Linda Ob's 5 Star Reviews

Excellent childminder

Our daughter Sacha stayed under Linda's care for about 18 months from 6 months old to about 2 years. Sacha now started at the nursery because we thought she was ready to go to the next stage and wanted her to be prepared for pre-school.
We have been extremely happy with Linda’ s work with Sacha and Sacha was always extremely happy to spend her days with Linda. So happy that often she was not even looking back to us. Linda is a caring and dynamic person. We got regular updates on Sacha’s progress through pictures or daily chats. Linda has also been flexible when we needed it. In conclusion, an excellent childminder who help us in preparing Sacha for the future. Highly recommended.

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by Parent on 25/10/2018

Top quality home from home childcare

My son has been with Linda for the best part of a year now and he has come on leaps and bounds. His confidence and speech is the most noticeable improvement since coming. He adores Linda and Connie and I feel so at ease leaving him there as they have created the most amazing home from home experience.

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by Parent on 22/06/2018

Linda's Childminding

Linda has been caring for our son Sam since he was about 12 months old (he's almost 3 now) and we can say for certain that we have not been disappointed with the level of care. We knew from the first visit that Linda's home would be the right environment for Sam as it felt so much more personal and homely compared to other nurseries we had visited. This view has been confirmed by the real excitement and complete comfort Sam shows about going to Linda's which for a first time parent has been a huge relief and made leaving him a lot easier. We love hearing about all the things Sam gets upto with the other children also in the care of Linda and Connie, certainly the days seem to be full of fun! Linda and Connie always make sure to give us a run down of Sam's day so that we're aware of the good (and the not so good!) but we have most certainly seen Sam's development progress in a very positive way. Although we also have the online baby diary for the extra level of detail and lovely pictures of how he spends his days. Whilst the paper diary that Linda kept was really thorough, the change to the online baby diaries has really strengthened the level of detail available to us as parents and allowed us to be able to share this detail with grandparents and we really enjoy reading through it. Having recently had another baby, we have no doubts about where we hope to send Sam's brother in the near future.

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by Parent on 02/11/2016

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Niamh has been going to Linda for over a year now and we wouldn't send her anywhere else. Linda and Connie have made going back to work a lot easier and Niamh loves every minute. We get lots of pictures and updates on Niamh's progress and know she's in safe hands.

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by Parent on 01/11/2016

Linda's childminding

Our daughter Elspbeth has been cared for by Linda for a year and a half, initially for two days then three days a week, since she was nine months old. Linda, supported full-time by Connie, has gone to great lengths to make her feel welcome, secure and safe, and to ensure her needs are met. As a result, Elspbeth settled into Linda's care very quickly, and now often talks about her friends at Linda's house. Over the time she has spent at Linda's, we have appreciated Linda's warm and caring nature, alongside a reassuring level-headedness and willingness to listen to our wishes.
Linda's home is ideally suited to childcare: it is safe and clean, she has a wide range of toys, games and activities, and the child-friendly garden and location close to local amenities make for plenty of opportunities for rich, creative, stimulating and varied play. Elspbeth often comes home with a new creative project in her bag. Linda provides healthy snacks for all the children and helps Elspbeth at meal times. Additionally, in the first few months, Linda patiently supported Elspbeth's weaning, assisting her in overcoming some swallowing problems, for which we were extremely grateful.
Linda takes care to report back to us on the milestones, no matter how small, that Elspbeth achieves, and how these relate to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. This is done verbally each day, and in writing each week, accompanied by a photograph. We have found this very reassuring, and we are confident that Linda Elspbeth's development has been well supported.
Linda currently cares for a relatively wide age range of children, of whom Elspbeth is the second youngest, but they still manage to make sure Elspbeth's specific needs are met. They manage to find time dedicated to Elspbeth but also carefully plan activities for the whole group that Elspbeth can participate in, enjoy, and that are appropriate for her developmental and emotional priorities. Linda has also taken the children to play groups, to ensure that they also learn to socialise in bigger groups of children, and has adapted her routines with Elspbeth to ensure a more seamless transition for Elspbeth into pre-school.
We have only positive things to say about the level of care Elspbeth receives at Linda’s, and would not hesitate to recommend Linda to any parent considering her as childminder for their children.

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by Parent on 28/03/2014