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You don’t need five crafts a day. You don’t need endless themed trays. You need a structure that works. This framework gives you a repeatable 5-day rhythm built around: • Song • Movement • Outdoor exploration • Storytelling • Practical life But this isn’t just activities. Each day includes: • Communication Focus guidance • ELKLAN-informed…
Not Just A Childminder Annual Subscription A seasonal dose of calm, creativity, and connection written by a childminder, for childminders. Each edition brings you real stories, seasonal activities, gentle wellbeing tools, recipes, planning ideas, and honest reflections that remind you why you do what you do. Because you’re not “just” a childminder. You’re an educator, nurturer, storyteller, chef, therapist,…
Winter Edition — Not Just a Childminder Magazine January is for slowing down, refocusing, and remembering that less really is more. The Winter Edition is your gentle guide through the early months of the year full of cozy ideas, simple self-care, reflective pieces, and honest stories from fellow childminders finding their rhythm again after the…
Not Just a Childminder Magazine Spring Issue A Gentle Reset for Your Setting and Your Soul. Spring isn’t about doing more; it’s about easing back into yourself. After a long winter of holding everyone else together the dark mornings, the heavy coats, and the constant “on” button—this is the pause you don’t have to earn….
Finish paperwork faster.
Plan with more confidence.
Write observations and policies more easily.
Build your own AI assistant that works the way you work.
This 5-day live workshop shows you exactly how to use AI safely and professionally in your childminding setting even if you’ve never used AI before. You don’t need to be confident with technology. Everything is shown step-by-step in a small supportive group designed specifically for childminders working in home-based settings.
This training is now CPD-recognised, so your time counts towards your professional development as well as saving you hours each week.
– paperwork often ends up happening late in the evening
– you’ve heard about AI but don’t know where to start
– you want help with planning, observations or newsletters
– policies take longer than they should
– you want AI support that still sounds like you
– you want recognised CPD that actually helps your day-to-day work
Session 1 — Give your AI your voice
Session 2 — Teach it about your setting
Session 3 — Use it for observations and planning
Session 4 — Use it for policies and parent communication
Session 5 — Make it part of your weekly workflow
By the end of the week, your assistant is ready to support your real paperwork.
– your own trained AI assistant
– prompts written specifically for your setting
– observation helpers ready to use
– support for policies and parent communication
– confidence using AI safely in your professional role
This workshop is:
CPD-recognised training
Led by a Google-certified Gemini Educator
Created by a working UK childminder with over 10 years’ experience
Designed specifically for home-based childcare UK settings
This guide shows how AI for childminders can reduce paperwork time while keeping your professional voice and judgement at the centre of your practice.
This isn’t a tech manual.
And it’s definitely not more paperwork.
How AI helps childminders with observations, reports and policies
This calm, practical guide shows you how to use AI as a supportive admin assistant safely and professionally, while keeping your own voice and judgement at the centre of your practice. Created specifically for UK childminders working in real home-based settings.
Turn messy notes into clear observations in minutes
Create 2-year checks, transition reports and summaries without the blank-page dread
Write parent messages that are warm, clear and confident
Draft policies and professional documents that actually fit childminding settings
Explain funding confidently to parents without second-guessing yourself
Stay aligned with UK guidance (with simple adaptation notes for Scotland and Wales)
Get organised for accounts and Making Tax Digital without overwhelm
Feel calmer talking about your practice — including during inspections
These work like a supportive colleague sitting beside you.
Instead of staring at a blank screen, the prompts ask you one question at a time and build the document from your answers.
No robotic wording.
No guessing what to type.
Just your voice clearer and faster.
paperwork often spills into your evenings
you’ve heard about AI but don’t know where to begin
policies take longer than they should
you want support that still sounds like you
you’d like more confidence explaining your decisions to parents or inspectors
AI is not the expert. You are. This guide simply gives you structure, headspace and language so you can spend less time typing and more time doing the job you actually love.
Instant download
Beginner-friendly
Written by a working UK childminder
Designed for real home-based childcare settings
The Christmas Edition of Not Just a Childminder is your calm companion for the festive season — packed with gentle inspiration, childminder-friendly activities, stories, and self-care reminders to help you slow down and actually enjoy December.
Inside, you’ll find practical play ideas, cozy recipes, reflections from real childminders, and pages that remind you to pause, not power through.
It’s more than a magazine it’s a warm hug in print form, a reminder that Christmas magic isn’t found in doing more… it’s found in being present.
This is to pre order your physical copy these will be sent out Mid November
Not Just A Childminder A Magazine Made for Childminders A practitioner-focused publication that blends: Inspiration for your daily practice Wellbeing support for childcare professionals Practical tools you can use immediately Exclusive AI prompts tailored for childminders Real stories from childminders Finally, a magazine that speaks your language and understands your world. This is to pre order your physical copy these…
Summer Issue – July & August Longer days. Slower mornings. Sand in the car. The Summer Issue is your companion for July and August whether you’re packing a picnic, paddling at the beach, or staying close to home and making the most of what’s on your doorstep. This edition celebrates simple British summers.Bucket-and-spade days. Garden…
