Samantha's Reviews
Childminder
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Average Rating:
(5 from 12 reviews)
Our son has been with Sam for almost 3 years now and started with her from 6 months - he absolutely loves being looked after by her. Sam provides a very caring, supportive and fun home-from-home environment. He even asks to go to Sam’s each morning!
We have seen his learning noticeably progress each day thanks to Sam’s hard work and the variety of activities he does whilst with her. These activities include farm trips, craft activities, trips to the zoo, soft play, park trips, reading, counting, colouring, painting and puzzles.
Sam regularly keeps in contact and sends photographs and information about what he has learnt and experienced during the day. As parents we love receiving these.
We have noticed how much his independence has really developed in Sam’s care, he is now able to take his own coat and shoes off as well as tidy up toys. Skills we definitely appreciate at home!
Sam provides exceptional care and we would highly recommend her as a childminder.
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Sam has looked after my little boy for almost 18 months. Despite the challenges of the pandemic and the multiple lockdowns we had, Sam was always accommodating and flexible, and still ensured the children had a variety of activities to do both in her setting and trips outside. My son was shy and anxious when starting with Sam, but she was always welcoming and reassuring and he soon settled. Now he looks forward to going to see her and all of the friends he’s made. Sam encourages activities to aid development, and it’s clear to see the progress our son has made during his time with her. He enjoyed regular trips to a variety of places and had lots of social interaction with other childminders and their children. We are so sad to be leaving, but are unfortunately relocating out of the area. Highly recommend Sam!
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Our little girl absolutely loved the time she spent with Sam. She came home every day excited to tell us what she had done and show us what she had learned. Sams care is loving, thoughtful, varied and you can tell how experienced she is by how she can adapt to situations. Our little girl was nervous to start with but Sams affection and words soon helped her to relax and she was always looking forward to her days at Sams. We can't thank Sam enough for her help over the difficult covid period and the ease to adapt to changing situations. Our little girl is now ready for school and, thanks to Sam, we're confident she's going to get on just fine 🙂
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My two Sons have been with Sam since September 2019 and she is absolutely fantastic. They adore her and she looks after them with such calm and caring nature. I was very hesitant to use a child minder but decided it was much nicer than after school club as they made my children feel like they were at school 9am-6pm. Couldn’t recommend Sam enough and my boys are sad to leave her - only leaving as relocating. Thank you Sam for all of your hard work!
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We couldn't recommend Sam enough. From the first visit, we knew we had found a perfect match. We used Sam to look after our boy during holidays (Half Terms, Easter and through Summer leave). Our son was well looked after, played games and went on lots of visits. Sam was friendly, profressional and made us all feel very comfortable. Now our son is older we don't need the holiday care but would like to highly recommend Sam.
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My daughter Izzy used Sams setting and was always happy. She settled easily with Samantha. A nice setting for your children.
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Sam has looked after my boy for about a year. He has loved every minute of it. Sam is very patient with the children and keep them busy. She has also been very patient with the parents!!! We needed somebody flexible and she has... always ready to help! Her house is very clean and she keeps our children safe! Unfortunately he is going to a school in September which is not in her area otherwise he would stay with Sam. I do recommend Sam she has been brilliant.
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Sam did a fantastic job looking after my little girl, she taught her how to hold a pen properly and prepare her for school, my little girl loved her time there. Sam has a beautiful clean home environment for the children. I would definitely recommend Sam for childminding services and should I need childcare in the future Sam would be my first choice.
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Sam has cared for our daughter for the past 5 years, since I returned to work when my daughter was 11 months old. Over this time Sam has been invaluable, helping us to bring up our daughter and instilling in her the manners and behaviour we felt were important. Our daughter has thoroughly enjoyed the time she has spent with Sam, learning through play and activities carefully designed by Sam, yet clearly having had fun while with Sam. We have a delightful book of achievements which Sam completes daily. Reliable and dependable, Sam is also approachable and always willing to discuss any concerns no matter how trivial. After starting school our daughter asked to return to stay with Sam for extra childcare during the holidays. Sadly we have moved away so are unable to continue this relationship.
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Sam offers an excellent service for a fair price. I have always been impressed with the activities she does with the children and my son has thrived in her care. The environment she has created for the children is extremely homely and relaxed. This is a child care provider you can rely upon.
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