Angie's Reviews

We love Angela

When we were looking for childminders for our 1 year old last year, came across Angela's profile. Unfortunately she was full and had no space but suggested her friend, Karen who lives nearby who works with her. Our daughter is with Karen now but we needed childcare for her for 3 months on the days she wasnt with Karen earlier this year and we were told that Angela had space until Sept. We took up the spot without even blinking twice because our little girl already knew Angela, she sees her atleast twice a week so it was a no brainer. Angela was so accommodating and helped us out when we really needed it- and angel! Our girl fit right in, every time we'd go to drop her, she'd go "Hi Angela house" and "bye Angela house" during pick ups. There is no boring day at the messy madhouse. Every day is fun, exciting, so many activities and learning. Angela has been so lovely to our daughter, treating her as one of her own. Although she no longer is with her full time now, she still sees her twice a week and is at the messy madhouse while she is at Karens, its like Angela never left!! Our daughter loved Angela and so did we. I would not hesitate to recommend anyone wanting to leave their child with her, she is marvellous! And we were at peace all the time :) Thank you so much Angela!!

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by Nikita on 11/09/2024

The wonderful Angie ❤️

Well what can I say about this wonderful lady, Angie she goes above & beyond! And does really good activities with them all, does arts & crafts and takes them out to little trips to the park, library and many more activities. Angie has been caring for our son since September 2022 when he was only 8 months old! And he has got on so well there, he gets on so well with the other children and he has become a little social butterfly 🦋! Thank you for being such amazing childminder and making wonderful memories with my son. I would 100% recommend angie to anyone! Thank you for caring for our son! ❤️

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by Sophie on 30/08/2024

One very happy toddler :)

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Our daughter has been with Angie since October 2022. Finding Angie was an absolute godsend, as we were moving to Royston from London we had no hope securing a nursery space with the time we had available and Angie was just amazing, she kept a space open while we waited for our house purchase to complete (and it was inevitably delayed by several weeks). As we have no family nearby, Angie treats our daughter as an extended member of the family and we are forever grateful!

Angie deeply cares about, and is dedicated to the development of, our child. She has only their best interests at heart, she goes above and beyond anything we would have expected and is excellent at keeping parents informed of the children's day and any concerns are flagged early and discussed. We completely trust Angie with the care of our child, she's been just absolutely brilliant and we're sad it's time to move up to preschool.

In Angie's care our little girl has grown into a beautiful, articulate and well rounded toddler who enjoys crafting, reading, singing and dancing as well as being able to communicate with older children, she also is gentle around smaller children and babies. Each holiday, and birthday event is celebrated and our home is bursting with homemade crafts. We have a beautiful book filled with updates and photographs to show how our daughter has progressed in Angie's care, and we also receive periodical updates to show how she is progressing against the curriculum.

We can't recommend Angie highly enough, she's absolutely brilliant and we thank her from the bottom of our hearts!.

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by EG1104 on 02/11/2023

Amazing Angie!

Angie has been looking after our 1 year old daughter since September and we could not be happier with the care she provides. Our daughter felt immediately comfortable and happy with Angie as she is so warm and friendly. Angie is very creative and does wonderful craft activities with the children, and lots of messy play! She also makes sure they have plenty of fresh air and outside play and it’s lovely that she works with Karen so the children have an even wider circle of friends and even more expert care by another great childminder. It’s such a good feeling to know that our daughter is getting such incredible care while we are working, and we feel so lucky to have found Angie. Thank you amazing Angie!

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by Caroline on 20/10/2023

Thank You Angie!

Angie was absolutely wonderful with our daughter. Although she only attended for a short time Angie made sure her time there was filled with fun! Angie was particularly brilliant when our daughter went through a really difficult patch and was really struggling to settle. Angie went above and beyond to try and help, even going as far as recommending alternative provision (which it turned out we didn’t need thanks to Angie’s care and attention!)
Everything Angie did with our daughter was kind and thoughtful, from helping her play with toys to the lovely cards and gifts the children made for special occasions. Thank you Angie for everything!

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by Emma on 26/09/2023

Great childminder, very caring and kind

Working alongside Karen, Angie was a wonderful, flexible childminder. Very kind and considerate and my daughter adored her.

