Frankie's Reviews

So much more than childcare

Where do I begin? My daughter first started with Jen when she had just turned one and remained in her wonderful care for three years. I genuinely cannot recommend Jen enough.

It’s incredibly daunting leaving your child with someone, but from that very first moment Jen was warm and reassuring, providing a wonderful home from home environment. My daughter absolutely loved every single minute she spent at Jen’s, so much so that she often didn’t want to come home!

Jen goes above and beyond to provide a nurturing, educational and safe space, full of love and a little bit of magic. Every detail is so thoughtfully considered. She creates the most wonderful and intriguing setups for the children, both inside and out, engaging them in play that they learn so much from without even realising it.

And the meals she cooks are nothing short of wonderful. She offers such a healthy and varied selection of home cooked food that my daughter would often lick the plate clean (I have photographic evidence!).

Her loving and caring nature is at the heart of everything she does. She really gets to know each child as an individual, understanding their little personalities, interests and needs, and it was so clear to us just how genuinely she cared for our daughter.

Jen also gave her so many wonderful experiences, outings and memories along the way. We watched our daughter grow from a tiny one year old into a confident, curious and independent four year old, and there is no doubt that Jen played a huge part in that. When the time finally came for her to leave and start her next chapter at nursery, it genuinely felt like the end of an era for all of us. We couldn’t have wished for a better person to care for our daughter during those incredibly important early years.

Any family lucky enough to find a place with Jen can feel completely confident that their child will be cared for, encouraged, nurtured and very much loved. We will always be incredibly grateful for the three wonderful years our daughter spent with her.

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by Frankie about Jens Little Owls (Childminder) on 15/09/2026