Paula Ceraldi

We are lucky to have found Paula, she's AMAZING

I want to start by saying how grateful I am to have found Paula, to care for our beautiful baby girl since the age of 1 and almost for a full year. I was incredibly nervous when returning to work, and our preferred nurseries had a long waitlist, as well as compromises I wasn't 100% happy with in terms of distance to our house and overall feeling that my daughter will receive the love and care I wanted her to have.
We found Paula, through a website that confirmed she also held an Ofsted registration, and we scheduled an initial chat at her home, to discuss how she prefers to work, but also what our expectations were. She was so kind, reassuring, and her home is lovely. We then had a second visit, this time with out daughter, and Cassie immediately started playing with the toys available in Paula's home, and loved the books and everything she saw around. They seemed to have bonded straight away.
The first 2 weeks were tough, for me as a mom, and for Cassie who cried when we dropped her off. It was a normal process, but Paula was incredibly reassuring to send me photos of our girl and to reassure us that she would stop crying very quickly after drop off, and would enjoy her meals and play times. Paula would take her to play groups, and also fill in a diary for us daily with updates on activities and meals.
After those initial 2 weeks, Cassandra LOVED going to Paula's place. She would willingly go in her pram in the morning and just light up when she would hear she's going to Paula. She even learned to say her name very quickly, and would pretend to speak on the phone to her when holding the remote. it was adorable. I knew she really was loved and cared for, because of the expression on my daughter's face everytime I would tell her "We're going to Paula's!". She was always well fed, didn't get nappy rashes, and would even have medicine when going through a little cold. Paula would take amazing care of her. Cassie made friends with Kaia and Kairo, and she learned soo many new things, songs, manners (thank you and please) and my jaw dropped when at 22 months she recited the alphabet without me teaching her. It was all Paula.
Cassie's grandparents (our parents) also often commended their relationship, and told us how lucky we were to have found Paula. We agree. We are incredibly grateful for all her love and dedication. We have now moved out of the UK, but we still keep in touch, and Cassie still loves seeing photos of her friends.
THANK YOU PAULA! We couldn't recommend her highly enough! Any family who will have Paula as their carer, is lucky to have her.

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by Daniela on 29/11/2024

Exceptional Childminder

Paula started caring for our son when he was only 9-weeks old. He is our first child and started with Paula at a time the UK was in lockdown. As first-time parents we were nervous about leaving him with anyone other than family, particularly as our son was so young. Paula told us she would care for our son like he was her own. Nearly 3-years later that has never been in doubt.

Paula’s home is our son’s second home. Paula’s husband is our son’s spiritual Dad. And Paula’s son, is our son’s idol!

Paula is exceptional, in every respect. We can’t speak highly enough of her. She has made our introduction to parenting so easy. She has guided us through the process with lots of helpful suggestions.

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by Diarmuid on 15/04/2023

BEST CHILDMINDER EVER

My daughter started with Paul’s at the age of 10 months and left when she was 3 to start nursery. My daughter loved and was excited to go to her house and she was frayed with love and care by Paula. I loved the fact that my child was eating healthy meals everyday - was also engaging in activities to stimulate her. She was often taken to playgroups by Paula too. Not only is she grey with kids but her environment is exceptionally clean and welcoming and child-friendly all round. At the end of everyday I was given an update on how many nappies has been changed what was eaten and what wasn’t which was really helpful and reassuring.

I would recommend Paula to anyone with a child and you will not be disappointed !

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by Phyllis on 06/08/2020

The best childminder in the world!

My son Matteo has been with Paula since he was 10 months old and all can I say, she is truly a exceptional childminder!
My son will be 2 soon and has gained so much confidence over the last two years he has a brilliant time there doing everything from playing to learning songs, reading.
Paula does everything with the children making sure they get lots of fresh air which I think is so important but also helps with there learning. My son is currently does not wear nappy any more and this is another part of her amazing job as a childminder.
There is lots of communication which is very important and we have regular updates on the learning progress etc.
Paula is everything you would want to find in a childminder, she is really is one of a kind and I feel very lucky to have found her. We love her very much. My son is very attached to Paula when he is wakup in the morning asking me to take him to her.

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by Sorana on 03/08/2020

Happy and Dedicated Childminder

I have had excellent experience with Paula as she was always very friendly and happy and genuinely cares about her children. My child always left her house with a big smile on her face! She is also very good at putting children into a routine with scheduled naps, playtime, snacks, meals etc.

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by Parent on 20/07/2017