Angie Kirkley

Perfect loving care to thrive in

Angie has been a much loved ‘member’ of our family for the past 3yrs.
Knowing that our son was in a lovely family environment with other children (varying ages) being looked after by the kindest, most supportive, encouraging and loving childminder whilst we had to be at work was so reassuring.

He always enjoyed being with Angie and thrived in her care - being Ofsted registered, Angie provides great documentation/reports regularly to ensure we knew how Monty progresses in his development.
He has grown into a confident child ready to embrace school life, being able to share, show compassion and kindness, encourage and include others, enjoy learning and discovering and bring imagination and creativity to our day - Angie is firmly rooted in all of this.

Angie has a great set up in her home using the spacious (spotless!) ground floor with the children in her care, as well as spending as much time as possible outside in the garden - the new log cabin in her garden becoming a great addition to all of this. She will go out with the kids roaming through the nearby local nature reserve or a park, doing school runs and often will spend time with other (often local) childminders and their children to expand the group and enable the children to experience different activities and dynamics. Playgroups are part of the weekly routine and occasional special outings to a soft play are a real treat!

She is a great communicator and would often send us a pic or two throughout the day of our son’s adventures.

Our son has made a best friend during his time at Angie’s and has also learned how to play with and be mindful of younger children/babies - he loved the little ones!

We cannot recommend her enough and will be forever grateful for the wonderful part she played in our son’s life.

(...in fact - we all quite miss her!!!!)

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by Charly on 29/01/2020

Excellent care and communication!

Our little girl has been with Angie since January and we couldn’t be happier with the care she has received from Angie! She is always happy to arrive at her childminder’s and is smiley and content when we pick her up too.
Through the week, the children attend baby groups and trips to feed ducks, farms and lots more!
Nothing is too much for Angie, she is always so happy to help and give great advise too. Effective communication is really important to us and she never fails to reply to messages, send pictures through the day and also give written information each day.

I have felt so happy knowing our daughter is in safe hands and above all, happy! Receiving photos of our baby made leaving her a whole lot easier too, it’s fantastic seeing her having fun!

Highly recommended to anyone wanting a high standard of childcare!

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by Parent on 13/05/2018

The Perfect Childminder

It is without hesitation that we recommend Angie to anyone who is thinking of having her to look after their child.

Our daughter has been attending since she was 11 months old (she is now four) and we are constantly being amazed by the next project or activity that she has done. It is clear that a lot of planning and preparation goes into each day’s activities and we feel that we couldn’t have found a better person to assist with the upbringing of our daughter. It seems that almost every week there is something else we are being given that has been made, glued, painted or cooked and our daughter comes home telling us of a trip she’s had to the library, park, SureStart Centre – the list is endless.

It is only due to a change in circumstances that must we leave Angie and it will be a very sad day indeed.

We really don’t know what we would have done without Angie and we can’t thank her enough for her help in encouraging our daughter to be the confident, caring and thoughtful little girl that we have today.

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by Parent on 11/04/2017

Home from Home

I have used Angie for my daughter since jan 2013. A fabulous home from home environment. Her day is filled with so many exciting activities like baking cakes, visiting the Surestart centre, painting, visiting the park, and she receives lots of love and attention throughout the day.

My daughter is just over 4 now, she has grown into a confident little girl, knows how to share, eats a wide variety of healthy food, makes friends easily and Angie has more than prepared her for the next step in her life - starting school.

I have found Angie's childminding service very flexible and accommodating, she has also looked after my 8 year old son in the school holidays from time to time.

Angie's own children love their extended family and have no problem sharing their lovely home.

Could not recommend Angie enough. Feeling slightly sad we will be full time school from this September, but feel sure we will be back in the holidays.

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by Parent on 20/02/2017

Fantastic choice

My daughter of 10 months started with Angie 2 weeks ago. I love receiving the happy photos on my mobile of her enjoying her day, it gives me piece of mind while I am at work.

I already feel that angie knows my daughter so well, she is progressing well on food varieties and loves mixing with the other children.

Would not hesitate to recommend her service to anyone who likes a home from home environment.

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by Parent on 19/09/2013

Lovely childminder

I have only used Angie for a short while but already I feel I have made an excellent choice for someone to care for my daughter while I'm at work. When I first visited her Angie showed me all her certficates for qualifications, insurances, Ofsted, CRB etc which immediately put my mind at rest. She has a lovely house and garden with a great well stocked playroom so is very suitable for childminding. My daughter settled in really quickly helped by the fact that Angie has a daughter and looks after other girls of a similar age. They do a range of activities and from what she tells me she thoroughly enjoys her time with Angie so I feel happy to go to work knowing she is well cared for.

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by Parent on 30/04/2013