Miles of's Reviews
Childminder
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(5 from 7 reviews)
Looked after three year old while nursery was closed - they were fantastic! Really lovely setting with tonnes of toys and games - he didn’t want to come home on the first visit!
Activity packed days meant he was happy and tired at the end of the day with lots to tell me about where they had been and the little adventures he had found. He loved the pet turtles and has added to his Christmas list.
Jodie and Janet are lovely and it’s a really welcoming family setting that was safe and secure. He ate the home cooked meals (to the shock of his mum!) and had a brilliant time. Was so good to be able to feel secure that he was well cared for while we had to work. Regular updates and messages were well received and could see how happy he was.
Highly recommend and will be using again - and letting all the other parents know.
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Our now 14-month-old daughter has been looked after by Jodie and her mum Janet since she was 5 months old. We were a bit apprehensive about sending her to childcare at such a young age but we needn't have worried - Jodie and Janet made her feel like part of the family from day one. They are friendly, caring, reliable and accommodating. They are also very flexible and have even provided last-minute childcare for us on occasion.
They have a lovely garden and often take the children out on walks, to the park and to stay and play sessions. Our daughter was even lucky enough to be taken on a trip to to London Zoo! The children also eat delicious-sounding healthy meals every day.
The location is very convenient - they are located just off Essex Road and close to trains and buses into the City or central London.
Thanks to Jodie and Janet's encouragement, our daughter has become sociable and confident. She has also benefited massively from being in a mixed-age setting, so if you are in two minds about whether to choose nursery or a childminder, I would say pick the latter.
We felt very happy dropping our daughter off at Jodie and Janet's every day, and seeing her smile when we arrived each morning assured us that she felt just as happy there.
The only reason we are leaving is because we're moving to a different area. We wish we could take Jodie and Janet with us! Highly recommend.
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My 3 yo has been with Jodie (and his mum, Janet) 4 days a week for most of this year so far. They are very professional, reliable and employ all the good practices you want to see in a childcare setting. My little one had some behavioural issues to start with, very natural for a toddler but I feel probably also aggrevated by the lockdowns... Within a few months she was completely turned around and is now an angel, very social and polite. All thanks to the loving environment and consequential training she has been exposed to at Jodie's!
They have a fab garden for outdoor fun, a dedicated play room inside, the whole setting is perfectly catered around children almost like a "mini nursery" but with the type of homely setting a lot of us mums want for our younger toddlers. They provide a healthy, balanced diet with plenty of fruit and home cooked meals and they have been very good at communicating with me about my little one's everydays. They have been great friends not just to my daugther but to me too!
I never felt nervous leaving my daughter with them, not even during the first few weeks, they are just so good with children, I trust them implicitly.
They accept 15/30 hours free but are affordable without it too, the location is also a plus, with a tesco just on the corner and very close to Essex Road station!
Much recommended, cannot fault them!
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Jodie looked after our son for 3.5 days a week for just over a year from the age of 15 months. Working alongside her mum, she provided a safe and stimulating environment for our son where he developed well and learnt good manners and how to interact with other children of various ages. Jodie is very kind and caring and the children always ate good food and healthy snacks. They had several trips to the zoo, museums and regular visits to local children's centres. She is very easy to communicate with and we felt confident that our son received excellent care whilst there. We miss Jodie and Janet and only left as we relocated. Would definitely recommend Jodie.
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My 11 month old son was looked after Jodie for 8 months before we moved overseas.
He loved every minute with Jodie and we were so happy with the care and love that he received from Jodie, in a fun and stimulating environment. I would definitely recommend Jodie as a childminder.
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Ms. Speirs is the first caretaker for our second daughter and in very little time has become our daughters second home, happily making the trip to Ms. Speirs residence every morning for 4 days a week. I can think of no higher praise than the comfort, love and attention our daughter receives in Ms. Speirs care, seeing her happy at drop off as well as when we pick her up.
Ms. Speirs has created a safe and fun enviornment at her home, providing arts and crafts, toys, a comfy cuddle corner and daily fresh cooked food for the little ones. She goes above and beyond to provide extra activities for the children, such as regular trips to art drop ins, farms and even the London Zoo.
Her approach shows experience and alert attention to detail, not least in her creation of a diary with art and photographs of our daughters time with her.
We happily recommend Ms. Speirs service and welcome any questions about her.
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