Little People

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I never thought I could trust anyone with my daughter when it came time for me to go back to work full time. Given she was born during the first lockdown and is an only Child I was very worried how she would cope and how I would too.
Finding Natalie alleviated these fears. When I do pick up my daughter, I always get a happy, well fed baby, who has had a day full of play, learning and fun.
Natalie's briliant communication and open and honest approach is very effective and was very reassuring, especially in the early days when I struggled leaving my daughter. However seeing how my daughter has come on in leaps and bounds under Natalie's care, reassures me I made the right choice and that is down to Natalie's dedication and nuturing environment she has created. Thank you

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by Laraluna about Little People on 15/11/2021

Highly recommended childminder

Natalie has looked after our son since he was 14 months old. She is very experienced and outstanding in childcare. Before going to Natalie, my son used to go to a big nursery where he could not settle for 3 months but with Natalie he was settled in few weeks.
She prepares variety of nutritious food which children really love. I never had to worry for his food and drink when he was with Natalie.
Natalie is expert in organising different activities for children like crafting, cooking, gardening. My son’s room is decorated with his paintings in wall frames and craft works eg. caterpillar from egg box, mother’s day card.
She took children for outings regularly like toddlers centre, farms, wisely garden, etc. She had very close observation and influenced my son’s health and development.
Natalie is very well organised and keep her setting always clean.
I really wanted my both son to be with her until school but she had to move to other location. Highly recommend for best childcare.

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by Swati about Little People on 28/01/2020

Hugely experienced childminder

Natalie looked after my two boys for 18 months, starting when they had just turned 1 and 3. They both settled in quickly and enjoyed spending time at Natalie’s house – and I always felt completely comfortable that they were being well looked after and happy. They also enjoyed spending time with Natalie’s children and would often speak about playing with Sophie and Jo.

Natalie has an excellent knowledge of childhood development. She organised hugely varied activities for the children, based on her many years’ of experience in childcare and education and drawing on her wide set of resources. The boys enjoyed varied crafting activities, cooking, gardening, construction toys, sorting, threading, dressing up, role play with dolls, playdough, train sets, etc etc. My older son particularly enjoyed learning about Jolly Phonics with Natalie and this has had a noticeable impact on his reading enjoyment and ability now that he’s started school.

In addition to these activities, Natalie also took the boys on special outings which they really enjoyed – e.g. to the Gruffalo trail at Alice Holt, to Little Street on the train, to Bocketts farm. And they also had a lot of fun celebrating birthdays!

Natalie provided lunch, tea and snacks for the boys every day. She has an excellent understanding of nutrition and prepared a varied menu of nutritious and delicious food for the boys. Eating this alongside their friends, both boys became much more adventurous in their eating and willingness to try new things.

Natalie has many years of experience of childcare in a range of different contexts and this really shines through in everything that she does. She is also extremely organised and great at communication with parents, which I really valued.

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by Hannahm about Little People on 15/01/2020

Fantastic

I have had my first child attending 3 days per week since October 2015 and can't recommend Natalie highly enough. Although a childminder is such a personal decision and a huge step when it is your first, I have always found Natalie to be exceptionally organised, friendly, reliable and have absolutely no doubts about leaving my 16mth old in her very capable care. She provides a very caring family environment in safe, clean and fun-filled surroundings. I feel that my daughter benefits greatly from spending the time she does at the setting and would recommend Natalie to anyone looking for excellent childcare where you have the peace of mind that she will be looking after your child as if they were her own.

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by Kelly about Little People on 10/12/2015

Fabulous childminder!

Natalie is a fantastic childminder,, I feel totally comfortable with leaving my children in her care. She always does great activities with them and they always love going to her house. Another great thing about Natalie is that she is so flexible, being a shift worker it's really hard finding the right childcare and Natalie always made it really easy and no problem at all. Would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for quality reliable and flexible childcare.

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by layla587 about Little People on 18/11/2012