Darlings

Warm heart, happy babies

Zoe is the best. Lovely, warm & flexible. She’s been very engaged in making sure my son’s special needs are met and showers all of us with love on a daily basis. 5 stars; highly recommend. 😊

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by Alison on 14/06/2024

Amazing!

I cannot recommend Zoe enough, I truly believed it would take my 2 year old son months to get settled in giving how shy he is but after his first day there he absolutely loves it! He is thriving despite only going 2 days per week he has become alot more social, interactive and confident with other children and adults, he asks me every morning as soon as he wakes up if he can go to Zoes house today.
She is never short of activities and fun things to do. Zoe puts so much time, effort and love into the children that are in her care and my son absolutely adores her!
From the first viewing I knew that she would be the perfect childminder to send my son to and I was definitely right!

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by Emma on 04/06/2024

Response by Darlings on 04/06/2024:

Thank you Emma, you are so kind. Your boy is a dream to look after and I’m so pleased he is so excited to come and play with his friends. I love having such a good relationship with my families xx

thank you zoe x

Where do I begin?
From the moment my little one met Zoe I knew they would be the best of friends.
His socialising has improved incredibly.
He’s always around friends and other kids.
She’s incredible. Whenever I get him out that car he smiles because Zoe is his space place and that makes my heart so happy.
I am so lucky to have found her.
She makes food fresh each day and explores so many new and different ways to teaching and encouraging children.

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by Maggiec on 04/06/2024

Response by Darlings on 04/06/2024:

Thanks so much, it is a pleasure to have your treasure. 🥰

A brilliant childminder

As soon as I met Zoe, I knew I wanted her to take care of my son. She was warm, welcoming and so genuine in her approach to taking care of children (and her house is absolutely immaculate with the most beautiful playroom for the kids) I'm a really anxious mum but Zoe has always taken the time to reassure me, and keep me updated about my son, I really couldn't have asked for more.
Zoe cooks the most amazing homecooked meals and my son gets out and about on many adventures, along with participating in lots of crafty activities which has been amazing for him. Even my daughter who is at another childcare provider absolutely loves Zoe and that's just from the drop-off and pick-up interaction! I cannot thank Zoe enough for everything shes done for us and Jesse :)

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by Natasha on 17/04/2023

A home away from hom

I can honestly say Zoe is hands down the best childminder I could have hoped for. Not only does she cater for children's individual needs, she is patient, fun and never short of activities. I was anxious going back to work and leaving my daughter in someone else's care, and Zoe was incredible. Full of reassurance and constantly updating me on progress, including lots of lovely photos for our albums. She has provided another home for my daughter to thrive in and I'm grateful everyday for her.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Zoe as a childminder for anyone who is looking. You won't find anyone better!

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by Nikki on 08/06/2021

Don’t know what we’d do without her!

Since our little girl has been with Zoe, she has become so much more confident. She absolutely loves going and always comes home with a huge smile on her face and is always bright and happy going to and leaving Zoe’s. Our daughter has been going for 2 years so far!

Zoe has such a positive effect on our daughter, and this is purely due to her amazing methods. She’s like our daughter’s second mum! Our daughter even calls her “My Zoe” and always comes home telling us about all the exciting things she has been doing through the day! Zoe provides a wide range of activities to do and we get some amazing work sent home (including cakes which never make it home as they get eaten in the car)!!

I work full time and my hours change through the month, and Zoe has always been flexible with my needs.

During the last lockdown year, Zoe has been an amazing support to us as a family - thank you for looking after our little one and being a big part of our lives!!

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by Steven on 27/04/2021

Highly Recommended Childminder

My son has been in Zoe’s care since January 2020. I have trusted her to look after him from the moment we met. She is so professional and her genuine interest in the well being of the children is always evident. Her home is perfectly set up for childminding. She has a wealth of teaching materials available to the children. I love seeing the photos of my son each week because he always seems to be interacting with something new. Zoe’s qualifications and experience as a childminder really set her apart, I think she’s just fantastic! Without a doubt, I would recommend Zoe as a childminder.

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by Meaghan on 04/08/2020

Response by Darlings on 04/08/2020:

Thank you Meaghan, this has really made my day! Your son is an absolute pleasure xx

Absolute Amazing Childminder

Zoe has been an absolute gem! As a full-time working mum, I wanted an at-home feeling for my daughter's childcare. Zoe provides this in bucket fulls. She is kind, caring and patient with the children. Zoe does an array of activities with them, indoors and outdoors. She provides them with a variety of nutritional food which she cooks herself (how she finds time to do this).
Additionally, as a first-time parent, her knowledge and down to earth advice has helped me so much. During the lockdown, she has continued to stay in contact with us with weekly newsletters and ideas for activities. I cannot recommend her enough.

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by Emily on 23/04/2020

Response by Darlings on 24/04/2020:

Thank you very much for your kind review, looking forward to seeing you again soon x

Highly recommended

We were very nervous about putting our daughter into childcare but Zoe made us feel very welcome and comfortable in her home and our daughter settled in straight away. Communication with Zoe is always very easy and she's been great at accommodating minor changes to our childcare requirements.
The little one is always happy to arrive at Zoe's and unhappy to leave!

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by Ash on 22/04/2020

5* and more!

Firstly I would like to say a massive THANKYOU to Zoe, you have a real gift with children.
I found Zoe on this website and she was without doubt the best childminder I visited. Firstly her house was spotlessly clean (I can’t say that for many others I visited), she cooks amazing meals for my baby, I’m embarrassed to say they are much better than I do at home. Me and my baby have been working with Zoe for 9 weeks now and I love that we get daily diary entries and monthly observation reports.
I only wanted temporary childcare for two months but I’m happy to say that three weeks after our contract ended we still meet up every week because my baby misses Zoe, Elsie and the other children... and they miss us too 😘😘

I am currently looking for a permanent job and when I get that I will definitely be back for childcare 😘 THANKS from ‘us two’ xxx

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by Parent on 19/02/2018