Kidswithdebby
Childminder in Brighton (also available for babysitting)
4.9
My Summary
Under 3’S Setting.
About Me
I am a good listener. Let me know your anxieties, needs and wants. Going back to work is never easy. We understand, we listen and we plan. We value your input and understand you want to be involved in the whole process. You matter and your children matter to us. We are extremely passionate in what we do. Please read our reviews and make your own judgment. We are based in BN1 area around Preston Park. We offer a pick up and drop off service, please enquiry for full details.
Please note the outings listed are weather permitting. We do adapt our outings in these cases to indoor activities such as The Sea Life Centre, Paradise Park and toddler groups for an example. It is our duty to Safeguard all children in our care, at all times, so making a review and judgment about the activities we go on daily, that meets the needs of all children.
DEBBY Graded
"GOOD December 2024”
OPEN 06.30-21.30 7 days a week
Would consider shift work hours, unsociable hours. PICK UP SERVICE FROM YOUR HOME AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST !!!!! Lots of Love and a sense of belonging offered!!!!!!
I want to make your life easier
How Can I help you?
What do you want to receive from a childminder?
My partner Allan Nanan and I work together. His profile can be viewed separately on the childcare website. His photograph and profile can be viewed. He had worked with me as an assistant for over 2 years. Allan is now an Ofsted Registered Childminder but we still work together and live together.
The children in my care have really taken to the male figure in childcare and think he is great and he is amazing with children. He has a DBS check and has his Pediatric First Aid. (Please see his list of qualifications below. He has Nanny experience with very young babies, from 5 months old to over 5's also.
My service
1. I am registered to look after no more than 6 children under the age
of 8 years old.
2. Offer regular outings to the park, local shops, soft play, toddler
groups, I am a very outdoors, fun, reliable person, young at heart
who LOVES her Job with great passion.
3. Adaptable to bring up your children together
4. Can care for siblings under 3 years of Aage
5. Prepared to do drop-offs and pick-ups at after-school activities at
the local schools and near by Nursery’s
6. Care for a mix of different age children up to the age of 3
7. Continuity of care available upon your request.
8. I provide educational toys, which has been updated in 2024
9. I offer overnight care at your home only
10. Provide a creative and enjoyable learning environment
11. Offer lots of activities to include, reading, outdoor play, dressing
up, if available in the groups we attend, Imaginative play and so much more.
13. I have two small dogs. The children will be educated how to respect the animals
and how to think about good hygiene skills. They are around the children and sometimes come out with us on outings.
14. My working hours are 6.30am till 21.30pm Monday to Friday, all
year round. I do also work weekends at an extra charge. Please ask for our price list.
15. I will give you approximately 4 weeks notice of holiday notice. We do charge for holidays, whether that be the childminder or the children's families we look after.
16. I will give you approximately 1-5 week’s notice of termination. We do ask parents to choose a termination notice period of their choice. This will be termination on both childminder and parents notice period.
17. Contract Agreements, Policies, Permissions and paper work will
be required.
18. I have a 7 seater purchased from new in 2020
19. I have my own supply of car seats available and pushchairs
to include 2 x Phil&Teds double pushchairs. The children have an
opportunity to wear High Viz, to keep them safe on outings.
They wear hand reins, to teach them to be safe and they are there
to protect them at their age stage development to the best
of my ability.
20. Risk assessments are carried out. The risk assessment are carried out by
us throughout the working day, to ensure the safety of your child/children
to the best of our ability.
21. Important Documentation and Information, which lists Motor
Insurance etc. and dates when due for renewal and our driving
licenses can be viewed upon our initial meeting.
22. Fire Drills are put in place to ensure the safety of your
children to the best of my ability, of course age stage appropriate,
to practice with or along side an adult.
23. I use Babysdays which is an online website, which makes me
paperless and enables you to log in and monitor your child’s
information online 24 hours a day. You will be issued a private
pin code for access to your childs details only. I am therefore
paperless.
24. Babysdays offers so many features and includes information on
your children. Invoices, will be issued through this program along with messaging each other on WhatsApp. A great form of communication, in my opinion.
25 I offer a mirror settling in, so you can come out with us on our
outings. Please do get in touch to find out more. This is so you and your child can build confidence in what we do and how we work and get to know us.
26 We use Whats App quite a lot through out the day to ensure the
parents can stay in touch with their children’s day, with pictures
and videos. Which parents thoroughly enjoy.
