Hana's Reviews
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(5 from 19 reviews)
Hana is such a caring, friendly and thoughtful lady, who has looked after our son wonderfully over the past 9 months. He started with Hana aged 18 months and is only stopping now because we are moving away from London - we're heartbroken to be taking him away from her!
In such a difficult year with covid, it has always felt like our son is both completely safe and completely happy with Hana. She was so welcoming from the very beginning - he hadn't settled well into a nursery before the first lockdown and then hadn't really had any contact with other adults during lockdown so we were nervous about leaving him, but somehow magically he immediately settled in and felt comfortable with her. And now, even if he's had a bad night's sleep with us, he perks up as soon as he sees her in the morning!
Hana's setting really feels like a family, our son is always chattering about his little friends and they have lots of fun together. She has closely followed all covid guidelines so we leave him at the door rather than going in, but she keeps us up to date with lots of photos of his adventures. They do art, go on outings to all the local parks, and Hana puts together lovely sensory themed play tables that change depending on the season or festivals etc. They also do lots of reading, singing and dancing - our son is always surprising us with new songs that he's learned, and he knows all sorts of books that we don't!
We've also greatly appreciated how Hana has helped our son develop. She's constantly talking to him and his speech has massively come on, and it's really noticeable that he and the other child we know who goes to Hana's are far more chatty than other kids of the same age. She has also helped him develop manners, and understand how to care for others - he has become very thoughtful around his friends and is getting better at sharing and being polite! And even in the short time at pick-up and drop-offs she's always pointing out numbers and interesting things to him, to help him learn.
It's a long review and I could keep going for a lot longer because I just think Hana is brilliant and we're so grateful that our son has been able to spend this time with her! I completely recommend her.
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We only had Hana watch our one-year-old for a period of two months, but we wish we could have stayed with her longer!!! (We moved to another county shortly after my maternity period ended).
At our first introduction, Hana was a calm and friendly presence. She gave our son all the time and space he needed to get accustomed to her and her home, which resulted in him feeling more than happy for us to leave him there the days and weeks that followed. At our last pick-up, he couldn't stop waving goodbye to her. Hana was truly his first friend (such was life in COVID lockdown :) ).
At the drop-offs in the morning she would always ask how our son was, and she was always free for a quick de-brief when we would pick him up again. We very much appreciated her advice when asked for, and with a fantastic play space and daily trips outdoors, it will be difficult to replace her.
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I left my daughter with Hana from when she was 7 months old, and my daughter and I absolutely love her! She is outstanding with young children, and watching my daughter develop under her guidance has been a joy.
She takes the kids out daily and does adventurous activities such as mudchute farm, the ecological park and the maritime museum. If you're looking for a recommendation for an excellent childminder then look no further than Hana. We could not recommend her more.
My daughter has now moved to preschool and already misses Hana, and asks about her all the time. We will stay in touch as she has become a friend as much as a childminder.
Thank you for everything!
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Our son has been going to Hana's setting between the age of 5 months to 3 years old (2017-2019). It was supposed to be a temporary solution for a month because we were about start at nursery, but we liked her and her setting so much that we cancelled our nursery registration.
Hana has done an amazing job offering a nurturing, educational and loving environment. Hana's house is well set up for dealing with young children with a range of educational play equipment that is regularly rotated to keep the children stimulated and learning. Her adaptability was also very welcome to adjust to our son's routine as a young baby (bottle times, nap time, etc.) and her daily outings were pretty essential to keep our active toddler happy. We further appreciated that the outings were making the most of all the local resources for learning or getting to learn about Nature: the library (including rhyme time), the Maritime Museum, Mudchute Farm, the Ecology Park and Greenwich Park. Our son enjoyed all the singing activities and often sung the songs he learned. We could often tell if he had been to rhyme time.
The food was home-made and healthy which was a very important thing for us. Our son still likes vegetables which is a nice team-work success. Hana was able to adjust the food for our son's (moderate) cow's milk protein allergy and we never had any issue. With Hana's help we also managed to stop using the dummy when we thought the time was right and successfully managed potty training, we feel that it went very smoothly.
We always knew about the progress and milestones because Hana always found the time to let us know how the day went at the end of each day. Hana always has a smile on her face, regardless of how busy the day is and it really communicates how much she loves her job. We also enjoyed the regular photos she sent on weekends showing the recent activities and outings.
The setting has a great family feel and Hana's experience is invaluable which makes her it a great place for little children in the early years. We will miss it! We couldn't have been happier with our choice of childcare!
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Briefly I would like to describe my adventure with Hana’s Daycare. In January 2016 my son Jacob started going to Hana. She was recommended by the friend of my friend. I never regretted my decision. Over three years for Jacob was attending her daycare from a little baby he became a little boy, ready and prepared for school. He became an adventurous, sociable, well – mannered boy willing to learn and participate in everything and everywhere.
The way how he is now I am greatful to Hana’s hard work and have to say great “thank you” to her and her wonderful family. I am proud of my son. He spend three long days over three years in Hana’s childcare and he was always happy there.
I can see the benefit of him going to Hana’s instead of the nursery. He learned how to play with children of various age. He is sharing and caring especially with younger ones. I can see it at home when playing with his 2,5 half younger sister. Jacob was never exposed to stress of constantly changing staff but instead at Hana’s childminder setting he had a steady, peaceful, warm and learning environment.
