Ben

Wholeheartedly recommend Ben

Ben has been looking after our son, who is now 20 months old, since September 2025 full time, and we honestly couldn’t be happier with the care he has provided.

From the very beginning, Ben put us completely at ease. Leaving your child with someone else at such a young age can feel daunting, but Ben’s calm, thoughtful and professional approach reassured us very quickly. Our son settled in almost immediately and has always been genuinely happy and excited to go.

Ben is fantastic at communicating with parents. He regularly keeps us updated on what our son has been doing, what books he’s enjoying, what he’s learning and how his day has gone, often with photos as well. He really takes the time to understand each child as an individual — their interests, favourite foods, words they’re learning and little details about home life — which helps the children feel comfortable, secure and valued.

We have seen a real improvement in our son’s confidence, communication and social development, and we genuinely feel Ben has played a big part in this. He offers a wide range of engaging activities, both at home and on regular outings which my son really enjoys.

We highly highly recommend Ben to anyone looking for childminders.

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by Mary on 13/01/2026

Very attentive, considerate and caring

We have a one year old son who Ben has been looking after since September 2025 for two days per week. Our son has been very happy with Ben who has given him a really positive experience and great development opportunities. Ben goes out of his way to check how our son is, to update us about what our son is doing with Ben including what books he is reading, and Ben gives us regular updates and photographs of what our son is doing when under the care of Ben.

Ben makes effort to understand specific details about the children who are in his care such as favourite foods, words they are learning, pets they have, etc and he makes sure to talk to the children about these things to help them feel more at home, comfortable and supported.

Ben speaks to children rightly so as he would when greeting an adult and makes sure that they know how important and valued they are. From the second we drop our son off with Ben he is immediately made welcome and he settles in very quickly. Ben takes time to explain things to children in detail in a very articulate and patient manner and if a child asks him a question when he’s speaking with somebody else, he will explain that he will come back to the child to continue the conversation once he has finished his conversation with this other person, then he does this.

I was apprehensive about having somebody other than a parent or grandparent looking after my son at a young age (1 year old) but from speaking with Ben, receiving updates from Ben and seeing how Ben and our son interact put me at ease very quickly. We moved across the country so have had to change childcare providers, however if we were staying in Norfolk/Suffolk (or if Ben was to move to Yorkshire!!) we would definitely continue using him for childcare. We will miss Ben and our son still talks fondly about all of the exciting things he has done and learned at Ben’s. I genuinely feel that Ben has helped accelerate our son’s learning and his social development.

Ben has a good set up at home for the children and he makes sure to arrange regular day trips to keep the children engaged and well rounded.

For anyone reading this, I whole heartedly recommend Ben.

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by EdB on 10/01/2026

Couldn’t ask for more!

I was not looking forward to the time I’d have to go back to work. I’d had a blast during maternity leave. Me and my little boy would be out every day at various groups or going for walks.
I was not looking forward to the time I’d have to choose a childminder, but a Ben made the whole experience so much easier.

When I first contacted him, he didn’t have any space, but he went above and beyond in helping me to seek out what I wanted. Luckily though, a few weeks later, a space did became available and I count myself so lucky every day that it did!
Ben was so helpful for us in that transition. We had phone calls, emails, play dates etc.
Those first few days were tough (for me!) my little one settled in so quickly though. Ben made sure I had plenty of updates and pictures throughout the day.

Ben is so nurturing, fun, yet sees learning opportunities to many things.
I cannot express how happy I am to have my little boy cared for by Ben. He LOVES his trips out, including train journeys to the seaside, playgrounds, the allotment, farms you name it! My little boy has developed in every way. His speech is so clear and he can communicate so well. He has made friends with the other children in Ben’s care and can’t stop talking about Ben, the other children and the things they do. I think his favourite is either muddy puddles, picking apples off the tree at the allotment or the farm.

As a parent, Ben makes it so much easier for me. I get little updates and pictures throughout the day. Although, my favourite is a voice note. This normally comes when my little one has done something new and I can hear the pride in Ben’s voice. This makes me even more proud as a parent.

I cannot recommend Ben more highly!

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by Kerry on 14/10/2024