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Home away from home

Our 2.5 year old has been with Reena since September and we couldn’t be happier with the setting. From the very first day, she made him feel welcome, safe, and loved.

Reena has an amazing ability to connect with children, and it's clear she genuinely cares for them. She always has something kind to say about your child at the end of the day and it is clear she has enjoyed spending the day with them.

Our son looks forward to spending time at Reenas and happily walks inside every morning - something that never happened when he was in a standard nursery. We believe this is because Reena offers a true home away from home feeling for the children and makes sure they feel seen and heard. At the end of every day T exclaims that he’s had a “Good day at Reenas!”

She takes them to local playgroups and soft plays every week so the children are exposed to plenty of opportunities to grow their skills outside of the home.

We trust Reena and her setting completely and are very happy with the care she gives our son. She is also very accommodating to your personal circumstances and will work with you to try to come to a solution. As said, we couldn’t be happier with this setting.

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by Thomas on 23/01/2025

Home from home for our little boy!

Our son Noah (2) started with Reena in November 2024, Noah was previously in a private nursery 2 days a week and it was difficult every time we had to drop him off as Noah would cry and want to stay with us. Our circumstances changed and Noah required full time childcare however, the transition to a full time childminder, as a mum made me so anxious, my thoughts were if he is so upset going to nursery two days a week, he is going find it so tough going to a new setting 5 days a week. Noah at the time suffered with separation anxiety and would not leave my side. His first week I was so nervous and Noah did find this change upsetting. He would cry and cling on to me handing him over in the morning but Reena provided me with reassurance and comfort that whole week, Noah received cuddles every morning to comfort and calm him down and that made leaving him that little bit easier. After a week, he was a different child he settled amazingly well and started waking up over the weekend asking if he could go to Reena's. I was shocked at how quick and how well he settled. I am forever grateful to Reena and her family for providing Noah with an amazing, safe and fun setting. The house is immaculate, safe and provides everything the children need.

Reena often takes the children out to soft play, toddlers, the park and many more places. I cant even explain how much Noah loves going there. I genuinely never thought I would see the day Noah would happily skip out the door waving me bye bye and going to a childcare setting.

I have noticed Noah coming home learning new things everyday he has developed so well in such a short space of time. He often comes home talking about Reena's daughter, I love how her children interact with Noah and build a relationship with him. He will wake up in a morning and say "Mummy can I go to Reena's house and see Mia please" This fills me with such joy.

Overall, I can not recommend Reena enough, she is an amazing person inside and out and has a fantastic home, family and passion for her job. Dropping Noah off in a morning at a child care setting used to be something I would wake up and dread as it would upset me so much seeing him cry whilst handing him over, now it is an absolute breeze and a pleasure waking up every morning knowing he is so settled with Reena. I have never had this before so its honestly took a huge weight off me and my husbands shoulders knowing he is happy and content.

If anyone would like to ask me any questions, please just drop me a message :)

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by Jessica on 16/01/2025

Great childcare

We are so grateful to have found Reena for our 18-month-old son (who started going to Reena’s from 9-months old.) From the moment we met her, it was clear that she has a genuine passion for caring for children.

We truly appreciate how dedicated Reena is to providing activities for the children. She regularly takes them to baby groups and soft play sessions, ensuring that they have plenty of opportunities for socialisation and fun. It warms our hearts to receive pictures of our son during the day, capturing his smiles and adventures.

One of the standout features of her home is the lovely garden room, which serves as a safe and engaging space for the children to play and learn. It's clean, bright, and full of toys that our son enjoys.

Her assistant, Jen, is equally wonderful. Together, they create a supportive and nurturing atmosphere where our son feels comfortable exploring and making new friends.

What has impressed us the most is Reena's flexibility and support during the settling-in period. She took the time to understand our son's needs and made sure we all felt at ease, which made the transition smoother for both him and us. We can’t thank her enough for her kindness and for providing a loving environment for our son. We highly recommend her to any parent looking for a caring and professional childminder!

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by Calv on 23/11/2024

Great provider!

My son has been going to Reena’s for roughly nine months or so. He enjoys seeing Reena and the other children and seems to be visibly excited whenever we arrive outside of her address. Reena often sends me photographs of what they have been getting up to each day, which is a lovely experience and always brightens up our day. She often takes the children to soft play and other local events and activities. She has always been flexible with us, regarding pick up and drop off times. I would recommend her to anyone seeking child care in the area.

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by Alexande on 20/11/2024

Our Daughter's Happy place!

Our daughter has been with Reena for just over a year. We originally moved to the North East from Wiltshire and had seen Reena's Profile on this site. After speaking with Reena in the weeks prior to moving my wife and myself had pretty much already made a decision that we would love our daughter to attend Reena's setting. On our arrival we had a meeting with Reena and brought her daughter along, although we had already pretty much made up our mind the meeting cemented this. Reena has a lovely home and in the garden there is an outbuilding which she has made into a nursery and the main part of her setting, this is fully equipped with toys and games for the children. One of the things that we found to be very helpful is our daughters meals were included in the price, from past experience this takes a lot of stress away from our nightly routine. Coming home from work and making packed lunches and always forgetting something. Then the race back to the shop late at night or, early in the morning on the way to drop our daughter off.

