My daughter attended Giggles n Grow from the age of 9 months old until she started school this year (age 4). It’s hard to put into words how incredible Helen and Beth (Helen’s daughter) are. Choosing a childminder can be daunting but with giggles n grow we got the sense that they both do this work because they enjoy it and genuinely care for the children (rather than just for convenience) which made or decision easy. Sending our daughter there was the best decision for her and us! They offer a home from home environment, however there is also structure to the day which helps with school preparedness and they clearly follow the EYF framework which is implemented through play and lots of fun activities. I honestly don’t know how they manage to fit so much into a day! They are often baking, growing vegetables, various crafting activities, they go out exploring nature in the woods, parks, and various local attractions. On top of all that there’s always a home cooked lunch which my daughter loved (apparently Helen’s spaghetti Bolognese is the best!). Above all this environment fosters kindness, friendship, creativity, courage to try new things, good health and happiness. They are also very flexible and I’ll be forever grateful for the times they helped out in moments of need. We received daily diaries of what they’d been doing and also covered practical things like food and toileting which is helpful. Additionally we would receive regular developmental reviews which would highlight my daughters areas of progress and things to work on. We always felt our daughter was in great hands as Helen and Beth genuinely have the children's best interest at the centre of everything they do. You’d be hard pushed to find more caring, professional, dedicated and kind people. One example of how outstanding Helen and Beth are, last Christmas they were unable to take the children to visit Father Christmas because of the covid 19 restrictions so Helen & Beth created the most beautiful grotto in their garden and had a family member dress up as Father Christmas (all with our permission and social distancing), it was truly magical and the children where blown away. I’ll never forget it, It was so special, especially at such a challenging time. They really do go over and above for the children.
My daughter has flourished into a confident, creative and fun loving little girl who bounced into school very happily in September, Helen and Beth have played a huge part in shaping her and we are internally grateful to them. Needless to say we cannot recommend them enough!

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