Maria's Reviews
Childminder
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Average Rating:
(5 from 9 reviews)
I would 100% recommend Maria to anybody looking for a childminder above any other childcare setting in the area.
Maria is absolutely amazing. I couldn’t have managed to return to work after maternity leave had it have not been for her providing such outstanding care for our daughter. She thrived in her care - my husband and I cannot thank Maria enough.
Maria is calm, patient and extremely hardworking. She is very experienced and her love for her role is clearly evident upon the first meeting and is caring and dedicated to the children in her care.
Maria provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to grow and develop key skills as well as encouraging safe play, age-appropriate behaviour, good manners and how to interact with the others and to build positive relationships.
Maria is very organised, and our daughter’s days considered of fun and educational indoor and outdoor play whilst following and ensuring all milestones were met in line with the EYFS curriculum. We were kept regularly update on all of our daughter’s successes and when she met developmental and educational milestones. Maria has a wide range of toys and games and materials promoting fun and educational play. Maria took our daughter on planned excursions to local places of interest, to various local baby and toddler groups and many wonderful visits to local parks and nature walks. Maria shared news and photos of these outings too so we knew she was having a wonderful time.
Maria builds excellent relationships not only with the children in her care but with parents and families too. She kept in regular contact with us, keeping us informed of any successes and challenges and what our daughter was learning as well as alerting us to any health issues, behaviours and offering support when needed in order to help our daughter reach her full potential. Whilst being kind and caring, Maria encourages good behaviour from the children she minds and seeing how well behaved and content the children in her care are, is testiment to this.
Moving to the area from Bexley, we didn’t know what childcare provision to choose for our youngest daughter. Having visited various nurseries and childminders in the area, we were concerned we would never find the right one, however, we knew during our introductory visit with Maria, that this was the right place for our daughter to be. Her care was everything we hoped for, and much more.
Watching our daughter run down the path to Maria’s door with a huge smile on her face is something we will be eternally grateful for. Our daughter considered Maria’s house a home from home, often getting sad when it was time to leave! It gave us great comfort to know how happy she was there.
When the time came for our daughter to move on to school, leaving Maria was very sad and emotional for us, however we will stay in touch for many years to come.
Maria has had such a positive impact on our daughter and our family life and without her, we never could have managed. Our daughter adores Maria, as does the whole family.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Maria
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Leaving a review is an absolute pleasure. It was clear that Maria was more than a childminder, she was a dedicated and nurturing presence in our daughter’s life.
Her warmth and professionalism put our minds at ease straight away. Maria created a safe, stimulating environment where our daughter thrived both intellectually and emotionally. The thoughtful activities and educational experiences she provided were beyond our expectations.
Communication with Maria was always open and informative. Her updates allowed us to feel connected and involved in our daughter’s daily adventures.
As our daughter moves on to new horizon, we can’t thank you enough for the incredible impact. Thank you for your unwavering patience. We’re deeply grateful for the strong foundation she’s provided. Maria will always hold a special place in our hearts and our daughter’s fondest memories. Our daughter adores her.
With immense appreciation,
Stellar, Karla and Stormy 😊
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Maria Wilson was an amazing childminder to our little one. We couldn’t be more grateful for her for looking after our little one. She has been very patient and caring towards our daughter who has special needs. She is professional and well experienced and had she not reduced her working hours, we would definitely keep our daughter with her. The adjustment period of our daughter was quicker than what we imagined. She was excited everytime I drop her, very much different on how she was at the previous nursery. Clearly, she likes Maria and feels at home in Maria’s place. I would definitely recommend Maria as she is excellent at what she does.
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My daughter has been attending Maria’s since just after her first birthday, and she has been there for just over two years now. She absolutely loves attending and often asks to go in over the weekends. My husband and I are extremely grateful for everything she has done for us, making the commute to London to work very smooth. We couldn’t have asked for a better childcare provider.
The house is always very clean and my daughter is always happy when in Maria’s care. There are always fun and interactive activities for her and Maria takes a keen interest in helping with her development. she is always happy to advise us about any questions on children's health or social development. She is always genuinely interested to hear about my daughter's development and often chats with us before and after the care. Maria has pretty much raised my daughter, I have no idea how I would have done it on my own as I don't have family nearby. She has taught m daughter everything at the appropriate age, from self feeding to proper manners.
Maria has a really varied toy collection that the children can access themselves and she always encourages good behaviour in all the children in her care in a positive way. In the spring and summer they spend lots of time playing safely in the garden or out on walks and visiting lots of exciting places.
We are extremely sad to be moving on to preschool and will miss her a lot, as will my daughter.
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We chose Maria to be our childminder because it felt like a real home. Her family has 'adopted' both my children as if they are part of the household.