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by JAlger on 26/09/2023

A very happy home

Our son has been at Angie’s for 1.5 years, every day he runs inside and doesn’t look back, a deeply reassuring sign of how content he is. Angie has been INCREDIBLE, so thoughtful, patient and full of love. Despite having a few children in her care, she has the ability of making you feel like she’s totally dedicated to the development of your child.

As we’ve grown as parents, I couldn’t have imagined having a better set up for our son. We implicitly trust Angie and know she has our son’s best interests at heart. Angie’s communication is reassuring and consistent, she understands the wants and needs of parents brilliantly.

A typical day at The Messymadhouse is full of colour, creativity and fun learning. Our boy has come on so well in Angie’s care. Angie is brilliant at celebrating landmark occasions and pours love and care into sentimental keep sakes for parents to shed a well up over.

Angie, you are amazing and we can’t thank you enough for the support you’ve given our family. Thank YOU!

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by Amy on 11/02/2023

We're impressed!

Our daughter has been attending Angie's since the age of 1 for a little over 2 years. We have been very happy with the care that Angie has provided in this time. Angie goes above and beyond what might be expected of a child minder and seems to never tire of keeping up a full schedule of engaging activities for the children. Our daughter really enjoys her time with Angie, and we are very grateful we can trust Angie completely with her care. She is very caring and patient with the children and has a good attitude to dealing with difficult behaviour.

Angie provides lots of activities for the children she looks after, including many crafts, music time, reading books to them, and trips out to the park as well as larger trips out to Wimpole Hall. Particularly special is the parties she puts on with another child minder for events such as birthdays and Christmas. She regularly buys new toys based on the needs of the children she has at the time to keep them engaged and stimulated. She is very generous with her time and money in preparing activities for the children and buying gifts.

Angie keeps track of each individual's learning progress and spends regular 1-to-1 time to encourage each child in their progress. As well as typical learning activities this included for our daughter taking the lead on her potty training when she was ready, which went very well. We get regular updates from Angie and many lovely photos of all that our daughter gets up to. Angie has always been helpful and flexible where possible when we have needed to make adjustments to our daughter's schedule.

We plan to send our second child to Angie's and would recommend her to anyone!

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by Fiona on 15/11/2022

Outstanding care with twins and more!

Our twin boys started at Angie’s when they turned one and they have been under Angie’s great care for the last 2 years. Their big sister has been with Angie for a few years before that and our wish came true and we have been so lucky to have been able to return to Angie’s also with the boys. 

Angie is truly an amazing person and she takes such wonderful care of all our children. Without her, we are not sure how we would have coped over the last few years. She is very experienced with children and on top of that, she is super-organised and incredibly patient.  It is just so impressive how she manages so well with the tricky twin dynamics, as well as other children of different ages.   Her family is so very caring and wonderful too and I know my children love to seeing them.

The children are so lucky to be able to go to outings to the parks and places like Wimpole Hall and meet other children from other settings. It has been lovely especially with decreased social mixing due to Covid, as Angie has a lovely childminder friend the children get to meet a wider circle of friends when it's safe to do so. The boys seem to really enjoy story time together where we all bring in our favourite book each week, which has been fun and also great for listening, social and literacy skills.

We feel so lucky to be able to fully trust that the children are happy and safe with Angie and we do not worry about them when we are at work. Thankfully, they have also have learnt good road safety during park outings and school runs, where Angie often very patiently holds hands to walk with them to and from school. The boys are now very good walkers. It is a bonus that Angie is a wonderful cook and the children always have delicious fresh food.

We really appreciate all updates and pictures sent to us throughout the day and hearing what they have been up to at the end of the day. Angie also makes a wonderful learning journal with the children's pictures.  They are so beautifully done and we treasure them. 

The toys and resources are constantly being updated and they are encouraged to tidy up before moving on to another activity  - I’m sure that is helpful for their organisation skills and concentration, and they do generally help tidy up at home now too.

Angie is also extremely supportive towards us, the parents and we feel so lucky to receive all the advice when we need them.  As she is so experienced, any health concerns are noticed early and we were so glad to have taken the children to the GP following her advice.  Whenever we are unsure about the children's development/health, we say ‘let’s ask Angie’. We've also had many additional days we had to work unexpectedly and when there were enough spaces, Angie kindly looked after our children and we’ve been saved by her flexibility.