27 We can offer Flexible Childcare.
Business Issues
1. Eligible childcare for tax credit claims.
2. I do accept childcare vouchers
3. Hold public liability insurance
4. Vehicle insured for business and personal use
5. Household members over 16 have had Criminal Record Bure Disclosures/DBS. Please note I am also a host family for International Students, short term only, they don't require a DBS
6. I am Inspected by Ofsted to see that I am carrying out a childcare service to certain expectant standards
7. Outstanding Grading from Ofsted from the last inspection in 2020
8. Offer children activities meeting national frameworks- EYFS
My Experience
My Experience
Continuing Professional Development (CPD). This is a planned process for me, to learn and develop, it's a process that helps me improve my professional practice. It's away to keep my skills and knowledge up to date and prepare for new challenges and responsibilities. I have gained so much knowledge over the years, childminding since 2006. There's been a lot of changes, though I am grateful as it's kept me on my toes and interested and passionate to go on looking after children. My management skills to include my good listening skills working with parents and other professionals comes from being a manager at an estate agents many years ago. I allways worked, where my children have grown up over the years. It's helped me to reflect what that felt like and how to understand parents anxieties about going back to work, not feeling involved in their children's development and day to day life. On the flip side it's also taking into account the parents who are totally engrossed with work and may catch up with their children development later on in that day. So it's a professional balance isn't it, I understand by experiencing all this myself with four grown up children and 4 grandchildren of my own. All of this helps me reflect on my practice and see where I can improve my settings. I work with my partner Allan and we take all our experience and ongoing Continuing Professional Development to move with the times and the new research into children's brain development and the changing Ofsted requirements to follow. At present I would say, the main focus is on the 3 I's, we call it. When playing with your children and taking them out on outings we will consider the following and ask ourselves what is ..........
Intent:- In the Early Years Education refers to the overall purpose and goals of the curriculum. As childcare practitioners we must have a clear understanding of what we want to achieve through our teaching and how we plan to achieve it. This involves setting goals and creating a curriculum that is responsive to the changing needs of the children as they grow.
Implement:- Implementation in the early years education refers to how the curriculum is put into our practice. We try to ensure as the children's learning is about engaging their interest into child led activities as well as taught by us the practitioner engaging and developing on their interest and shared interests of play. This involves creating a safe and stimulating learning environment with age appropriate activities and using effective teaching strategies.
Impact:- Impact in early years education refers to the outcomes of the curriculum. As your children practitioners we need to evaluate whether their curriculum has been effective in achieving its intended goals. We observe and assess to monitor children's progress and identify areas where improvements can be made to gain your children's interest and focus through learning in play. This helps us adapt our teaching methods to meet the changing needs of children and improve learning outcomes.
My Qualifications
My qualifications. There are a lot, you may want skip to the most recent at the bottom of this section.
Skills, Qualifications and experience
Certificates gained through training. (These can be found on the wall of the Hall Way and the Play Room)
1. CACHE LEVEL 3 Diploma in Home-Based Childcare
Overall Grade A PASS IN 2008, consisting of the following individual exams.
T/103/4625 PASS 04/07/2006
T/103/4628 B 30/03/2007
T/103/4627 A 06/09/2007
T/103/4629 A 08/04/2008
T103/4626 A 24/04/2008
2. SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN 2008
(As a part of the above Diploma)
