Anna's Reviews
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4.58 out of 5
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Below are the latest reviews for Anna. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Following the previous reviews, I made a booking with Anna for October. Sadly following a follow up message from myself to confirm the booked October date and to request an additional date she informed me she was no longer available. Her lack of communication is very unprofessional.
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Robyn
on 12/08/2024
I met Anna the night before she was due to babysit. She popped over to meet us and she was immediately really lovely, warm and friendly.
The evening she was babysitting for us, she turned up with lots of fun games and activities and the kids loved her!
I will be using her again - we were very happy with our first time experience 👍🏻
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Jenny
on 04/09/2023
Anna was able to look after our son at very short notice. She was professional & accommodating & great at taking him out & he seemed to enjoy his time there.
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Ciara
on 13/04/2023
Our daughter has been going to Anna for 18 months (she's nearly four), and it has been a hugely rewarding experience for her. Anna takes excellent care of her and she has always done something new whenever she is with her. From picking her up from school, taking her to the forest and taking her to the park - Anna thinks about the children first and foremost. She is always smiling and happy when we pick her up and sometimes doesn't want to leave! Would recommend without hesitation.
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LApplin
on 01/02/2023
Anna has been looking after our daughter for the last 6 months and we couldn't be happier. She picks her up after nursery and looks after her for a numbers of hours each day. Anna is very caring, reliable and trustworthy. Our daughter loves going to Anna's, she know there is always something interesting to do and that she will have fun. Anna has plenty of toys and books and she also comes up with very creative and interesting activities. There have been times when our daughter doesn't want to leave when we go to picker up as she is so busy playing and enjoying herself. Our daughter has learnt a lot from Anna as well. They always go out when the weather allows. She is also very easy going and lovely person. We are so glad she is looking after our daughter and would recommend her to anyone.
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Ani
on 14/01/2023
My son has been coming to Anna's since he was less than a year old. He absolutely loves it there. They do a lot of outdoor trips which he really enjoys. There's always an endless supply of new toys, crafts and books to keep him entertained, as well learning opportunities.
Food has always been a battle with him, but Anna's has managed to get him eat far better and a much larger range of foods than we've been able to. Highly recommend.
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Numb3rsL
on 28/07/2022
Anna has been looking after my little girl since she was 1. 3 days a week. My little one absolutely loves going to her and whenever we say she is going to Anna’s her face lights up. She sometimes never wants to leave.
Anna always takes them out to the park, is always reading with them, doing activities with them. She has so many toys and books for the children to enjoy. I feel my little one has learnt a lot from Anna. Sends pictures throughout the day. I would highly recommend Anna for childcare or babysitting.
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Hayley
on 12/07/2022
We are so lucky we met Anna over 3 years ago. I was looking for childcare for my then 8 month old daughter. Anna has been amazing with her from the start. Settled in quickly and no issues. she always sends us pictures of the activities and the food she cooks which is really reassuring. She always encourages my daughter to eat healthy food, and my daughter always comes home smiling and happy. She can't wait to go to Anna's every day and is very fond of her childminder. Anna has contributed so much towards my daughter's development. She helped us with potty training, teaching my daughter to read, encouraging her to be sociable with other children and to always be polite and caring. We will be keeping my daughter at Anna's until she starts school and looking forwards to sending our 6 month old baby there soon. I'm sure he will thrive at Anna's.
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Sara
on 12/07/2022
I’m so glad we found Anna, she is caring, trustworthy, patient person and has made sure our son is happy and settled every time we drop him off. Our son loves his days with Anna.
Anna provides lots of activities both in her house and outside. She is very experienced, has a natural talent and empathy with children.
I very much recommend Anna to anyone looking for childcare.
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AKR
on 10/07/2022
Anna has been caring for our 18 months old son for almost 6 months now . She is a wonderful childminder , professional , trustworthy and most importantly very dedicated and caring person . Leon settled well in her setting , comes home happy and excited to go the next day . Anna’s house is full of books , toys and wonderful activities for young children. I would definitely recommend Anna’s services, my son absolutely adores her , thank you Anna xxx
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Margaret
on 09/07/2022
Anna has been babysitting for my 2 year old on and off over the last 18 months on weekday evenings and weekends. Without fail this has always worked very well. My newest addition is under 3 months old and last week without hesitation I also left her with my eldest and Anna to be babysat for the day. Anna is a very caring person and seems to know instinctively what both of my little ones need to keep them happy. I'm sure all the training and qualifications she has help too of course! I appreciate the updates she sends via WhatsApp during babysitting and feel completely confident leaving my girls in her care.
