Buddies

Fabulous childminder

My 3 girls have been going to Lisa’s for before and after school childcare for over 4 years now and they all say ‘she’s the best’. They love going to see the whole family and they love Lisa. Their house is like a second home to them and they feel safe and happy there.
They love the little parties Lisa throws for them e.g. Halloween, Christmas etc and have fun at Lisa’s playing with the other children. They are always kept busy with activities and often come home with crafts they have made.
I feel 100% happy and comfortable leaving my children in Lisa’s care and would recommend her to anyone in the area looking for a trustworthy and reliable childminder.

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by Gemma on 30/10/2022

Response by buddies on 30/10/2022:

We really enjoy the girls coming we have lots of fun and the parties are great from all of the children planning games food etc The girls are a big part of my little buddies and my extended minding family and i look forward to lots more fun and laughter this year thanks x

Highly recommended childminder

Lisa has looked after my almost 8 year old since she was under 1 years old, and looked after my older child for 10 years until she no longer needed childminder services. She is very reliable and trustworthy and my daughter really enjoys going and looks forward to it every week. As did my older child when she was attending little buddies!
Lisa provides a safe, educational and fun setting for children and ensures that they all feel that they belong. We feel very lucky to have Lisa as our childminder and would highly recommend her to any parents seeking a reliable, trustworthy childminder that their children will love attending.

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by lila23 on 26/10/2022

Response by buddies on 29/10/2022:

Ive thouroughly enjoyed been a part of your girls busy learning lives and being part of, and celebrating their achievements throughout I am proud to have been their childminder for the last 10 years and a big thankyou to u both for working together with me and for us sharing such a good relationship, it makes it much easier just to do what i love doing , looking after all my buddies x

Very highly recommend Lisa.

Lisa has looked after our now 5 year old son for 4 years, from the age of 1, and our 2 1/2 year old daughter also from the age of 1. We couldn’t have asked for a more flexible, open and caring person to have been involved in their lives. Lisa goes the extra mile and treats the children like an extended part of her lovely family, the setting is warm and stimulating, she puts a lot of thought and creativity into the activities and our children were always very happy to be dropped off there. She also sends lovely photos updates and creates a file of their development which is a great keepsake!!
Despite not being our catchment school we even sent our eldest to Town Field school nursery just so that they could both spend an extra year with Lisa. We sadly had to stop using Lisa recently because our eldest has started school in a different catchment area. Would highly recommend Lisa as a very patient, caring and flexible childminder, we could not have asked for better.

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by Anna on 23/10/2022

Response by buddies on 23/10/2022:

I have thoroughly enjoyed been part of their busy learning lives and feel so lucky to have watched them grow and share their achievements and A great big thankyou to you both aswell for us working together to ensure the best care for your children x

Part of our family

Lisa has looked after both our children Annabelle and Wilf from the age of 6 months old on a full time basis. My children are now nearly 4 and 2 and we couldn't ask for someone better to take care of them. Lisa is a part of our family and has been a great support to us as we live far away from our own families. She goes that extra mile to ensure that our children feel safe and welcome into her home.

I would have no hesitation in highly recommend Lisa as a child-minder. She is warm, caring, friendly and reliable. She has enabled my husband and I to continue to work full time and feel at ease that our children are in safe and loving hands. Her home has also been impressively adapted to accommodate her child minding services. Lisa ensures that each day is planned with fun filled and educational activities that are tailored to meet each child individual needs.

I can honestly say that there has never been a day when we have dropped the children off where there has been tears and this is a credit to her.

Thank you for everything that you do for us as a family xx

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by Parent on 16/06/2017

Best childminder

Lisa has been childminding my oldest daughter, Lila, who is now 7 since she was 1 year old, and also now my youngest daughter Daisy, 2, since I went back to work when she was 7 months old.
They both absolutely love going and I feel confident leaving them in Lisa's capable hands whilst I am at work. Lisa always keeps them interested in the different 'themes' they learn about by engaging the children with activities which suit them individually. For example my 7 year old loves arts and crafts, so Lisa ensures that Lila remains engaged in the themes by incorporating arts and craft themed activities in the day.
I would highly recommend Lisa to anybody looking for a friendly, reliable and trustworthy childminder in the area. I honestly don't think that we could have found a better childminder to look after our girls!
Thankyou for all you do Lisa x

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by lila23 on 15/06/2017

The Best

Lisa has been looking after my nine year old severely disabled little boy for over three years now, she is amazing I do not know what I would do without her!! and often tell het this :) Olle can be very challenging and really hard work, but Lisa just gets on with it nothing is too much for her she goes above and beyond her duties I cannot praise her enough, Olle loves Lisa and her family as though they are his family which makes me very happy, I would recommend Lisa to anyone, I honestly do not have a bad word to say about her, and would recommend her to anyone looking for an honest brilliant amazing child minder who just loves children and thrives on spending her time with them. What a Star she is.