3. St.John Ambulance First Aid Course passed 01/08/2009
Due for renewal 31/07/2012
4. Food Hygiene Course
Pass July 2009
5. Fire and Safety Course
Pass 70% 26/03/2010
6. Paediatric First Aid Certificate 27/04/2012
7, Observation, Assessment & Planning (0-5) 10/07/2014
8, Safeguarding Children: Children in Need of Protection 16/07/2014
9. Supporting 0-2 year olds in the EYFS 31/10/2014
10. Safer Food handler 31/10/2014
11. Supporting 2 years olds in the EYFS 31/10/2014
12. Food Allergy online Training 03/11/2014
13. Understanding the revised EYFS Stage 02/11/2014
14. Schemas & Action Patterns 06/11/2014
15. Building Positive Relationships to work effectively with parents
28/11/2014
16. Speech, Language and Communication Development
15/01/2015
17. Equalities and Inclusion 05/02/2015
18. HEY - What Childrens bodies need
04/02/2015 & 05/02/2015
19. Exploring my world 24/02/2015
20. Promoting Positive Behaviour in the EYFS 09/03/2015
21. Makaton Beginners 1 & 2
7,14,21 May 2015
22. Balloons, explosions & Ice Cream
11 may 2015
23. HEY - Emotional health and wellbeing
12 & 19 May 2015
24. Paediatric Course
11 & 18 April 2015
25. Completed the Healthy Early Years module on Physical Activity 23 June 2015
26. Channel General Awareness module
22/09/2015
27. Healthy Early Years module
Emotional Health and Wellbeing
16.11.15
28. All Together Now – Equalities for Childminders
17/10/2015
29. QUILT module on EQUAL OPPERTUNITIES
Achieved CREDIT level
10/03/2016
30. Child Protection Refresher Level 2
Edu Care
21/12/2016
31. FGM
CPD CERTIFIED 22/12/2016
32. Safeguarding and Child Protection-An Introduction
28 Januray 2017
33. Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
22/10/2017
34. Safeguarding and Child Protection-An Introduction
24 October 2017
35. FGM
OCT 2017
36. Channel General Awareness Module
28/10/2017
37. E LEARNING
Supporting Children with EAL in the Early Years
3/11/2017
38. “Lets Look at” Writing
7/11/2017
39. Renewel Equalities Awareness
26/01/2018
40. Renewel Prevent Duty and British Values
01/02/2018
41. QA LEVEL 3, Peadiactric First Aid
17/03/2018
42. QUILT 2018:- Parental Partnership, Home and Community Liason 30/05/2018
43. QUILT 2018:- Aims, Values and Principles
30/05/2018
44. Safeguarding – Children in need of protection
07/02/2019
45. Literacy and the EYFS
08/02/2019
46. Developing childrens numeracy skills
08/02/2019
47. Communication and Language
09/02/2019
48. Celebrating Childrens Learning Webinar
10/02/2019
49. Little Scientists Leading the way
14/02/2019
50. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Webinar
02/03/2019
51. Sustained Shared Thinking Webinar
02/03/2019
52. Early Mathematics Webinar
03/03/2019
53. Understanding Leadership and Management
05/03/2019
54. Assessment In Action Webinar
07/03/2019
55. On the Spot Planning Webinar
09/03/2019
56. Attachment and Key Person Role Webinar
01/04/2019
57. Webinar Narrowing The Gap
02/07/2019
58. Webinar Early Years Inspections From September 2019
02/07/2019
59. Webinar Learning Walks
09/07/2019
60. Webinar Cultural Capital
16/07/2019
61. Webinar The Early Years Curriculum
22/07/2019
62. Webinar Vocabulary and Reading in the Early Years
30/07/2019
63. Webinar Self-Evaluation
19/08/2019
64. Webinar English as an additional language
20/08/2019
65. Webinar Action Planning
27/08/2019
66. Webinar, Preparing For Ofsted Inspection
27/08/2019
67. Webinar, Working with Babies
03/09/2019
68. Webinar, Teaching 2 & 3 year olds
17//09/2019
69. Webinar, Teaching 1 & 2 year olds
22/09/2019
70. Learning through Play
01/10/2019
71. Teaching boys and girls
08/10/2019
72. Daily Routines In the Early Years
15/10/2019
73. Supporting home learning
22/10/2019
74. Intro to the EYFS-Learning & Development
21/01/2020
75. Intro to the EYFS-Safeguarding and Welfare
28/01/2020
76. Ofsted Webinar
February 2020
77. Leadership and Management
11/02/2020
78. Full Paediatric First Aid
13/02/2021
79. Re-thinking Childrens Behaviour- Part 1
16/06/2021
80. Prevent e-learning course
Hm Government
16/06/2021
81. ADHD Awareness
tes
Safeguarding
09/03/2023
82. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Safeguarding
tes
08/03/2023
83. The Prevent Duty in an Early Years Environment
Educate part of tea
08/03/2023
84. LGBTQ+ Awareness
Virtual College
10/03/2023
85. Level 3 Safeguarding Children
10/03/2023
86. Updates to the Early Years Foundation Stage
20/06/2023
87. Safeguarding Update 2023
11/07/2023
88. Ofsted Inspection Themes
16/10/2023
89. Tigerlily First Aid Training
13/01/2024
90. Safeguarding update
28/02/2024
91. Changes to the EYFS 2024
28/02/2024
92. Prevent Duty and British Values
08/03/2024
93. Brain Development and Play (part 2)
09/05/2024
94. PSED Zones of Regulation
21/09/2024
95. Communication and Language Best Practice
23/09/2024
96. The Natural World
23/09/2024
97. Loose Parts Play
24/09/2024
98. Mathematics: Numerical Patterns
24/09/2024
99. Curriculum and Parents
30/09/2024
100. Department For Education:- Brain Development and how children learn
10/10/2024
101. Department For Education:- Understanding Child Development and the EYFS
