Dionne11's Reviews
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(5 from 23 reviews)
My son is in Dionne’s settings 3 days per week and am telling y’all he comes home every week with drawings laminated stuff, the different activities they make on a daily basis, they do some much activities such as sing a long each evening he would be singing a different nursery rhymes, and doing the action along with it, I know for a fact it helps my son’s learning skills and developments.
Dionne, Ciana and crystal is doing a very good job with these kids they are so patient, humble and loving sometimes I drop my son off he would be crying then the girls would just take his hands and walk him into the activity area and in no time he would be singing along.
These girls pays attention are vertical attentive and very professional when it comes to the children I have seen and observed for myself.
Ladies continued doing your best!!
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Elaine
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on 03/12/2019
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Dionne11
on 03/12/2019:
Thank you Elaine for giving me and the team such a wonderful review its very much appreciated. Thank you for trusting us to take good care of your son. We will continue the journey for another fantastic year of play and learning development. Thank you very much for supporting our childcare settings and our team. Xx
My two boys have been with Dionne and her two co-workers since September 2017, aged then 2.5yrs and my youngest only 10mths. This was the first time we were looking for a childminder, so we were nervous and apprehensive. Dionne came recommended by a fellow colleague so we thought we would have a visit.
Straight away any apprehension we had disappeared, she made us feel at ease and the boys were instantly interacting with Chrystal and Ciana.
Dionne recently has had a make over in her setting making it very interactive with lots of crafts, educational toys and a story corner making the most of her space. She will also be commencing Forest School with the children which I know my youngest will love!
I cant recommend Dionne and the girls enough; Dionne has always been accommodating to us if needed and I fully trust her and the staff with my two children who have done nothing but grow since being with her.
My oldest boy has sadly left and is starting school in September, but we were eager to keep our youngest there as we know how much he loves it.
Thank you Dionne, Chrystal and Ciana for everything - we would be lost without you!
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Lisa
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on 21/08/2019
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Dionne11
on 21/08/2019:
Thank you Lisa for giving me and the team such a lovely review its very much appreciated. We love having the boys as a part of our setting, and we just love their bright, funny wonderful personalities, they are an absolute pleasure to look after. Thank you once again, for trusting us to take good care of your boys. We wish child 1 the best of luck in his new school and I know he will do amazing. We will continue the journey with child 2 for another fantastic year of play and learning development. Xx
Our daughter has been with Dionne for three days a week since she turned one. Having met with a few childminders I knew we’d found the right match as soon as we met Dionne.
At our first meeting Dionne made a connection with our daughter. She was also incredibly comfortable with the paperwork side of the business, which I was really impressed with, this was something I’d seen at nurseries I’d visited but had been lacking with other childminders.
With the range of toys and equipment available, and the other children attending, we feel we get all the benefits of a nursery but with the additional personal bond and comfortable home setting.
Both assistants are also wonderful. Our daughter made a particular bond with one of them, which Dionne really encouraged, and it helped her initial settling in as well as her long term attachment in the setting.
Dionne has been really flexible and accommodating when we’ve had work commitments outside our usual childminding days, and she has even invited our daughter in for free to attend additional days for Christmas parties etc. This was so lovely and inclusive.
Dionne communicates really well, reporting on daily activities, meals, sleep and learning. She’s always keen to work closely with us on specific learning or guidance issues to ensure a cohesive approach both at home and in the setting.
Our daughter clearly loves her days with Dionne and the team. We can’t recommend them highly enough.
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Bexcaboo
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on 19/08/2019
Response by
Dionne11
on 21/08/2019:
Thank you Bex for your wonderful review. My team and I love taking care of your amazing daughter, she’s so funny, intelligent, helpful and caring to all of her friends, a brilliant girl all round and she’s a joy to have in our setting. Thank you for trusting us to do the best we can do for your daughter and having that peace of mind whilst working.
Our daughter (2) has been with Dionne and her fantastic team Chrystal and Ciana for only 5months but in that time we have seen her speech, learning, eating and even sleeping improve. On our first visit we knew that our daughter would settle in well here. The setting is small but Dionne has utilised the space very efficiently. From arts and crafts to baking to water play there is plenty for the children to do. She also regularly brings them to soft play, the park, museums.
Since day one, our little one has skipped into Dionne’s. She loves it there and we can get on with our day knowing that she is in the company of people who care for her, help her develop and keep her safe.
Dionne provides a wide range of healthy food for the children and even gets them to eat their veg! There’s a menu plan each week and each Friday we are given the crafts our little one has completed during the week.
I feel we are very lucky in finding Dionne. Our daughter couldn’t be happier. Thank you Dionne to you and your team.
