Little Monkeys

Brilliant childcare

Lucy and Natalie have been amazing with my daughter. She has developed so much. Lucy was able to offer emergency, term-time childcare at a very reasonable price. Every day they have done a stimulating and engaging activity. They provided food. The house is full of toys and clean. Thank you Lucy and Natalie, we really appreciate your help.

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by Fran about Little Monkeys on 19/07/2024

My daughters have loved coming to Little Monkeys!

My 2 year old daughter is currently at Little Monkeys and my eldest daughter, now five also went to Lucy's and both girls have learnt and developed so much in the time they have been there and made some lovely friends along the way. The setting at Lucy's is a real home from home environment with a lovely garden and fantastic range of toys. They do loads of activities and day trips from trips to the park to trips to the farm and lots more. Photos are sent in the day so we can see what fun they are having!

My daughter is always smiling when I pick her up and drop her off and even asks to go to Lucy's! We've found the whole team there brilliant to deal with, really friendly, approachable and down to earth and we couldn't ask for more.

Would definitely recommend as a wonderful setting for your child, thank you for all you do for our children x x

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by Clare_83 about Little Monkeys on 01/09/2022

Highly recommend!

Our son has been going to Lucy's since he was 10 months old (he is now 3) and we are extremely happy with the care provided by Lucy, Gemma & Natalie. He settled in immediately when he first started and always comes home happy and eager to tell me about his day. We love that it’s a slightly larger setting, meaning it’s more like a nursery but with a homely, family feel. The pick-up/drop-off service is so convenient and he is given a healthy, balanced menu of delicious food.

He has flourished under the care of Lucy and the girls. They offer a variety of fun and stimulating activities, all of which encourage his natural curiosity including baking, water play, gardening, crafting and games which explore science and nature. We especially love that each year the children are guided through the whole metamorphosis process as they observe caterpillars developing into butterflies. Our son has developed a deep curiosity about the natural world and 'how things work' which has been stimulated by the experiences he has at Little Monkeys. They also go on some brilliant trips out, he loves going to Willows, soft play and the De Havilland Air Museum in particular.

Each day we are provided with a diary detailing what the children have done that day, what they have eaten etc which is really useful. We are also sent lots of photos and videos of their day which is wonderful. We get regular updates on our sons development, so we can be confident that he is hitting the expected milestones - but we also like that this is nurtured through play and self-discovery which challenge him without too much pressure. Our younger son will be starting at Lucy’s later this year, needless to say we would happily recommend her services to anyone.

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by Polly about Little Monkeys on 27/07/2022

We love Lucy's!

Our son has been with Lucy for 2 years from the age of 1, and will stay with her until he goes to preschool. We love Lucy's setting - she and the childminders who work with her take amazing care of our son - his confidence has grown immensely and they have so much fun. They go out most days on some incredible trips to some very exciting places which I think is rare and so valuable. They eat amazing food (we are jealous of their menu!) and do so much learning through play. We also love that he has interaction with children older than him, the same age and younger. Little Monkeys have offered us plenty of useful advice for his development and he is thriving. The group of parents is lovely and we are encouraged to engage with eachother through our whatsapp group and Christmas drinks which is a bonus too. We are expecting another baby and have already signed them up to attend, which I think speaks volumes. I'd happily recommend Little Monkey's setting to any parent.

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by Claire about Little Monkeys on 24/07/2022

Definitely recommend!

Our daughter has been going to little monkeys for nearly a year and we’re really glad we found somewhere we trust. They go on outings most days and the best part of our working day is when we receive the photo updates from their mornings out. They’ve also hosted a parent meet up during Christmas so that parents could meet each other.

We have a lovely collection at home from the artwork she’s completed whilst at little monkeys. Our favourite ones are the really thoughtful gifts during holidays (e.g a felt heart with a photo of our little one on valentine’s day).

I grew up in a house with both parents as childminders so had a fairly high standard of what I was hoping to get from the childcare. Little monkeys has ticked all the boxes and I can tell my daughter really loves spending the day there. She’s also learnt so much from the childminders and from the other children. She can probably bake better than me after all the regular baking sessions!

We love it because it’s a larger environment than a single childminder, but more of a family environment than a nursery. Would definitely recommend their childcare services.

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by hubs3 about Little Monkeys on 24/07/2022