Cygnets's Reviews
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Average Rating:
(5 from 7 reviews)
Sara has been providing before and after school care for our son since he joined reception in 2022 and we are very happy with the care provided.
Sara has been able to spend time doing phonics, reading and math with our son during the week which has helped improve his learning and given him time one on one with an experienced teacher.
Sara was able to accommodate our son’s allergy within her care setting and always ensured ingredients were checked for his safety. Sara also arranged for training in the use of epi pens so that she had a full understanding of what to do if a reaction did happen-this really gave us confidence that our son was well cared for.
Sara really welcomed our son into her home and family and he has really enjoyed his time at Sara’s cygnets.
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Sara has played a pivotal role in our two-year-old's development and has helped him to excel beyond what we would have expected for his age.
Sara creates bespoke lessons for each child, tailored to their individual needs and inspired by the environment around the child, their interests, the seasons and nature.
Sara also cares for our six-year-old daughter before school. She loves her time at Sara’s and all the thoughtful activities she fits into the short space of time in the mornings.
An example of a learning journey both our children loved, was she when Sara taught them about the life of a caterpillar through to a butterfly. Sarah kept some caterpillars in a special enclosure and the children watched them feed, grow, build cocoons and eventually hatch into butterflies and be released. The journey was enriched with story-telling, art, nature walks and factual information. The children were fascinated and learnt so much.
Sara updates us with what our son is doing each day through WhatsApp messages and Tapestry, which we find reassuring and gives us good communication tools about his day.
We have frequent developmental meetings and discussions about our child's progress and areas to focus on - be it signing and feeding when he was younger, to speech, behaviour, counting, colours - so his learning has a joined-up approach.
We love that Sara takes the children on learning walks, observing nature and that this is translated into activities - like creating art using conkers.
Sara is uniquely gifted in her understanding of children and ability to tap into their interests and make their learning and development fun and sensitive to their personality and individual needs. She is also very reliable and has never let us down.
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Sara was amazing with our little boy. She was very knowledgeable and communicated well. She planned engaging and fun activities which he loved taking part in. She kept us well informed about his progress and next steps for learning. Would highly recommend Sara.
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Sarah
about
Cygnets
on 14/07/2023
Response by
Cygnets
on 14/07/2023:
Thank you 🙏
My daughter attended before and after school for over 4 years. Sara always provided a very high standard of care and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed attending.
Sara provided a home from home environment with a warm, caring and nurturing environment.
I would highly recommend.
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Sara looked after my daughter in the mornings before school. My daughter really enjoyed going and did some really fun activities while there. Sara is very experienced, efficient and always communicated well keeping me up to date with what they had been doing that morning ect. The setting is very child friendly and my daughter made some good friends while there. We hope to keep in touch with them all. I would definitely recommend Sara for all childcare needs.
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Lauren
about
Cygnets
on 29/09/2022
Response by
Cygnets
on 29/09/2022:
Thank you 😊
I highly recommend Sara at Sara Cygnets for childcare. She has provided a lovely safe caring environment, and provides so many creative and varied activities for children to learn and develop whilst having fun. I can see the passion that Sara has for teaching children. My son has really enjoyed his time there and built great relationships with Sara, her family and other children too. Sara has supported with my sons physical and mental development as well as his social development. Sara has always provided regular updates on how my son was getting on and I always felt reassured that he was in good hands. My son will definitely miss being a part of Sara's childcare setting and we will continue to remain in touch with Sara and her family.
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I have had Sara look after my 2 children (ages 1 and 4) on a number of occasions. They love spending time with her and she builds up a great rapport with them and comes up with great activities when she has had them for the afternoon. I was impressed that she had so much experience with looking after young children having taught in nurseries and primary schools and when she reports back on what they have been up to gives the impression she knows lots about child development.
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