Kidswithdebby's Reviews
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Average Rating:
(4.9 from 51 reviews)
Debby was fantastic, babysitting at short notice. She put my mind at ease as first time I left my 1yr with someone other than family. Very friendly but professional manner. Will definitely be calling on her again :)
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Kidswithdebby
on 01/03/2015
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Kidswithdebby
on 20/04/2015:
Thank you for your review I am so glad you had a good evening.
Debby and Allan have been looking after my daughter for the last few months and I am really happy with the care she is receiving. Debby helped her settle really quickly even though I had never left her before. She is now always happy to see Debby and Allan in the morning and is still smiling when i pick her up.
They go out almost everyday to the beach, park, farm...etc and I love getting the photos, videos and updates about all the fun they are having. Its really wonderful to see my daughter laughing and having a great time.
Debby and Allan are really lovely caring people and I know I made the right choice when choosing childcare. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone.
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Kidswithdebby
on 06/07/2014
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Kidswithdebby
on 09/07/2015:
I am so sorry for the delay in my reply. I feel awful. Well you already know what a delight it is for us to look after your daughter. You know she has had a great day, when she cries to go home, ha ha ha. She has been with us for about 15 months now and treats the home setting like her second home.
We love how you get involved thank you, thats important to us. Your ideas to celebrate Book Day with the children dressing up in costume and sharing their favourite story books from home, worked really well.
We have been spoilt to some spectacular home made cup cakes much appreciated.
We met Debbie through her partner, Allan being our daughter's Nanny for the first few months that I returned to work and now Debbie and Allan both provide childminding services for our daughter. We are extremely happy with the service they provide. I feel completely at ease with our little girl going to them for a long day once a week, for us they are like her 'extended family'. Our daughter is clearly very happy being with Debbie, and i enjoy getting the regular updates on how she is progressing, and the photos are often hilarious with the adventures they go on.
I feel that our daughter has grown in confidence in the last few months, particulary when interacting with other children, and i feel that the family environment that Debbie provides in her home for all the kids she cares for has contributed towards this. I love the fact that Debbie provides such a range of childcare (long and short term) because our daughter is always meeting new children to play and explore with. Their home is perfectly set up for the kids in their care, the garden is a treasure trove of toys and playthings! Our daughter always comes home happily tired and ready for bed!
Debbie is exudes warmth and kindness but is also very organised and efficient. I know that if I did have any queries or concerns I could talk to Debbie immediately and she would address anything without hesitation. The pick up and drop off service is a life saver for myself and my partner who both work long unsociable hours. In short we would not hesitate to recommend Debbie's childminding services to any of our friends
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findhana
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Kidswithdebby
on 01/07/2014
Response by
Kidswithdebby
on 01/07/2014:
Thank you for your review, such a nice review thank you. We have both enjoyed watching your child develop. Its a beautiful thing, to share with a parent. Feed back from you is good and I am glad that you have shared this with others.
Your child has completely attached themselves to Allan, theres a bond there not to be broken. Ha ha ha. Allan has to sometimes hide on drop offs to your house so theres no separation anxiety, when handing over, too cute.
my two daughters spent half term week at debby's and they loved it!
she has a lovely home that is very welcoming. they are always out on day trips and adventures.
her partner is lovely too and him and debby are very easy to relate to, which makes it easier knowing your children are in safe hands.
my girls are already looking forward to summer holiday adventures with debby!
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Kidswithdebby
on 05/06/2014
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Kidswithdebby
on 01/07/2014:
Planning the summer Holiday adventures already, ha ha ha
Thats the beauty of having a car… Paradise Park, Seven Sisters, Preston Park, Hastings and so on.
They are a credit to you, lovely, polite children, with bags of energy, which comes with planning stimulated activities with lots of entertainment, which brings on development.
See you all soon
I needed some adhoc childcare for my 9 month old at quite short notice and having never left him with anyone except family before, I was really nervous! Debby was great at reassuring me that everything would be ok, and sure enough, my little man seemed to love it and was happy and relaxed with Debby from first meeting her. It was lovely to get a text with a photo of him smiling away during his time there. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Debby & Allan to anyone!
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NikkiS
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Kidswithdebby
on 03/06/2014
Response by
Kidswithdebby
on 01/07/2014:
I would LOVE to look after your child anytime. What a delight. No problem at all.
My 16 month old son has been going to Debby and her partner Allan two days per week for the past four months and I'm very happy with the level of care he receives. What I particularly like are the outings they take him on and he gets lots of stimulation when at the home setting too, playing, baking and so on. There is also photos, videos and texts sent through the day especially at the beginning when he was first settling in. The pick up/drop off service is very good as ive no car and work some unsocial hours in the evening. I would be happy to recommend Debby and Allan to other parents.
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Kidswithdebby
on 03/06/2014
Response by
Kidswithdebby
on 01/07/2014:
Yes they are long hours. The 10 hours seem to go quickly for him and he feels right at home, as he now can climb onto the sofa and nestles into my sofa covers, with his hands behind his head and stretches himself out, chillaxed style.
