Steve Turner, Author at Channels & Choices

Kids Eat Free (or for little as £1) this summer.

KIDS EAT FREE (OR FOR LITTLE AS £1) THIS SUMMER!

With the rising cost of living money is tight for lots of us, so, if you haven’t seen it already, we’ve put together a list of all the places around Kent that are offering special deals this summer holiday for children.

ASDA
Children across England and Wales can eat for just £1 in Asda Cafés and there is no minimum spend for adults.

Bella Italia
On weekdays, children aged 2-11 can eat for just £1 during the summer holidays.

Morrisons
Children up to the age of 16 can eat a free lunch or dinner when you spend £4.99 in store, with one free kids’ meal redeemed per adult.

Hungry Horse
Children can get a free breakfast every day at Hungry Horse restaurants, if one adult breakfast is bought.

Beefeater and Brewer Fayre
At Brewers Fayre, up to two children can receive a free breakfast with one paying adult.

Dunelm Cafe
All Pausa cafes in Dunelm stores across the country are letting kids eat free when an accompanying adult spends £4.

Café Rouge
Café Rouge have also issued a great offer for kids this summer holiday, with children having access to two or three course meals when accompanied by an adult who purchases a main meal. The deal is set to last throughout the summer holidays.

What is “Short Stay” Fostering?

Short Stay Fostering, or “respite fostering” as it is also known, is something we offer to the foster carers in our community. Our carers receive 22 days respite per year, and we have qualified short stay carers on hand to provide stays for the children. Short Stay Carers may also provide help with short notice support in the event of a family difficulty or emergency.

Short Stay Carers are assessed in the same way as regular carers and receive the same support and training. We’ve put together a leaflet you can download to find out more.

C&C Fostering 2022 Ofsted Inspection

C&C Fostering Department Ofsted Inspection November 2021

Coronavirus Resource – Digital Ebooks for Children

Our wonderful therapy team have put together some fantastic resources for children during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The news on the television and online can be incredibly worrying, difficult to understand and can make kids anxious.

The books below are free to read online or download, and they present the symptoms, myths and precautions in an easy to understand, illustrated way. We’ll add to this list as we find more useful resources.

Putting a mask on my toys.
A charming little e-book by Autism Little Learners about familiarising yourself with masks for young children.

Distance Learning Related Stories.
Tara Tuchel, behind the excellent Autism Little Learners, has put together a wonderful selection of free resources including “how to video chat with people” and “going back to school”. Well worth a read.

Dave the dog is worried about coronavirus.
This charming illustrated book is aimed at younger children.
With everything that is going on at the moment; big changes to children’s routines and lots of stories on the news it can be a really scary time for children.
This book aims to open up the conversation about coronavirus and some of the things they might be hearing about it and provide truthful information in a reassuring and child friendly manner.

Coronavirus – A book for children.

Illustrated by the incredibly talented Axel Scheffler – the man behind the Gruffalo, this amazing free book was developed by Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine who acted as a consultant, and the company also had advice from two head teachers and a child psychologist.

Seeing other people wearing masks.

When children are out and about, seeing others wearing face masks can be startling and sometimes upsetting. Tara Tuchel, a speech/language pathologist who has specialised in autism for the past 20 years, has written this lovely little book about it.

Colouring In For Relaxation with Channels & Choices

Free Christmas Colouring Pack to download!
Click on the button below to download a free PDF of Christmas card designs and gift labels for you to colour and give to people this Christmas!

In these trying times, colouring in for relaxation can be good for adults and children! Here at Channels & Choices we have produced a FREE downloadable colouring page called “We’ll Get Through This”. You can download and print this design, which has a “staying at home” theme for kids, and colour it in! For all the children in our care (and the carers and staff!) we’d love to see your colouring. Share your pictures with us on facebook
Click on the button below to download yours!

Colouring for autism awareness!!
Here’s another colouring download for autism awareness. Download and print and colour yours.
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One for your windows!
Colour this free download to say thank you to postmen, bin men, delivery drivers, milkmen or anyone who is still working and keeping us going!
Click on the button below to download and print yours!

An Easter weekend colouring page for you!
Download and print these cute easter eggs to print and colour. 🙂

Fans of Julia Donaldson’s Room on the Broom can now download some wonderful colouring sheets and activities including party invitations, join the dots and spot the difference.

On Friday 8th May we celebrate VE Day 75 – the 75th anniversary of Victory In Europe in 1945. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the celebrations won’t be able to go ahead, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do things from home! Start off by colouring our exclusive VE Day 75 colouring page for your window!

Fans of Julia Donaldson’s The Snail and the Whale will love these activity sheets including a seaside nature trail, make your own whale, colouring and more.

Introducing Kearsney Manor

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