Joytrio

Outstanding care with twins and more!

Our twin boys started at Angie’s when they turned one and they have been under Angie’s great care for the last 2 years. Their big sister has been with Angie for a few years before that and our wish came true and we have been so lucky to have been able to return to Angie’s also with the boys. 

Angie is truly an amazing person and she takes such wonderful care of all our children. Without her, we are not sure how we would have coped over the last few years. She is very experienced with children and on top of that, she is super-organised and incredibly patient.  It is just so impressive how she manages so well with the tricky twin dynamics, as well as other children of different ages.   Her family is so very caring and wonderful too and I know my children love to seeing them.

The children are so lucky to be able to go to outings to the parks and places like Wimpole Hall and meet other children from other settings. It has been lovely especially with decreased social mixing due to Covid, as Angie has a lovely childminder friend the children get to meet a wider circle of friends when it's safe to do so. The boys seem to really enjoy story time together where we all bring in our favourite book each week, which has been fun and also great for listening, social and literacy skills.

We feel so lucky to be able to fully trust that the children are happy and safe with Angie and we do not worry about them when we are at work. Thankfully, they have also have learnt good road safety during park outings and school runs, where Angie often very patiently holds hands to walk with them to and from school. The boys are now very good walkers. It is a bonus that Angie is a wonderful cook and the children always have delicious fresh food.

We really appreciate all updates and pictures sent to us throughout the day and hearing what they have been up to at the end of the day. Angie also makes a wonderful learning journal with the children's pictures.  They are so beautifully done and we treasure them. 

The toys and resources are constantly being updated and they are encouraged to tidy up before moving on to another activity  - I’m sure that is helpful for their organisation skills and concentration, and they do generally help tidy up at home now too.

Angie is also extremely supportive towards us, the parents and we feel so lucky to receive all the advice when we need them.  As she is so experienced, any health concerns are noticed early and we were so glad to have taken the children to the GP following her advice.  Whenever we are unsure about the children's development/health, we say ‘let’s ask Angie’. We've also had many additional days we had to work unexpectedly and when there were enough spaces, Angie kindly looked after our children and we’ve been saved by her flexibility.

We just cannot thank Angie enough for everything she has done, so patiently and with amazing care. You have been such a big part of our lives and…. truly saved us all! We are so happy that our children had the best start in their learning journey we could have ever asked for!

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by JoyTrio about Angie (Childminder) on 13/04/2022

Angela is absolutely amazing!!!

We were so lucky to have had our daughter under the great care of Angela. My daughter loves her to bits and also her warm and caring family.

Angela is one of the most organised person I know and is extremely experienced and knowleageable about every aspect of childcare. Angela keeps such an amazing record of my daughter’s development and not only it is helpful, but it is something that we treasure as a detailed record of our daughter's early years development with lots of pictures. I am sure we will be looking through them in years to come and my daughter will appreciate it even more when she’s older.

Angela is very responsive and when we ask for extra help, for example with numbers, Angela integrates more number-based activities in an everyday context. I have learnt so many parenting tips from Angela too.

Angela is also an amazing communicator and never makes feel like we are bothering her when we ask questions even when our daughter is not with her. The feedback we get from Angela really is fantastic, she paints a picture of what our daughter’s day was like and that had helped us to continue talking about it at home. It gave us so much reassurance that our daughter had fun and a day packed full of learning. After spending a day with Angela, our daughter is so happy and bright.

Angela is also a great cook and always very kind to accommodate every dietary need. We trust her in every way and honestly couldn’t wish for more! Thank you so much, Angela!!

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by JoyTrio about Angie (Childminder) on 12/03/2019