Sarah O's Reviews
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(5 from 12 reviews)
I’m delighted to share my heartfelt appreciation for the exceptional care provided by Sarah, my son's childminder since 2022.
During this time Sarah's dedication, compassion, expertise and supportive approach have created a nurturing environment where my child feels safe, happy, and valued. Her patience, kindness, and encouragement have helped him blossom into a confident and well-adjusted child that eagerly explored new interests and acquired essential skills that laid a solid foundation for his future education.
Sarah's commitment to my son's growth and development extended beyond basic care. She tailored activities and experiences to stimulate his curiosity, encourage his creativity, and promote his cognitive and physical development. Her guidance helped him navigate challenges and develop positive behavior and social skills.
Moreover, Sarah's dedication to preparing my child for preschool was truly commendable. She implemented structured routines and educational activities that ensured a smooth transition for him. Her thoughtful approach, coupled with her unwavering support and encouragement, instilled confidence in my son.
In addition to her exceptional caregiving skills, Sarah's professionalism and reliability were evident in every interaction. She maintained clear and open communication, providing regular updates on my son's progress and milestones.
In summary, Sarah's impact on my child’s life has been immeasurable. She not only provided him with a safe and nurturing environment but also enriched his early years with love, support, and valuable learning experiences.
I cannot speak highly enough of Sarah, and I will be forever grateful to her for all dedication and commitment and positive impact she’s had on my child. I couldn’t be happier with the care she’s provided.
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super-professional staff, ongoing communication with the parent, and always being at the forefront of providing the best quality care. I feel so relieved to know that my son is in the best childcare setting.
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Our 2 3/4 year old son has thrived under Sarah's care since joining her at 11 months old. Despite the restrictions of Covid-19, he has developed socially, personally and academically under Sarah's care and absolutely loves his time in her setting; he's often very upset to see me when I come to pick him up! He settled really quickly and thoroughly enjoys the excellent range of activities Sarah puts on; she always seems to be able to adapt the activities to focus in on his interests while also using her extensive knowledge of child development to ensure he's making progress while having fun. Her setting is clean and engaging and Sarah is clearly invested in our son as she goes above and beyond to support him, regularly suggesting activities or lending us books in which he has shown interest. She also keeps us up-to-date with regular photos and explanations of the tasks he is doing and how this exemplifies the skills he is working on which is lovely to see. We will definitely be sending number two to her as well!
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Sarah is a hardworking and patient lady. I met Sarah when my son was around 10 months.
We had a previous childminder before Sarah that told me that my son was too needy and clingy and needed to be independent at his age. So we had to stop using her services.
This was when I met Sarah, I explained my situation and she told me it was normal for a baby at that age to always want to around an adult.
She assured me that my son was going to adjust in time. I decided to go for her and every time I picked up my son, he was happy compared to when he was with the last lady looking after him.
Sarah also have a wonderful son; Toby saw my son as a little brother. Damisi was always happy around Toby. Toby is a also calm, respectful and descent boy.
This lady is a God’s gift to my son and I. And you will not regret having her as a childminder.
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Sarah has been looking after my 2 year old son and 5 year old daughter since April 2019. Both children absolutely adore her and her setting. They walk in happy and never want to leave at the end of the day! Both have thrived in her care. Sarah provides a range of fun and exciting experiences for them; she has gotten to know them very well and thinks carefully about their development and needs within the eyfs framework.
Sarah is reliable and flexible and always provides thorough handovers.
We are really happy to have found Sarah and grateful for the exceptional care that she provides.
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My girls are with Sarah just for wrap around care. She provides a warm, homely setting with good home cooked meals and plenty to keep them busy. My girls have found a new friend in her son and are excited to go to Sarah. If my kids were younger I’d happily leave them with her all day and know they were well cared for
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Sarah took over the daytime
Childcare of my son in January when he was 17 months old, his previous childminder had him from 6 weeks old. I had no worries at all about him resettling in as Sarah has made the whole process very easy. Since then I have seen Enzo develop at a faster rate than before. She treats the children like her own, lovely healthy home cooked meals are provided, her home is clean and well equipped with age appropriate toys inside and out, they are taken out regularly to the park and weekly rhyme time in fact fresh air and activities are actively encouraged. Excellent communication regarding child’s progress and support if any issues arise. Enzo looks forward to going and I am confident that Enzo is being cared for to the highest standard whilst I’m at work which gives me peace of mind.
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Sarah was professional and responsive from the beginning, and she was very easy to message, very easy to understand. I sent my son to her for a single day of emergency childcare, but if I needed full time care I'd certainly look to have him with Sarah again. He couldn't stop talking about her all the way home!
Thanks!
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When looking for someone to look after my youngest daughter when I returned to work after maternity, the most important thing for me was that I trusted them. Luckily, I knew Sarah after working with her for a number of years, so I knew that my little girl would be very well looked after. Sarah is passionate about providing those she cares for with a high quality experence and my little girl is really happy there. Sarah provides play experiences for her that are personalised to what my daughters enjoying doing and she is introducing her to other experiences also.
As a working mum it is always difficult leaving my children and that dreaded Mum guilt is lessened slightly knowing that my little one is having great opportunities.
I cant recommend Sarah enough, I believe that she treats the children in her care as if they were her own. If something isn't good enough for her own child, it wont be good enough for ours.
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Our daughter came to Sarah over the summer period, due to myself and my wife both working full time. We chose to use Sarah as she was very professional and had great ideas on things to do with our daughter over the summer period.
Our daughter was four at the time she came to Sarah and was in the process of moving from Pre-School to Reception at her new primary school. Sarah was very happy to help with trying to get her ready for the new school year ahead.
Sarah had great plans on things to make sure that she covered with our daughter which would be useful to her, as well as aid us as parents.
When we first approached Sarah, we informed her that our daughter had ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) this didn’t phase Sarah in the slightest and Sarah saw it as a way of her being able to broaden her understanding of children with special needs should she ever look after a child with these needs again.
Sarah asked lots of questions about things that help and also things that would trigger a meltdown with our daughter, this was a good building block for Sarah and what to do with our daughter over the summer period.
Our daughter always had a well-structured day with Sarah varying between playing and learning, Sarah made sure that she always made learning fun for our daughter. Our daughter always left Sarah’s house with a massive smile on her face and always saying that she had such a good day and that she was happy.
We cannot recommend Sarah enough.
Kind regards,
Mr & Mrs Gunston
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