Alex's Reviews
Childminder
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Average Rating:
(4.27 from 11 reviews)
Alex is just wonderful and I’m so happy that we found her. She is kind, caring and treats my son like family.
Alex had been looking after my son full-Time since he was 6 months old and he has just blossomed under her care. He has become more confident and has learnt how to play with other children. He absolutely loves going to her every day and he gets to do so
many different activities. She is so well set for every stage of childhood and has toys and activities for them. They go on walks, do messy play, arts and crafts, go to the park, go to the farm, meet up with other childminders….the list goes on! I love the home made crafts I get on special occasions like Christmas!
Alex is really flexible and took the time to get know us as a family. She is really respectful of our parenting choices and has been so supportive. She provides the home from home style of care we wanted.
Alex is also really knowledgable and proactive in terms of the early years framework. She has provided us every term with a report on his progress in relation to the framework and how we can support our son‘s development further at home. This has been really useful and a lovely memento of his early years. During the day, Alex sends up so many photos and updates so we always know what he is doing and how much fun he is having! This certainly made it so much easier for me to leave him in the early stages (as a first time
Mum, going back to work was hard!) and now, I’m so confident in the care Alex provides that my mind is completely at ease- it‘s just nice to see him smiling and happy!
I cannot recommend Alex highly enough, she is amazing at what she does and I’m so happy that she has become part of our family.
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Eleanor
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Alex
on 25/03/2022
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Alex
on 10/05/2022:
Thank you so much for giving me the trust to look after your son. He has been a complete pleasure, he settled wonderfully and has progressed amazingly.
I wish you all the luck in the world on your new adventures and you will always have a place in our heart and family. Xx
Absolutely amazing! We are overwhelmed with how great she is with our son, how much he loves her and how well he has developed. I cannot recommend her enough to all!
Our son has been with Alex for nearly a year and we all love her. She is the best, and it is clear that our son loves going to her. He is visibly happy to see her when we drop him off, and always leaves happy when we pick him up. Her home is immaculate, and her husband and children are wonderful and really help our son to feel relaxed and welcome.
Alex is a warm, welcoming, caring, mature and all-around lovely person. She looks after our son really well feeding him, caring for him, and keeping him entertained. Alex goes above and beyond what we expected; taking the time to run different activities for the children throughout each week, and ensuring all are included and well looked after. We never have any issues and Alex is an absolute professional, whose records and paperwork are always up to date and communicated promptly.
She is so empathetic and understanding – our son is our first and Alex was our first childminder. She was so helpful and understanding when we got things wrong or forgot things. Nothing seemed too out of reach for Alex to do, and having this understanding really puts us at ease.
We are moving and gutted that we cannot take Alex with us. We are very grateful to of found Alex to look after our son, and can only hope we find someone as good as her at our new place.
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Lewis
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Alex
on 25/03/2022
Response by
Alex
on 10/05/2022:
Thank you Lewis for the lovely review, your son has been a complete pleasure and we have built a wonderful bond with each other and as a family.
He has made great progress here and I hope that this may continue in his new setting and that he settles well. He is a credit to you both.
I wish you all the luck with your new adventures as a family as you move on to bigger and better things.
My children have been with Alex for over a year now. I am so gutted she is moving 😢
Alex is lovely, warm and welcoming. My boys go into Alex happy and leave happy. Alex helps them with their homework, feeds them snacks(they are always hungry) and does such a good job at keeping them entertained. I have never had any issues with Alex and her children are all so lovely too. Alex goes above and beyond to help, Alex helped get my son referred to SALT. I would recommend Alex to all my family and friends.
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Amy
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Alex
on 23/11/2021
Response by
Alex
on 02/01/2022:
Thank you so much for the lovely words, it’s been my pleasure looking after the boys.
Thank you in supporting our move to our new house and I wish you and the boys our best wishes for the future.
We are extremely impressed with Alex and her ability to make our daughter feel like she was part of the family. Alex’s caring nature meant that our daughter has thrived and developed massively in the time that she has been there. Alex takes time in setting out different activities for the children and ensures all are included and well looked after. Nothing seems to out of reach for Alex to do and having this understanding from someone makes the childcare situation much less stressful for a full time working family like us. Her home and children are wonderful and a real addition to set up that Alex has and we very grateful to of found Alex to look after our daughter
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LRolfe
about
Alex
on 21/11/2021
Response by
Alex
on 02/01/2022:
Thank you for the kind words you have written. Xxxx was a pleasure to have and she had developed lovely bonds with our family, especially Jasen. She will be missed by all.
