Tina Str's Reviews

Great childminder

I was really nervous about leaving my 11 month old son with a child minder but Tina was great! Her house feels like a little nursery and is set out specially for the children with bright wallpaper and full of toys, books etc.

Tina and her Sister Marion are great with the kids, treating them like family and my son settled really well. They keep to your child’s own routine and at the end of the day give you a full update of how they have been, how they ate and slept.

As the youngest there my son loved trying to play with the older kids who all seemed really good with him, it’s a real family environment and he has really come out of his shell by spending time there

I would highly recommend Tina

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by georgina on 07/02/2019

Response by Tina Str on 07/02/2019:

Thank you Georgina. Will really miss your little man, he is a credit to you both, anytime you need a few hrs to yourself pop him in, glad to have him x

a home from home for my children

I have 2 children who both go to Tina’s. My eldest has been there for 3 years, and my youngest started in August 2018 when she was 8/9months old.

Tina and Marion look after them both as if they were their own. My eldest really enjoys spending time there and has got to know all the children so well as they have all been looked after by Tina for such a long time together. They are like a little extended family.

The children do lots of activities. Regularly take trips into town. If there’s a birthday, Tina will throw a little party for them. She really makes their time spent their so special.

My eldest always wants to be the last kid collected from Tina’s at the end of the day. She even tells me she wants to stay the night. A testament to how at home she feels at Tina’s house.

My youngest (14 months) has a daily diary, which includes all details of her day. I am informed on her general well-being, what she’s been up to during the day, what time she has napped and how long she napped, how many dirty nappies she had, how much she ate and if she took her bottle. Very thorough and great to read once I get home.

Highly recommend Tina and Marion

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by emilyf on 24/01/2019

Response by Tina Str on 28/01/2019:

Thank you for such a lovely review. Happy enough to keep her over night ( both of them ) any time. They are a pleasure to look after. X

Warm and attentive with excellent facilities

When we moved to Inverness in May 2018 we had to take our 2 year old son out of the nursery he was happy in and I was very concerned about finding the right place. I originally looked for a nursery but Tina was recommended to me and we went to meet her. The environment was lovely and stimulating and clean with lots of toys and books. We loved Tina as she is so warm and personable and James took to her straight away. It is like a mini nursery at Tina’s and her sister Marion works with her and is equally lovely and fun. Between them they look after a lovely bunch of kids. They offer all the activities and outings at a nursery but also a good balance of structure and fun.

The thing that I liked most was that if your child has an off day they notice and are nurturing. My son isn’t a good sleeper and on an off day he will be bundled up on a beanbag with a blanket to watch a Disney film and have a wee nap. This is the sort of thing that just couldn’t happen at a nursery.

James is now three and loves copying the older children and playing with the little ones and it’s a really family environment. James loves Tina and Marion like family and I know he is happy and cared for much in the way I would myself. They really pay attention to his personality, what he is good at and what he likes and each day they complete a diary to tell me what he’s been up to and what he has eaten and so on. We get pictures and crafts to bring home. Little parties for special occasions and birthdays. I can hardly get him to come home!

Tina provides snacks/drinks/fruit and we take healthy lunch (Tina encourages no treats as they bakewith the kids - pancakes are a favourite - they they have these as a treat).

It’s all just worked out better than we could have hoped.

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by Alison on 18/01/2019

Response by Tina Str on 28/01/2019:

Thank you Alison, kind words. Your boy is a wee smasher great fun to care for. X