Dayna Ha's Reviews
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Average Rating:
(4.14 from 7 reviews)
Dayna has been looking after our little boy for a couple of months now; he was suffering quite badly with separation anxiety at first but Dayna has worked miracles! Her patience, communication & knowledge is amazing & we feel very lucky that our son is being cared for by someone so professional & dedicated. He is becoming more confident & comfortable in unfamiliar surroundings & I credit that to Dayna. Similarly I suffered with quite bad anxiety & PND when he was born so I do get anxious about how people will react to him when he’s fussy or unhappy but being able to text & call throughout the day & receiving pictures has helped me with the reassurance I needed to know that he’s ok. The tapestry app is excellent for us getting updates as well; it’s lovely to see photos & videos of what he’s done that day or that week. In case you can’t tell yet....I can’t say enough nice things about Dayna!
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As a nursing student, my hours can be irregular, but Dayna has been very accommodating. I sometimes don't get there til after 8pm.
My son enjoys being there and playing with the other children, and has a lovely bond with Dayna.
She communicates availability well in advance, ensuring time to make alternative arrangements.
She's very friendly and approachable, and will always try to accommodate you.
With Dayna, I know I have a caring person looking after my Prince when I am not there, and look forward to her continuing to look after him long after I graduate.
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Dayna looked after my first child from 6month old to 3.5yrs old till he started preschool.
She offered a range of activities and attended different playgroup settings.
She kept me upto date with his development and I recieved a wonderful record of achievement which I will treasure forever.
My son still talks quite often about places hes been and children hes made friends with.
If we hadn't moved out of the area I would happily and confidently sent my 2nd born.
Food was never an issue she offered a range of meals and these were seen in pictures and my son told me what he ate. We got a daily diary that told us what meals eaten how much and also highlighted toilet times which was a great help during potty training.
As a nurse my hours changed at the drop if a hat and Dayna always accomodate them without very little notice (thats what working for the bus is like).
If I could give thos setting 10 out of 10 I would. It's a friend inviting environment and Dayna has gone above and beyond her role as a childminder for us. Shes now like extended family to us.
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My two children have been coming to dayna for just over 4 years and I can't recommend her highly enough! The kids think the world of her (and her kids!) and she has genuinely provided a home away from home for them. They are always busy with activities and going places which has really helped with their confidence and development. She also sends me photos and updates of what they have been doing durig the day which is really reassuring, especially when you first go back to work from maternity leave! She's been incredibly flexible and helpful around my job. She's also obviously a far better cook than me as the kids eat meals there I can't tempt them with at home!!
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Dayna Ha
on 27/06/2017
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Dayna Ha
on 27/06/2017:
It's been an absolute pleasure having them both. Thank you for your review its much appreciated.
In the 2 years my son has been with dayna his social skills have improved impeccably. I'm a busy mum of one with my own business and have to work around the clock! Dayna accommodates me always with pick up and drop of times. She has helped my son with his speach.
He now eats a varied variety of meals as dayna has invested her time into helping him learn to shop for his own foods and how to prepare them. He has an exceptional appetite, eats most fruits, vegetables.
I cannot recommend this childminder enough. She caters to all sorts of different needs for the individuality of each child with her setting. I'd be lost without her. Deffinatley a 5*
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on 27/06/2017
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Dayna Ha
on 27/06/2017:
Thank you for your review. As always its been a pleasure looking after your lil one I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute x
My 3 year old son started with this childminder and everyday when I asked him what he had for lunch he always said bananas and crisps. There was also an incident when my son told me she had told him off because he got out of his chair to get away from a fly. I did question the childminder (I did not accuse or complain, I simply asked if this was true) the child minder rang me to explain herself and we cleared the air. My son was supposed to attend the following morning but then out of the blue she text me on a Sunday afternoon saying my son was no longer allowed to go with immediate affect. I think this childminder is very unprofessional in the way she has acted as I should be within my rights to express any concerns regarding my son. She has left me stuck for work as she knows I'm self employed. I would not recommend this childminder to anyone
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on 25/06/2017
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on 27/06/2017:
Thank you for your review. As I explained there were a few issues and I feel it would be unprofessional to discuss, but as you mentioned the fly and food I feel it appropriate to mention you had omitted to tell me your son had a phobia about flies, although didnt present any distress and that I do offer a variety of foods for lunch as discussed with yourself and demonstrate in my healthy eating policy. In spite of finding several issues with the care I provided for your child you was still happy to bring your child back on a request to reinstate your contract, and confirmed he had had a happy time with me. My reasons for terminating care was I felt that the other issues that I ave chosen not to discuss would compromise my setting and sadly it appears I was right.
I was looking for a childminder over the weekend for my two kids age between 2
and 1 however I have found it too expensive so I change my plan to weekdays. I was very straight and clear about everything from the very beginning for instance I double checked with her the following things:
timings
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pic and drop service (extra amount to be paid)
total cost for childcare for per day
Everything is sorted out smoothly at that time but I still didn't know why she was so reluctant to share her phone number and post code as I don't drive so I just wondering to check where she lives actually and in case of emergency I should have her personal number but she din't pass it on to me.
At the last moment I don't know what went wrong in between and she changed her mind and say no and rather ask me to check some one else for the child care.it was really a hard time for me because I don't have enough time left to sort it out again with someone else.
Maybe, I am not a local English person, it might be my poor English writing skill but she put things on my shoulder that I was not very clear about the arrangements. However I must want to mention that finally she had realized herself and arranged a childminder for me and pass on to me the personal number as well as landline number for that new childminder.
she tried to arranged some one for me therefore I am giving her 3 stars.
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