Katie

Wonderful Childminder

Katie looked after our 1yo son for almost two years, since being in her care he absolutely flourished and I credit Katie for the exceptional care and support she provided during this time.

Katie’s setting is always immaculately clean, and she thoughtfully rotates toys and activities to ensure all the children are engaged and occupied with age-appropriate activities.

Katie went to great lengths to ensure our son was continuously developing and encouraged him to try new things (such as letter practicing). He often came home having learnt new words or skills! He also spent lots of time outside and socialising with other children in the setting or in playgroups.

Katie is a brilliant and trustworthy childminder, one who puts in so much effort, care and attention into her work and we feel so fortunate and grateful to have met her!

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by Claire on 07/01/2025

A setting that offers home away from home

We had both our children with Katie and she is the warmest, most caring person who offers a safe and stimulating environment for the children in her care. There were always lots of activities prepared and the days are well structured. Our daughter was with Katie from 11months old until 3 1/2 years old and she loved going to Katie’s every single day. She developed beautifully under her care and has had great preparation for school nursery. Katie ensures that the children have fresh air, exercise and stimulating activities tailored to their interest. She took great care in getting to know our children and was always transparent in communication and sent us several daily updates and photos. It felt like she was part of our family and it was so reassuring to know that our children were in safe hands. We miss her a lot already and she would always be our number one choice for childcare!

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by Laura on 07/09/2024

Fantastic care for our little son

Our son started going to Katie’s since he was 18th months old, he’s always enjoyed spending time outside in the garden, playing with different toys such as figurines and also Montessori blocks, shapes and other, going for walks and attending play group, he’d always go in with a smile and lots of enthusiasm. Katie always prepares various interesting activities and sensory boards and etc, our son had learnt all the baby songs! We are so grateful to Katie, she’s been always caring, supportive and attentive to him. Katie encourages good manners and polite behaviour, our son’s learnt to kindly share his favourite toys! There’s always been a great communication. Katie is the best childminder there is, we are very thankful!

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by Margo on 24/07/2024

High standard childcare provider

Katarina has been childminding my daughter who is now 39 months old since May 2021. She looked after her 4 days a week.
I have been extremely happy with the care she has received and great progress she has made whilst in Katarina's care. Katarina's home is always welcoming, clean and well organised and has great fun playing with all the toys and resources available, and with the other children in her care. She provides a wide,fun range of activities including plenty of outdoor exercise.
Katarina is a great communicator and has no trouble in gaining her confidence and therefore encouraging good behaviour and kindness and compassion to other, both skills are important to us at home.
When my daughter is hurt or feeling under the weather, I knew she feels happy to be comforted by her and I am confident that she can administer either first aid or medication following all the correct procedures and completing the necessary records to ensure the health and safety.
All in all we are throughly happy with the level of care my daughter has received and I am certain that being in such a positive and happy environment is helping her develop into a confident and self assured little girl.

I would absolutely recommend Katarina as a great, reliable and trustworthy childminder.

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by Erzsebet on 05/01/2024

Response by Katie on 05/01/2024:

Dear Erzsebet, thank you! It was my pleasure to look after your lovely daughter. I’m missing you all! I hope to see you in the future.

An amazing child minder whom we will miss

Katie looked after my 1 year old (from the age of 8 months to 19 months) full time during the week and my 5 yr old on school holidays. Both children loved going to Katie's house and really enjoyed their time spent there. Katie provided a warm, homely environment for the children with lots of educational stimulation throughout the day. She also took the girls regularly to children's classes in the locality & on nature walks/ to the playground which they loved. My 1 year old's speech and fine motor skills came on leaps and bounds at Katies. She also had a lovely routine that included nap time & regular meal times etc. Her garden is safe and well set up with lots of fun play stations that included sand play and water trays which they loved, especially during warm weather. Katie is an exceptional child minder that created a very lovely warm environment for the children. Both girls adore her, as we do too. We unfortunately had to leave London for work reasons, but we would be sending the girls there indefinitely if we were staying in the area. I can not recommend her highly enough.