10/10/2024
102. Department For Education:- Supporting Language Development in the early years
12/10/2024
103. Department For Education:- Supporting children's personal, social and emotional development
12/10/2024
104. Health and Safety Update
15/10/2024
105. Department For Education:- Mathematics
15/10/2024
106. Health an Safety Update
17/10/2024
107. Ofsted Inspection Checklist
18/10/2024
108. What is your Intent?
18/10/2024
109. Department For Education:- Supporting Physical Development in the Early Years
20/10/2024
110. STEAM and Science
23/10/2024
111. 2024 Certificate Of Excellence from Childcare.co.uk based on 4.9 stare rating by 51 Local Parents and Guardians on Childcare.co.uk
Booked Training in May for Debby & Allan:-
last updated 26/10/2024
Debby is currently ongoing further development on the Department For Education Online Training and currently completing the Modules available.
Allan has his First Aid Training booked on the 04/01/2025
Allans list of qualifications
1. Paediatric First Aid Certificate
27/04/2013
2. Attended the preregistration briefing for childminders
11/06/2013
3. Observation, Assessment & Planning (0-5)
10/07/2014
4. Makaton Beginners 1 & 2
5, 12 & 26 /02/2015
5. Safeguarding:-
Children in need of protection
17 & 24 June 2015
6. Understand how to set up a home based childcare service
Y/600/9770
19/08/2015
7. Channel General Awareness module
22/9/2015
8. Altogether Now
Equalities for childminders 17th October 2015
9. Paediatric First Aid 27th February 2016
10. FGM
CPD CERTIFIED 22/12/2016
11. Safeguarding and Child Protection-An Introduction
25 Januray 2017
12. Paediatric First Aid Certificate
19/01/2019
13. Safeguarding and Child Protection
07/02/2019
14. Early Child Development – Foundation
09/02/2019
15. Collaborative Working:- A whole family approach V1.1
09/02/2019
16. Food Hygiene and Safety
11/02/2019
17. Understanding Leadership and Management
05/03/2019
18. Children in need of protection. This is part Leadership Training, as me and allan are assistants on each others business. Kidswithallan & kidswithdebby childcare.
18/05/2019
19. Paediatric First Aid
15/01/2022
20. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Safeguarding
tes
08/03/2023
21. Virtual College
Level 3 Safeguarding
08/10/2023
22. Department for Education:- Understanding Child Development and the EYFS
10/10/2024
My Availability
Please note we are an under a 3 year old home based setting.
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
My Home and its Location
1. With in walking distance to the local schools, nurseries,
toddler groups, parks and local village shops and amenities
2. Homely Environment
3. Part of the local community
4. No-Smoking Environment
5. Good transport links to the motorways and train stations
6. Spacious accommodation, light and airy for the children to move
around
7. Moved from Surrey to Brighton in 2012
8. Ready to go out and have fun with the kids, to explore the new
surroundings and toddler groups
9. References available and parents are happy to talk to you about
my services.
My Local Schools
This childminder has not yet informed us whether or not they provide any drop off or pick up services at local schools.
My Ofsted Inspections
The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childminder has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childminder.
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 11/09/2025)
Reviews
4.92 out of 5
Parents say
Parents consistently praise this childminding duo for their warmth, reliability and excellent communication, with regular photo and video updates giving reassurance. Children enjoy frequent outings to varied, enriching places and build strong bonds with carers and peers alike. Families describe a trusted, home-from-home experience that supports both child development and parental peace of mind.
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Kidswithdebby. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
We are so grateful that we found Debbie and Allan! It felt like a big step for someone else to look after our 10 month old, but Debbie and Allan were really thoughtful and understanding and happy to answer any questions we had. Our daughter has the best time when she is with them - they are always visiting amazing places, national trust properties, gardens, sea life centres and soft plays. It is such a great opportunity for her to be out and about in the world every day, spending time with other children of various ages and with the care and attention that Debbie and Allan give all of the children they look after. They also offer drop offs and pick ups which is really convenient!
Thank you Debbie and Allan for all you do!
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Hannah
on 28/08/2026
We have really valued having our child with Debbie. She is very kind and understanding and gives us lots of helpful updates on both the fun and adventures as well as their personal development. We appreciate her experience and expertise.
