Doreen H's Reviews
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(5 from 15 reviews)
Doreen has been a wonderful addition to our family. Our son was 12 months old when Doreen started and he absolutely adores her, running happily for a cuddle first thing in the morning. Doreen is kind, honest, thoughtful, reliable, punctual and has a great sense of humour! We are both busy working parents and Doreen always knows when we need something from the shop and helps the house to run! We are so, so grateful for you Doreen!
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Maria_G
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Doreen H
on 27/02/2024
Response by
Doreen H
on 28/02/2024:
Thank you so much ☺️…you are lovely to work with. So happy to hear I’m helping with the juggling your busy schedules with work and the children.
Doreen stepped right into caring for my four month old intuitively, when we otherwise had very little other support to draw on.
She knows all the best places to take your little one and is very helpful with suggestions, drawing on many years of child care experience in doing so. My little one is now almost 11 months old and due to my family's upcoming move we are sadly unable to keep working with Doreen. While her hours are quite set - within that time frame she is flexible and worked with me so that I could get what I needed to accomplished, while also meeting up with me so I could feed my little one and then quickly return again to what I needed to focus on. Furthermore she is happy to send updates to put you at ease while transitioning to being away more than you might like. I always had a sense that I knew how my baby was doing which put me at ease.
She is extremely reliable, very safe, upbeat, helpful, energetic and very sweet. My little one now smiles in the morning when she arrives and I could not recommend Doreen enough even when it comes to working with the youngest children.
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charlott
about
Doreen H
on 20/04/2023
Response by
Doreen H
on 20/04/2023:
Thank you so much for this review. To see “in print” (although you tell me also)! How happy you’ve been means a lot. I shall miss you all and send all good wishes for the future, wherever you may go ..you’ve been a genuinely lovely family to work with.
Doreen helped us out massively when we desperately needed someone who could hit the ground running and take care of our toddler. We always felt confident that our daughter was well looked after, Doreen was a “safe pair of hands”. She is an excellent communicator which made it very easy to work with her as parents, and she is experienced and confident. Can highly recommend Doreen, she’s been a star!
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Kate and
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Doreen H
on 11/08/2022
Response by
Doreen H
on 11/08/2022:
Thank you both so much for such a lovely review
It was a pleasure to look after your littlest one, albeit, for a relatively short time
Doreen has been working for our family for eight years now -- and we couldn't function without her! She has been the must trustworthy and steady part "extra" member of our family -- got us through covid and now helps regularly with after school care and activities as well as during school holidays. She is full of initiative -- something I REALLY appreciate as a working mom with various other things on my mind! Doreen always remembers what is due, what we need to shop for, whose birthday party is coming up, what clothes are getting too small, etc etc. She is responsible, funny, and always, always, always on time. We rely on her in so many ways, and feel so lucky to have had her with us so long. We couldn't recommend her more highly.
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Breca
about
Doreen H
on 09/05/2022
Response by
Doreen H
on 09/05/2022:
Thank you so much, you’re such a genuinely lovely family …that’s why from 8months to 8years I’m still with you. And yes, “Lockdown” …must add home schooling to the resume 👩🏫 !
Doreen has been looking after my 2, occasionally all 3 children on a part-time basis for the last few months whilst I grappled with re-locating and starting a new job. She has been everything I had hoped for in a nanny, practical, flexible and bags of initiative, whilst being a warm, reliable, 'safe pair of hands' with the kids. My 2 year old warmed to her immediately and often tells me 'I like Doreen' after we have said goodbye for the day. Recommended!
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Eleonora
about
Doreen H
on 07/05/2022
Response by
Doreen H
on 07/05/2022:
Thanks Elenora ☺️, your words are much appreciated. It’s been a lovely 6 months with your family even though only a part time basis - such a shame I can’t cover the hours you will need with your new job.
Doreen has been our nanny for more than three years now--and she still works for us three days a week. We couldn't function without her. She's got it all: excellent values, totally responsible, safe, kind, fun, honest, hard-working, able, thoughtful...the list goes on. She has become a member of our family and helps out with all sorts of things. She has amazing energy and is the kind of person who gets things done quickly and without fuss; you never feel as though you have to provide ideas for what she could do with the kids--she's got all the ideas and more! Doreen found all the playgroups on her own, and suggested she start swimming classes with my kids (which she now does). She's so organised it's unbelievable; she makes sure the household runs. She is also never late; as in, never. More than that, she truly cares for our children--and takes responsibility for them in a family-type way. People who meet them out at the park or at swimming often assume she is their grandmother--despite the fact she looks far too young for that! Both my son and daughter love her and ask for her every morning ("Is it a Doreen day?"). You simply could not ask for a better nanny. We are so grateful to have found her.
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Breca
about
Doreen H
on 20/04/2017
Response by
Doreen H
on 20/04/2017:
I'm blushing ? and struggling to find the words in response (that's your arena)!
You are a lovely, lovely family to work with - thank you so much for the review
Doreen has been looking after my 2 children a couple of mornings a week for the last few months.
She quickly established rapport with them, even convincing my bottle refusing baby to take a bottle!
Her level of experience shows immediately in the way she handles situations and I have been confident leaving my children in her care from day 1. She is flexible and adaptable (so lovely to come home to a tidy house! ) and I feel she has focused on helping me have what I need in order to be able to get on with my work.
Doreen is only available a couple of days a week due to commitments with another family. If this was not the case we would be thrilled to have her looking after our children.
Anyone would be lucky to have her.
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Asekenye
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Doreen H
on 28/02/2017
Response by
Doreen H
on 28/02/2017:
Delightful, loving and caring family to work for
Both parents are hands on, however, fully understand and work naturally with a nanny when shared care is needed.
Due to commitment with another family, I'm unable to cover all the days they now need - if I wasn't, I'd stay in a heartbeat.
Your new nanny will be so pleased to have found you ??
Doreen has been our part-time nanny for our 3 year old son for several months now and she is simply wonderful. Our son loves her and is always excited for the days when "Doreen is coming!" She takes our him to lots of activities; playgrounds, museums, playgroups, and she organises play dates. It's great for my son because he loves being out and about, and great for me as I work from home! I could not recommend her enough.
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m_v
about
Doreen H
on 05/08/2015
Response by
Doreen H
on 05/08/2015:
thankyou so much - a lovely family, fun outings with their little boy & sad to be leaving. Journey for me has become more lengthy with the roadworks so reluctantly leaving for a position nearer home
Doreen has been our nanny since April 2014 and unfortunately, due to a change in both of our working hours, she is no longer able to continue. We will miss her.
She is a really reliable and organised person who knows how important is it to come home to a clean and tidy house after a long day at work. She is professional and caring and easy to get on with. She also makes 'the best lasagne I've ever had' (quote from my 7 yr old). She is really sensible about healthy eating, road/park safety, bedtimes etc. and I have enjoyed seeing my kids' table manners improve under her watchful eye....!
We wish you all the best for the future Dor!
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Doreen was amazing with my two boys. Very reliable, always willing to try and help to fit in around my working shifts. Only known Doreen for a short while but in that time I was assured that my boys where cared for with complete professionalism, love and praise. We are saddened to be loosing Doreen to Oxford. I fully recommend employing her and whoever does will be very lucky to have her care for the ones you love most.
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