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by Neasa on 31/07/2023

Response by Katie on 31/07/2023:

Dear Nease, thank you. It was my pleasure to look after yours lovely girls. I am already missing you all. I hope to see you in the future.

It will take a lot to replace her...

Katarina has looked after our daughter from 9 month old until 2 years old. I felt instantly comfortable leaving my young baby with her, our daughter settled very quickly with her too. And I can't thank her enough for everything she has provided for her, we have seen her grow and develop so fast. Her setting has many toys and activities and is very safe. They have something exciting to play with and learn from everyday, Katarina is also very creative around setting her own activities every week and our daughter would be so excited to go every morning. Katarina has such a big heart and genuinely care about children. We are so sad to lose her as a childminder as we had to move out.. And I join the other comments in saying that she is the best childminder you could ask for! Thank you for everything Katarina!

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by Aurelie on 05/03/2023

Response by Katie on 08/03/2023:

Dear Aurelie, thank you for choosing me as a childminder. It was my pleasure to look after your daughter. She is a sweet girl. I am already missing you all! Have a great time and I hope to see you in the future.

Best childminder you could ask for

Katarina has looked after both of our daughters from I went back to work when they were babies up until this summer before the youngest goes to school.

Her home is immaculate and she provides stimulating exciting activities for the children. The children settled in very quickly due to Katarina’s care and nurture and they thrived in her care.

They attend toddler groups and library sessions and spend lots of time playing outdoors. Katarina has an excellent understanding of EYFS goals and creates games and sensory tables for new themes constantly.

Katarina really became a part of the family and the children were always excited to see her in their days with her.

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by helen on 08/08/2022

The best Childminder you could ask for

I wish I could give Katarina 10 stars on here. Our son was with Rory since he was 7 months old and is the boy he is today because of the caring, loving nature that Katarina nurtured him with for 50 hours every week. He has just left to go to school in September. I highly recommend Katarina as a Childminder. She is excellent in everything she does. She is so loving, caring and passionate about her job as well as ensuring the children have a fun and safe environment to play in. She really is amazing. She sets up different games for the children to play depending on their ages and she also sets up a knowledge/play table with different themes like Harvest time, Halloween, Ocean animals, farm animals and the Antartic. She has always changed her activities for the development for our son depending on his age. Our son loves Katarina and would be excited to go to her house on a Monday morning. Katarina's house is immaculate and is safe for babies and toddlers to play, she also provided nutritious meals to our son over the years. I feel like Katarina is a part of the family and always sent us updates on activities and sent us photos. Katarina is thorough at her job and takes pride in everything she does. You would be absolutely lucky to have Katarina as a Childminder for your child. She is amazing.

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by Maeve on 01/08/2021

Outstanding childcare from baby to pre school

Both of my children were with Katarina so she has been part of our family for 6 years. She looked after them from young babies through to after school childcare.

She is incredibly caring, wonderful with babies and her in home setting provides a calm, safe environment for little ones. She supports them with milestones including walking and speech, with lots of reading and education toys.

Katarina has a deep understanding of the EYFS curriculum and so provides fun activities that engage the children and also educate. She is excellent in supporting children to become school ready.

The children spend a lot of time outside when the weather is good, in the communal garden, parks and walks to Ruislip Lido. Katarina has a lot of fun outdoor toys for the children to play with as well to teach them about taking turns and team games.

When Covid restrictions allow, Katarina has taken them to local toddler groups and libraries to engage with other children in different settings and different toys and activities. Katarina is well known and respected in the local community for providing excellent childcare. We have recommended her to several families, all of whom have had positive experiences.

We have left Northwood now but we and the children miss her so much.

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by Rachel on 12/07/2021

Childminder with a genuine interest in my child

My child loves to go here as the activities run are so creative and fun. I have never come across a place like this where so much thought is put into growing each child’s imagination and making sure they learn new things on a daily basis. As a parent getting daily pics on what my child has been upto is so informative. Katarina is really flexible on days/times agreed as things can change lastminte.com, she is very accomodating and understanding.

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by Pbansal2 on 05/07/2021