Charchar's 5 Star Reviews
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Below are the 5 star reviews for CharChar. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Char Char looked after my daughter from 11months to 2 years and I could not recommend her more highly. As a FTM it was really daunting leaving my baby but Char Char was so wonderful with her and i felt instantly at ease. Her setting is spotless, she puts so much thought into each weeks activities, making them creative, fun and stimulating for all ages.
We absolutely love char char and will always be grateful to her and her amazing childcare.
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Florence
on 15/02/2021
We could not have asked for a better childminder than Charlotte to look after our daughter. As first time parents we were naturally apprehensive about leaving her but from day one it was clear that CharChar was going to treat her as one of her own. I have no doubt that the amazing person our daughter is becoming is a large part thanks to the environment that CharChar created for her - warm, friendly, nurturing and with real thought behind her development. I could not recommend CharChar more highly.
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Nicholas
on 03/11/2020
Charlotte looked after our daughter from 7.5 months until 17 months when we moved overseas. We couldn't speak more highly of Charlotte and we were all so sad to say goodbye. Our daughter loved going to Charlotte's and we felt relaxed and happy that she was spending time with someone so bubbly, caring and kind. We saw a huge difference in her development and so much of this was down to Charlotte's carefully planned itineraries and activities coupled with a warm, bright and relaxing home setting with such personalised care. Charlotte organised so much that we never do in our own home (arts and crafts, spending time with animals, messy play, planning age appropriate activities and games to support her development etc) and our daughter loved it. At the beginning Charlotte organised settling-in really thoughtfully. She always kept in touch with us - sending us pictures and videos throughout the day and updating us on our daughter's progress or if there were any issues.
Our daughter really loved it there and I don't think could have been any happier! We really couldn't recommend Charlotte enough. I think we'll struggle to find future childcare that meets the standards that Charlotte set!
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Mairi
on 27/08/2018
"Char Char" has helped looked after our 26 month old since she was 9 months old, and our daughter adores her. Charlotte always organises fun and educational activities, and we love how much the children are taken out to enjoy the local parks or zoo. Each night my daughter comes home and talks about all the fun she had with Char Char that day, and often spends breakfast talking about what they will do during the day ahead.
We were incredibly sad that Charlotte is leaving her current childminding setting, but very excited for her that she is setting up on her own. We don't hesitate to to recommend her. Your children will love her.
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Sarah
on 24/08/2017
Charlotte has been looking after my daughter for the last year and a half, since she was about 15 months old. She's super reliable, fun and level headed, and always is full of energy and enthusiasm. She's super patient and great at communicating with both parents and children alike. She has a wealth of experience with looking after children I'd have no hesitation at all recommending her to parents looking for childcare.
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on 13/08/2017
Charlotte has been the most wonderful childminder for our son, who adores her. He found the transition into childcare from home difficult at first, but Charlotte and her colleagues provided such a warm, loving, and fun environment for him, that he settled much more quickly than we could ever have hoped! Charlotte has treated him with such love, compassion and understanding - we can't thank her enough. She has played an important role helping him to become the confident little boy that he now is and he has built up a really strong bond with her and talks about her all the time. We 100% recommend her! We wish her every success.
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on 26/07/2017
My son has been going to Charlottes current childminder since he was 6 months old - (he's now 2 1/2). She's always warm, kind, friendly and welcoming and I know Peter loves spending time with her. He always talks about Char Char!
They do a wide range of interesting activities from painting, treasure hunts, gym classes, singing classes etc.
She will be missed but I wish her lots of luck on her new venture which I'm sure will be very successful.
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Andrew
on 24/07/2017
Charlotte is a wonderfully caring childminder who has provided outstanding care for my 2 year old son. She has created a warm and loving environment akin to a second home. I have continually been impressed by the inventive, creative and exciting activities that my son does on a daily basis. Charlotte is always looking at new experiences for the children and everyday they go on some sort of interesting and fun trip out.
She was fantastic at settling my son when he first started. I completely trust Charlotte with him and feel lucky for have found her. Thanks Char Char!
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Flo
on 24/07/2017
Charlotte has looked after our two girls for 6 years, mainly for pre and post school childcare but she also looked after our youngest daughter full time in the year before she started reception. My daughters have loved being cared for by Charlotte. My youngest daughter says that she loves Charlotte because she is always kind and helps with arts and crafts. The oldest one says that she cooks lovely food and is great fun. As parents we have always felt 100% confident in Charlotte's care.
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on 22/07/2017
My son (2 years old) has spent 2 days every week for over a year at the setting where Charlotte has been working prior to running her new business at her own premises. We will be sorry to see her go and have always had a great deal of confidence in the care which she and her colleagues provided to our son. She and her colleagues always taken great care of the kids, given thorough hand overs and communicated well and ensured they had fun activities to do from attending parks and play groups to going to soft play, doing art and craft and attending theatre and zoo / farm visits. We wish her lots of luck with her new venture and am sure it will be a great success.
Joanna James and Alex
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on 21/07/2017
Charlotte has been an incredible childminder to my two daughters, looking after them for five years from the ages of 5 and 1 year old. I have always been 100% confident leaving the children with Charlotte as I know they will be safe, will have fun - and be well loved in her care.
In their words "She's really fun, plans loads of activities, makes us feel really at home and happy, cooks yummy teas and takes us to loads of fun places".
We all just couldn't recommend her enough!
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on 21/07/2017
Charlotte (Char Char to my girls) has been a childminder to both my girls since they were 6 months old. She then continued childminding but after my second baby also gave us one day a week nannying, as well as babysitting for my husband and I (I am a doctor and my husband is a fireman so we work varying hours). I cannot recommend her enough. I asked my children what they would say about Char Char. My 3.5 year old said "I love her. I love it when she comes to my house". My 5.5 year old said "She is really nice, she paints faces and takes us to the zoo".
