Marie Young

Amazing

It would be impossible to sum up our experience with Marie; she was like a gift sent from God! Both my partner and I were a little worried whilst we were searching for someone to have our little girl. Being in education myself, I had very high expectations and Marie did everything to fulfil those expectations and more. I cannot describe the relief we both had when we found Marie. To be able to drop off our child and have complete piece of mind that she would be well-looked after and loved was imperative and that is exactly what we got. We are grateful to Marie for opening up her arms and allowing our little girl (and us) to be a part of her lovely family. I cannot recommend the services of Marie more and thank her once again for the love, care and support that she has shown our family over the past few years. Thank you Marie.

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by Tommo85 on 16/10/2023

Most Amazing Childminder

Marie started looking after my son, and she was so incredible we took our daughter out of nursery so she could have the same days as him. She took every opportunity to nurture and teach them, with lots of arts and crafts and learning activities. She also regularly took them out for social activities such as playgroups.

Marie's communication was brilliant, keeping us updated on everything the children had been up to, and she was a pleasure to catch up with at the end of the day. Her expertise and advice were invaluable to us as we got support for our daughter's suspected Autism spectrum disorder. Her amazing attention to detail and organisation supported referrals, and she even attended courses to continue learning how best to support my daughter's needs. She researched and shared so much useful information and was always supportive of our family in every way. We would still be with her if we hadn't moved, and even now we will keep in touch as she has had such a meaningful impact on all our lives.

Her setting is lovely, with outdoor space for children to run around. The setting is so clean and her toy rotation and selection of activities kept them interested and helped both my children develop and flourish. Perhaps most important, she will take the time to understand your needs, and is always happy to discuss and to adapt her approach as needed.

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by Lyssa on 18/02/2023

Home away from home - superb childminder!

Marie has been absolutely wonderful in the care and attention given to my son over the years. I will be ever thankful for all that she has done!

From day one Marie has always kept me extremely well informed about absolutely everything that you would want to know. This has included the nutritious meals provided, the genuine and personalised care she has given to his needs and the multitude of activities she arranges for the children in her care. My son has always enjoyed his time at Marie's Daycare for this reason.

Nothing is ever too much trouble, with Marie considering bilingual resources to aid in my son's development as well as fostering curiosity and intrigue in various areas. This has ranged from art, to music, dance, reading, numeracy etc.

As such a proactive childminder Marie regularly communicates about what to expect linked to the Early Years Career Frameworks providing and discussing reports with you. You can also see your child's progress through the brilliant creations, with a termly focus being communicated showing skill development. Marie also regularly attends different courses and keeps parents aware of app pertinent information to aid in children's experiences.

I can say with certainty that the experience my son has had has been second to none, and we have many lifelong memories that will be cherished. This is all down to Marie and her attention to detail, caring nature and ensuring a home away from home for those in her care. I am thrilled I made the choice I did years ago, as my son and our family have benefited immensely through all you do. Cannot recommend you highly enough to other parents.

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by Zenab on 23/08/2022

Response by Marie Young on 25/08/2022:

Thank you so much for this review. You know how much I have loved having you both in my extended family and how much I will miss you both. It has been an absolute pleasure looking after your charming, witty, funny son.
I miss all his stories but look forward to watching his next steps. xx

Amazing childminder

Marie has been amazing with our daughter, who attended her setting for two years. She has been the perfect balance of professional, caring, honest and fun. Our daughter thoroughly enjoyed the time she spent with Marie. She was very happy in her setting and became good friends with the other children.

In particular, Marie went above and beyond to cater for our daughter’s complex dietary requirements (due to food allergy); she went to great lengths to ensure that our daughter ate safely without ever feeling like she was missing out. Nothing was ever too much trouble, and I was always confident that my daughter was safe in Marie’s hands.

Marie organises a great range of activities with the children and we always loved seeing the photographs of what they had been doing and looking at all of the pictures and crafts that our daughter regularly brought home. Our daughter came on leaps and bounds with Marie, particularly with her speech and early maths skills. Thank you, Marie, for everything you have done for us!

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by Siobhan on 12/07/2022

Response by Marie Young on 13/07/2022:

Thank you for this lovely review. It was my absolute pleasure to be able to look after you daughter. She was no problem at all and her food allergies were never an issue.... she ate everything :) The other children in my setting miss her and talk about her regularly and what she may be doing now. We all miss her too and hope she is having lots of fun. xx

A happy two years together

I cannot recommend Marie highly enough.

I returned to work when my daughter was 7 months old and knowing she was in Marie`s care gave me such peace of mind as I knew she would be well looked after.

From introduction / settling in sessions, detailed documentation packs for parent and child, daily diary, a great understanding of food requirements per child, fun trips and creative makes my daughter learnt so much whilst being at Marie`s setting and I will be forever grateful to her for working with me in setting great foundations for the next stage of my daughters life.

Other parents` have also commented on my daughter`s development and I credit Marie as having my daughter in Marie`s setting has definitely helped with her hitting key milestones and being the independent, fun and interactive child she is today.

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by Fibee88 on 03/03/2019

Marie = 100% Professional Excellency

This is the scenario ... you need someone to look after your most precious possession in the whole wide world .... your child. What do you do? Go and meet with Marie and her lovely family all your fears will disappear and you will leave her loving, family orientated environment knowing you can, and will be able, to comfortably leave your child happy and safe. Marie has looked after my son, on and off on an ad hoc basis for a number of years. I have never ever. thankfully, had any thoughts whatsoever like will she remember to pick him up on time from school? Is he happy? Is he missing me? Fortunately, I never ever had to worry because I trusted, and trust Marie 100%. She is a lovely caring person, an excellent mum and her children are a credit to her and her husband. I honestly cannot recommend her enough and would be more than happy to confirm this directly to anybody.

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by Parent on 08/05/2015

Outstanding childcare

My partner and I landed on our feet with Marie, 8 months after my son was born in 2011 I had to return to work and I can honestly say Marie was the easiest and best decision we made. Marie's home is welcoming, safe and happy, the children there are all cared for, fed, entertained and taught fantastically, my son Lucas prefers to eat at Marie's than at home!
Lucas has made friends for life there, he is doing so well with his learning-mainly down to how Marie has taught us to teach him.
Marie has been a constant support and great friend to me as I don't have any close family near by and Lucas is our first and only child, Nothing is ever too much, when we are late from work, Marie happily provides care for Lucas until we can get there, she will often go out of her way to find solutions to any problems we have, she was our rock when Lucas was a baby as we had no idea what we were doing ! She helped us with his sleep problems and daily routine.. Honestly Marie is a great mum, great childminder with a lovely home & lovely children... :-)

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by Parent on 01/05/2015

5 stars

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by Parent on 23/06/2012