Since Jacob started talking he was able to tell me what he was doing and how his day was. Always I heard: “ Mama, I am happy at Hana’s”. He loved going to the Mudchut Farm, Ecology Park, Greenwich Park, Park Pleasaunce, Greenwich Maritime Museum, rhyme time and other various places. From the regular photos that Hana sent me I could see how he is enjoying his day e.g. going out, playing stimulating games, learning and spending time with books and other activities (drawing, painting, baking, washing dolls, singing etc). Jacob became very much independent with dressing himself, eating habits (e.g.using utensils), going to the toilet by himself. He knows the hygiene rules.
Apart from things he learned, he is a very cheerful and enthusiastic child, not crying when we dropped him to Hana's in the morning.
I do strongly recommend Hana and her childcare staff sincerely. I always had piece of mind leaving my children there. After 2 years my daughter Miriam joined her brother. I was not anxious. I was confident I am leaving my children in experienced and caring hands of Hana who is a trustworthy, cooperative and reliable professional. It is a great pleasure to get to know her as a person of good moral and family values. If we did not have to move this summer, I wished my daughter continued going and growing at Hana’s (my son is starting reception this September). It is very heartbreaking for me and my husband we have to leave due to our relocation.
Hana, thank you for all, you have done for us!!!
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My daughter Ember started at Hana's Daycare when she was about 9 months old. That was the best decision we made and I could've NOT wished for a better care for my child. From the moment we stepped into her settings we knew she is the person I can fully trust.
Hana, her assistant Liiri and the rest of her family became a big part of our family and Ember was always very excited to go there any day.
Not only Ember absolutely LOVED spending time there, we became very good friends with other parents and started socialising outside too. All the kids who were part of Hana's became good friends and we started spending our kids bdays and doing other activities together.
The childminder setting is clean, fun, full of creative activities and very educational also. Not mentioning the trips to: Greenwich Park (and other local parks), Maritime Museum, local libraries, Ecological Park, Mudchute farm on daily basis is a dream for any city based child.
Plus a huge amount of various creative activities when stay indoors (collecting cockers and leaves and using them for various art displays at Autumn, or fun play with water in the garden during hot summer, not counting the endless painting or songs and dancing sessions at afternoons).
Hana is a very caring person who genuinely loves all her kids and they love her back. She is loving, creative and energetic and you know your child not only will receive plenty of hugs and love but also a day full of adventure and fun. Plus the homemade food prepared by Ben (husband!) always smelled so nice...
We were beyond upset that we had to end her time at Hana's and that was only due to the house move further from the area. We even tried to make the journey work every morning for next for 2 months but it it was just a bit too far.
Ember left when she was nearly 3 years old and is fully prepared for a nursery: she speaks full sentences using plenty of vocabulary, knows all the songs out there ( I didn't even know some of them exist :-), recognises all the letters and numbers and counts to 30. Plus is full of life, curiosity, and perfectly understand social situations.
We are beyond grateful and from the bottom of our heart thank you very much for everything.
We definitely be in touch as we know Ember will be missing Hana and the rest of the family. Ember is very lucky she had Hana's love and monitorship in her early years of life and I'm sure this will have a great impact of the years to come.
Thank you very much! Mira and Adam x
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I thoroughly recommend Hana. Hana has looked after my son from 8 months old to 4 years old and throughout that time provided excellent care for him. She has helped and supported him through every stage of his development such as weaning, sleeping, potty training, self care and social and educational development. It was reassuring and important for me to know that each day he was going to a safe, happy, clean, homely environment where he would be loved, learn lots, have lots of fun and be well cared for.
Hana has great enthusiasm and energy and has brilliant ways of entertaining the children. In her house, Hana prepared games such as playing with dinosaurs in ice blocks, cars in shaving foam, baking, sand and water activities, arts and crafts, dressing up, building dens, games with numbers and letters etc. Its also great that she takes the children out every day to the local attractions such as parks, farms, woods and museums.
Hana is also great at providing regular feedback on my son’s development. At the end of each day, Hana took the time to tell me her observations of what my son did and learned that day. He also had a daily diary and a record book of his progress throughout his time with Hana which included observations of new words or skills which my son had learned, photos of him and pictures he had drawn.
Hana and my son had a strong bond and my son loved going to her; it was his second family and she will be missed now that he has moved on to pre school. I’m so pleased that we had Hana in my son’s life. Hana helped him develop into a confident, social, polite and kind little boy. Thank you Hana!
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Hana has looked after our daughter for one year now and sadly due to a change in circumstances we had to say goodbye. I cannot express how happy our daughter has been in the care of Hana. And we have been happy knowing that she has been well looker after in a loving, exciting and stimulating environment. Hana is full of energy and is very caring and provides a loving warm environment at home as well taking them out on outings every single day to various different places. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending her and will definitely go back if I ever need a childminder again.
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I am a new parent who was closely looking for a trustful and caring person. I did my own review for a while. I came to know of Hana through my friend. I met her once and I really like the environment. I really like the way she watches after the children. So I decided to enrol my son. BEST DECISION EVER. These are the early days but I can already say he enjoys her and her place. She is very reliable, friendly and experiences. I would really recommend her to you.
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