Emma's Reviews
Childminder
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Average Rating:
(5 from 39 reviews)
She feels like one of the family. Our kids love her and we feel so blessed and lucky to have found her. She is trustworthy, caring, kind and fun. I cannot recommend her services enough. Five stars to her!
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Fantastic place for kids and parents alike. Our kids spent a year with Emma: our boy 2-3 y.o. 4days/week, our daughter 6 the same after school. Both were super happy there, had a lot of fun, friends, good and healthy food and learned a lot including good behaviors and manners. Emma is also incredibly accommodating and helping with their development needs like the changing/shorten nap times, potty training etc. She is such a nice person to see everyday on the pick-up. Her house is very nice and with garden and entrance to the park on top. I think she is the dreamy childminder and I can't recommend her enough.
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Emma has looked after Jude (2 years 3 months old) for 8 months. Jude wasn’t really used to other people except myself and my Husband, due to Covid so it was really important we found someone amazing to look after him.
Emma had great reviews and I was so impressed with her experience and knowledge and grateful she could fit us in for 2 days a week.
I met her with Jude and instantly Jude was comfortable in her lovely, clean home. Emma is very friendly and welcoming so we felt at ease straight away.
She went through everything clearly with me and even before I left her house I knew we were both happy for him to start.
A few tears, as I expected on the first few visits but he settled straight away and Emma took him and the other children to the park beside her house. Jude loves being outdoors so he absolutely loved it. She also has a big garden full of toys as well so it is made up perfectly.
She has a big range of different toys to play with, which are age appropriate and the food she cooks sounded and smells so yummy and a healthy variety.
Jude felt comfortable to have his nap there, which he had his own cot in his own room.
Every time I pick him up, he is so happy and excited. He absolutely loves spending time with Emma and the other children. He is very fond of her and she is a lovely person.
I am so happy and grateful to have found Emma and I highly recommend her. You will not be disappointed.
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It's hard to describe just how good a childminder Emma is but I'll try. She has a lovely house - clean and big with a lovely garden. Right next to a park and access to lots of green spaces and parks as well as shops. She creates a lovely environment where the kids feel safe, have fun, learn about all sorts of things and they can learn to interact with each other and grow and flourish. Emma is clearly very experienced and thoughtful. She is super reliable. The food she prepares for the kids is varied and healthy. She clearly cooks a lot from scratch. She teaches the children table manners. Our son comes home having learned all sorts of things.
We can't recommend Emma enough. We were considering keeping our son in for another year and not going to nursery and it was one of the hardest decisions we've made because he's so happy with Emma. Her group of kids feels like a lovely little community.
So if you're looking for a childminder in the area you need look no further than Emma!
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My now 2.5 yr old daughter has been looked after by Emma for nearly a year now throughout Covid and I couldn't have chosen a better childminder. Emma not only takes care of my daughter throughout the week like one of her own children but she has helped me to transition through some of the phases with my daughter such as taking away the dummy (the dummy fairy) and helping to continue toilet training with ease. My daughter has her afternoon nap in Emma's lovely spacious home and also eats exceptionally well and I am always asking Emma to send me the favoured recipes to try out myself. Overall I feel very lucky to have found Emma, its very reassuring to see my daughter so happy around her.
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Having our son with Emma was the best decision we ever made! As soon as we found Emma we knew she would be perfect for us.
Her house is impeccably clean, with toys constantly available for the children to choose from. She has a large garden out the back which our son constantly refused to be taken home from in the summer. Her house is situated next to a park which the children get to go to all the time, and each day Emma is out with the children in the woods and surrounding parks.
She cooks delicious meals which our son loved, and would eat a lot of, his table manners and routines around meal times he definitely learnt from Emma.
Every morning, our son would run to Emma’s and would greet her with a huge smile, excited for his day ahead with Emma and all his friends.
We are sad to be leaving, and if we could, we would take Emma with us!
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Emma is the most wonderful childminder. She has been looking after my 3 year old since he was 1... from the start he has loved being there and her home really is a home from home for him.
