Sufia Jaigirdar's Reviews

Warm and caring childminder and environment

When I was looking for somewhere to look after my 7-month-old baby for just one day a week so I could work, I picked Sufia because of her Outstanding rating from Ofsted, but also because her references recommended her so highly, and because I warmed to her and her husband when we met to discuss her approach and contract.

Although my son has only been there one day a week, and for only a few months, he is obviously very comfortable with Sufia and her family, and has been loved and enjoyed by them in return.

One of the things which sets Sufia apart is her updates via WhatsApp, which mean I have been sent photos and videos during the day. She also uses it to provide a quick written record of the day, sleeps, bottles, etc.

I also like the fact that my son is around a group of children of a wide range of ages, and that Sufia's family take an active role in the caring - it means that it feels very much like a home from home.

Sufia has also been sensitive to how I'm doing, and I've appreciated the fact that she is never seems in a hurry to get the parent out of the door!

We are only leaving so that my children can attend the same (more local to me) nursery. I will be sad that Sufia doesn't get to see what my son does next, but I look forward to keeping in touch and keeping her updated.

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by Mi2023 about Sufia Jaigirdar on 03/10/2016

Our daughter has been wih Sufia since she was 8 mo

Sufia, her family and helpers are dedicated to the childminding profession. It is very obvious Sufia puts the needs of the children first in everything she does.

She develops their character and their interests - there is a wide variety of stimulating activities for the children to do e.g. baking, reading, playing with blocks and lego, dressing up, playing in the garden, visiting the park, introducing animals such as ducks, playground activites - slides, swings.

She looks after our daughter very well, especially when our daughter is unwell. She gives her lot's of cuddles, love and attention when is feeling poorly. She gives appropriate medication if and when required.

She provides a stimulating educational environment - there is a dedicated reading book corner and a wide variety of toys, which encourages their mile stone development.

Sufia provides a wide variety of nutritious home cooked foods.

She works with us to make sure our daughter receives the best care. When we were concerned about our child being afraid of something such as swings or certain animals, Sufia worked with our child to overcome her fears. She is now confident playing on the swings etc.

Sufia sends daily updates of our daughter's routine - what she ate, when she slept, how many dirty nappies, she sends photos and videos of her playing or doing certain activities.

We are very grateful to have found such a wonderful caring childminder.

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by Esther about Sufia Jaigirdar on 02/08/2016

A very good childminder

Sufia is a very good childminder and am very happy with her.

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by Parent about Sufia Jaigirdar on 31/07/2016

Couldn't recommend more

Sufia provides an outstanding service in childminding.

As a first time mum it was very difficult for me to even think of leaving my baby with a complete strange person. I was full of doubts and fears. I thought I will not be able to find a person who will treat my baby as their own.... I was wrong...I found Sufia!

She is excellent in what she does in every way.

Sufia looks after not only children but parents too. Lots of photos, videos, comments, everyday reports will not let you missed a single moment of your child's life. I have received and still receiving loads of support and advices. I can honestly say that Sufia and her family are a part of my family now.

I do not have to worry about my daughter when I am not around as I know she is in good hands. I actually prefer to leave her with Sufia than with any other member of my family or friends:)

I am so grateful for everything she has done so far, for every gesture of care and love.

Lucky me and everyone who knows Sufia!!!

Thank you!

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by agniesan about Sufia Jaigirdar on 28/06/2016

A fantastic family setting for any child

My experience with Sufiya has been fantastic. Aside from the happy, stimulating environment, one would normally expect from from an outstanding ofsted registered childminder, I found Sufiya's care for her children completely above and beyond.

She supported me completely with my sons's transition from nappies, indeed making the transition much less stressful. My son was supported in his settling in period at nursery and on his school bus service. Again what could have been very stressful, didn't faze Sufiya at all. She gave me huge confidence in her ability to care for him during this important milestone.

I would therefore wholeheartedly recommend Sufiya's services, should your child be lucky enough to be able to stay in her care.

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by Parent about Sufia Jaigirdar on 14/05/2016

Outstanding

I have now already my second child in Sufia's care 5 days a week between 8am and 6pm. He started when he was 9 months old and has enjoyed it ever since going there. He is always happy to go there in the morning and leaves in the evening with a big smile.

Environment
Sufia’s house is spacious, welcoming and has a wonderful garden equipped with toys. Thus, there is plenty of space to enjoy and play. It's also a save place for babyies and small children and Sufia is taking great care in keeping it a save and warm place that feels like family. Sufia is also creating a stimulating enviroment. Not only through play and activities but also through having a mixture of children of different ages. In a nursery children are separated by their age and babies usually cannot leave the 'baby room' before they are 2 years old. Instead at Sufia's there is a more natural, family like environment where all children of all ages interact. I believe this makes a big and very positive difference to the younger ones development and reflects my sons family structure.

