TinaG's Reviews
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(5 from 8 reviews)
I am so happy I decided to send my little girl to Tina’s. It’s such a minefield knowing who to choose and whether they are going to be a good fit. I instantly got a good feeling about Tina. She is so inviting, and treats all the little ones as part of the family.
I loved the fact Tina took my little girl out everyday and they always did something fun, whether that be jumping in puddles, visiting parks, playgrounds, learning about nature, visiting the library etc.
I really like the fact they watched a caterpillar turn into a butterfly and observed the cycle, like in the hungry caterpillar and they had tadpoles that developed into frogs!
We would be given various arts and crafts projects they had made at the end of each week and each holiday is celebrated and usually some themed craft would be completed.
Tina sends regular photos/video’s to show what they have been up to, which is lovely to see, and my little girl still loves to see/watch these now.
My little girl went to Tina for approx 2 years until she started school. Unfortunately we don’t live in Retford (I work there) so I haven’t been able to utilise Tina for school drop off, which is a shame.
We talk about Tina and her childminder friends often. We met up with Tina in the October half term so my little girl could see her and her little friends, and we had such a lovely day and hope we can continue to meet each holiday.
Tina has become a big part of my little girls life, and I will be forever thankful to Tina for making her early years so enjoyable and growing my little girls confidence!
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Brilliant childminding service. She has looked after all 3 of my children, my youngest from the age of 8 months to 3 years. Care is provided in a warm, family environment and I was always totally comfortable knowing that Tina would provide the best for my kids. Tina is very experienced, knowledgeable, confident and a trustworthy childminder. I would never use anyone else and cannot speak highly enough of her childminding services.
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Having not lived in Retford long when I had my first child, I didn’t know what to do for childcare. I had never considered a childminder, but while I was looking at nursery’s someone recommended Tina to me… Sending my children to Tina is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!
Tina is always so welcoming, helpful and knowledgable . My daughter has developed so many positive attributes through going to Tina. Her confidence and determination have flourished, and I have to credit Tina for this. Tina has helped develop her speech and language tenfold, along with her manners, and we are just starting to develop her reading and writing along with Tina’s advice. Tina has also helped and supported us with our child’s potty training and eating habits.
In terms of the activities Tina does with the children, we couldn’t ask for more. They do arts and crafts which our daughter loves and has really improved her mark marking, which is now evident with us teaching her to write her name.
Tina does all the fun things we would ideally be doing with the children if we weren’t at work. She gets them outdoors, walking, running, jumping, climbing, improving not only their physical skills but also their enjoyment of the outdoors and nature. They go to both outdoor and indoor parks, toast marshmallows, choose books at the library, attend playgroups, farms, take part in handling animals, picking fruit, and lots lots more.
Socially our children have excelled through visiting Tina.
Tina accommodates the flexibility we need with us working shifts, and is so understanding and helpful with the difficulties this causes us.
We are kept updated about what they’ve been up to and how they’ve been during the day.
Tina’s own children are really polite and well mannered, and good with the childminder kids.
When we had our second child there was no question as to where we would send her. both our children have developed really well with Tina and they thoroughly enjoy themselves.
Regardless of the benefits of how Tina develops the children, the most important thing to me is that my children are happy, content and safe, and I certainly know this is the case with Tina.
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I am a parent of three and have used various childcare provisions over the last sixteen years, all very good and some rated outstanding.
Tina is one in a million, I am not surprised that she has all glowing reviews on this site!.
I have been lucky enough to have my younger two sons childminded by Tina. Both with very differing care needs which Tina worked out quickly and ensured that her routines and environment were geared up to providing them with the best opportunities. One quite sensitive and very picky with his food, however Tina always made sure that he enjoyed his meals and ate healthy and well at her house (He says Tina is a great cook!). The other son could be quite a handful and we will always be grateful for the expertise and support given by Tina to him, us and school, which has been a positive benefit to his development.
Overall such valuable support, knowing that the children are safe, happy and well looked after. All the time reliable and often flexible (usually when I've been stuck in traffic or a last minute early start); nothing too much trouble with the usual reply 'No problem Chuck!'.
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My daughter has been with Tina for a number of years now. She started going to Tina's from about 8 months old and has just left to go into full time school. Unfortunately the school Tina does drop off and pick up for is not convenient for me so we have had to say goodbye.
