Bocanet's Reviews

More than a childminder

I found Marilena after trying several childminders before. My daughter Alex, just turned 2. After an initial meeting with Marilena at her place, I decided to leave Alex with her on the part-time basis (2 days a week) for the whole day. Marilena's child-minding work exceeded all my expectations in all aspects I can think of. Being the first and only child, Alex was quite a demanding child (from my perspective). She had been always quite disciplined, but would not allow me to leave her for even a very short time with someone else. When left with previous childminders, she would be distressed, crying all the time. Marilena helped me understand that there is nothing wrong with Alex (or me) , that Alex is a very bright child, who just needs to develop trust in other people. I never had problems leaving my daughter with Marilena. Alex suddenly behaved like a different child - letting me leave her without crying. I would whole-heartedly recommend Marilena to anyone looking for more than a child-minder focused purely on basic needs of the children but who also passionately cares for their personal development and education. Her experience and knowledge of child psychology are impressive. Alex was childminded by Marilena for 2 years and is now a confident child who enjoys socialising and interacting easily with various children. Moreover, considering that English is not her mother tongue, Alex has now an impressively high level of communication skills in English. Thank you so much, Marilena.

Kaya, Mum of Alex

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by Parent about Bocanet on 26/05/2014

Highly recommended

When I had to go back to work I was worried at the thought of living my daughter with someone new, but Marilena is extremely reliable and trustworthy and my daughter loves her. Marilena does her job with passion, always finding a balance between fun and learning, with lots of activities and tending care. She communicates really well with my daughter and cooks her delicious meals.
I go to work every day knowing that my little one is going to be happy!

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by Parent about Bocanet on 19/05/2014

Concentration on overall development

I would like to share my experience for Mary. Since we shifted for a project from India for 9 months to UK, we were searching for a good childminder for our 17 month old.
Mary has been a fantastic care taker for my kid. Not only he enjoyed his day but also he learnt quite a few things to become an independent kid. Mary also used to take very good care of his food requirements.
My son is so attached to her that he remembers her even after coming back to India.
If given a chance, I would like to go back to her to take care of my kid. With fond memories and love - geetanjali.

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by Parent about Bocanet on 16/05/2014