iChild.co.uk is sponsored by Childsure
Friday 12th March 2010
iChild.co.uk is sponsored by Childsure
Friday 12th March 2010
In our 5 - 7 years section, we have designed some fun educational worksheets to help with your child's Maths, English and Science homework. These are all based around the National Curriculum, and so reinforce what they are learning at school.
So your child has reached the age of compulsory schooling. For most parents this is an emotional time, even if you have been used to spending time apart, there is something about the first ‘goodbye’ at the school gates or classroom door that signifies a real rite of passage.
What it means for you financially will depend on your personal circumstances. You could be swapping the cost of a full-time nursery place for the relatively smaller outlay of a couple of hours a day with an au pair or childminder. It could mean more time to spend with a younger child or children at home, but with the extra cost of uniform, dinner money and school trips. Or, if you are educating your child in the private sector, your outgoings could suddenly shoot up.
F&C has produced some articles relevant to our 5-7 years section, giving information on Pocket Money, Financial Education and Topping up Your Child Trust Fund.
Childcare.co.uk is the UK's largest childcare search site and a great tool in helping to introduce parents and childcare providers.
The site has over 70,000 members including babysitters, nannies and registered childminders. Both parents and childcare providers can register for free and post a profile advertising their childcare requirements or childcare services. The site offers a secure, web based messaging system and childcare providers can be reviewed by parents. Register for free at www.childcare.co.uk.
Explore Learning is offering a Free trial session to iChild members at one of their Maths & English tuition centres. Explore offers inspiring, confidence-boosting tuition to 5-14 year olds of all abilities. We have partnered with Explore to develop a range of Maths & English activities throughout the year.
We have partnered with leading primary language specialist La Jolie Ronde, to develop our French and Spanish foreign language learning activities on iChild.
La Jolie Ronde has been successfully offering language learning for 3-11 year olds throughout the UK for 25 years with fantastic results.
Register for free at Natural England's new Big Wildlife Garden website and find out everything you need to know to get birds, butterflies, frogs and toads migrating to your back garden. You can earn points for everything you do and track your progress towards Bronze, Silver, Gold and Green award levels.
iChild is supporting Natural England's challenge to get One Million Children outdoors in the next three years, letting children and families reconnect with the natural world.
We would love your views please in our UK pocket money survey. The questionnaire will only take a couple of minutes to complete, and you will then be able to enter our prize draw to win a selection of development toys from Learning Curve.
Milissa Seiler is an early years professional at the Nagila Pre-school in the London borough of Barnet. She explains why she chose Early Years Professional Status (EYPS).
Read her story here and you could win £60 of great pre-school toys from Learning Curve!
Insuring your primary school child privately, will give you peace of mind that should your child need it, they will receive the best care possible. Here's more information on Childsure insurance for your child.
In 2006 the government launched a dental referral scheme, with the aim of getting more children seen by a dentist. At present 30.4% of children are NOT seen on a regular basis by a dentist. 33% have missing teeth or fillings by the age of 5. Child Health Solutions gives your child up to £300* of dental cover in every policy year, in addition it will also provide accidental dental cover (up to £600 per policy year) should your child accidentally injure their teeth. View the Childsure website for more information. * Subject to an excess of £50 (only applies to routine dental cover)
Do you have any friends who are fluent French or Spanish speakers? Are they looking for work to fit around their children?
If so, tell them about the opportunities with La Jolie Ronde to be their own boss and join their network of successful licensees across the UK teaching children aged 3 to 11.
Childsure has launched a brand new initiative to allow every school and nursery in the UK to receive FREE sports and play equipment. Please let your school or nursery know that they simply need to register for the free sports equipment scheme, and then if you purchase a Child Health Solutions policy from Childsure (and nominate that school), the school will receive £15 of vouchers to spend on sports or play equipment. Schools and nurseries should register here. As a parent you can receive a quote, purchase a policy and nominate your school or nursery to receive free sports equipment here.
