Jo A's Reviews
Parent
Below are the reviews that Jo A has written.
What really stands out about Jak is how much you can tell she really cares about the children she looks after - this is something that a number of mums in the area who use Jak's services have agreed on. She is a very warm, caring, friendly, fun person who is fantastic with children of all ages. She has a lovely warm, welcoming home with a wealth of wonderful toys that my little boy loves! She also has a gorgeous, gentle golden retriever who is so good with all the children - my little boy is so confident and gentle with dogs now as a result and loves giving Simba big cuddles. Jak is always creative in coming up with different ideas to fill the day, which often involve getting outside and exploring nature and sends me fantastic photos of what he's doing every day. She always provides a range of tasty home-cooked and healthy food and my little boy always has a big appetite when he stays with her. She's also brilliant at being calm and soothing him and the other children to sleep with stories. She encourages children of different ages to socialise together with different activities which can be made relevant to a variety of ages, and always encourages the children to be kind and helpful to each other. Her own children are also very caring and good with her mindees. She often meets up with other childminders and local groups in her area too, providing the opportunity to play with different children and toys in another environment. My little boy learns so much from his time with her and has made so many friends of all ages - it is always so lovely wandering round the village with him and hearing different local children call out 'hello!' to him. I always completely trust Jak to look after my little boy as well as she can and, from the first day he went to stay with her, he has always seemed so at home. She will give her time to answer any questions you have and is very reassuring. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
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We are so grateful to Jak for looking after our two boys for close to 7 years - she is wonderful. From the beginning when they came to her as babies I felt like she really knew, understood and cared about them like they were family. My youngest in particular was very anxious about being away from home as he started with her soon after lockdown and could not settle in other settings. Jak was patient and flexible with him and he soon settled and thrived in her home.
She works so hard, but is always smiling and goes above and beyond to create a 'home from home', in her welcoming house with gorgeous, gentle Simba her dog.
Our boys have been out on multiple trips with her, including local walks, trips to Powderham and the zoo, and also done some wonderful activities in her home, including growing vegetables and releasing butterflies that grew from caterpillars in her home. My eldest also loves playing Minecraft and Lego with the other children there, whilst my youngest enjoys drawing and colouring and making things. Jak is good at looking after multiple needs and celebrating each child's skills.
Jak is also so kind and understanding to parents' needs too! She has always been very kind and supportive, kept us updated on how our boys have been doing, championed them when e.g. their new teacher visited, and been as flexible as possible to accommodate us.
We feel very lucky to have had such a wonderful childminder for so long.Thank you Jak!
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