Dawn Smith

Lovely Childminder

Dawn is a lovely childminder with a beautiful family. Dawn looked after my little boy for two months (we had to move childminder as we moved 30 mins away). Dawn sends lots of pictures, keeps lovely scrapbooks, provided lots of fruit and healthy snacks and took amazing care of my child. We would definitely recommend Dawn.

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by Dionne on 20/08/2024

Amazing

Dawn has looked after my daughter for the past 2 years. Dawn has prepared my daughter for school and has taught her important social and life skills. My daughter is treated like an extended family member when at dawns setting by the whole family. I receive lots of photos and information throughout the day which is very reassuring. Dawn has a lovely playroom and encourages lots of outdoor play in her garden. The children are all amazing friends. It’s like a big family.

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by Emma1991 on 15/07/2024

ABSOLUTE BEST CHILDMINDER

I have met Dawn when my son wasn’t even a year old and he’s now over 3 years old, he was so lucky to have been looked after my Dawn 2/3 days a week. He absolutely loves her. She cared for my son as if it was her own baby. She’s always happy and smiley no matter what life threw her way. She’s amazing in every aspect. I can’t honestly recommend her enough. My baby is always smiley when he leaves her house and telling me how much fun he had etc. the communication with Dawn is also amazing, I got pictures of my son all the time which was great as I loved seeing what they are up too.. any questions I had was answered within seconds. She always made me feel like my son is in a good, safe and secure place.
I know he will miss her once at nursery but we will be returning every holiday ❤️ thank you for everything Dawn you truly are amazing. Xxx

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by Ewelina on 09/07/2024

The most wonderful Childminder

I’ve been lucky enough that 2 of my children have been looked after by dawn over the last 3 years, it really is a home from home for my children, dawn takes such an interest in there likes and interests and is Always offering them new experiences, she focuses on there development for there age and always encourages them, it really has made them
More confident. They always come home happy and dawn really makes sure they’re not to tired and are happy when they are with her for the day. They now go to dawn in the school holidays and are always asking when they are going back, dawn really treats her minded children like her own and i am so great ful go her for that, she has become part of are family and I would recommend her to any one

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by Lisa on 17/06/2024

Could not ask for a better childminder!

My son was lucky enough to be with Dawn for 2 years and WOW what a 2 years he had. He was treated as one of her own and she went out of her way to ensure that throughout the day he had access to toys/ experiences that she knew interested him. The biggest compliment to Dawn is that my son never cried at going to Dawn’s, in fact he would ask to go more and still to this day comments on her. Dawn sets up lots of wonderful activities for the children as well as taking them out on park outings. She spoils them everyday with a delicious lunch and her communication with parents is second to none. I never once worried about him in Dawn’s care and they soon became part of our extended family! I would recommend Dawn to anyone who asked and have already provisionally booked in for my next child!

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by Kaylee88 on 12/12/2022

Amazing!

I cannot express my gratitude for this wonderful woman! she has taken my daughter on as part of a family and my daughter loves seeing her. Dawn is not only nurturing but always makes sure the children are having fun and very well socialised! If my daughter has had any struggles Dawn has communicated excellently with me and we have worked together to resolve them.
Her setting is amazing and there is always wonderful activities for the children to do and learn from. Dawn is extremely generous and treats her minded children like her own.
Communication is excellent and update are sent throughout the day so I feel included in all the wonderful memories my child is making.
I feel incredibly lucky to have been a part of her life for so long!
Thank you Dawn for everything that you do and for always going above and beyond.

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by colemana on 10/07/2022

Brilliant Childminder

Dawn has looked after two of my children, the last three years. I am so happy with the level of care that Dawn really puts into her work. My children have truly flourished. My first child came to dawn in 2018, with poor speech, Dawn told us not to worry and before we knew it our daughter was talking and was up to date with where she needed to be. I really like that Dawn always keeps us on board and up to date with what the children are going to be doing and the things they will be learning, there was never a dull moment, whether that being days out or at her setting.

Dawn has prepared both of my children for reception, which was a big worry of mine, she put my mind at ease.

The setting is age appropriate, my children were stimulated with toys, books and learning time.
I would definitely recommend Dawn, especially to worry parents like myself.

My children still talk about Dawn and look back on all the fun photos we have.

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by Jess922 on 08/02/2022

An extension of her family

Dawn has been looking after our daughter since she was 1 and she is now ready and heading into Infant School this year. Dawn treats her minded children like her own, an extension of her own family and us included in that as parents. She develops the children, works with us as parents with hints and tips and spots everything about their emotions, their development, their skills and their needs.
She is extremely organised, well structured and yet also does so many creative things and activities with the children. She keeps us completely informed throughout the day of how she is getting on as well as scrap books and updates on her development that fits with EYFS.
She provides a completely balanced meals and snacks throughout the day and always goes the extra mile to help us and all the children.
Her contribution to our daughters development and progress is quite frankly priceless and she is not a service provider to us, she is an extension of our family too. I would and have recommended her to anyone not only above a nursery setting but any childminder and we are so glad to continue with Dawn over the school holidays so our daughter can continue her relationship with her as she grows.
Thank you Dawn!

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by Jenna on 05/08/2020

A+++++ Childminder

I approached Dawn in early 2016 to potentially look after my Daughter Lara when I returned to work after nearly 3 years. It was a hard decision to make to leave my little one and I felt very anxious about it. I started searching childminders on this website and a few stood out and so I started to make contact and view their settings. It was Dawn who out of all the Childminders I visited made me feel confident and even for the first time excited about going back to work. More importantly Lara took to Dawn and her home straight away and I then knew that Dawn was the person I felt confident leaving my Daughter with.

Dawn has a happy and calm home with a daily routine for the kids. The children are taken out to soft play areas, parks, Zoo and other childminder settings where they often put on a joint party for Christmas/ Halloween etc. Lara made some friends with the other children from other settings and would look forward to seeing them.

The other children in Dawns setting were all lovely and Dawn will ensure that any child added to her setting will compliment the other Children and vice versa.

Dawn is highly engaged with the children, she will always talk and explain what they are about to do and describe what is happening and then reflect. I noticed this almost immediately about her and could then see this benefiting my Daughter after a few months as her communicative skills really improved. Also I believe this is essential when talking to children as it sets their expectations and then helps them identify what is going on in their surroundings. This is probably why Dawns minded children were in happy, calm and played nicely with one another.

Dawn also helped look after my older Son in the summer months and he too enjoyed going to Dawns house.

Dawn has two older children who are really good with the kids. Isabella enjoys baking with the little ones and Charlie likes playing in the Garden with them. Not to forget cute little Dexter (Pet Dog) who is friendly and great with the kids.

Lara stayed in Dawns setting full time for 2.5 years until she stated school this year. Dawn is a highly committed, fun and loving professional child minder. She would try and do her absolute best to help you and she treats you and your family like an extension of hers. We really miss Dawn and I would highly recommend her to anyone!

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by Parent on 05/11/2018

Fabulous childminder

Dawn has been looking after my 1 year old for 3 months and what can I say ...... She's amazing ! Her own children are polite and Jess loves having her diner with them. Nothing's ever to much bother. She's really come on since being with Dawn. I love the parents what's app page she's set up so all the parents can keep in touch & she sends me pictures and updates throughout the day of what Jess has been doing and eating. It's such a shame that we are moving and both Jess & I will really miss her - I've tried convincing her to move with us ! Couldn't recommend her highly enough xx

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by Parent on 19/09/2016