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OL23
on 28/08/2026
Every single morning, he runs straight into their arms that tells you everything you need to know. He’s even learned their names before some of our own family members’, which shows just how much he adores them!
What makes them so special is the individual love and attention each child gets, in a small, close-knit setting rather than being one of many in a big nursery. He’s still out and about on adventures, learning motor and social skills, and building lovely friendships just with so much more warmth and connection along the way.
The communication is wonderful too! photos, videos and updates throughout the day that let us feel part of Taio’s world even while we’re at work.
Debby and Allan genuinely feel like an extension of our family, and we feel so lucky to have found them.
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Keturah
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Experiences - our little Jiji has had an amazing couple of months with the quality of experiences Debby and Allan provides, whether it's beach days, forest outings and indoor activities. We feel this gives our daughter great engagement with the outside world and also good for her development in experiencing things.
Care - Most importantly, Debbie and Allan have this in abundance and are always providing updates on what our daughter is doing which gives us peace of mind as well as confidence that she is well looked after. Thank you Debbie and Allan
Behaviours - This is an area Debbie and Allan also excel at in teaching the kids good manners as well as letting them grow and mature in their behaviours.
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Kidswithdebby
on 18/08/2026:
This tickled me… our gorgeous little human has been with us for over a year now. Thank you for the review, I’m so happy our paths crossed with the Reccomendation from another childminder.
We are so pleased that we chose Debby and Allan for our daughter. She started with them when she was only seven months old, so we were a little worried about her settling into any childcare setting, but we instantly trusted Debby and Allan. They worked with us to find ways to help her to transition and settle with them, and now at ten months we are worried that she prefers being with them to us! Seeing her going on outings every day, spending time outside and being encouraged to develop in confidence and motor skills is brilliant, and we feel so pleased that we chose Debby and Allan over another setting. We are also really pleased that she has the opportunity to watch the older children and learn from them, while activities are adapted to include her in an age appropriate way. I would recommend Debby and Allan to any parents looking for a setting in which their child can spend lots of time outdoors, feel like a home from home, and most importantly, be with people who they can trust completely and with whom their child can form a strong bond. We feel so lucky to have found them!
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Olivia
on 17/08/2026
We initially looked at nurseries in Brighton but found many felt too restrictive, with children spent most of their time inside the same four walls. Switching our search to childminders led us to Debby, and our first setting meeting instantly put us at ease. Her home is incredibly welcoming, and seeing the children interact so happily was deeply comforting.
Months into our terms, we couldn't be happier. We receive daily WhatsApp updates filled with photos and videos of our son exploring and making friends. They are always on the go visiting the woods, beaches, Sea Life, parks, and soft plays, alongside fun painting and playtime at home. The team communicates with the children in a calm, polite manner and actively collaborates with us on our current parenting goals.
You will not regret choosing Debby. My only advice is to book a viewing immediately before her spaces get snapped up!
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Louis
on 17/08/2026
Our big girl went to nursery but as we’d moved to a different part of the city, we’d decided to try Debbie and Allen for our youngest. We’d had multiple recommendations from friends so it seemed like the right thing to do and we haven’t been disappointed.
Our little one has developed a super close relationship with both Debbie and Allen and we love that she’s always out and about discovering new places and experiencing new things. Be warned: confidence and walking ability are impressive!
We love that she’s in a group of mixed age kids and seems to have really bonded with her peers.
Recently, our little one was a little off colour on an outing but Debbie and Allen were so vigilant and caring. They quickly picked up something was wrong, monitored the situation and kept in touch the entire time so we could make plans to get her to see the right people. She was totally fine - but couldn’t commend their vigilance enough.
Their experience and passion is really evident in the relationships they build with the kids and the families they work with.
We’ve recommended them to several friends who also have signed up!
It’s also super handy having the pick up/drop off option. It really helps our family with the flow of our day.
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Rowan
on 11/08/2026
We honestly couldn’t recommend Debby and Allan enough. From start to finish, they have been absolutely fantastic.
Communication has always been brilliant — clear, open and honest, which made such a difference to us as parents. They are incredibly confident in what they do, and that really comes across, making you feel completely at ease knowing your child is in such capable hands.
The settling-in sessions were great, and the communication throughout that process was excellent. We always felt kept in the loop and supported, which made the whole transition so much easier.
One of the biggest things we loved was the amount of outings and experiences they provide. The children get to do and see so much, and for us, that is a real asset. They are constantly out exploring, learning and having fun rather than just being in the same environment every day. Debby and Allan are also so fun and engaging with the children, and it’s obvious how much they genuinely enjoy what they do.