I have absolute trust in Charlotte. She provided excellent care for my girls as babies, working with their routines (and with their complete loss of routines when they were being the fickle creatures that babies can be) and ensuring they went out everyday, ate healthy food and had an appropriate amount of sleep in real cots. They are naturally very attached to her - both my girls are now in school/preschool so see Char Char less. They recently had a day with her and my 5 year old was counting down the sleeps until the day arrived. (Enough said - she is the equivalent of Christmas.)
Charlotte has taken the children to so many different places and is always looking up new or topical places to visit. They have attended weekly classes, visited playgroups, farms, zoos, museums, parks, soft play and created many prized pieces of art. They have baked and learned to help cook and enjoyed a lot of messy play (oh, and painted faces -see above). In the summer they have been to paddling pools and picnics and played ball games - the list goes on.
When I was looking for childcare I visited every person with a space for a 6 month old within the two boroughs we lived and worked. At that time Charlotte was working with Jane Dainty as co-childminders. I came away knowing they were the one. I hope you find the same because I have never worried or had cause to doubt my decision. Charlotte is outstanding.
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Adella
on 21/05/2017
Charlotte looked after our son Edryd from the age of 11 months until he was nearly 3 and I know I will struggle to find words to express just how wonderful she is. Edryd adored her!
If one were to list all the things that Charlotte should do as an excellent childminder, then she does all of those things perfectly: we never doubted that Edryd was safe and happy, she always communicated clearly with us how he was getting on, and she adhered to all the standards of care, safety, hygiene, early-years education, organisation etc with the utmost conscientious professionalism and atten- tion to detail. Under her watch, Edryd developed from a clingy 11-month old who cried quite a lot, into a happy, confident, caring and sociable little toddler, who loved to join in with the hundreds of varied tasks, activities and trips that Charlotte and the others organised.
What makes Charlotte so special in my mind, however, is all the things that she does and the attributes that she has that go even above and beyond the things that would be on the ideal list mentioned above. In a word, this can be summarised as "warmth". Whilst maintaining all the professionalism mentioned previously, she cared for Edryd with the same attentiveness, tenderness, empathy and joy that a close family member would have. On the few occasions when Edryd was unwell or upset, she clearly felt his pain; when (as was the case 99% of his time there!) he loved taking part in all the activities that they do, her enthusiasm matched his; when he learned a new skill she was evidently proud; when he did or said something funny she was truly tickled; over any holiday she genuinely missed him and the delight of being reunited was palpable and mutual! She is a truly lovely person with a huge heart and a natural, easy, perfect way with babies and children.
When we moved away from London last year, taking Edryd away from his "Char-Char" was without a doubt the hardest part. We feel so grateful that she was such a wonderful part of his life at such a crucial stage. Thank you, Charlotte!
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on 20/05/2017
Charlotte looked after my daughter and son over a 3 year period until we left London in the summer of 2012. Charlotte has a natural warmth and connection with children and is exceptionally caring with babies, toddlers and young children. I always felt incredibly confident in Charlotte's ability to care for my children to a very high standard and my children loved having Charlotte care for them. Charlotte also babysat for me on a number of occasions and my children were always full of excitement to know that Charlotte was coming to look after them! Charlotte is full of enthusiasm for her job and genuinely cares for the children she looks after. She is fantastic at keeping the children entertained and stimulated and is incredibly patient with them. I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Charlotte to anyone looking for a first rate childminder.
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on 05/12/2012
Charlotte has been looking after my daughter along with Jayne for almost a year now and she is a very important part of the setting. My daughter absolutely adores her and her nick name 'cha cha' was amongst my daughters first words! She is an incredibly warm person and a great communicator. i always feel well informed at the end of the day with what my little one has been up to, how she's eaten, what she has said and done. She is wonderfully helpful with providing extra hours and added bits of childcare when I am in a tight spot which is genuinely completely invaluable. Especially as I feel so confident about getting on with my work life as I know that my daughter is in brilliant hands. I am a very lucky mum.
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on 13/11/2012
Charlotte has been taking care of my daughter alongside Jayne Dainty for the past 18 months and she is absolutely wonderful. Her and my daughter have formed a very special bond and my daughter talks very fondly about Char Char regularly at home. Charlotte has a really warm spirit and genuinly really loves children and that really comes across in her way with them. I totally trust Charlotte not only to look after my daughter, but to tell me how my daughter's day has been, how she's interacted, slept, eaten, and even how many poos she'd done in the early days. Also, if you ask Charlotte to do something it will get done. All really reassuring stuff when you're a parent who has to leave your child in the care of others.
Char Char has also been known to babysit on occasion, so she's an all round superstar in our books. Cant recommend highly enough.
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on 12/11/2012
My daughter Maia was lucky enough to have Jayne Dainty as a childminder from when she was 8 months old to just after her 4th birthday. During that time Charlotte started working for Jayne and it was as if the family had been extended.
Maia adored Charlotte and looked up to her as if she was her big sister. Charlotte has amazing patience, a great attitude and all the children clearly loved her. She's very confidence inspiring and I felt completely at ease leaving Maia in her care. Charlotte was brilliant at reporting every detail of their day together and repeating things that Maia would tell her which made the whole experience very personal and made me feel involved with what they were doing.
I'd recommend Charlotte without a doubt, both as a childminder and as a babysitter. Maia would push us out of the door when she knew that Charlotte was coming to babysit desperate to have her all to herself!
If you're looking for someone to care for your child and want them to be in a nurturing, fun, safe, educational, home from home environment, and you're lucky enough to find that Charlotte is available - grab her with both hands and don't let go!
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