Tatiana

Best childminder you can hope for your child

My daughter has been with Tatiana since December 2022 and I could not be happier with the care provided. She has activities (learning and fun) planned in advance for the whole month with a main theme, which I find exceptionnally well organised and thought. The children are not only having fun through a variety of activities but they learn on a daily basis (counting, writting, reading, but also cultural worldwild events, litterature...). I love that my daughter knows some spanish words and is brough up in a international environment (as hers and at home). It allows the kids to be so open minded. The food is freshly cooked and seems delicious (especially the Columbian inspired meals). Tatiana is communicating very well and always takes the time to speak to us about the day or how to support best our kids. Finally, I highly appreciate her understanding and flexibility. In a nutshell, my daughter is very happy and I fully trust the care that Tatiana is providing.

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by Beranger about Tatiana on 21/02/2024

The most wonderful childminder

My daughter Amara has been in Tatianas care since she was 8 months old, as someone who works in childcare myself, I understand the patience and real passion and love for taking care of other people’s children and Tati is so loved in our house (and extended families houses) for the care she gives. She truly gets to know the children in her care and loves what she does!

Amaras learning and developmental growth is hugely thanks to Tati and Paola, each week they cover different themes and explore different activities throughout the day. Tati covers all the areas of learning in her activities and the children have so much variety and opportunity to learn. They do messy play, pencil control activities, phonics, role play, she encourages independence, celebrates diversity through special occasions, and cultural weeks, they do cooking! As someone who has worked in nurseries, Tati is doing exactly what is ‘required’ in a nursery but with the extra attention, which has so many advantages! She’s got a huge outside space which is such a bonus in London and I know Amara loves Tatis garden.

Amaras friendships are a testament to the environment Tati and Paola have created, children need a safe and nurturing space to create bonds with their peers, and Amara tells everyone her friends are her sisters,
And one of her first words was Tatis sons name ;)

Tati is so good with encouragement for us parents too! During any milestones/changes (especially as first time parents) she helped me with advice during so many moments in our 3 years in her care, from stopping breastfeeding, potty training, tricky eating, behaviour and many more times. I really value Tatis advice on the decisions we make for Amara, she knows her so well and I truly feel cares for her best interest, and ours as a family. although it’s her job - she pours lots of love into her business and it shows.

Another parent once told me when they were deciding between a child minder or a nursery they were worried about if there would be lots of sick days or need for time off and in our 3 years Tatis never taken a sick day where Amara couldn’t attend and the 2 times she did close, we were given many many months notice.

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by penny about Tatiana on 06/02/2024

Excellent Child minder ⭐️

Our son was enrolled with Tatiana since 18 months old and has been with Tati for the past 2 years 3 days a week. We could not have found a better child minder for our child and have been extremely happy with the service she has provided over the years. Tatiana is excellent in all areas of child minding and we have seen such a big difference in our son’s development since his first day. He has become confident ,eloquent in his speech and has developed a vast vocabulary.Tati is well prepared and organised by planning activities for the children a month in advance.Each month focuses on various topics which have always peeked my son’s interest, motor skills, outdoor play, baking, plays, fancy dress-up, numerics and alphabets. She keeps you update to date on your child’s progress throughout the week and will even help and offer advice when your child reaches major milestones (eg:potty training).
We were also impressed by the fact that Tati caters to our families dietary needs (halal meat only) and has always informed or checked with us if certain foods were okay to eat and prepare.She has a warm and loving personality and when you meet her you get that instant feeling that your child will be well looked after and is in safe hands.We believe that Tati has instilled the skills our son will need when he starts primary school and as parents we are happy and grateful for the love and care and she has shown to child over the years.

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by Sumaiya about Tatiana on 04/02/2024

Perfect place for our daughter

Our daughter has been with Tatiana four days a week for the last 18 months since she was just 12 months old. I can't recommend her highly enough. The whole environment is perfectly set up for the children with every resource you can ask for and a very large garden which is regularly used.

Communication between parents and Tatiana is done in a daily book where we are given an update on the activities from that day, sleep and eating. Informally we are sent photos and information throughout the day on text. This was especially important in the first few months so I felt reassured but now it is so lovely to be able to see exactly what she has been during during the day so we can talk to her in the evening about everything she has done.

Every month we are sent weekly themes and a list of activities for each week. There are also special events linked to the calendar (eg. father's day, Holi festival) which are celebrated. Also at weekends we are given an activity sheet that is linked to the week's theme, so we can continue the learning and playing at home. This makes me feel so much more involved in our daughter's learning.

Tatiana was very accommodating to our nap schedule and also has suggested changes as our daughter has grown. She also has a room to sleep in by herself which I think makes a massive difference and keeps her sleep environment consistent. Tatiana was also great at dealing with her dairy allergy and regularly cooked her special meals to make sure that she ate enough if she was being a little picky.

Our daughter regularly talks about Tatiana and her friends there and it really feels as if she has a second loving home to spend part of her week.

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by Bianca about Tatiana on 20/06/2022

A brilliant, caring childminder

Tatiana has been brilliant with our little boy since he started with her at 18 months nearly 2 years ago. We noticed a great improvement in his speech and vocabulary shortly after he started at Tatiana’s and he has continued to come on in leaps and bounds in all areas of his development since then. Tatiana provides a great blend between structured activities for learning and play, and he is leaving with a really solid foundation.
Beyond that, she is so caring and supportive, my little boy absolutely loves his days in her family environment.
I could not recommend Tatiana enough! We love her and will miss her when we no longer get to see her!!

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by KatieG about Tatiana on 17/06/2022