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by Parent on 02/09/2014

Response by buddies on 06/09/2014:

We love olle coming and we feel he is part of our family Benjamin loves him to come and they have great fun and lots of laughter i find it very rewarding to care for him and we have so much fun with all my little buddies too I look forward to continue being part of olles learning life and lots more fun things to do A big thankyou to you both i really appreciate everything as we work together so olle is happy x

Highly recommended

I wrote a review for Lisa In 2012, my little girl has still been going since the so thought it was time to update/write a new one!
Lisa is an excellent childminder who we have been using for almost 3 years now and we have had not one complaint! My daughter, lila, loves going to Lisa's house and see's her as family.
It is lovely knowing that I am leaving lila somewhere that not only I can trust she will be safe, but also that she thoroughly enjoys too! Lisa is always doing different activities with the children and lila is always bursting with things to tell me about what she has been doing and learning when she comes home. in fact lila often asks if she can go to Lisa's on my days off!!
Lisa is very flexible and we don't know how we would have managed without her. I know that not every childminder is as accommodating, especially as I have to have such early starts and sometimes long days at work as a nurse.
I would recommend Lisa to anyone who Is looking for a good , reliable childminder that they will feel happy and confident taking there children to.

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by lila23 on 01/09/2014

Response by buddies on 06/09/2014:

I absolutely love looking after Lila she is a gorgeous little girl we all have great fun and she gets on with all my little buddies. I feel very proud to be her childminder and i am excited to continue being part of her busy learning life and cant wait to look after her baby sister too! Thankyou to you both also for being so great to work with i really appreciate everything and it makes my job so much easier x

highly recommended

Lisa looked after my little girl Roxy for over a year and would highly recommend her. Roxy loved going there which was piece of mind for me being a first time mum at the time and going back to work. I would still take my children to lisa ' s if she was closer to roxy's new nursery but unfortunately is too far. Lisa is a loving and caring person and is always wanting to do different activities with the children. I cannot recommend her enough definitely a 10 out of 10 x thanks Lisa, Roxy has never forgotten you

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by Parent on 28/05/2014

Response by buddies on 31/05/2014:

Aah thankyou for the review and a big thankyou for chooding me to be part of roxys busy learning life i loved looking after roxy we all had so much fun especially when we went on our trips we often look at the firestation photos and all my little buddies remember roxy i would love to look after both girls if we were closer! Hope both your girls find lots of fun and happiness together take care x

Compassionate and caring!

My little boy has been going to Lisa since November 2012 and all I can say is that he loves her!! (And we love her too!!) I was very anxious going back to work and leaving Noah with a stranger but Lisa made the whole process very easy and is extremely understanding. Despite being only 6 months old and the youngest child, Lisa always includes Noah in every activity and topic like baking and crafts. She's so caring of all the children and is extremely accommodating to my working hours which is a godsend. We both love the fact that Noah has a daily planner where Lisa records what he's been upto and where he's been aswell as the occassional photograph.

We both would not hesitate to recommend Lisa to anyone looking for a compasionate and caring childminder, she's done so much for our little boy in such a short space of time and we are confidant that she will continue to do so in the many years to come.

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by BethEver on 27/05/2013

Response by buddies on 03/06/2013:

Thankyou both so much for putting your trust in me I understand how hard it must be to choose a childminder to care for the most precious thing to you! I absolutely love looking after Noah He is such a smiley happy little boy and its a joy to care for him. We have so much fun and enjoy our activities and our outings.Im so lucky to be able to work with you both so that he continues to achieve all of his learning goals in his busy learning life so a big thankyou for that, and to be a part of that gives me great pleasure in being his Childminder x

The best childminder

My 2 year old little girl, Lila, has been with Lisa for around 9 months now, and I would recommend her to everyone! It is lovely knowing that my daughter is somewhere I feel I can trust completely- so I don't have to worry whilst at work.

Best of all, Lila is really happy going to Lisa's and looks forward to going. She is always happy there and Lisa ensures that she is well looked after. Lila is always talking about her days at Lisa's whilst at home!

Lisa always provides stimulating activities for the children, and she logs everything so I can track Lila's development whilst she has been.

Lisa is very flexible with hours, me and my partner both work shifts so our working weeks are often varied- we don't know what we'd do without her!

She is a wonderful child-minder and we are so glad that we have her to take care of Lila. She is very friendly, kind and brilliant with children- I would recommend her to anyone looking for a childminder they can trust.

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by lila23 on 09/09/2012

Response by buddies on 10/09/2012:

I absolutely love looking after Lila She is a gorgeous little girl and all the other children enjoy playing with her especially Benjamin who I hope will be friends with her for a long time. We have lots of Fun and we all enjoy our activities and outings. Its a pleasure to care for Lila and to be apart of her learning goals and acheivements as with all the children makes me proud to be a childminder.x