We just cannot thank Angie enough for everything she has done, so patiently and with amazing care. You have been such a big part of our lives and…. truly saved us all! We are so happy that our children had the best start in their learning journey we could have ever asked for!

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by JoyTrio on 13/04/2022

We think Angie is amazing 🤩

When my two toddlers started with Angie, she straight away put me at ease and they settled in very quickly and I completely trusted her.
Angie does so much with the children and I always know they are going to have a lovely day with her.
She is very professional, kind and extremely reliable, I would recommend Angie to everyone 😊

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by Sammie on 24/11/2021

Kind, caring and wonderful childminder

Angie has looked after our first born daughter for 3 years, since she was 10 months old. We have had a wonderful experience and our daughter has always enjoyed spending time with Angie and the other children she looks after. Watching our daughter grow during Angie's care has been great and we have loved all the amazing handmade gifts our daughter has brought home during this time.

Angie provides a kind and nurturing environment, something we particularly wanted for our baby girl when we were first looking for a childminder. Angie regularly sets up different activities to support and enhance our daughters learning and development, she has lots of great toys and resources, which are refreshed often. She encourages varied play, arts and crafts, messy play, role play and also does lots outdoor activities including regular trips the the parks.

Angie pays close attention to what our child's interests are and will set up an activity the following week to suit, which is amazing to see and really comforting for our daughter. Angie has been very understanding and flexible when we have had issues at collection/drop-off times and is always happy to discuss and provide advice on things.

We would absolutely recommend Angie's safe and caring childminding services.

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by LNice on 30/08/2021

Absolutely wonderful

Angie has had been our childminder for over 4 years now? I’ve lost count!

Angie has looked after our two sons, now aged 6yrs and 4 yrs. We have come to the end of an era where we will no longer require a childminder because my youngest will be starting school in Sept ’21.Both my sons have flourished in the care of Angie. Learning is encouraged through play and an ever changing plan of daily activities. The orderly play room is organized with fun and stimulating toys which are kept updated and refreshed. Angie does lots of arts and crafts. Occasions such as Mother’sDay, Father’s Day, Easter are celebrated and the boys have always come home with a beautiful homemade gift.

The garden is a safe place for the children to play also. A massive tray the children congregate around can be filled with anything from water and sand to bright pink gloop.

The boys have also enjoyed the social aspect of being with a childminder – developing friendships with other children their age and especially for my youngest as he has grown a love for the toddlers. He has learnt how to be so caring and patient.

They have both been nurtured to learn at a pace which suits them as individuals. Potty training was welcomed, and her calm and experienced approach was so helpful.

Despite my sons childcare being predominately from Angie rather than preschool, this has not hindered their ability to be prepared in going to “big school”. In fact, I could confidently say that it has been an advantage with regards to their learning and development. Angie closely tracked their progress and has been meticulous in recording each achievement. She has been proactive in teaching them, and makes it part of everyday life e.g. looking out for letters whilst out and about on a walk.

Angie’s approach towards the boys has been wonderful. It feels as though she also sees them as part of her family. We have been pleased that Angie has shown the boys boundaries when required so that the boys have felt safe and contained. I love that neither of them look(ed) back, not even to say goodbye, when I drop them off. It says it all.

The support Angie has shown us as parents has not gone unnoticed either. Working irregular shift patterns has meant that at times we have needed Angie to have my son for longer on some days. She has been accommodating, flexible and understanding.

I cannot express how pleased we are to have had Angie as our childminder. She has been an extension to our family and we are incredibly grateful for all the love and commitment she given our sons.

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by Amanda on 16/07/2021

Loved by both my children

Angie cared for my daughter and then my son. We are moving away and will miss her a lot! We don't have family locally so finding a dependable caring childcare provider was really important to me when I went back to work. Angie has been brilliant. So kind and loving to the children, making sure there are toys they like to help them settle, getting to know what makes them smile and providing different activities both at home and on trips. Angie has always gone above and beyond to be flexible and help out with extra hours wherever she can. This has been such a big help! Both children have food intolerances and I have been able to feel confident and happy that Angie knows what they can and can't eat. Angie is really good at providing development updates and always happy to chat through these or anything else related to their time in her setting. I am so grateful I came across Angies profile a few years ago and for all the care she has shown our family since!