I am in the Military so our lives at times can be a bit chaotic at times, with last minute changes to my schedule and going away for long periods at Short notice. In September 2023 I was told I was away for 6 month, Reena made our lives a thousand times easier than it should have been and was very flexible and accommodating with her hours and looking after Rosie. For this we cannot honestly thank her enough!

Our daughter wakes up with a smile every morning and gets her shoes on and waits by the door ready to start her day at the setting. She is busy all week and Reena takes the children to visit lots of places. They go to playgroups on a weekly basis as well as trips out. In the time our daughter has been with Reena, she has assisted with lots of our daughters little achievements, from her speech and sentences, to teaching the children to be independent in a safe environment instilling confidence in a safe setting. Reena was also helpful in assisting us with potty training our daughter, her patience made what should be a stressful transition feel like a minuet task to say the least! With Reena's help this took less than a week to achieve fully.

If you would love your child to wake up with a beaming smile every morning and go to a family orientated based setting, then Reena's is defiantly the choice for you, I would recommend her to everyone. Since being with Reena we gained not only an amazing and professional childminder, but now a very good friend. We are now moving again and unfortunately we cannot take Reena with us, but we are sure we will keep in touch!

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by Kieran on 07/06/2024

My daughter's home from home

My 13 month old daughter is looked after by Reena 7 hours a day for 4 days a week. She started going 4 days a week when she was 10 months old, but Reena also accommodated plenty of 'taster' and 'settling in' days in the couple of months leading up to her regular attendance so that by the time she started she was very happy there and familiar with her surroundings. When we're at home, my daughter often cries or whines when I leave her, but when she goes to Reena's she happily waves goodbye and doesn't cry when I arrive to pick her up. That's testament to how well loved she is when she's there, and the happy and nurturing environment Reena has created. I'm the curate at the church nearby, and my husband is also working, so going back to work has been very busy and an adjustment for us both. Reena has been flexible and supportive as we've slowly extended my daughter's hours and adjusted the timings to better fit our working days. Reena has also happily accommodated changing nap times and dietary requirements.

My daughter also seems to really enjoy the trips out to playgroups etc, and I've noticed that she has become very confident and happy around other children over the last few months. We're so glad to have found Reena!

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by hmalcolm on 23/04/2024

Fantastic! Friendly, warm and nurturing

Reena is a fantastic childminder to my two boys. They both settled in quickly and absolutely love it there. All their food is homemade which they love. She takes them on plenty of trips and outings each week. They’re developing so well and get on with all the other children. Her family are amazing and their home is perfectly set up to care for babys and children. She is warm, nurturing and caring.

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by Rebecca on 10/11/2023

A professional touch with a family feel!

I found Reena when I first moved in and we needed support on weekends while decorating the new house. The kids loved her so much I moved them over to her as a main childminder. They never settled in nursery but they absolutely loved reena! It was the first time i had seen them excited to go somewhere they weren’t familiar with! She has a genuine gift with kids. When my eldest went to reception school, he still talked about reena and asks to go round at times even now!
She provides all meals and takes them out to wonderful places always taking time to share the memories with you and ironically, her service was so much more cost effective than private nursery and she is so flexible and thoughtful it’s just unbelievable value for money! I always get pictures and lovely little touches to show a personal side you just can’t put a price on! Putting my kids in childcare with reena transformed into a wonderful experience for the whole family all of a sudden after almost a year of pain elsewhere
Thank you for loving my kids and taking care of them reena, couldn’t recommend enough 🥰

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by Susan on 03/05/2023

Amazing childminder!

Being a first time mum, I was worried about finding the perfect childminder however Reena has been looking after my daughter since she was 9 month old and I could not fault her.
Reena staff are so accommodating, friendly and caring they really take the time to create a bond with all the children and parents too.
My daughter absolutely loves every single day she is with Reena.
Meals being included in her fee is also amazing and it saves so much time in the mornings and evenings and she makes such nice health meals.
They also go on so many lovely days out to toddler groups, parks and the beach as well as other places like museums and libraries.
I’m always updated and sent pictures throughout the day witch really helps my anxieties especially at the start as she was setting In.
She always makes sure to let me know in detail how my daughter has been throughout the day and always helps me when I’m not sure how to handle something or need advice on parenting
She is more than just a childminder and I could not recommend her more !

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by Harriet on 05/02/2023

Great

Reena has been looking after my son for 5months now. I was really up tight about leaving initially, and he took a while to settle in, but Reena made it as easy as possible. Right from the start it was clear he trusted her and would go to her for re-assurance. Now everyday it sounds like he has a fabulous time and is happy and settled.
Since covid she's been doing drop offs at the door. This means you don't get to see how they are when you leave/before you arrive.
Reena has been really quite flexible with timings and helped myself and my husband with trying to juggle our two work rotas.
She keeps you updated with photos through the day and is really quick to respond to questions and queries.
The setting is lovely with a big purpose built garden room for the kids to play in.

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by Leg on 05/02/2023