My work times and days have varied at times but she has always been flexible and accommodating to these fluctuations.
Day to day she takes the kids out to various places. They experience soo much and learn through fun activities. My daughter has always looked forward to her days with Tina and the boys.
As a first time mum without much family for advice she has been invaluable to me as a source of information. She always has time for you and is happy to provide updates as much as you want. She has provided support through difficult times to both myself and Leah.
My daughter is now a very well behaved, safe and polite child (most of the time) and I credit this behaviour and her development to Tina.
Couldn't ask for better or more. Thank you Tina.
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When my daughter was 13 months old, a change of jobs meant that she was no longer able to attend the nursery I'd chosen when I initially returned to work from maternity leave. My new working hours required a flexibility that a nursery couldn't accommodate, so I started to look for a suitable childminder. I saw several within the local area and struggled to imagine leaving my child with any of them. Then I met Tina!
Tina offers a clean, warm and welcoming environment for my child and I am continually impressed by the range of activities she is able to provide. Day to day, my daughter attends music classes, local playgroups, soft play centres, activity parks (such as wheelgate) and nature reserves. On a sunny day, Tina will not hesitate to take the children to the sea side to enjoy the weather or a local splash park! Tina sends plenty of pictures throughout the day, so I can see how much fun my daughter is having!
I credit Tina with much of my daughter's development (which I'm regularly kept updated on). Her speech, problem-solving capabilities, social skills and personal independence have all developed with impressive speed since she first started seeing Tina. As if that wasn't enough, Tina has always modelled beautiful manners which my daughter has naturally adopted and her assistance with the dreaded potty training phase, made the transition quick and easy. As she has grown, my daughter has also enjoyed the charitable activities Tina regularly undertakes with the children, for example donations at the food bank or a gift shoebox at Christmas. I too, look forward to the little gifts and cards Tina makes with the children for mother's Day, Easter etc.
Tina is very flexible and will bend over backwards to help where she can, especially where working hours are longer than expected. She provides healthy, home-cooked meals for the children she cares for and even has my children eating food they refuse at home!
When it was time to return to work after the birth of my son, it was a no-brainer and Tina now looks after him too! She is an exceptional childminder; warm, nurturing and a lot of fun! If you ask my daughter, she will not hesitate to tell you that she loves Tina and 'Ina' was even one of my son's first words. Tina is quite simply brilliant and there no one else I would recommend.
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We needed someone to look after our little boy several days a week from a very young age (about 8 months); Tina was the childminder we chose for the job, and we're very glad that we did. Tina is genuinely exceptional at her job and we cannot recommend her enough, so much so in fact, that we recently moved to a new town and briefly considered seeing if we could convince her to move to that town too so that she could continue to look after our son!
Tina spends a lot of time out of the house with the children she looks after. Our son would regularly be taken on trips to farms, parks, nature reserves, playgroups, and soft play centres which we loved because our son loved it. He was always so happy and full of stories and excitement about his day.
Her communication is excellent, we'd be updated every day with photos of our son out enjoying himself with his little friends somewhere with stories about where he's been and what he's done. She's always on the end of a text or a call if ever you need her and she's very flexible too, working hard to help out wherever she can with extra days from time to time if the need arises.
We were quite upset when we realised moving town would mean losing Tina as our childminder. She was a huge part of our Son's upbringing for several years. He loved going to Tina's and always had a wonderful time, and perhaps more importantly, always came home having learned something new and valuable. He grew so much as a person with Tina and we cannot thank her enough for her dedication and time spent with our son.
In short, I wholeheartedly recommend Tina as a childminder and I genuinely believe you'd be hard-pushed to find a superior one.
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I have used Tina for over 2 years now for my child. She has always been amazing and he absolutely adores her. Tina does so many different activities and takes Bobby to so many places. I was due to start Bobby at school full time in September but I have decided to keep him with Tina for another year part time. Tina goes way above and beyond any childminder I have ever known and we would not be where we are without all her help and support. Bobbys situation is unique but Tina has always accommodated him and us as a as family and for that I can't thank her enough. Bobby is so bright and clever and just a lovely child, a lot of which is due to her ?
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