Besides from stimulating and various day to day activities Sufia sets great standards to instill good manners and behaviours from the very beginning. If you worry about not getting routing in place for your baby or a messy eater? Sufia will certainly settled them down quite easily.
Sufia is also keeping the parents involved and maintains excellent feedback / communication. I also appreciate the very high health & safety standards.

And if all that is not enough, Sufia's husband and her own children all make my child feel as if he'd part of their family. The childminding blends in with the own family and this is what makes the whole a difference place to a nursery.

Development
My son didn't even need more than 1 day settling at Sufia's. I guess he knew that his mum made out a really good place for him. I was happy and confident with Sufia with my first daughter and so was my son. He has really blossomed in the last 2 years. For me it has always been the right settlement - not too big, not too small and with a few more play mates always around just the right place for a small person to grow confident with social contacts. Shame that the pets are longer there though. My son would have loved a rabbit or a bird in the house.
I also believe that the reasonable size of children compared to a nursery is the reason why my kids had very little coughs and colds. I also guess that the excellent food has done a great deal, too to keep my son and all the other kids happy and healthy. Shame there is no food for the parents left (I am serious!).

Professionalism
I am very happy I have found Sufia, and highly recommend her services without hesitation to anyone looking for extremely professional, qualified and loving childcare. I'd only wished that she'd signed up for the 15h free care as childcare is quite a financial burden with two children.

Sufia provides outstanding home from home care. Thank you team Sufia!

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by AnitaBar about Sufia Jaigirdar on 21/11/2015

Outstanding!

It’s cliché to say that you feel as if you've found a childminder who is like one of the family. But for us that was the level of care, security and peace of mind Sufia and her family provide for us and our son. My son is in Sufia’s care 5 days a week between 8am and 6pm.

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Sufia’s house is warm, open and full of love and learning. For small children it is simply the perfect place to be - a home away from home.
She achieves a warm balance between love and affection and laying down some basic boundaries that are so important in the little children’s' routines. Day to day activities are carefully considered to provide a stimulating environment and the sense of fun and adventure is clear as you step through the door. Great efforts are made by Sufia to respond to individual children's needs and communication throughout the week it is provided so that as a parent, you feel very involved in your child's time in the setting. With cots provided for naps, lovely fresh home cooked food, and ready supply of cuddles. Our son positively looks forward to his time with Sufia who he now calls aunty, Osman is a very happy little boy and I feel relaxed and confident knowing that when we drop him off in the morning, he is safe and will be well looked after. When I collect him at the end of the day, he greets me at the door very happy.

Development
We would like to say that it has been a pleasure working with Sufia in developing Osman. I have seen a real change in him since he joined her back in January. He is very confident now, and social with other people whom I believe he has learnt from interacting with the other children whilst in her care. In fact we only spoke yesterday about how we can work together to improve his numeracy and literacy skills.
Osman has really blossomed in the last 10 months he spent with Sufia, the children do lots of creative arts and crafts projects, pretty much every day, and goes out to the park and play in her lovely garden. Sufia’s house is also very well resourced with interesting things for the children to do, focus on different areas of learning. He certainly doesn’t have much opportunity for boredom! Sufia also seemed to do very well at encouraging the children to interact with each other in a thoughtful and kind way. Her setting is big enough to provide the same stimulation you might want from a nursery, but also intimate enough that each child develops a long-term relationship with Sufia.

Professionalism
We feel lucky to have found Sufia, and we highly recommend her services without hesitation to anyone looking for extremely professional, qualified and loving childcare. Sufia regularly speaks of going to training courses to keep her knowledge of various different child developments and childcare legislation.
I look forward to her daily feedbacks, and her honesty has helped us build our trust with her. It is such a great relief going to work knowing that our little boy is having such a great day; it is total peace of mind. The family group chat which Sufia created, which tells us everything about his day, is a brilliant idea, letting us know what he has eaten, slept, nappy changes etc. in short, we cannot speak highly enough of Sufia’s care, and we know we have left our son in the best possible hands.
Sufia loves children and is commitment to giving them high standards of care, she also has patience, great sense of humour, extremely flexibility, good communication skills, a strong awareness of health, safety and hygiene. She also has a tight control of her written documentation/records of her children, the whole process is very professional and follows the same standards as you would expect from an outstanding nursery. Sufia provides outstanding home from home care.

In summary we are both so happy with the care, we feel this has been one of the best decisions we ever made… THANK YOU!