Leni was always talking about Debby and Allan — even at the weekends! She was so happy to see them at drop-off and genuinely looked forward to going. As a parent, I honestly think that’s all you can wish for. Knowing your child is happy, excited to go and has such a lovely bond with the people looking after them is priceless.
Of course, there are always little wobbles along the way, but what we really appreciated was that Debby and Allan were never afraid to have honest conversations about what was going on. They worked with us to understand things and find the best way forward, which made us feel like we were genuinely working together as a team.
I’ve always found the mum guilt that comes with going back to work after having children really difficult, but seeing the regular updates, photos and videos — and most importantly, seeing Leni’s happy face — made it so much more bearable. It gave us such reassurance that she was having a wonderful time and being so well cared for.
We are incredibly grateful for everything Debby and Allan have done and would recommend them to anyone looking for a childminder. They have been absolutely brilliant, and we couldn’t have wished for a better experience.
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We recently switched childcare to Debby and Allan. We were very conflicted about whether to do this (as my daughter was making some progress settling in her other setting). However I felt out of the loop with how her days were going, I wanted to feel more involved in the settling in process. I'm SOOO glad we made the switch. Debby and Allan were so open to hearing what I felt like my daughter needed from a setting AND what I needed from a setting(!) As me feeling confident would inevitably rub off on her too. They made suggestions about what might be the best first steps for settling in, and what the next steps might be after this. They did 2 straight weeks of settling in sessions (even on a Saturday morning!!!) all with the aim of helping her to adjust to them, adjust to the routines and adjust to the setting. They put so much thought and care into each child, I honestly don't know how they find the time and energy but they do!
Throughout the two weeks of settling, there was constant communicating back and forth. Which was incredible for me. I feel like some settings want to reassure parents saying "they're fine" when you know that isn't the case (you can tell if they've been distressed or teary eyed ...and then they are acting differently at home). I do understand this logic to an extent - but for me, not hearing the detail was making me feel more distressed, as I felt I didn't have the full picture. With Debby and Allan, they took this on board and in the early days they sent videos of her frequently (even if she wasn't happy), this allowed me to feel like I knew how best to support her when I picked her up. But also it allowed for the adults to brainstorm together what to do (one example being when she was on video letting out short sharp cries, I knew she hadn't slept well...and together we agreed to give Calpol which completely turned her day around 🙂). For settling in they actually listened to me about her likes and dislikes....They heard she liked encanto songs and played them for 2 weeks straight as a comfort blanket for her ❤️ (although I think Allan quite enjoyed this to be fair!!)
There are still some teething issues - inevitably, as life isn't perfect. One example being, she is not eating much at lunchtime. However, we are in communication about this. They are receptive to my ideas and also make suggestions based on their experience. They reassure me that this can be common in children who are still settling. We message each morning about potential issues - whether it might be teeth, normal toddler fussiness etc.... Long story short - it's a really good working relationship - we have good communication, share ideas and have the combined goal of making my daughter feel safe and loved 💕
I was a self-proclaimed anxious mum, very attachment focused (cosleeping, coregulation etc). I felt like no one could look after my baby as well as me, but needed to get back to work (as I'm sure many mums can relate to). I feel like if I could make a mould of who I'd want to look after my children, it would be Debby and Allan. 3 weeks in she is happy, playing with other children and goes over in the morning happily for a cuddle (After only 3 weeks!!!❤️) This all makes it so much easier for me to have the headspace to go back to work. They will probably never fully realise how appreciative I am for this - they give me peace, so I can get on with other things. I cannot say enough good things!
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Aisling
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I was recommended Debbi & Allan by a friend whose child used to be cared for by them, I can’t even put into words just how amazing they are. My child has been going to them for just over a year and has grown to love them both from very early on (as have we) I love that they take the children out to all sorts of wonderful, enriching places and keep us parents up to date all throughout the day of what my child has been doing. They are that fantastic that I have also sent my 4 month old baby with them too and she has such a wonderful time with them. I honestly felt so relaxed with them taking her at such a young age as if she were with family. I can happily say that parenting 3 children (2 under 2s) and working from home felt almost impossible at times, but with Debbie and Allan’s support they have literally made parenting seem do-able. My 2 yr old has developed so much in the year she has been going, even forming a beautiful friendship with another child that is evident from all the updates I get throughout the day. It makes my heart burst. I want my children to stay with Debbi and Allan until they start secondary school haha. The best of the best
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