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Laura
on 04/05/2021
My daughter was with Anna since she was just over 2 years old. Anna is an exceptionally kind and caring person. She understands children's needs and provides a very well balanced environment, with freshly cooked healthy food and daily trips to the playground, the forrest, etc. Anna provides children with age specific focused activities which prepare them either for moving to the pre-school or school. My daughter is now in reception, and even though we had to find a childminder closer to school to help with daily after school care, our daughter still goes back to Anna's during half-terms and holidays as she is missing Anna and her friends she met there. She even left her tooth brush there, so she has an excuse to go back!
I would have no hesitation to recommend Anna as a childminder, as she has been supporting us for the last 3 years and she has never let us down.
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AnthonyF
on 04/05/2021
So i started the procces of subscribing my baby with her, and she decided to tell me in the middle of the procces that she has no availability? Not such a serious person as i stopped searching for a childminder, beeing sure i found one since we started signing the papers ! I do not recommend her!
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Irina
on 27/04/2021
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Anna
on 27/04/2021:
We did not sign contract and I have explained that there were changes in circumstances.
I was very nervous when booking Anna as my son had never been with childminders before. We opted for nurseries instead. We were looking for holiday cover for Christmas 2019 for our son who is is under 5 and Anna had availability. We loved Anna from our first visit. We visited a few times before the actual day to give me the assurance he was happy. On each occasion, he didn't want to leave. He settled in quickly and Anna engaged him in several age appropriate activities. He even tried new foods, and he is a fussy eater. My son loved the environment, he was well fed, went out as needed and Anna gave updates throughout the day which gave us peace of mind. At pick up I was often kept waiting as he didn't want to leave. He also loved playing with the other children, who all seemed happy. Thank you Anna.
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Michelle
on 09/02/2020
Anna is great. My daughter prefers going to Anna than to the nursery. Anna cooks delicious food and encourages fussy eaters to try new things. She is also flexible about pick up times which helps a lot when you are commuting from London. I highly recommend Anna.
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Ewa
on 01/11/2019
Myself and my partner have been sending our son to Anna for the past 6 months and we can not recommend her enough. She is absolutely fantastic with our son and he has come on leaps and bounds since spending time with anna. He settled in very quickly and is always happy to be left in the mornings and never wants to leave in the evenings , he learns new things everyday as well as spending lots of time exploring the outdoors. Anna provides a wide variety of healthy meals and snacks and we get plenty of positive feedback about what our son is up to throughout the day. Anna will always go the extra mile to help us out as a family from being flexible with our sons hours to organising fun events for the children’s families to join in with. We can not fault Anna and any families that get the opportunity to have thier children in Anna’s care are very lucky.
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Phil
on 21/10/2019
My son's been going to Anna's since before he was 1. She's fantastic with him. We had as many settling in sessions as he needed so the first time I left my son with her for the whole day there no absolute no tears what so ever. Now my son loves going there.
All the kids in Anna's care are regularly taken out to various places like the library, the park, soft play so they get plenty of fresh air and exercise. There's also lots of toys and books at home to keep them occupied when indoors too.
My son is thriving under Anna care so I'd highly recommend her.
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Numb3rsL
on 24/06/2019
Anna is a wonderful, caring and excellent. She has been looking after our 3 year old girl since February. Our daughter took 1 visit to settle, she absolutely adores Anna. She is provided with healthy and fresh food, endless trips to the playground, park, library and lots of educational activities suitable for her age. She has a nap every day she visits without fail and lots of play time. Anna is well experienced in childcare and it is evident on how well she can manage children in her care. I would not hesitate to recommend Anna as a childminder. I don't know what we would do without her. I know when my daughter is with Anna she is safe and I can relax during my busy working days knowing my little one is happy and well.
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AnthonyF
on 21/06/2019
My two years old boy went at a very good nursery but he did not settle well and he was not happy there even after 4 months so I decided to take him to a childminder. When Cris saw Anna first time he was very happy and relaxed and he settled well very fast. She has a perfectly clean house with lots of new toys every day, with Montessori activities and many beautiful books. Cris is getting bored fast, but with Anna never happens this as she keeps him busy all the time. She takes him in parks, to give food to the ducks, to see horses and in new places every week.
My boy is fussy with the food as well but Anna is cooking fresh and healthy meals and she manages to make him to eat better and to try new recipes. Because she is a calm, warm and lovely person, Cris sees her as member of our family and he asks about her even when he is at home. I could not thank Anna enough for her love, her time and her care for our son.
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eric6
on 20/01/2019