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by YasMou about Sufia Jaigirdar on 02/10/2015

excellent Childcare

My son has been with Sufia from age 6 months and will be turning 4 in August. I was initially a bit worried about sending him to a childminders as my only experience has been with a private nursery with my older two children. fortunately all my fears vanished soon as we met Sufia and the family. it was not only a very professional set up just as a private nursery would have it also had a huge family ethos which was lovely to see and feel. my son absolutely loves it there it's just like home to home for him.

sufia and the family have played a huge positive role in his crucial early years and this will stay with him all his life.

Once again many thanks. He is big school ready!!!

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by Parent about Sufia Jaigirdar on 21/07/2015

Outstanding in every way

I was very anxious about leaving my son with a child minder as I did not trust anyone enough to leave my child with them in such a private setting. As I have two children now (my daughter has just turned 5), due to financial circumstances I was unable to place him in a nursery so I had no choice but to opt for a child minder. When I came across the childcare website it became quite clear very quickly, who was in this profession for a bit of extra cash and who was in this profession because of their passion and love for children. I came across Sufia’s page and saw page upon page of positive reviews and thought “I have to meet this lady”- surely all these people would not have taken the time out to write such positive and lengthy feedback if she wasn’t indeed outstanding.

When I arranged to meet Sufia we were greeted by all her family which I was very impressed with. They were all friendly and showed a keen interest in Yusuf and my family as well as our needs and background. It was clear to me that this was not just a “child care business”; it was a loving family home where all members share a genuine interest in the children and work together to provide a safe, fun, happy learning environment. Sufia’s home is warm, inviting, clean and very cosy, well equipped with educational toys, books etc. I asked Sufia a long list of questions which she answered happily and with confidence. I could sense that she takes her work very seriously. When she said “all I know is my children come here and they are happy-some even want to come at the weekend”. This is what made me think, there is something about this lady that is special. Why would all these kids want to come and spend time with her at the weekend? On the drive home it was clear to us that we would leave Yusuf In the care of Sufia.

Yusuf has been with Sufia since the age of 11 months. He is now about to turn two and I have never been so at ease. He is always well fed (fresh home cooked food); content and I can see he is well cared for. He too screams “aunty aunty” even at the weekends which makes me laugh and when he does this it reminds me of when I first met Sufia. He recognises aunty’s house and runs in with enthusiasm which is such a joy to see. As soon as he realises we are outside aunty’s house he seems excited and his eyes light up when he sees Sufia come to the door. It is clear they have a loving bond. Yusuf plays confidently with children of all ages and has developed very well verbally. I have noticed that he enjoys drawing which is a skill he has picked up with Sufia and has started sharing toys with his sister and cousins. Yusuf settled in straight away with Sufia and I think this was because of her caring and motherly nature. She is always there to provide good advice and is genuinely a very generous and loving person. Come 6pm I pick Yusuf up and the house is smelling of fresh cooked food for the children-many times Sufia has packed me a little box :)

Aside from taking care of Yusuf, Sufia has also become more of a friend to me rather than my son’s child minder. I had only known Sufia for 4 weeks when Yusuf first started in June 2014. My childhood friend passed away in July 2014 and Sufia took care of Yusuf at extremely short notice. I was a bit nervous about leaving him as I had literally told her that morning and had not known her that long so I hoped she would not mind, but Sufia did not complain. I would never forget her big hug that morning when I was so upset. She has always been so helpful and caring towards me and my family. I remember when I picked up Yusuf at 6.30pm that day; she refused to take payment from me and said “I did it for your friend”. Sufia has a wonderful character and is a kind hearted individual. There have been other occasions where I have had to work late and Sufia has always helped me out and looked after Yusuf- even at short notice. Aside from being Yusuf’s childminder Sufia is one of those people who is just happy to help. This is someone who genuinely loves working with children and treats them like they are her own. If you have stumbled across this page on the child care website- you’re lucky. Your search stops here!

I was never enthusiastic about putting my children with a child minder but I am so lucky and blessed to have found Sufia. I wish we would have found her earlier, and then I would certainly not have placed my daughter in nursery! When my son has his 15 free hours at nursery I plan to continue to put him in Sufia’s care for half a day as he loves her so much and we do not want to lose touch with her or her lovely family. Truly blessed to have found someone who i trust as a member of my own family. Thank you Sufia.

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by Parent about Sufia Jaigirdar on 24/03/2015

Very able childminder

Just by meeting Safia and visiting her house I can confidently recomend Safia to anyone.She will even advice you on finding right childminder for your baby even if you are not opting her. A very humble and professional lady who relieves all you anxiety about leaving your LO with her.

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by Ammara about Sufia Jaigirdar on 21/02/2015