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edel
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on 15/08/2019
Response by
Dionne11
on 15/08/2019:
Thank you Edel for your wonderful review.
Your daughter is a joy to have in our setting, she is very intelligent and we love her funny 😁 personality.
Thank you for trusting me and my team with your daughter. Xx
My son has been with Dionne for 3 years and I feel as if I have hit the jackpot! It's evident how much she cares for my son and I feel completely secure in the fact that she is meeting all of his needs while providing him with a loving and safe environment. She selects and prepares healthy, yummy meals and provides us with meal plans for the week.
Having looked at a number of nurseries when choosing our Son's childcare, we decided we wanted to go down the Childminder route. At the time he was 13 months old and we really wanted a home from home environment, with more focused and personable care.
Dionne ticks all these boxes and more. Her home, and particularly her staff, is the perfect place for children to grow and learn.
we have found Dionne to be instrumental to our son development with his tongue tie issue. He is becoming a very confident boy talking a lot now and genuinely enjoys his time with Dionne and the other children.
Knowing our little boy is so happy with the settings makes it much easier to leave him - and ensures we never worry.
I have seen an immense boost in the confidence of my son especially his speech and he is always taking part in lots of activities, fun games, baking, crafts, outgoing and treats .
When it comes to birthdays, leaving do's it is guaranteed Dionne will make it a great one. The care from Dionne has had such a positive impact on our life as a family that the memories will remain and be cherished.
Overall, I can’t fault Dionne, the setting is fantastic, the highlight of my working day is receiving beautiful pictures of the fun activities they have been getting up to I would thoroughly recommend Dionne to anyone considering a childminder, she is wonderful with all ages and her long term care is outstanding.
Dionne is highly recommended love you guys. From Aeisha Pink 09/08/19
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pinkaeis
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on 09/08/2019
Response by
Dionne11
on 13/08/2019:
Thank you Aeisha for your wonderful review. My team and I love taking care of your son.
You are a wonderful and caring mother and your kindness and support to our setting is forever appreciated and we are forever grateful.
We will continue to be apart of his life and yours. We truly appreciate everything. Love you all.
Dionne and the team.
Dionne has been looking after our daughter (M) since she was 11 months (she is now 2.5yrs) and we are so happy to have her in our lives. She is supported by a fantastic team (Chrystal and Ciana) who are also brilliant. Together they have created a really happy and friendly environment.
It was really important to us to find a childminder with a confident and friendly character. When we first started looking, M was a little shy and we wanted to help her build her confidence and spend time around a positive and engaging character. Dionne could not be more bubbly, energetic, warm and caring! She has such a way with young children and is so good at getting on their level, building their trust, and allowing them to shine. She really listens to what the children have to say, asks lots of questions, and takes a genuine interest in their opinions. Our daughter totally adored her from the start and became so much more confident very quickly.
Whilst it is a small home setting, it is set up really well. There are always other children there so it's very sociable. There are lots of activities and toys (balcony gardening, ball pit, dress-up, SO MUCH arts and crafts, baking, fish tank and much more). M comes home most weeks with various laminated pieces of art/projects that Dionne has helped her make. These also include printed photos of the piece being made by M which is so lovely to have. These are always really imaginative and educational projects (everything from learning about vegetables and plants to chinese new year, black history month and lovely mothers' day/fathers' day gifts). As well as regular trips to the park/softplay/library etc., the team take the children out on day trips - e.g. the Grenwich maritime museum and Peckham cinema.
Our daughter moved up to a nursery when she was around 2. Nursery had always been our ultimate plan after she turned 2 but due to the strength of the bond she felt with Dionne, we decided to keep up regular days with Dionne and she now spends one day each week with her.
On top of everything else, her location is so convenient - very close to Queens Road Peckham station which makes the drop-offs and pick-ups so much easier. Really can't recommend Dionne enough!
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Sophie
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Dionne11
on 08/08/2019
Response by
Dionne11
on 13/08/2019:
Thank you very much Sophie. It’s been a pleasure working with you and taking care of your daughter.
She is exceptional gifted. Your love, patience and attentiveness with your daughter is amazing. Thank you very much for being on this journey and trusting me and my team to look after your daughter. You and Caspar are amazing parents. Thank you for your continuous support. Xx
When I needed to return to work, I found the task of finding a childminder really quite daunting. So many factors come into play and I was very nervous meeting different carers and trying to find out if we would be a good fit. When I met Dionne, I just knew we’d found the right person to care for our daughter. In the first ‘settling in’ mornings, I could tell they got along and that my daughter was relaxed in her company and felt at home in her home.
Dionne has been caring for my daughter for the last 15 months, and I can truly say she is a one in a million. My little girl adores Dionne, and is running to her front door each time we drop her off, she is so excited to be there. It means the world to us that we can go off to work without any worries, and to know that our little girl is having fun and being looked after with such care and love that she gets from Dionne and her team.
