING MEALS/ NAPS OUTSIDE SOME DAYS. WE HAVE CREATED A SPACE FOR THIS!
BREAKFAST OUTSIDE SOMETIMES? (Highlighting sometimes as unfortunately I don’t think Ofsted would be best pleased with soggy toast!) haha. I AM STILL TO GET INSURANCE TO SAY "WE CAN HAVE REAL FIRES" BUT I SURE DO HOPE WE CAN COOK SOME OF OUR OWN MEALS! I HAVE ALL INTENTION OF MAKING IT HAPPEN! PROVIDING ITS SAFE TO DO SO AND AGE APPROPRIATE ON THOSE DAYS. WATCH THIS SPACE. I sure do hope we can be covered as I have purchased some great stuff! Again I am an experienced forest school leader so this is something I am used to!

Hot chocolate under the trees? I cannot wait.

WE ARE ALSO SURROUNDED BY FIELDS. ONE WHICH TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO GET TO WITH A WOODLAND AREA. WE WILL BE SPENDING LOTS OF TIME OUTDOORS! IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE CHILDMINDING SETTING FOR YOU THEN MESSAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REGISTRATION. BUT THE END IN SIGHT.

OUR HOURS ARE NOT SET AS I HAVEN'T FULLY EXPLORED WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR BUT I WILL UPDATE IT WHEN I CAN. OUR OPENING HOURS WILL BE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO 8-5
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE LENGTH OF THE DAY. GIVE OR TAKE HALF A HOUR. WE ARE YET TO DECIDE WHAT WILL WORK. I HAVE BEEN BUSY CREATING THE SPACE! DIGGERS AND ALL. BEST BELIVE PAPER WORK CAME LAST!

I DO INTEND ON OPENING ALL YEAR AROUND. NOT TERM TIME AND WITH THE USUAL CLOSING TIME AROUND CHRISTMAS / SOME HOLIDAYS. AGAIN YET TO BE DISCUSSED.

OUR SETTING TO LOOK AT IS MORE LIKE A SMALL NURSERY RATHER THAN THE TYPICAL CHILDMINDING FROM HOME. HOWEVER WE ARE BASED ON HOME LAND WE JUST HAVE A SEPARATE SPACE FOR OUR CABIN/ WOODLAND AREA. YOU WALK THROUGH THE HOME LAND TO GET TO US. TO CLARIFY I AM OPENING AS A CHILDMINDING SETTING! THE RATIOS WILL BE LOW WITH AROUND 4 CHILDREN IN A DAY. I DO KNOW I WILL HE OPEN MONDAY-THURSDAY. Best believe we will have some fun!

I DO INTEND ON TAKING CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF THE SETTING FROM TIME TO TIME TO VISIT OTHER FOREST SCHOOLS AND TAKE TRIPS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS BEFORE TAKING YOUR PLACE. WE WILL BE PLAYING OUT IN ALL WEATHERS WHERE A RISK ASSESMENT ALLOWS US TO DO SO!
OUTFITS FOR ALL WEATHERS ARE A MUST!

I WILL POST MORE AS I GO ALONG AND UPDATE WHERE I CAN WITH FURTHER INFORMATION. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON WITH FITTING THE KITCHEN AREA BUT ARE HOPEFUL TO BE COMPLETE WITH THE WORK SOON! MEANING WE CAN START TO OFFER VIEWINGS/ SHOW AROUNDS ASAP. MESSAGE AND WE WILL SORT IT! WE ARE ALMOST THERE AND ALMOST READY FOR OUR LITTLE YELLOW WELLIES TEAM TO JOIN US!

THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME, ALTHOUGH I HAVE LOTS OF CHILDCARE EXPERIENCE, TAKING OFF ALONE IS UNFAMILIAR. I WILL TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS/ ENQUIRIES.

IT IS ALSO A BONUS IF YOUR CHILD STARTS WITH YELLOW WELLIES. BUT YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE YELLOW WELLIES. (you can if you want though) Ha, Ha.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AND YOUR LITTLE ONES! GET IN TOUCH. ?

-YELLOW WELLIES.