Wendy

We LOVE Wonderful Wendy

We were so very happy to secure a place for our son Theodore with Wendy in February 2025 who was 10months old at the time. Wendy was really welcoming, inviting Theo for some settling in sessions from December 2024 so that he could familiarise himself with Wendy's setting and bond with her one on one. As first time parents we were naturally anxious about finding childcare for our son but Wendy immediately put our minds at ease.

Wendy is everything you could wish for in a childminder. She has a beautiful setting full of interesting toys, books, posters and activities for little ones of all ages, the garden is great with lots to keep them busy. Wendy is also perfectly located for local park/drop in centre excursions. She always plans a morning and afternoon activity and our son has loved being in her care.

More than anything, Wendy is an exceptional human being. She is so kind, patient, caring, considerate, nurturing, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about her profession. She has given us as parents confidence as well as Theo, undoubtedly Wendy has contributed to him being such a clever, funny and kind little boy. Wendy has been an incredible support to our little family and a very helpful sounding board.

Wendy's communication is excellent, we have a WhatsApp group for Theo which is great for requests and sharing funny snippets during they day. Wendy's policies and procedures are also very clear, she is very forthcoming with these, there is no ambiguity. At the end of every day we have a full Tapestry report of Theo's day with lovely photos and plenty of information regarding his nap and meals/snacks.

We are very sad to be leaving Wendy, it's only because we are moving overseas that we have to say goodbye; we would have loved to have Wendy care for Theo for as long as possible.

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by Zoghbi on 25/11/2025

Wonderful Wendy!

Wendy has looked after our son for the last two years. It's been a wonderful experience for him and for us!
She has wonderfully warm and caring personality and incredible patience. He settled in almost immediately.
Wendy writes a little daily synopsis (with photos) of the activities they get up to, and it is always something engrossing!
She's created a really lovely environment for children, to feel nurtured and engaged and she knows all the best local spots for play and learning. Sebby went to Wendy's for two or three days a week for two years, and in that time he was always excited to go, and sometimes didn't want to come back!
We cannot recommend Wendy highly enough. She is one in a million.

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by Mortlake on 08/04/2024

Response by Wendy on 09/04/2024:

Hi guys, it was a pleasure working with you and I will miss Sebby very much, he is such a happy, joyful, stimulating little chap. I will particularly miss our conversations about all things construction related!! 😂 Good luck with the next part of your life journey.

Simply the best!

Wendy is, quite simply, the best childminder you could ever hope to find. She is warm, caring, compassionate, thoughtful, encouraging, dedicated and, above all, kind. She inspires so much confidence in both parents and children alike. Our daughter was with her for two years and we were heartbroken to leave her when we moved away from the area.

Wendy puts a huge amount of effort into coming up with interesting, challenging and exciting things for the children to do each day. She has so many incredible and well-organised resources and our daughter had lots of favourite activities from finding treasure in the colourful rice, to playing with her animal figurines in elaborate gardens, to making biscuits or play-doh or painting garden ornaments and bird boxes. Wendy is incredibly thoughtful in searching for and buying toys and resources that she knows will be of interest to the particular child. For example, our daughter loves the lion king and Wendy would find and print off pictures of the characters for her to colour in.

Wendy is brilliant at meeting up with other childminders and using local resources - she took our daughter to lots of different parks, drop-ins, music classes and activities, like the zoo and library. She writes the most wonderful daily reports of what our daughter has done with her that day - there is so much colourful detail and it is lovely to know what they have been up to. We always enjoyed reading the reports and will hugely miss them.

Wendy is also exceptionally knowledgeable about all things child-related and is very generous with her time in chatting through any issues and offering thoughtful and constructive tips. We have felt very privileged and supported to have her on our side. Our daughter has grown in confidence so much since she started with her.

Our daughter has loved every minute (often asking if she can go to Wendy’s at the weekends) and has made so many wonderful memories. We have never had a moment’s worry about leaving her in Wendy’s exceptional care. We cannot recommend Wendy highly enough and we hope that she will always be in our daughter’s life.

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by Emma on 15/02/2024

Response by Wendy on 20/02/2024:

It was my absolute pleasure working with your family. I will miss you all very much but we will catch up and keep in contact. Good luck with the next phase in your journey. 💜