Gabi Iwa

Excellent childcare from a caring childminder

Gabi has been looking after our daughter for over 3 years now. She creates a wonderful environment for the children under her care, ensuring they feel safe, comfortable, and valued. Her warmth and genuine care shine through in every interaction, fostering a sense of security and trust that is invaluable to us as parents.

The spaces Gabi has curated for the children, both indoors and outdoors, are fantastic! The play areas are thoughtfully organised, free of small objects, and consistently kept clean, providing ample opportunities for imaginative play and exploration.

One of the standout qualities of Gabi's care is her commitment to providing nutritious homemade meals for the children. We appreciate knowing that our daughter is enjoying fresh, wholesome food that supports her well-being.

Moreover, Gabi goes above and beyond by organizing trips and excursions for the kids, ensuring they spend time on activities that enrich their experiences and broaden their horizons. She also values their educational needs and ensures that the play she organises addresses their cognitive development while making it fun and engaging.

In summary, Gabi has been an invaluable caregiver for our daughter, and we wholeheartedly recommend her services to any parent seeking high-quality childcare. Her dedication, warmth, and professionalism make her an exceptional choice for any child in need of care and guidance.

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by Agata about gabi iwa on 03/05/2024

Great Childminder

I can highly recommend Gabi as a childminder. She took care of my girl from
9 months always caring, loving and with a smile on her face. During the day she would send pictures and gave me information about the day at pick up time. She is always willing to help and assist and a couple of times I had to change dates and she was accommodating. I would highly recommend Gabi as a childminder.

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by Teresa about gabi iwa on 04/09/2022

I highly recommend Gabi!!!!!!!

I am a mom of a 2y old boy and Gabi is his childminder. I would like to write this review because Gabi is way more than that - In my opinion and experience she is the best childminder you could ever get to look after your child. She is careful and understanding, kind and loving person. Alex felt loved, listened to and homey. She provide a lots of fun activities, she taught him how to drink from a cup. She helped him in so many ways to learn, develop and have fun whilst I couldn't be around. My son absolutely love spending time with Gabi and significantly reduced tantrums.
She is so positive and she will brighten your day with her smile. She is beyond and above, professional with long experience and most importantly she enjoy playing with your child. My son always come home with some piece of art they created during the day. There are no words to describe how grateful I am. She gives 100% of herself and I admire her professionalism. I feel lucky to have her looking after my son and knowing he is happy and safe while I'm away.Huge thank you Gabi !

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by Mariya about gabi iwa on 09/03/2022

The Best of the Best

Gabi is a marvel and a true professional at her job. She is genuine and kind and a really good person. We trusted her implicitly while our son was in her care – he was always made to feel like one of the family. Her home is beautiful and welcoming and well equipped to keep the children entertained both indoors and out. She is full of creative ideas to keep the children interested and happy and on good weather days always made sure that they got out to stretch their legs. Our little boy was in Gabi’s care for four months from Sept- Dec ‘20 - just as we came out of lockdown. Life still hadn’t returned to normal so there were still limitations on play center’s and various indoor kiddie activities. As hard as this was, Gabi’s energy, can-do attitude and work ethic never wavered, and our little boy was always happy to spend his day in her and her family’s company.

I can-not recommend Gabi highly enough – she worked with me so well and was patient and kind when it came to routine and made sure that all meals were healthy, wholesome and nutritious. We were always kept informed of any eating or sleeping irregularities and Gabi always went above and beyond to make sure our little boy was well catered for. On days when he wasn’t quite himself or had a temperature – Gabi took great care of him until we were able to collect him and kept us informed of his progress. I confidently say he was never deprived of cuddles or love while in her care.

Honestly, Gabi is one of the nicest people I have had the good fortune to meet. Definitely one of the easiest decisions we’ve made where childcare is concerned. We’re expecting our 2nd child soon which is why we no longer need help with childcare – but given half the chance I’d have loved for our little boy to have stayed in her care.

Tina and David

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by Tina about gabi iwa on 04/01/2021

The best Childminder in Eltham!

My daughter was under Gabriela's care for almost a year of which 6 months was on a full time basis.
Previously my daughter was looked after by her grandmother and we were worried how she would settle in with Gabriela. It turns out we had nothing to worry about as Gabi made her feel very welcome and was very understanding throughout the process of settling in.

Gabriela is a professional childminder with huge knowledge about children and their needs. She provides them with lots of activities and days out and at the same time is very caring and helpful. With Gabriela no two days are the same!

My daughter has always been a picky eater and Gabi has gone out of her way to accommodate her needs. We have noticed a great improvement in Hanna's eating and she is now able to eat all her meals on her own which is a huge achievement and Gabriela has played a crucial role in the process.
Whilst being looked after by Gabriela my daughter has developed her communication skills and is now much more confident. She has learned all colours, shapes and numbers. Gabriela was providing arts and crafts activities on daily basis. My daughter is now able to to do them on her own and coming up with different ideas for projects at home which is fantastic.

Gabriela provides excellent environment with so many games, toys and learning. She is very accommodating and always willing to help when I have been in need. My daughter absolutely loved staying with Gabi. I could not have wished for a better person to look after my child.

Paulina

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by Paulina about gabi iwa on 22/02/2020