Laura We's Reviews
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(5 from 53 reviews)
Laura, Clair and Steph are absolutely amazing! The love, care and attention they put into their daily activities is outstanding. I couldn’t have picked a better place for my little one to be. He loves it and asks everyday to go see Laura and his friends. It’s a home away from home which is a massive comfort.
Since starting my son has come a long way with speech, counting, socialising etc. He has made great friendships and is thriving. Laura updates me weekly some times daily of what my son has been up to and comes home with arts and crafts or baking.
I couldn’t recommend Laura and the ladies enough ❤️
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Our daughter has attended Laura’s setting for 3 years and what a wonderful 3 years she has experienced. Laura has become such a big part of our girls life and it feels like she has become an extension of our family especially with the way our daughter refers/talks about her.
We were thrilled when we got offered a space at the Little Lovelies, Laura came highly recommended and we can see why. The setting she provides the children is exceptional, she makes them feel so welcome and part of her family and home and has given our daughter such a great introduction/aid to her social and educational Wellbeing. Our daughter has learnt so much whilst in Lauras care and we can’t thank her enough.
Lauras assistant Clair is equally fabulous and together they make such a happy, enjoyable, professional, educational and creative team. They create such a warm and welcoming environment for the children to flourish in.
Laura has/is always so accommodating and will help where and whenever she can which is such a relief when you don’t have family close by to rely upon. We are so grateful for the early years introduction she and her team have given our eldest girl and we look forward to seeing our youngest daughter flourish in the same way her big sister has and form the strong relationships/friendships our eldest has walked away with going into the next chapter of her life at school.
We would never hesitate in recommending this childminder and her team to anyone, they are amazing.
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My son has just left Laura’s as he starts school in September. He started with Laura when he was 3. He has had a fabulous time at Laura’s from start to finish and made some great friendships with other children and he doesn’t want to leave. He has come so far with his learning since starting with Laura. The children do different activities everyday and learn as they play. They do forest school once a week which is great for getting fresh air and learning at the same time.
Since the pandemic my son was unable to attend Laura’s but Laura still put such an effort into making sure we all kept in touch via video calls so the lovelies could still see each other and set little activities up to do on the video calls and in our own time which my son loved. Laura also organised for each lovely to have caterpillars for the butterfly life circle at home so we could watch our own caterpillars evolve into butterflies and set them free. Laura set up a WhatsApp group and guided us through the whole process from start to finish & provided us with everything we needed. It was great for our lovelies to still be able to do such a thing being as they wasn’t at Laura’s. We loved this. Thank you Clair & Laura for everything you have done for our son since he has been with you both. He will miss you both and all the lovelies so much. I can not recommend Laura’s little lovelies enough. Every child has such a great time and learns so much. We are very sad to be leaving for school in September. My son has made wonderful memories he will cherish forever xx
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My daughter was 9 months old when she joined Laura’s childcare setting and will be going to school full time in September. Making the decision to send my daughter to a child care setting outside of my extended family, filled me with fear as we had not had to do this with our first born. We were exceptionally lucky to find someone as amazing as Laura and as a result, all of these fears and worries disappeared!
Since her first day with Laura she has enjoyed every moment of her time there. She has flourished socially, emotionally and educationally. Laura creates a wonderful environment, where children feel safe, make amazing friendships and get to experience the creative and innovative activities Laura plans. Her setting is exceptionally well equipped for the children both indoors and outdoors. All activities are planned to help the children achieve their developmental and early years foundation stage milestones. I don’t know how Laura manages to do all that she does in her setting, she is a super childminder!
I have never experienced any anxieties leaving my daughter with Laura and know that while my husband and I are at work, she simply couldn’t be in a better place with better people. Clair who works with Laura is equally as amazing and the two of them make a formidable team and child care setting.
It’s is so sad that we are at the end of an era with Laura and Clair. Both Laura and Clair have helped my husband and myself to give our daughter the best possible start that we could have hoped for and built a solid foundation for her to begin her school life.
We are so thankful to have had these amazing, kind, caring and supportive professionals in all ours lives and will miss them very much.
Anyone looking for a top quality childcare setting should look no further.
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We were really keen for our son to have some experience of being cared for outside the home for socialisation, and this has been a fantastic experience for him. I have noticed an enormous difference in how much more confident he is around other children and adults. At home, he regularly talks about Laura, Clair and his friends and activities he has done with them. He has become much more confident about playing independently, something he rarely didn't before starting with Laura. We have also seen significant improvements in his communication: listening, understanding and speaking. He is much more able to express himself effectively, developing narratives and explanations for his actions or intentions.
Laura has been adaptable to our needs and worked with us to make the placement just right for him. We began with one five hour session a week, but increased this to two sessions a week to help our son become accustomed more quickly to the environment. This has worked really well and most days when I ask him what he wants to do, he says 'Go to Laura's house'.
Laura has been excellent at providing feedback and also suggestions for how we could help his progress at home. The use of technology to provide rapid information about our son's activities and progress in the day is impressive and gives us confidence he is both happy and challenged. I found it very useful that Laura shared the language and strategies she uses if he becomes upset at drop off and how I can talk to him at home to prepare him for the day. It was also very useful the advice she gave about regularly talking to him about the other children and making up stories together about going to Laura's house.
