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Cm-So day off today and guess what im doing?

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wednesdaygirl · 29/03/2013 18:05

Been to town and bought a ipad 4 for the minded children

Just downloaded a load of apps for them and had a play on the apps Grin

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Pendipidy · 30/03/2013 08:13

What kind of sand and water table costs £272! Sounds like you have money to burn and like boasting about it for some reason.

KoalaFace · 30/03/2013 08:01

Pictish beat me to it. [bugrin]

It's a bit of a stretch to imagine children bent over an ipad for hours just because there is one available. OP seems like she provides lots of different activities and knows what she's doing.

MrsHeggulePoirot · 30/03/2013 07:55

And what Pictish said Grin

MrsHeggulePoirot · 30/03/2013 07:54

Brilliant idea! My dd loves my iPad - she has leant loads through it. One of the first things she mastered was pair style games and she is a demon when we play that now with real cards, or any of those orchard games that require you to remember where cards/ pieces have been turned over and back again. That is just one example - but there are loads with shapes, numbers, letters etc...

EeyoresGloomyPlace · 30/03/2013 07:47

What pictish said ......

OutragedFromLeeds · 30/03/2013 01:59
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pictish · 30/03/2013 01:54

Oh stop moaning you bunch of miseries.

OutragedFromLeeds · 30/03/2013 01:50

'The older children all use them at school and home'

That's the exact reason it would be low priority for me. The sand and water table on the other hand they don't have at school or home. Great that they can do that at the chilminders.

nokidshere · 30/03/2013 00:02

All my minded children use my ipad (my sisters bought it for me for my birthday) more than I do. They love it.

the 2 year old is more than capable of turning it on and finding his own folder full of fantastic games and puzzles and is very pleased with himself when he collects gold stars for doing them!

The older children all use them at school and home. They use mine ot record themselves and take pics and its nearly always a social event rather than one child sitting in a corner playing on it.

Technology is here to stay and has many good qualities - its no different to any other medium that we might have had when we were young!

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wednesdaygirl · 29/03/2013 23:49

SmileGrinWink

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HerrenaHarridan · 29/03/2013 22:48

You lot are weird, did I misread the op? Is she dosing them with Valium?

She bought a computer for the kids to use and your problem is?

MUM2BLESS · 29/03/2013 22:32

Amazing reactions.

I would not feel right spending so much money on a gadget for childminding. It may be used for educational purposes but not by me.

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wednesdaygirl · 29/03/2013 22:22

I have 17 children during the week (not all at once) i employ 2 assistants, a cleaner and a cook

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wednesdaygirl · 29/03/2013 22:18

Between 1 and 11 x

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QuintEggSensuality · 29/03/2013 21:57

Sand, water, Ipads, how old are your charges again?

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wednesdaygirl · 29/03/2013 21:14

Did look at other tablets but went with apple cause i know it

Wont be used everyday

Just decided to have a spend today also got a new sand/water station for the children which was £272

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OutragedFromLeeds · 29/03/2013 21:11

For me it would seem a lot of money for something that is very, very low priority, in terms of what I'm looking for a childminder to provide.

QuintEggSensuality · 29/03/2013 21:02

If it is purely for educational purposes, why not get Rasberry Pi? Perfect for kids and very educational, your charges can sit together and learn how to code in scratch, and actually create computer games. Create rather than consume technology. Each kit is just £79.

That would impress me as a parent, not an ipad, to be honest.

QuintEggSensuality · 29/03/2013 20:57

How old are your charges then?

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wednesdaygirl · 29/03/2013 20:53

Well our school has 6 in in class and just been ofsteded and ofsted loved them
Business expence::totally locked and passworded and the only apps on it are for 9yr olds and under

The children can also take photos with it

Were moving more into tech now and ict is a big thing

Ipad 4 cost £399 and the case was £39.99

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perplexedpirate · 29/03/2013 20:08

I totally don't get that. Why would you not use educational technology?
In FS1 they have to learn how to use a computer, why not a touch screen?

redwellybluewelly · 29/03/2013 19:22

Can highly recommend an OtterBox to keep it safe, easy to break ipads.

We got one for our daughter aged about a year so she could begin to communicate and learn to use her hands (mildly disabled) and its been great.

I'd have no issues with one being available in her childcare setting.

OutragedFromLeeds · 29/03/2013 19:17

It wouldn't be a selling point for me, but wouldn't bother me either. The DC's have them at school.

QuintEggSensuality · 29/03/2013 19:15

Business expense? Cheeky....

I would not be happy to find that my nanny or cm let my dc sit huddled and bent over a tablet, and that I paid for the privilege. It creates a demand, and I would not want you g dc coming home to beg for one. They are not toys. If you need an app to provide "education" in the setting I would be very worried

MortifiedAdams · 29/03/2013 19:13

I get that it is educational. I dont give dd much screen time. my CM doesnt have a tv. It isnt necessary to educate or entertain using a tablet or tv imo.