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Shellsch
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2 stars

Excellent care

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Shelley and her family made my daughter feel very welcome during her very short time at their setting. The settling mornings I arranged for the month prior to starting full time were brilliant with updates using the babydays app and WhatsApp. I cannot fault their care for her at all, and I even bumped into one of the family members in town who was happy to stop chat and make sure my daughter was okay! Shelley was always able to answer any questions on WhatsApp, so communication was great too!
Unfortunately due to ill health within Shelley’s setting, my daughters contract had to be terminated with immediate effect by them one evening. Which did leave me and my partner in a very awkward position as I hadn’t returned to work for more than 3 weeks, unable to take time off and my daughter was only 3 full weeks into full time care from them… the worry, stress and financial struggle to find alternative childcare that quickly, while being unable to get a refund from there setting until the end of the month; firstly really angered me (as a business they decided to terminate the contract immediately therefore they should have paid it back immediately), secondly put a strain on my families relationships as I was asking people to look after her all day, and thirdly really put a damper onto the wonderful pictures I received of my daughter having a great time in there setting.
Again I hope all good health to their family. Just a little disappointed in how they actioned the whole situation at the end as it we could have worked together and come up with a solution. And not what I needed when i spent months looking for childcare trying to put my daughter in the best care I could.
Thankfully received refund, found an emergency childminder to help out on a few days and now awaiting space at a new childminders!
Purely honest review.

  • 2 stars Overall
  • 5 stars Setting
  • 5 stars Cleanliness
  • 3 stars Communication

Response from Shellsch
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Thank you hollie

Luna was starting to settle in nicely and was a pleasure to care for, and we would of happily carried on caring for her.

When we signed you up we were very much looking forward to working with you all. I understand your disappointment at being given immediate notice however as soon as we found out that my husband had cancer and Ofsted were informed we were required to reduce our numbers immediately due to the fact that he would be having treatment and surgery. This is a legal requirement for adult child ratios. However I made this decision for my family the last couple of weeks our world turned upside down, whilst struggling to deal with ill health and the emotions that go with it.

We have tried to do the right thing for all of the children we care for. It was not personal and wish things could have been different. Unfortunately cancer doesn’t give you notice.

There is always two sides to a story, this is our honest review.

We wish you and your family all the best