Yanka

Simply the best!

I'm not sure I can put into words how lucky we were to find Yanka and her two lovely assistants! As soon as I met her, I knew I could trust her with my little one who was 11 months at the time. 2 and a half years later, we had to say goodbye and it honestly felt like we were saying bye to family members.
The care they give is exceptional - yanka provides a true home from home and our daughter absolutely loved her "yanka days" as she called them. There's enough children to make friends with and socialise with without it being overwhelming and we loved that they made use of the local area - parks, library visits, play groups and fountains in the summer.
I cannot recommend this setting enough and will always be grateful for yankas care.

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by Maz1987 about Yanka on 14/10/2024

The best childminder in E17

Yanka’s house (as my son would call it) was a warm and stable part of our lives for 2 years. After a false start at another setting, Yanka was such a find as her calm confidence and kind manner helped my son to settle and us to feel confident he was in safe hands. The home is clean and well-organised, with loads of resources on rotation and a child-friendly garden. Yanka and her assistants caring and quite sweet to do things like decorating the front door for various holidays and celebrating the children’s birthdays. They make good use of the local amenities like library, playgroups and park, going out every day except when really bad weather. The children are encouraged to dress themselves to go out and eat well at the table. Yanka’s encouragement in toilet training was also invaluable! Now my son has moved on up to pre-school and has taken to it with such confidence, thanks in large part to the fact experience at Yanka’s house. Very much recommended

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by SophieK about Yanka on 12/10/2024

The best in the business!

I feel I could write a book as to why Yanka is so fantastic. She is a lovely, fun, caring & warm person who is very passionate about her career. Her home is very clean & organised, there is an enormous amount of resources on rotation so the kids are always learning new things. She takes them to playgroups, parks & library so kids build their confidence in being in new surroundings. They also learn how to get themselves ready to leave the house to go out for the morning. She plays games and activities where they properly interact with each other and learn to respect each other. We always got daily photos and a log book of what she ate, which was always delicious healthy home cooked meals. As she has two lovely assistants, they can care for more children which allows more interaction but its not as overwhelming as nursery. My daughters confidence, manners and great eating habits are all thanks to Yanka and her team.
My daughter was just 8 months old when i had to leave her with someone for the first time, and we don't have family near so she had mostly been with me. Yanka's confidence, assertiveness & reassurance made every drop off easy, I never worried about my daughter when she was in Yanka's care. Now my daughter has moved to a big nursery and is absolutely thriving due to Yanka providing such a fun experience & helping my daughter to grow & feel confident in herself.

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by nicola about Yanka on 18/01/2024

For anyone on the hunt for the best childminder in

I can’t recommend Yanka highly enough. She’s been a wonderful childminder to our lovely little lad since he turned 10 months.
She has far exceeded our expectations as a childminder. He has thrived in her care, he gets the best experiences with her whether at playgroups, park or fountains or at mrs h's band. She is hot on manners, tidying up and most importantly dancing! She provides wonderful food and has him trying a wide range of foods and snacks.
We received daily photo dumps that brighten up our days in work. Something that we weren't expecting but it has been priceless.
We have only left Yanka as we moved out of Walthamstow but we know we won't find another childminder as good as her.

Yanka is truly amazing and she does go above and beyond to help parents as well as providing great care for all her children.

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by stephs about Yanka on 29/08/2023

An amazing childminder for the last 6 years!

Yanka has been in our lives for the last 6 years, first looking after my son when he was 6 months old until he was 4, then looking after my daughter when she was 7 months old until she was 3.5 yo.

Her home is very well-organised, comfortable and clean. She has lots of toys and activities for children of all ages. When my children were getting ready for pre-school, she started giving them resources to learn to write, recognise letters and numbers, etc. She organises a lot of craft activities, motor skills activities, etc. She takes them to local playgroups and to different parks when the weather allows it. They have learned so much from her.

The food she’s providing is healthy and varied. I think my children eat more healthily at her house than mine!

Her communication with us has always been really good: taking the time at the end of the day to tell us how it went, giving us advice, but also sending pictures almost every day so that we could see what they were doing.

The children have developed a strong relationship with her: she is very caring, yet firm when their behaviour is not acceptable. She works with 2 assistants with little turnover, so that the children can also develop strong relationships with them. She has quite a busy setting, with children of all ages, which is great to develop their social skills. They grow with older children to show them the way and then can play with the younger ones too. My children have built really nice friendships with other children in her setting.

As we’re coming to the end of our time with her, sadly, I can only recommend her to parents who are looking for an amazing childminder!

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by Cat about Yanka on 17/07/2023