Janine62's Reviews

A wonderful childminder

We struggled to find good childcare for our eldest. So we were absolutely delighted to discover Janine for our younger two, who she has cared for over the last few years (from age 1 until starting school). I cannot speak highly enough of her. She is everything you could ask for in a childminder.

She is caring, organised and fun. She does a huge variety of activities at her lovely home with the children and also takes them out all over the local area.

She is diligent and safety conscious, meaning you completely trust her with your child. She has a daily diary and photos of what the children have done each day which she shares. The weekly photos that she sends are always a treat to receive.

The children eat really well with Janine. She gets high quality food (organic fruit and veg boxes) and often gives the children what she is making for her own family. Her husband's homemade bread is also a hit. Even when our children don't eat well at home, we can always rely on them eating well at Janine's.

I also love how the children get welcomed into her family. She has two kind and welcoming teenage children who help out during school holidays, the eldest offers a babysitting service too.

Our middle child, who is now at school, always asks to go back to Janine's during school holidays!

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by Oscarsmi on 22/01/2025

Exceptional childminder

Janine has done an outstanding job caring for our daughter from the age of 1-4

She is incredibly organised which means that every day is stimulating, that my daughter learned a huge amount, was always safe and thoroughly enjoyed her time with Janine.

Some of the highlights of Janine’s setting are:

++Her creativity in entertaining the children. She takes the children out daily, to a wide variety of places which they love. She uses every opportunity to engage them - down to making echos under Richmond bridge and looking for letters, numbers and colours in Homebase. She does brilliant creative activities at home as well. My daughter still plays with a crown she made and I have various treasured mother day gifts courtesy of Janine’s care

++Her home setting is safe and nurturing. Janine is incredibly on top of all areas of health and safety and is extremely conscientious. She also feeds the children fantastic home cooked food using a wide range of fresh ingredients.

++She does a great job of keeping parents informed. Every day she goes through a page of notes to describe not only what your child has done during the day, but also notable things they have said, things they really enjoyed, any worries they had etc. Once a week she shows photos from the week as well.

I couldn’t recommend Janine more highly. My daughter will miss her now she is starting school, but I couldn’t have asked for a better start for her

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by LRH on 12/09/2020

Very happy parents

Janine has looked after our daughter for two years between the age of 1 and 3 and is currently looking after our one year old son and we could not be happier with the care she is providing.

Both our children love going there in the morning and are very happy at the end of the day.

We are very happy with the home made food, physical activities and fun trips included every day. Janine is also always on top of her health and safety and is extremely organised and well informed.

Our daughter’s language really developed during her time with Janine and both our children adore the story times and library visits.

Janine always keeps in close contact with us and this has made us feel very safe throughout. At the end of each day we get a detailed description of activities and cute moments during the day. Once a week we are shown pictures of our children and occasionally we also get text updates during the day. She is extremely approachable and lovely to interact with.

Both of our children have blossomed in her care and we are happy to answer any further questions anyone might have.

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by Parent on 30/04/2018

Fantastic care for my son

Janine has been caring for our son for 18 months, and we feel incredibly lucky to have found such a caring, responsible and fun person to look after him.

We love the varied day she provides for him, including getting out and about, and some more chilled time with books and toys. The really thinks about the balance appropriate for the children in her care, and we're very grateful for this.

As well as having a lot of fun, I know that he has learned a lot from her (as English is not spoken at home so everything in English comes from her care). This has come from the medium of fun and play. He loves the other children in her care, including her own children.

The food is healthy and well planned too - and she takes into account the children's personal preferences and needs very well.

I truly couldn't recommend Janine enough. It's a tough decision to make when deciding upon care for your child, but she has become an important part of my son's life.

Feel free to contact me for more details (presumably via Janine, unless this site allows PMs) for more details and I can happily talk answer any more questions you have either via email or on the phone.

Louisa

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by Parent on 03/12/2015

Lovely,stimulating care

Janine has been looking after my son for over a year since he turned 1 and he and I could not be happier with the care Janine provides.

Janine provides a safe, stimulating and happy environment that my son clearly enjoys as he is always smiling and happy when I return to pick him up.

Janine ensures he gets lots of exercise come rain or shine and plenty of activities that help expand his growing mind.

I benefit from the fact Janine keeps me up to date with the day's events when I pick him up and sometimes during the day via text which really is welcome. I really could not be happier with the care my son receives.

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by Parent on 28/11/2015