cherrybl's Reviews

Committed and caring

Esther has been looking after my son for almost a year now (he is coming up to 2). She is warm and welcoming and he absolutely loves spending time with her.

I met Esther whilst on maternity leave at local playgroups and she continues to take my son regularly so he maintains and builds friendships with other local children. She has an amazing garden and they spend a lot of time out and about or in the park which is great because my son loves the outdoors.

Esther looks after him from 8-5 and cooks all his meals (we are veggie which was no problem).

Esther is reliable and great at keeping me posted throughout the day with photos and anecdotes which really helped in those first tough days returning to work.

The main reason I chose Esther to look after my son is how kind and warm she is. I know she really enjoys her job and she truly builds a strong bond with the children she looks after which is so important. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.

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by Katie about cherrybl on 24/06/2022

A wonderful setting for my son

My son was looked after by Esther for 2 and a half years (2019-2021), and he always had the best time! Esther had him three days a week, and he would look forward to going, so I always felt he was safe, well-looked after and loved. He is now a happy, sociable 4 year old who has loved his year in a nursery setting. As someone who works with children myself, I know that his early childcare experience with Esther have allowed him to feel safe and confident about transitioning to a nursery setting in September 2021. He still speaks about his time with Esther and her lovely family, and he gets excited when he sees her now. I especially valued that Esther saw him as a little individual with his own needs, likes and dislikes, and respected these. I am grateful that we found Esther and that my son has lots of happy first memories being with her, and as a new parent at the time, that was so important to us. I highly recommend Esther!

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by Sophie about cherrybl on 27/05/2022

Last minute let down

We were very happy to have chose Esther to take care of our 2 year old. We connected very well with her and she seemed amazing.

After three weeks and all terms agreed, out of the blue she says all the plans have changed and cannot take care of our child in the long term (only until the end of June) and if I could pick him up half an hour earlier (which I said several times before I could not do) so she could have lunch with her husband.

So now I have to rush and find some other childcare for my little one.

We have such great expectations and was so sad how it all ended.

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by Olaya about cherrybl on 10/05/2021

Response by cherrybl on 12/05/2021:

Thank you for taking time to leave a review, I appreciate your 5 star ratings of my setting.
I am sorry that due to unplanned changes in my circumstances I couldn’t offer permanent care for your little one but feel that by giving you an 8 weeks option/notice, I didn’t in fact let you down last minute but accepted your decision to terminate our agreement with immediate effect.
I hope you’ll find suitable care for him soon!
Best wishes
Esther