I wish you all well in your future and with the continued progress of Xxxx.
Alex has looked after my son for almost 3 years now, he loves going there and always comes home happy. Alex takes the children to local playgroups, Odds Farm occassionally and meets with other childminders so the children are always busy. Alex looks after all children in her care like they're her own, my son feels at home there. Sadly the time has come to move on and we will miss Alex and her family dearly.
Further to this, Alex is an absolute professional and records and paperwork are always up to date. Highly recommended!
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Nicola K
about
Alex
on 24/06/2020
Response by
Alex
on 06/07/2020:
Thank you Nicola for your lovely words, your son has been a credit to you. He has made wonderful progress while in my care. I wish you and your family all the best and I hope xxxxx enjoys his next chapter at pre-school.
As a single working parent that hates working, despite enjoying my job but because it takes me away from my daughter, I wouldn’t just leave my daughter with any one, it would take some one very special who I could trust to love my child as their own and I found that with Alex. Alex goes above and beyond for all the children in her setting and my daughter has enjoyed many day trips and outings during her time there, meaning that just because I’m not having fun doesn’t mean she isn’t and that means a lot. My daughter is always happy to go there and as Alex knows all the children in her setting very well if there is any cause for concern ie change of temperature then she lets you know immediately which is very reassuring. I have always found her to be very flexible if you need emergency childcare or a change in days if her numbers allow of course and this has helped
me out on more than one occasion, honestly I’m don’t think I could find a better person to look after my daughter and have no hesitation in recommending her, I’m just sad we have now moved area xx. Thank you Alex for everything x
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Jennyn
about
Alex
on 22/04/2020
Response by
Alex
on 06/07/2020:
Thank you Jenny for trusting me with your daughter and allowing us to develop a strong bond which we both share. I wish you both all the best with your new adventure in your relocation and hope that you and your daughter settles well.
I would not recommend anyone to use Alexandra. I had arranged for my 19 month old daughter to start with Alexandra 2 weeks ago. Despite Alexandra's previous bad review I thought I would make my own opinion and found her to be very professional, warming, welcoming and compassionate. My daughter was due to start settling in sessions next week.
I had not had any further communications from Alexandra, so when I made contact to confirm dates I was told that she had been meaning to message me and that she no longer had space for my daughter as she was taking on a sibling of a child she already looks after. I feel the way this was handled was extremely unfair, unprofessional appalling, and completely unacceptable! We had made an agreement and I now have been left with 2 weeks to put something in place for my daughter. She is not loyal to new customers, and will let you down at short notice!
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ClaraW
about
Alex
on 31/10/2018
Response by
Alex
on 31/10/2018:
With relation to the review given, I was asked by a current parent to take their child sibling. As NO contract had been signed nor had a deposit been provided nor had any communication taken place from the time they left the setting two/three weeks ago I felt that I had to priorities with my current family.
I informed the parent as soon as this had happened and apologised but due to OFSTED regulation and ratio it would have taken me over my numbers and would have been unprofessional to have gone against Ofsted regulation.
Alex has looked after my son for almost two years, he has settled very well there and Alex and her family have made him feel very much apart of their family.
He enjoys his time at Alex’s house as they do lots of activities and go on lots of outings.
I’m very impressed with his progress and the care he receives.
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My son has been going to Alex for a year now, he is very happy there, I don't worry about him when I'm at work now. She provides a good variety of activities and trips out for the children. Alex is very organised and is always on top of the paperwork side of things. I can't recommend her enough, she's what a child minder should be!
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Nicola K
about
Alex
on 28/08/2018
Response by
Alex
on 30/08/2018:
Thank you very much for your kind words, I have enjoyed watching and helping your son develop into the little super star he is. It has been a pleasure to be a part of his learning journey and to see all the success he is achieving.
My sons has been going to Alex since April. She is very friendly, thoughtful and accommodating. My sons enjoy their time at Alex's house, a real home from home.
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Kirsty
about
Alex
on 27/08/2018
Response by
Alex
on 30/08/2018:
It has been a real delight having the boys, and they have fitted into the setting really well. They are both making progress and it is lovely being a part of their future development. They are both lovely children and I look forward to next milestones we have together.
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