Nat Jack's Reviews

Personalised, Loving Care - and a LOT of fun!

Nat looked after both of our little ones, especially one of our daughters who she had from age 18 months up to starting school at four years old! She is the absolute best childminder you can find - she plans the most wonderful activities that foster the children's interests and needs, she is kind and loving, and she has an open line of communication with parents that helps settle children and adjust to their individual requirements. Nat was so flexible and accommodating with the things that we were looking for as parents - she was willing to use our reusable nappies (and helped support potty training when the time came), she supported us with eczema care, and she gave our little ones fantastic care both in a group and one to one.

Nat has a purpose-built playroom which is full of engaging things for children to explore, such as small world play, natural materials, and the most amazing mud kitchen. She ensures the children have good indoor and outdoor experiences, and takes them around the local area regularly to classes, activities, and other things to explore, including a forest play day once a week at Milton Country Park. She partners with another childminder, Manda, who becomes another beloved person in the lives of the children in their care. This means that they both stay in ratio, but the group can be a bit bigger on outings or at play - we noticed how much this helped the children to socialise and expand their friendship groups. Nat and Manda are also very good at sharing relevant information for early years care, e.g. health information, theories of play, and other tips on their private Facebook page (along with a plethora of lovely photos from each day!).

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by RoseG on 04/03/2024

Nat is a very warm, kind, supportive and fabulous

Nat cared for our daughter Eshaal from a very young age right until she started school. The level of care and attention Nat provided to Eshaal was beyond our expectations.

Eshaal was not only happy and well cared for but was also learning and growing in a nurturing environment that Nat provided. Eshaal took part in a range of creative and stimulating activities daily. Her regular visits to Jungle Boogie, Milton Country Park, Anglesey Abbey, cafes, toddler groups, Wimpole Estate Farm and much more has played an invaluable part in her social, personal and cognitive development.

Eshaal has always been very excited about going to Nat's and would come home full of stories about her daily activities. She loved being part of the group and made great friends at both Nat's setting and the wider groups they would attend.

We are extremely grateful for the exceptional care that our family received from Nat. Her kindness, warmth, patience, and dedication gave me the confidence to go back to work knowing that Eshaal was in safe hands. We appreciate the passion Nat brought to this role and thank her from the bottom of our hearts for not only being a fantastic childminder to our daughter but also being a part of our family. We can't recommend Nat enough to anyone who is looking for an excellent childminder around the area!

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by Qasim on 11/01/2024

Nat is BRILLIANT!

Thank you so much Nat, for looking after Teddy! Teddy was cared for by Nat from Summer 2020- Summer 2023, he started with her when he was around 16 months old and was with her until just before school. To put it simply, Teddy absolutely loved going to Nat’s setting. Throughout his time there Teddy developed so much with his social skills, speech, creativity.. so many things! He loved all of the outdoor trips and activites and never got bored! He also had a lovely group of friends! He even asked to go on days he wasn’t there. Teddy loves Nat and I will be forever grateful to have had her support with bringing up Teddy in those early year, she has impacted him so positively in so many ways and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a childminder. Thank you so much!

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by Samantha on 08/11/2023