Thank you for choosing us, we will continue to encourage your child to develop with the option of challenging activities.
My one year old son has been with Debby for a few months now and we have been very happy with her service. She is great with the children and makes sure each day is varied and active, with lots of trips out to intersting places which my son needs as he has lots of energy.
She sends photos and updates throughout the day which is lovely, it's good to see him having fun and lots of new experiences.
Debby is flexible and very accomodating of our work pattern as my husband works shifts and she even came to my home to pick up my son when I was feeling unwell.
When I go to work I feel confident that my son is getting the best possible care with Debby, her professional and caring approach gives me peace if mind and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.
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Kidswithdebby
on 13/12/2013
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Kidswithdebby
on 14/12/2013:
This is why I am relaxed, your soooo likeable and bubbly and a pleasure to work with.
On interview I instantly new I had to be on my toes, he was into everything, on top of everything. Ha ha ha ha
It is a shame that not many childminders offer Add Hock, weekend and continuous care with baby sitting and overnight care at your homes. I think its such a demand in Brighton. I learnt very quickly that flexible childcare is what parents need. How many of you work in Hotels, Hospitals, Care Homes or at Gatwick Airport. How many of you are travelling on public transport, which has been delayed.
Thank you for your kind words. Its an absolute pleasure to have been given the opportunity to look after your son. Your bundle of joy and good energy who is full of life. With an incredible smile, to light up anyones heart.
I finally found Debby after looking at a number of nurseries and childminders, all of which I found reasons to turn down (to be honest I was putting off the inevitable!). However, as soon as I found Debby I had a good gut feeling about her and my instinct has definitely been proven right.
Evie (age one and a half) has been going to Debby for a couple of months now and she loves it - she adores Debby and her family, is noticeably progressing with her development and is always so excited to get there and go off on adventures from playgroups and play parks, to making gingerbread men and scones and playing with her new little friends.
Debby is simply amazing! She sends updates and photos throughout the day so you can see how much fun your little one is having. She is flexible for ad hoc days and times to fit in with your own schedule and has such a lovely, warm nature and fun personality you can easily see why all the children she looks after love her so much.
Whenever I tell my friends with children how great she is they say we are very lucky and it's hard to find a childminder who ticks all the right boxes. Debby certainly does and I can't recommend her highly enough - she's the best!
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Kidswithdebby
on 13/12/2013
Response by
Kidswithdebby
on 13/12/2013:
Thank you for such kind words, I appreciate that. Evie is great fun, she really has become part of our extended family. We LOVE having her with us in our family home. I thoroughly enjoy working for you and your family, I sincerely mean that.
Thank you for choosing me as your child carer.
By the way……. I appreciate the labelling of the food, especially on the bananas, it tickles me, I am so grateful though x
I contacted Debbie, went to her house, met her and arranged to have my daughter start going there for childcare. She asked that I call soon to arrange meeting my daughter. I cannot think why but every time I called Debbie to arrange this, she did not answer the call, then would text me to say that she would call me back later that day etc. This went on until the Friday before I needed childcare. I was so distressed at needing the childcare to work. There had been weeks since Debbie had accepted the work that I could have found an alternative if she could have told me there was a problem or she did not want the work. Quite upsetting, stressful and completely unprofessional. Thankfully another brilliant child minder saved us at the last minute
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Kidswithdebby
on 11/11/2013
Response by
Kidswithdebby
on 13/12/2013:
Sorry for the delay in a response I have just seen your review.
I put my hands up and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and stress caused.
I had a family crises, which at that time I could not commit to new clients. I am totally at fault and should have tried harder to talk to you in person. It was a difficult time for me and my family and I had commitments with my existing families and had to stay professional at all times, so my existing clients had my attention. I can only apologise.
Its with regret, you misunderstood that me wanting to meet your daughter meant that an agreement had been made to secure a placement for your child. All my clients are aware, that places can not be secured unless I have a written contract.
I am truly happy that you found a suitable childminder, there are a lot of truly great childminders in Brighton, who are committed to their jobs and do an outstanding job in looking after children. Its a hard but rewarding job, which I thoroughly enjoy and it pleases me to hear of families really appreciating what we do out there, by using the words like brilliant, it puts a smile on my face. Thank you.
Debby takes care of my 2 year old son and I have been very impressed. I was not happy with any of the nurseries I looked at in the area because I felt my son would not feel secure there and so I went to look at childminders and felt Debby fitted the bill immediately. She is very caring towards my son which is very important and he is always happy to be at the childminders, no tears and hes always cheerful when I pick him up.
Debby is v.flexible with regard to fitting us in at short notice which is great because my workload is varied so I would highly recommend Debby.
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Kidswithdebby
on 21/03/2013
Response by
Kidswithdebby
on 20/06/2013:
Thank you for the review. It means a lot.
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