Sarah

The perfect childminder!

Sarah is not only fully qualified and experienced, but also possesses a truly warm, caring nature which instantly puts you at ease. As a first time Mum, returning to work when my little boy was only 8 months old - I was very anxious about leaving him and wanted to make sure that we found the right person. Sarah did not make us feel pressured at all to confirm a placement with her straight away, but instead actually encouraged us to look around and ensure that we were making the right choice for both us and our son, stating that the most important thing was that we all felt comfortable. This sums up Sarah's professionalism but also just highlights her kind, self-less nature. From the very beginning up to now, she constantly considers our feelings and supports us in raising our child the way that we are happy to, e.g. sticking to our routine, bedtime schedule, meal times etc. It is also very helpful that Sarah sends a summary of our son's day before pick up so that we are fully aware of how the day has been.

Our son has been full time with Sarah for almost 6 months and we love the close bond that he has made with Sarah, her own children and the other children in her care. Sarah regularly sends photos throughout the week, to help put worrying minds at ease! She is very proactive in ensuring that the children are always stimulated through regular outings and activities and I have no doubt that this has helped to accelerate our son's development. We could not have asked for more in a childminder for our son - Sarah really is the best!

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by Rachel M about Sarah on 27/08/2024

We couldn’t have found anyone better

We feel so lucky to have found Sarah. She has looked after my 3 year old son on an ad hoc basis for a few weeks while my husband was working abroad and I couldn’t get my son to his usual childcare setting. Sarah was so understanding of our situation and was amazingly skilled at welcoming and settling our boy in quickly. They were out and about all the time doing a variety of activities and B was full of the joys at pick up. Sarah will be our only go to if and when we need help with childcare and I’m just so glad that we found her. Thank you Sarah!

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by Emily about Sarah on 23/07/2023

Great Childminder!

I couldn’t be more lucky to find Sarah to take care of my daughter for 1.5 years. As first time mum I was very anxious to let somebody else take care of my toddler when I had to return to work. When I met Sarah, I knew instantly that she would be great. Sarah is very pleasant, attentive and easy to talk to. It was very much home to home environment where they took trips to different parks, farms and met other friends every day so it was always new adventure for little one. Sarah supported and help us with every milestone or challenges we had. Big thank you!

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by Greta about Sarah on 10/07/2023

Fantastic setting and experiences for early years

We found Sarah locally on this website and couldn't have been more impressed from the offset after meeting her. My daughter has now been with Sarah for over a year, all week (after I returned to work) since she was 11months old and we are super pleased with her development, vocabulary and social and independence skills now that she is nearly age 2.

My daughter already communicates in 5-6 word sentences and I know so much of this is reinforcement from the activities/day trips that Sarah takes them on and encourages. She often uses words I'm surprised at her knowing! My daughter when she stated at 11months settled in within a week as the environment was so welcoming and even now she daily recounts all her friends from Sarah's house - they really do share a lovely bond in a homely setting!

The days out with Sarah are also the best - my daughter loves going to the farm, play groups and library - Sarah puts in so much dedication to ensuring the kids are getting a well rounded experience. She encourages independence at every opportunity (practising removing shoes coats themselves, eating etc). We started potty training our daughter at 20 months and Sarah was incredibly supportive in making this successful for us (and at 22months Naveya is perfectly day trained!) and we have honestly seen our daughter flourish in every way, growing up alongside Sarah, all the kids and Home!

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by Uma about Sarah on 07/03/2023

So lucky to have Sarah as our childminder

We knew instantly that Sarah was the right childminder for us. I was so worried about finding a suitable childcare provider for my 11 month old who has additional needs. Straight away I felt at ease and she has been extreamly accomodating.

1 year on my son is thrieving in Sarahs setting. We also decided to send our daughter to her one day a week instead of nursery as we love that she takes them out in trips where the children get so much stimulation and learn so much.

Sarah is lovely human being with a bubbly personality. The kids enjoy being with her and I feel at ease leaving them with her.

We look forward to another year with her:)

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by Rachel about Sarah on 01/03/2023