K J M

An Icredible Childminder!

Kerry has looked after both of my daughter's at different times over the last three years and I can't sing her praises enough. She is caring, compassionate and goes over and above to make sure the children in her care have the very best experience.

Her house is kept beautifully clean and she has the most incredible range of toys and resources for the children both inside and out. They spend a huge amount of time outside and go on walks and trips to the library and local parks. She organises activities that really help with the children's development and I really believe my children have learnt far more from being in her setting than they would elsewhere.

Kerry is has very strong routines which helps the children thrive and is brilliant at encouraging them to be independent which was important to us. She is also very flexible and supportive of things we do at home eg accepting our cloth nappies even though they were new to her. Kerry gives detailed updates at the end of each day along with loads of amazing photos of the children.

Both of my girls have loved going to Kerry's and get excited when they know it's her day. My three year old is now at school nursery but asks to go back a lot in the holidays. My youngest daughter struggled a lot with separation anxiety and being a lockdown baby had never been looked after by any other adults or even held by them. She took a long while to settle but Kerry was patient with her and helped us all get through what was a very emotional time. To see how happy she is a year later (she does an excited happy dance when she knows it's time to go) is testament to Kerry's fantastic care.

Everyone I know has had gripes about their childcare form time to time but I have never had any even slight concern. I genuinely feel blessed to have found Kerry as she's been the most positive influence on our children's lives.

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by SarahT about K J M on 25/04/2022

Amazing childminder!

Kerry has been looking after my daughter since she was 9 months old, she is now almost 3 and has loved every minute of every day with Kerry.

Emilia loves going to Kerry’s, she currently goes 4 days a week, she feels so loved, safe, and comfortable there, a proper home away from home!

Kerry is an absolutely amazing childminder, I couldn’t imagine sending my daughter to anyone else, the experiences that all the children in Kerrys care get are second to none! Trips to the local library, parks, and feeding the ducks are just some of the places Kerry goes with the children. Emilia regularly comes home with paintings, arts & crafts that she has done with Kerry.

At the end of every day I receive a daily diary from Kerry explaining what they have done that day, including naps, and how much of her lunch was eaten. I really couldn’t recommend Kerry enough if you are looking for a childminder in the Cheshunt area!

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by Sarah about K J M on 25/04/2022

Response by K J M on 25/04/2022:

Thank you so much for your kind words Sarah ☺️
It’s a pleasure to look after Emilia x

Wonderful childminder

Kerry has been a fantastic childminder. I needed someone to help with taking my son to and from nursery and he has always been very happy in her care, she is professional, considerate and caring. She was great at letting me know how he was getting on, and I felt at ease knowing my son was being well looked after.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone.

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by Nellb1 about K J M on 17/12/2019

Response by K J M on 18/12/2019:

Thank you so much for your kind words.
It has been a pleasure looking after your son, he is like a little ray of sunshine.
Hope he settles at his new school xx

Kind & Honest

We met Kerry and she really spent a great deal of time talking to me about the schools & childcare options in the area, as I'm new here. She was patient, good natured and kind to my son, seeing him up with some toys to keep him busy whilst we talked. The location doesn't quite work with our commute, but if it did, we would be using Kerry.

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by Nat about K J M on 10/05/2019

Response by K J M on 10/05/2019:

Thank you for coming to see us, happy to give you advice anytime. I hope you find a lovely minder soon in the perfect location.
Best wishes x

Unprofessional conduct, unfortunate

We had initially met with Kerry and we were initially ok with the house and the garden and Kerry to the time to go through her folders containing her qualifications etc and showed us another child's file on their progress, which she had the parents permission to do so.

Kerry was very quiet and laid back but seemed very pleasant.

As first time parents we thought it would be prudent to meet with other Childminders before signing a contract. However, Kerry then sent me a text message to say she'd spoken to her Childminder mates and thought I was actively looking for another Childminder so we withdrawing her offer.

Texting instead of ringing me to ask our discuss it was very unprofessional, and saying that she'd spoken to her Childminder mates made it sound as if they had discussed it and we felt we would not be able to find another local Childminder.

It's a privilege if a parent chooses you to take care of their child, and is their right to make sure you're the best person for the job.

Fortunately for us, Kerry showed us she definitely wasn't good enough, and we feel thankful this happened before signing a contract.

Kind regards

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by Amy about K J M on 07/05/2019

Response by K J M on 07/05/2019:

I only met this this family the one time. I gave up an hour of my family time on a Saturday to meet with them to discuss their childcare needs.
I CHOSE NOT TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILD and this family have now written this review!

I wish this family every success in finding great childcare soon.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO READ MY REVIEWS WRITTEN BY ACTUAL FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CARING FOR !