I always feel so confident leaving him with her as I know she does a lots of outings with them so they get their exercise as well as fresh air.
Her meals are all home cooked and delicious , I often find myself asking her for the recipes as my children can be quite picky eaters, luckily they also ate my attempt of them too!
She has a lovely set up at home with her big garden next to the park. In the summer the children love playing in the garden with water games in their swim wear and often don’t want to go home.
He left for nursery before he was 3 but never settled. When covid came I was extremely lucky to get a space for him to return so he left nursery and went back to Emma where he just ran through the door after not being there for 6 months. The contrast in that compared to nursery was huge.
If you are lucky enough to get a space with Emma you will not want to leave.
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Although as first-time parents we don't always get everything right, the one constant that we look back on as being the best decision we made was to send our son to Emma when he turned one. We saw him develop so much in the three years thanks to Emma, not only due to her amazing qualities as a carer but as a fantastic host too by creating a warm, engaging and loving environment where the children grow deep and meaningful bonds.
We visited numerous nurseries before finding Emma. Although there was not wrong with them per se, none of them gave us that feeling that it's the one until we found Emma. We felt we'd be sending him to a home away from home, rather than putting him into childcare. And I'm so glad to confirm we made the 100% correct judgement.
We never thought our son would be the type to look forward to being away from us, but it didn't take much time at all for him to settle in and be legitimately excited about hanging out with Emma and all his friends everyday. Emma was incredibly considerate during the settling in period, communicating wonderfully which put us at ease and therefore having a positive effect on our son too (that is to say, if we remained anxious during this important period, I doubt our son would have settled in as seamlessly).
Her strong communication was a constant throughout our son's stay – we're eternally grateful to have a written daily diary by Emma capturing our son's journey and we'll treasure this forever. From speaking to other parents, do not underestimate how important it is for there to be a open feedback loop between you and your childcarer. Emma most definitely sets the benchmark. She's very flexible too which for two working parents helped so much throughout our son's stay.
Finally, and this is really important: Emma's just great fun with a fantastic sense of humor. It's not by coincidence that she remains in close contact with most parents/kids who have visited with many returning regularly, including ours!
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Emma looked after our nearly 4 year old son over the last 3 years on a full time basis (Mon-Thurs) and I can safely say with total confidence that we couldn't have found a better childminder (or any childcare setting) for him.
We initially looked at nurseries, some rated outstanding, but none of them felt like the sort of environment we'd want our 1 year old at the time to spend the better part of his week at. We had no experience of childminders either directly or through friends, so the concept was really foreign to us, but we thought to give it a chance.
When we found Emma, it was clear she was exactly what we were looking for. We loved the way she spoke to the children on their level, calm, respectful and full of humour. She's incredibly organised and a fantastic communicator, keeping us well-informed and reassured in the process throughout our son's stay.
Emma takes the children out regularly and my son very quickly felt safe and secure in the predictable routine even as a baby. He had access to stimulating activities, outings and made friends with children older and younger than him which was wonderful. Our son certainly appreciated going out so regularly and this suited him really well.
My son learned all his table manners at Emma's and napped like a dream (he never napped with us!) He was provided with endless opportunities to develop his confidence, motor skills and social-communication skills.
We will truly miss Emma and her humourous hand-written accounts of our son's daily diary that we will treasure forever. She is a real gem and we will always be grateful for how far our son has come on with his confidence largely because of her.
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I have known Emma since 2014 when she started looking after my son. My younger daughter is currently attending Emma’s setting and will leave in September to start pre-school. Both children have been and are very happy at Emma’s house.
Emma has the perfect balance. She has a relaxed and nourishing home setting, with a beautiful garden area and lots of different types of toys, books and games. She also takes the kids out and about for a wider world experience, attending playgroups, and going to the playground/park/woods. No two days are the same.
Emma cooks all the food from scratch, including homemade cakes! My children eat food that I can only fantasise about them eating at home!
In terms of paperwork and admin, Emma is meticulous and thorough. She gives plenty of notice of her holidays so you can plan your childcare.
If you would like to ask me anything further, please private message me.
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