Samantha's Reviews

Can we clone you Samie and take you with us?

Samie has been and was great during the month she helped us! I was a bit nervous at the beginning because I had never left my children with a childminder before, but she reassured me before and throughout the days my boy was with her, sending photos of all the fun things they did during the day. She is really amazing and fun. By the second day, Alan was already excited to start a "Samie day" and declared he did not like mummy days anymore because they were boring! 3 year olds are brutally honest. I highly recommend Samie without a doubt. I only wished she lived in Bath so we could still get Samie days! So plan B is to clone her. Thank you so much Samie for all your help and for taking Alan under your wing in such short notice. You are really the best. Xx

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by Laura on 08/12/2017

Kind and Caring

Samie has been our childminder for almost 4 years now. I was, like most new mothers, so nervous about going back to work after maternity leave and working in London meant leaving my daughter for 10 hours at a time – Samie was brilliant! She sent updates throughout the day and pictures so I knew my daughter was happy.

My daughter has allergies which required her to carry medication and epipens. Samie gave me the assurance she was fully trained in what to do in the circumstances of an attack and in the 4 years my daughter has been with her she has never been exposed to any of her allergens and her medication has been kept with her at all times just in case.

They are always out and about and going to the farm. I am pleased she has been so many different places and been exposed to so many different settings whilst always having the security of always knowing who she is with and that she is safe and cared for. My daughter has had a brilliant time with Samie and will miss her so much now she is going on to primary school.

Samie works incredibly hard to accommodate everyone. She has been so flexible regarding pick up and drop off times. It has been amazing. Not sure what we would have done without her.

Samie’s own family are wonderful and I know my daughter loves them too.

Can’t recommend Samie highly enough. She is a lovely, kind, caring and vibrant person who is full of energy and absolutely loves the kids she looks after. She cooks for them and gets them all eating veg I think we struggle to get them to eat at home. She really cares about all the kids she looks after (and the parents too)!

My daughter has always really looked forward to her Samie days!

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by Parent on 05/08/2017

My daughter loves her!!

Samie has looked after my daughter (aged 6) for 18 months and is amazing with her.

Right from the beginning she has made my daughter feel welcomed and loved. She is always out and about with the children so that they can experience different activities. In the summer holidays they go somewhere different every day, and my duaghter is so excited when it's a 'Samie Day'.

Samie is the first childminder I have used and was apprehensive about leaving her with someone. But I need not have worried at all - Samie sent me photos of their first afternoon together and my daughter was completely at ease when I collected her.

Samie genuinely loves all of the children as if they were her own.

If I need any extra time (after school, mornings or holidays) she will always try to accommodate and is really flexible to enable me to work.

In my daughters words - I love Samie looking after me and we are always having fun.

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by Parent on 22/07/2017