We've been very impressed with the way Laura has considered our son's needs, interests and development. He is clearly challenged by new activities and enjoys his time with her. We have been really impressed at the strong relationship she has built with our son even though he is only there for a short time each week. He clearly feels very secure and confident with her and she was excellent at very quickly understanding his needs, interests and strategies that he responds to best.
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I came across Laura, Clair & her little lovelies while on a visit with my daughter to our nearest Country Park.
They caught my eye mainly as the children had fluorescent jackets and The way they engaged with the children in such a lovely tone. Stopping and talking to them about the leaves etc.
Anyway coming back they were in the woods making things and thought right I must find them!
And When I did Laura was just great!
We had to go on the waiting list but as soon as a place came up I knew Evelyn would love it. Ofcourse I was worried she’s only 2 and my 1st child and leaving her with only immediate family~ but after a few settling in sessions she walked in waved me goodbye and had the best time. Laura sent pictures throughout the day and she was smiling in every one and laughing.
She has since settled in lovely~ and talks about what they have done in which the list is endless.
Both Laura and Clair are down to earth and passionate. They have the best interests in the children and Evelyn now naps while Clair sings to her.
It really is the best place for Evelyn to learn, grow and play.
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Our nearly two year old has just started with Laura and we have been really happy with the friendliness and professionalism of Laura and Clair.
Laura responded to our initial enquiry within a few hours and organised a visit soon after. She provided lots of clear information about her services and policies. Our son suffers from a number of allergies and carries an Epipen and I have felt confident with Laura’s approach, organisation and questions about his needs.
On my visit I thought that the setting was lovely and all the children were so happy. I was impressed how Laura and Clair integrated numbers and language so well into the children’s natural play. The free flow environment between the inside and outside worked really well and there are clearly loving bonds between Laura, Clair and all the children.
I have felt very reassured that even though our son is only doing one day a week with Laura we have had three settling in sessions. He has never been looked after by anyone except for immediate family so we were unsure how he would respond to being left, but he was more than happy to wave me off and didn’t want to come home when I came to pick him up. I feel Laura has put the same effort into his one day a week as a child starting full time, which has been much appreciated.
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Our son who is 3 started with Laura & Clair in January. He is a little shy of new surroundings and people so I was anxious about the big change of him going from family looking after him to a childminder whilst I am at work. I had no need to worry as Laura and Clair have made him feel very welcome and he loves being with them and all of the other children and has settled in lovely. He has lots of fun playing, doing activities, going on outings and making friends with other children and he is learning whilst he is doing it. I have noticed how much confidence he is gaining. Laura is excellent at keeping learning fun.
Communication from Laura is fantastic and I am updated everyday with a daily diary. Laura sends pictures of the adventures the children have been on, It’s nice to see them and what they have been doing. It’s great piece of mind knowing he is happy and having a lovely time. Laura and Clair cater for every child’s individual needs. I know my son is being taken very good care of being with them both and he adores them. I really appreciate everything they do for him and wouldn’t want him to be anywhere else. Thank you both Laura & Clair for everything you do for our little boy xxx
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Very apprehensive about finding childcare due to the previous setting my daughter was in not being great. But I shouldn’t have worried! Laura’s is the perfect place for my daughter to be while I’m at work. It’s a second home for my baby and She loves going. She sometimes asks to go at the weekend! Their days are filled with fun learning and making good friendships.
My daughters speech and knowledge since starting have progressed so well. She surprises me with new words/skills every single day (the most recent one being counting to 22! My daughter isn’t even 3 yet!)
I can’t recommend Laura enough!
And to add, Clair is equally as amazing! My daughter takes a little while to warm to people but Clair wasn’t fazed at all. My daughter absolutely loves her now!
Thankyou to you both for welcoming my baby and taking good care of her (even on her mega sassy days)
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My daughter has been going to Laura’s Little Lovelies for just over 18 months now and she absolutely loves her time there. We felt so fortunate when Laura offered us a space at her setting after all the wonderful things we had heard about her.
Laura has created such a welcoming and homely environment for the little ones to learn and develop in. My daughter has formed many friendships with the other little lovelies (along with the parents now) & it’s so nice to see the close and tight bond the children have with eachother as well as Laura & her lovely assistant Clair. They are a great duo and have a wonderful working relationship.
Laura recently introduced a Forest school morning to their week which my daughter benefits from greatly. She absolutely loves all outdoor activities and learning about nature (and getting very muddy)!! Yet another great idea that Laura has introduced to all the children’s development.
Laura also acknowledges all cultural celebrations including the little ones birthdays where she will hold a tea party for each of them. I love to see what the children have been up to each day in the daily diary that Laura provides along with the exceptional level of communication that she maintains with us parents.
We feel so lucky that Laura, Clair and their lovely children are all a part of my daughters life, I really believe they enrich it. I’ll be so sad when my daughter has to start school and the happy well organised routine we currently have will have to come to an end.
I highly recommend Laura’s Little Lovelies to anyone looking for a an exceptional childminding service 👍😊
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