Amber

Wonderful, caring childminder

Amber is a wonderful, caring and creative childminder who over the course of the last 5 years has looked after both my children and through varying periods of the COVID pandemic. Despite the challenges faced by the pandemic and that my eldest had stayed in our care at home until he was over 18months, he immediately settled with Amber and warmed to her and I never had any concerns leaving him in her care and then similarly for our daughter when she started attending, she fell in love with Amber. Both still talk about her to this day.
Amber is caring, kind, attentive and creative. With every day packed full of fun, games, arts and crafts, singing, music and adventures in the allotment next to their house and in the garden.

We love how much time the children spend outdoors, learning about nature, their environment, where food comes from. Additional to learning all the skills needed to prepare them for school including numbers, letters and colours.

Both my children have been nurtured and cared for as if they were in a home setting and at the same time prepared for onwards preschool and the next stages in life. I feel so grateful to have found Amber as a childminder and for my children to have had such care and creatively to help shape them and

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by Sarah on 06/02/2025

Kind, thoughtful, reliable - wonderful childminder

Amber is a really kind, considerate childminder and we were so pleased when we started sending our daughter to Amber along with Sally and Colin. Our 2 year old still asks after Amber months later and talked about her in the evening like she'd been hanging out with a good friend. She managed to find a balance between carer and fun companion. No small undertaking. Our daughter always looks forward to her days with Amber, Sally and Colin, lots of fun activities, painting, dancing and dressing up.

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by John on 03/02/2025

Wonderful

We were absolutely over the moon to have found Sally, Colin and Amber. The setting was really important for us and it’s so wonderful to see pictures of the children having fun running around the allotments and learning about nature. We loved how much Sally and Amber get the kids outside and how much effort they put in to making the days varied. Our little boy has absolutely flourished under their care, from learning how to look after smaller babies to creating beautiful arts and crafts and having lots of fun along the way! We feel lucky to have found Sally, Colin and Amber and would have no hesitation recommending

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by Debbie on 03/02/2025

Highly recommended childminder / babysitter

We put our little girl in at Sally’s, Amber and Colin when she was only 1 years of age.
We were feeling very anguish, nervous to let go of my daughter and into a setting but as soon as we drop our daughter off, we felt a sense of ease because the setting was wonderful, the cabin was bright , filled with lots of toys and had a warmth about it.
5 years on and our daughter has learnt leaps and bounds.
Our daughters always go into Amber/ Sally’s with a smile knowing she will be with kids that’s she has built good friendships with , and knows there will be outdoor activities , arts, crafts and play time in the garden.
We have being very fortunate to have such an amazing setting for our daughter because prior to this setting , I had done the rounds of visiting pre schools , nursery and was not very satisfied nor impressed.

I would highly recommend Amber as she is caring, organised, informative, experienced and great with kids of all age.
Amber generates a friendly , warm atmosphere, where the kids will learn whilst having fun and building good friendships.

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by Nurjahan on 02/02/2025

Responsible and considerate minder of our 4yo

Amber has looked after our 4yo in her family-run childminders for over 2 years. During this time, we felt confident that Amber always listened and paid attention to our daughter's feelings and emotions, undoubtedly making her an excellent carer and companion throughout the day. The facilities and day-to-day activities offered were just as we wanted with lots of time spent outside in the garden or nearby allotment, and a good mix of organised crafts, games and free-play activities. Amber always has a very pleasant and reassuring approach at drop-offs and evening pick-ups, which really helped especially during the settling-in period. We feel Amber and her family have made an important contribution to our daughters' development.

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by Kofan on 02/02/2025

Five Star Childminder

Amber has been a childminder to both my children over the course of the last 6 years. I always felt like we had lucked out finding her as she created such a home from home environment that exudes warmth, creativity and exploration for the children.
Both my children love going each day, we get regular photo and video updates of what’s happening and lots of beautiful art work brought home.
In the cabin there is a whole array of toys that I know Amber keeps super clean. Amber reads a story stake each day and gets the kids involved in the story telling. They have disco's with bubbles and lights, fancy dress, and spend lots of time outdoors. My kids loved going to the allotments where they would do nature checklists and see the changing seasons. In the summer there is lots of water play outside, picnics, and even growing their own flowers.

Amber is very focused on the kids and their welfare at all times, I know that they are always in the safest of hands, as Amber is often taking courses to keep up to date with childcare regulations.

Amber has instilled core values in my children of kindness, consideration, gratitude, generosity and empathy which has set them up well for their futures.

Amber really is the best childminder you will find. We would give 100 stars if we could!

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by Aimee on 02/02/2025

Excellent and reliable

Amber, Sally and Colin are brilliant childminders they have cared for both our children over the last three years. Our son started with them when he was one and settled in so quickly, he is still very happy to go there everyday nearly three years later.

Only having had experience of nurseries for our eldest we were a bit apprehensive about finding the right childminder, we feel really lucky to have found Sally, Amber and Colin they are so reliable and the children love going there.

Both children adore Amber, she takes great care of them, they come home talking about her. They love doing all the arts and crafts and outdoor activities with her. She’s really helped them both flourish over the last few years. We will miss her when our youngest starts school later this year.

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by Hannah on 02/02/2025

Fantastic and reliable

Our daughter has been looked after by Amber for the last 2.5 years and Amber is a firm favourite! She clearly has a big impact on the children and is fun and creative in her play with them. She has also babysat for us multiple times and we’ve always felt very confident that she gives Elsie a fun and caring environment. Would not hesitate to reccomend her

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by LJB on 02/02/2025

Caring, creative and fun childminder

Amber, Sally and Colin have provided a warm and nurturing setting for our daughter.
She settled immediately, which is a credit to their friendly and kind nature. You can tell they really get to know each child as an individual and are always coming up with new ways to entertain the kids. Amber is incredibly popular with the children: she really engages with them, asks lots of questions and plays with them in an imaginative way. We have some lovely videos of Amber interacting with our daughter, teaching her about new objects and animals. The setting becomes really magical in the spring and summer months when the kids spent most of their time outside, playing in the garden or visiting the chickens. It’s also great that the range of ages all play together, which I think really encourages the younger ones to develop rapidly. I can’t recommend Amber enough, she is a superb caregiver!

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by LucyE on 31/01/2025

Trustworthy, kind and caring

Amber has been babysitting our now 5 year old son for two years. She’s a wonderful person - super caring and kind! Our son adores Amber and she is always up for playing football in the garden, colouring or crafting with him when she looks after him. Amber is friendly and communicative too, which I really appreciate. We’re lucky to have her and can’t thank her enough for everything she does!

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by ToryCowe on 30/01/2025