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by Anna on 18/06/2021

Wonderful childminder

I found Angela through this website 2.5 years ago and I am so grateful I did. My daughter has been there almost 2.5 years and has enjoyed her time so much. My son is just starting and I'm so glad I can be confident that he's going to a good childminder. Angela is good at building up relationship with the children, understanding what they enjoy and what they need to help them settle, develop etc. My daughter loves the focused time she has with Angela, doing craft or number work and especially baking! Angela regularly has new toys and activities for the children to do which my daughter finds really exciting. Both my children have food intolerances/ allergy and I have confidence in Angela to take care of them and provide suitable food

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by Anna on 05/07/2020

A fantastic childminder

We asked Angela to look after our son when he was only under 5 months. She and her family and other children really love our son; I always feel Angela is like family, she wasn't just doing her job to look after children, instead, she genuinely care about them, just like her own children. I didn't have to worry during my working hours at all.

Due to her previous experience in pre-school, she has a lot of inspirational activities and her drawings are really creative. She led children to make either a card or some other things (like painting on pots, making hand/foot print key rings etc) for every festive day (Father's day, mother's day, Christmas, .....) They're amazing. After seeing these things, I felt as an adult, I am so lack of creativity!

She taught children good behaviours, that's really important. Relationships among the several children there are really good. She can be very magic - e.g in her house, my son will run to sit on the floor to wait for his snacks if he sees it coming, but he would take the snack running around in our own house making mess. I never know how she did it!

She taught my son to count and we were all so excited to hear a young baby counting!!

She took children out a lot - proper outing - National Trust etc. Very few childminders offer this experience. She goes to local library and soft play very often too.

She never gets ill. The reason I'm saying this is - I had the worry when I was looking for a childminder that how often I would have to ask for annual leave without notice due to a childminder's sick leave. But I don't remember any day, so it really saved a lot of my troubles. She also has a buddy childminder; they often go out together and help each other.

I highly recommend her! Really a fantastic childminder that you can fully trust and rely on.

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by Min on 04/07/2020

Amazing childminder!!!!!

I can’t stress enough how good Angela is!!! Literally everything about her and her child care setting is outstanding! From the creative play, learning and her super organisation. My daughter started and could hardly speak she talks so well now and never cried when I took her she loved Angela as everyone naturally does. The activities to engage learning are the best Angela should just run a school. She provides great food and puts 110% into everything you could not find a better childminder for your children.

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by Adelle on 20/04/2020

Home from home

Angie is a wonderful lady and an excellent childminder. My son has been with her for 9 months and has thrived in her care. He looks forward to going everytime and comes home happy and exhausted. Shes encourages healthy eating and the kids are always busy having fun. She is always intrested and and keeps the kids engaged and let's you know straight away of any concerns re development etc. In short shes brilliant and am sad to be leaving her services.

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by Kas on 04/12/2019

Wrap around care

Angela has looked after our now 6 year old for school drop off and pick ups for almost two years - our son loves her! She has always been so flexible and helpful and she has instilled kindness and caring in our son. We couldn't recommend her highly enough.

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by Jo B on 09/06/2019

Angela is absolutely amazing!!!

We were so lucky to have had our daughter under the great care of Angela. My daughter loves her to bits and also her warm and caring family.

Angela is one of the most organised person I know and is extremely experienced and knowleageable about every aspect of childcare. Angela keeps such an amazing record of my daughter’s development and not only it is helpful, but it is something that we treasure as a detailed record of our daughter's early years development with lots of pictures. I am sure we will be looking through them in years to come and my daughter will appreciate it even more when she’s older.

Angela is very responsive and when we ask for extra help, for example with numbers, Angela integrates more number-based activities in an everyday context. I have learnt so many parenting tips from Angela too.

