Syeda

The best ever!

Syeda has a warm and loving environment, she is right next to London Fields so it’s really easy for her to take the kids out each morning, they have lots of outings to the park, farm, museum, library and activities at home on rainy days like painting and making cards or playing in the sandpit and paddling pool in the summer.

Our favourite part of the day was when we received messages with photos of what they all got up to, as well as the practical things like his mood and how much he ate.

Every morning when he was dropped off he would happily wave goodbye to us and just head straight sit on the step ready to take of his shoes then go in to play with his friend and favourite toys. Every afternoon that we picked him up he would be dutifully waiting on the step and was so happy, would give Syeda a cheerful wave goodbye.

We cannot recommend Syeda highly enough, also her assistants Liuba and Khadija are both fabulous too. She is so attentive to the various needs of the children,

Our son was with Syeda from about 11months and is now too old to keep attending Syeda’s wonderful setting and I am so very sad to have to say goodbye.

My husband wanted to add;
How do we even start!? We cannot imagine a more loving, generous, and kind person to have watched our son for the last two years. Our son's days at Syeda's house were full of activities and friends. We knew that we had found the right person when he didn't even have to settle in. He immediately felt comfortable, safe, and clearly looked forward to going again the next day. As parents, Syeda was a great communicator, easy to work with and incredibly dependable. It is with a lot of tears in our eyes, that our son has grown out of her care, into nursery.

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by Bibi about Syeda on 29/09/2024

A brilliant childminder

A neighbour recommended Syeda to us and I am so glad I took their advice, because she turned out to be the best childminder we could have hoped for. Our daughter went three, and then four days a week from the age of 10-months and it was immediately clear this was a loving, warm and extremely positive environment for children to be in. Syeda's home is comfortable and full of toys but she also encourages the children to be creative, often sending them home with pictures they have drawn, or cards for special occasions. Our daughter loves the trips to the library and the museum and the local childrens centre and her language and communication skills have developed hugely in the year she has been there. Because there are only a few children, they are all given a lot of attention and it's clear to see they form very strong bonds with Syeda and her excellent assistants, but this one-on-one care clearly also helps with their development. Syeda has been very flexible with both my partner and us when we wanted to increase or decrease the number of days, and has always been ready to help when there was an emergency and we couldn't get there on time to pick our daughter up. She even once sent us home with some delicious home cooked food! I could not recommend her more highly to any parents looking for someone to care for their child.

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by Marijke about Syeda on 07/01/2024

A lovely start

We’ve been with Syeda since our daughter turned one and we stopped this summer, very reluctantly, at 2 and a half to take a nursery place. Our daughter would stand excitedly at the door in the morning and run out at the end of the day with a big smile on her face - this is really all we could wish for. We are very grateful to Syeda - and her lovely team of helpers - for giving our daughter such a lovely, happy start.

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by Agnes about Syeda on 07/09/2023

Exceptional Childminder

We couldn't be happier with the care our son has received from Syeda. He joined her when he was just 9 months old, and Syeda showed incredible patience and dedication, taking the extra time necessary to help him settle in. As parents, entrusting our child to someone else for the first time can be quite overwhelming, but Syeda really held our hand through the entire process.

Syeda's home, just north of London Fields, boasts a fantastic play space, and she ensures the children have an enriching experience by taking them out every day to various places like playgrounds, Hackney City Farm, and the library. What's truly comforting for us is that she keeps us fully updated with lots of photos and a daily message detailing our son's activities, his sleep schedule, and how he's eating. These updates are a bright spot in our day when we're at work.

Syeda's passion, dedication, and expertise make her an invaluable part of our lives, and we've seen our son thrive under her care. Thank you, Syeda, for being such a wonderful caregiver!

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by Rob about Syeda on 29/08/2023

The exact childminder we needed

When our then 18 month old was still struggling to settle at nursery after 6 months there, I was doubtful that moving him to a new place would do anything more than unsettle him further.

How wrong I was. Moving him to be with Syeda was the best childcare decision we (well, my wife) made. The difference in his happiness was clear from the off . Now he's three and moving to pre-school and it's been a joy to watch him blossom whilst being under her care.

It's clear that Syeda has a great bond with all of the kids she looks after and our little one is always excited to go in on a Monday and show her a new toy or tell her which train he's been on over the weekend. The kids go to the park/library/museum every day and when the weather doesn't permit it, he always brings back an art project that Syeda has had him working on.

As well as being great with kids, Syeda has always been super responsive with us and has agreed to evening meetings whenever we've wanted to discuss anything about our son's development with her.

We're truly grateful for how Syeda has looked after our child

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by David about Syeda on 09/05/2023