In the three and a half years (4 days a week) we have found Maria to be:
• Hugely Experienced
• Reliable
• Honest & Trustworthy
• Flexible
• Very Professional
• Caring and Loving
• Responsible
• Great Communicator
I have been extremely happy with the care my two children has received, and the great progress they have made whilst in Maria’s care. Maria’s home is always welcoming, clean and well organised and the children have great fun playing with all the toys available and with the other children in her care. I’ve been impressed by the variety of toys that Maria has and that the children don’t play with just gender stereotype toys. Beyond all this though, it is Maria’s warm and friendly but no nonsense approach which sets her apart from other childminders. Maria has a really lovely manner with all the children in her care. She is always kind, calm and patient with them and all the children are happy and well behaved and know exactly what’s expected of them.
Maria is a great communicator and has no trouble in gaining my childrens' confidence and therefore encouraging good behaviour and kindness and compassion to others, both skills which are important to us at home. When they step outside their boundaries she responds with firm but kind discipline explaining what we would like to see, which they understand. When they are hurt or feeling under the weather I know that they feel happy to be comforted by her and I am confident that she can administer either first aid or medication following all the correct procedures and completing the necessary records to ensure my childrens' health and safety.
I also liked the fact that I would see Maria out and about whatever the weather so that I knew my children would get the advantage of toddler groups, the beach, soft play areas, walking tours, sand and water play, drawing and sticking, reading and puzzles as well as outings to different park, trips to feed the ducks and walks in the woods. She provides a wide, fun range of activities and plenty of outdoor exercise. I know my children has especially enjoyed the outings and open air activities. Maria also always takes extra time to do fun activities around birthdays, Mother's/ Father’s Day, Christmas, Easter and Halloween.
I know Maria provides healthy snacks such as fruit and water. Maria serves a very healthy balanced menu during the week for lunch and/or dinner times. I am also aware that Maria ensures good personal hygiene in encouraging all the children to wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet.
Maria completes an online diary detailing what they have done each day. From this I have a complete picture of both my childrens' whole day including what was eaten, how long they slept and all their activities. This diary was accessible at any time of the day. This has helped me to feel involved with their care and that I could talk to them about their day.
Since the start of 2015 I’ve been reassured time and time again that I made the right choice. Both my children were so happy there and really loves Maria. I’ve seen my children progress since they spent time with Maria and the other children in her care. Maria also keeps very detailed progress charts/reviews of each milestone the children achieved. Maria has taught both my children to speak fluent English (as it is their second language).
At the end of each day Maria has a smile and is always happy to discuss the day without rushing me. All in all I am thoroughly happy with the outstanding level of care my children received and I’m certain that being in such a positive and happy environment have helped them develop into confident and self assured little people.
I would without a doubt recommend Maria as a great and reliable childminder to anybody.
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Both my children loved going to Maria's providing them with a full range of activities that not only let them play but they learned things at the same time. The girls felt very comfortable with Maria and her family which is key when they was with her 4 days a week and they thrived while with her. Maria could not do enough for my girls and myself and for that I will forever be thankful to her. Unfortunately due to relocation back to Manchester we had to say good bye to maria and her beautiful family which was emotional and wish she could have moved with us. In a heart beat I would employ Maria again. X
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I highly recommend Maria Wilson as a Childminder. Maria has looked after my 2 sons since January 2012 and the only reason she is not still doing so is because the boys are going to a school out of her area.
I returned to work when they were 2 and 1. I do shift work and finding a childminder who could work around my hours was a huge weight off my mind. The boys took to her straight away and leaving them was made far easier by the fact that I knew she was taking great care of them. For the first few weeks I got regular updates by text and/or phones calls which really helped to ease my mind. Maria is always at the end of the phone and happy to talk to me if I have anything to discuss.
Maria has such a wonderful rapport with the boys. Her ability to connect with them and teach simple concepts, has given them a great start. Maria has always gone to great lengths to document their progress and communicate with us regarding any issues. We enjoy the newsletters and photos, plus Maria continues to adapt and introduce new ways to keep us informed and up to date with the activities they take part in.
There was an occasion where 1 of my son's circumstances changed very quickly and Maria adapted to suit his needs and ‘give it a go’ which paid off and resulted in him making significant progress. It was the flexibility and willingness to try that was greatly appreciated and definitely made us feel like a team.
We have always been impressed with the variety of activities the boys enjoy with Maria and other mindees. From arts & crafts, books, games, cake decorating etc. to trips to the local parks and woodlands. They have also really benefited from having regular contact and building close relationships with other children of their own age. Maria has also helped us with ideas to try at home so that we are working together, eg. reward charts have been a great success!
Maria is a wonderful childminder, full of enthusiasm. She goes over and above to help educate and improve the experiences of the children in her care and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.
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I really can not praise maria enough! She's such an amazing childminder. She made it so much easier for me to leave my daughter who loved being with her.
Maria does so much with the kids and my daughter always had lots of fun and has learnt so much since being with her.
Couldn't have asked for a better childminder
Thank you soo much for everything x
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