Angela is also an amazing communicator and never makes feel like we are bothering her when we ask questions even when our daughter is not with her. The feedback we get from Angela really is fantastic, she paints a picture of what our daughter’s day was like and that had helped us to continue talking about it at home. It gave us so much reassurance that our daughter had fun and a day packed full of learning. After spending a day with Angela, our daughter is so happy and bright.

Angela is also a great cook and always very kind to accommodate every dietary need. We trust her in every way and honestly couldn’t wish for more! Thank you so much, Angela!!

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by JoyTrio on 12/03/2019

My son adores Angela

Wouldn't dream of sending my child anywhere else. Angela is a dear friend of mine and have only become closer since she started looking after my little boy.
Angela has so much energy and is so fun and caring. My son immediately felt safe being left with her and suffered no separation anxiety.
I would trust Angela with anything. She keeps my son safe and I do not worry when leaving him with her. Angela adores the children like her own. She dotes on my son and it is truly lovely to see. It feels like I'm leaving my child with a trusted family member! She sends me loads of pictures throughout the day which is lovely.
My son always comes back chilled and happy and well fed and usually cleaner than when we sent him lol!
We love Angela, we do, we do.

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by Parent on 07/01/2019

Cannot rate Angie highly enough

Angie has looked after my two boys (2yrs & 3yrs) for quite sometime now, and I couldn't be happier with the love and care they receive. My boys are always busy (either doing art and crafts, reading, playing, going out & about to groups and parks). They are keen to shut the door and say goodbye to me when I drop them off which says it all.

Angie is also very supportive for me and does her best to accommodate any extra days etc...

I am always amazed by her organisational skills and at the end of everyday there is a detailed written entry including photos.

Angie is a highly compentent, professional child-minder. I would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone.

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by Amanda on 06/01/2019

My Daughter Adores Angie

Angie currently looks after my 3 year old daughter and has done so for the past 9 months and she absolutely LOVES her Angie!

Angela is a fantastic childminder, she is 150% committed to her job and each and every child she looks after. I wholeheartedly trust her with my daughter's life, my daughter loves the days she goes to Angelas.

Come rain or shine Angela takes the children to groups and soft play, as well as the park and lots of other activities.
90% of the time she walks everywhere and my daughter gets plenty of fresh air and she loves it!
Not to mention all the things she does with them at home i.e. arts and crafts, playdoh etc and the numerous amounts of different toys they have to choose from, the choices are endless for the young ones.

She gives my daughter a variation of food and snacks, which Angela records daily in my daughters personal private online journal, which she updates also daily with what my daughter has done that day, along with funny detailed conversations that Angela has either had with my daughter or heard her having with another child and also different photographs of the things she has done.
She logs arrival and departure times, as well as medical items when required. Not one detail is left out, I particularly find this reassuring as a parent.

Angela also adds all of these daily diaries to my daughters file, along with her progression and targets, as well as pictures and little things she has made or done and whenever I want to view it I am allowed to take it home to look at and show my family.

Angela is a genuinely kind, caring, loving, approachable and honest person and she isn't just my daughters childminder, she is a friend.
Her sincerity runs further than just the hours she has my daughter, she cares for and asks after my daughter even outside her working hours. I couldn't ask for a better person to look after my child. Thank you Angela. x

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by Parent on 02/12/2018

More than happy! Excellent childminder.

Angie looks after our (almost) 3 yr old daughter. Within the short space of time she has been with her, the LO cannot be happier! (And so are we).

Angie is (very) organised and seems to have an extensive range of qualifications and knowledge on looking after and nurturing children. She keeps us updated, not just during pickup when she is friendly and easy to talk to, but in her daily log book and an adorable folder on what the LO has been up to in the weeks she is with her. She keeps plenty of photos and writes little stories of funny things she has said/done.

Angie takes the LO to playgroups to interact with other children and also spends time playing with her with the range of toys/crafts/arts she has. She seems very accommodating at providing her with things that we know she likes (for instance she bought a Barbie house and a kitchen just recently!).

At first (like most parents) your always a bit apprehensive, especially when we already had a great childminder who was looking after her but who decided to leave Royston. But after finding Angie I think we got lucky. She loves going and that's all that really matters.

Me and my husband can't recommend her enough. Thanks Angie!

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by Parent on 15/10/2017