Dionne has a very calm demeanour, she is professional, caring, kind and considerate, always going the extra mile to make the children and the parents as comfortable as possible. She has been very accommodating, not only to my unusual work schedule, but also to my changing needs for my daughter’s diet and care (she suffers from eczema).
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Heather
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on 14/02/2018
Response by
Dionne11
on 14/02/2018:
Thank you very much Heather,
It’s been a pleasure working with you as a team when caring for your daughter. You are a great mom and a wonderful and kind person.
We love taking care of your princess and we will continue to be part of her life and yours. Thank you for your support always Heather. We are truly greatful. Xx
Our son has been in Dionne’s care since January 2017 and to us, she is simply outstanding! We are delighted with Dionne and her team. If welfare and progression are the essence of excellent childcare, then Dionne provides excellent childcare. Dionne is always professional and accommodating (for example taking Shingai early in the morning to allow my wife to get to work) and, most importantly, caring.
We know that when we leave our son with Dionne that he’ll be safe and happy. From the first time we met Dionne (our son was 4 months old), she got down on the floor to his level to communicate with him - we knew then that she would give our son the care and attention he needs to grow and develop. From day one she has lived up to this promise. Our son settled in very quickly and Dionne communicated clearly with us, taking into account our requests for our son’s eating and sleeping habits.
When talking with other parents and hearing the difficulties they’ve had with their kids getting used to and enjoying their childcare setting, we feel very fortunate and are grateful to have a childminder who provides such a brilliant range of home cooked food and is able to get our son to sleep well and without any fight. She has been tenacious and conscientious in ensuring that he sleeps enough during the day. She is remarkably observant and every comment she makes about our son (his sensitivity, his love of the outdoors, his keenness to communicate) rings true with us, his parents. She knows and understands our son very well.
Since starting with Dionne our son’s progress has been, quite frankly, outstanding. His social skills have flourished and he has become a very friendly baby, likewise his language and ability to communicate and observe and comment on the world around him. He will now walk down the road, waving and saying hello to the passers-by, the dogs and even the plants. We know that our son has developed this confidence through the adventures to farms, playgroups and parks he has with Dionne (my wife has actually been in the park with our son and met other parents and childminders who know him through having met him with Dionne!). He has also come home on several occasions and impressed us with new skills –high fiving, cleaning his own face, riding his scoter…
It is not just Dionne’s experience and skills of observation that have encouraged our son, but also the sheer delight she takes in discovering his character and abilities. Life at Dionne’s is full of celebration and seems like a lot of fun. So much so that on one day when I went to pick him up he started crying and didn’t want to go home.
Dionne’s is a very happy place - she creates a fun, inviting and exciting environment for the children to explore, discover and learn through play. We know our son is in the best place and think Dionne is simply Outstanding!
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Parent
about
Dionne11
on 15/06/2017
Response by
Dionne11
on 15/06/2017:
I am pleased and honoured to have such wonderful parents to communicate with on a regular basis.
Your love, patience, and attentiveness with your son is amazing.
You are wonderful parents and I am happy to help with your sons development and progress. He is simply amazing and funny, his little quirks makes all of us laugh, all the time. Thank you very much for being on this journey with my staff and I and trusting us to care for him. We wanted you both to know you are Amazing and fabulous parents.
Thank you very much.
Dionne is an amazing childminder, she goes beyond what is expected from her as a childcare provider. It is my first experience with a childminder, as expected I was so worried when it was time for me to get someone to look after our daughter before returning to work, but these fears and doubts quickly disappeared as we decided to leave our daughter into her care. Overall great experience.
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Parent
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on 16/05/2017
Response by
Dionne11
on 17/05/2017:
Thank you so much Carine! You are an amazing mom with a beautiful, fun, loving and kind daughter. It makes me so happy to know that I have a bond with parents and child.
I love my job! Thank you . Xx
Looking for the right childcare was such a daunting experience however when I contacted Dionne, I was met with such openness and genuinty. I was instantly impressed and couldn't wait to meet with her to see her work.
From meeting with Dionne and seeing all her qualifications and her very tidy home with children playing around and truly enjoying themselves, I was instantly comforted with leaving my son in her care. Dionne is willing to work with the parent to achieve best result for baby,she has stimulating activities and great home cooked food to offer. Honestly she's the best.. Her service is a home away from home!!!!!
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Victoria
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on 03/02/2017
Response by
Dionne11
on 04/02/2017:
Thank you very much Victoria, children are our future and it's up to all of us to work together to make sure they achieve the very best. You are a great mom and continue to do the best you can with your smart handsome prince. Thank you.
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