Sarah Hampson 's Reviews
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5 out of 5
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This childminder is highly praised for providing exceptional care and a stimulating environment for children. Parents appreciate her regular communication, flexibility, and the wide variety of activities she offers, including outings to parks, museums, and playgroups. She is described as caring, professional, and nurturing, with many noting how their children have thrived under her care. Her home is said to be clean, well-equipped, and welcoming.
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Below are the latest reviews for Sarah Hampson . 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.
Both of my children have been with Sarah since they were 12 months old, she’s like part of the family
My son is now 7 and still wants to spend time at Sarah’s in the school holidays and my daughter is 3 and just starting school nursery.
Sarah has looked after both my children full time while I worked, she sends updates all day long, photos and texts which really puts your mind at ease, and makes you feel less bad for having to send them to childcare as you know how much fun they are having.
Sarah ensures the children are never bored she is constantly coming up with new ideas to keep them entertained and occupied, she regularly takes them to parks, play centres, museums, playgroups, libraries and many more places
Sarah’s house is set up perfectly as a childcare setting and is immaculate.
I have always felt at ease leaving my children in Sarah’s care she is fully insured and regularly takes extra courses so she is up to date with the latest rules and safety guidelines.
I could not recommend Sarah to anyone enough.
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liz
on 08/09/2024
My eldest child has been with Sarah for nearly three years (he's just left to go to pre-school) and my younger son is still with her now. She's an amazing childminder and I'm so glad I found her.
My first son started childcare with three miserable weeks at another childminder and thankfully I realised that there must be better out there and reached out to Sarah. He settled at hers within two visits!
She takes them to loads of different playgroups and does lots of special activity days with them - they've been to various museums and farms and soft-plays with her. Her home space for them is also lovely and full of toys and games, and is immaculately clean.
She's fantastic at keeping in touch with you throughout the day about what your little one is up to and sends lovely photos through to you. She's made some really special gifts over the years using the photos.
Sarah is always proactive in communicating any issues that come up e.g. if it's an appropriate time to potty train/any behavioural issues, and is very supportive and generous with her knowledge and experience from decades of childminding. However, she has always respected my choices/opinions.
She is incredibly helpful and my sons have both loved going to hers and ask after her when we're away on holiday and get excited when they know they're going to see her again. I know my eldest will miss her a lot and that my toddler will continue to thrive with her.
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rjk
on 03/09/2024
There are not enough stars to rate Sarah highly enough!
Our now three year old has gone to Sarah for almost a year now, and I couldn’t be more happy with the care she provides. Our son absolutely loves spending the day with her, and she offers such a wide range of activities for the children. Every day, the children are taken out to a group, activity, or class. They frequently have picnics or lunch out, and when at home, Sarah cooks a meal for them.
Her house is perfectly set for little ones, as is her car for transporting them from place to place, providing all the carseats needed for travel so that parents don't need to.
Sarah really settled my nerves when leaving my child for the first time with her, by providing frequent check-ins throughout the day, letting me know what they were doing, nap times, what he’d been given for lunch, and any other details that she thought we’d like to know. She has continued to do this every day since, and it really makes a huge difference, knowing that he is happy, enjoying his day, and eating well. I love getting pictures of my child seeing him having an amazing day with his friends and with her.
Thank you Sarah for the significant part you have played in our son’s toddler years so far. We have loved having you look after O.
Sarah’s flexibility has also helped us out a number of times, when needing last minute childcare on days we wouldn't normally need, changing hours, or childcare over the school holidays. She really goes above and beyond to help where she can, and we are so grateful to have this.
There is no doubt. She is absolutely fabulous.
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Ejgarner
on 13/07/2024
Tali has been coming to Sarah a year next month, she really helped me taking care of tali during holidays. I’d remembered when I was so desperate but she’s the only one who accommodate me and I’m a glad.
Tali likes her so much and always looking forward to come every school holidays and I am very please.
Sarah is very nice lady and kind and I’m very lucky to find her, she’s a gem.
She took my girl in any places with plenty of activities, which tali is looking forward and Sarah always gives the best activities to children.
I am very lucky to find her
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disia
on 18/12/2023
Where do I start?! Sarah has looked after my two children for a total of 2.5 years, after I took them out of nursery for a cheaper alternative. We, very sadly, had to say goodbye last month because my 3 year old son has now started pre-school but I would happily have sent my children to her for years to come!
Sarah is extraordinary. The perfect mix of kind, caring and nurturing towards the children, pro-active and always thinking of new ideas and activities for the children. She is flexible and accommodating and has helped me out on countless occasions for last minute requests for childcare or if I’ve been running late. She communicates throughout the day with updates and photos or explains why she can’t for any reason. The children adore her and clearly feel safe and happy in her care. She takes the children out to numerous interesting places and no two days are the same. She has taken mine to the beach, to the Peak District on the train, museums, safari parks, water parks, farms!
She has a close network of other childminders and so my son could socialise with bigger groups of children as well, which I liked. She knows every play group in Greater Manchester! She can deal with any problems or hiccups wonderfully and with patience and calm. She has a lovely home and a sweet family, who are always very pleasant.
I can’t recommend Sarah enough. She has been life changing to my family. I’ve been so confident that my children are safe and happy with her. I would have another child just to use her again! Thank you.
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Tara
on 20/09/2023
Our daughter Anya has been going to Sarah since she was one. We are so glad we found her she has been amazing. Anya was very shy to start with but connected and felt at ease with Sarah straight away, and Sarah has really helped bring her out of her shell & overcome her confidence issues. Sarah has a lot of patience and great energy with the kids and always goes above and beyond. She gives the kids such a great variety of experiences, going out to different places each day, such as playgroups, parks, museums, and exciting day trips in the holidays. We receive updates and pictures throughout the day of her activities which we love to see and really appreciate.
Anya is 3 now and due to start pre-school next week. She will be sad to leave as she loves Sarah & has made some close friendships with the kids in the group, but she will still go back to Sarah during school holidays, which she will really look forward to. Thank you Sarah for everything!
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TayAng
on 05/09/2023
Our son Toto has been with Sarah for two years now. Right from the start she greeted him with love and affection, making the difficult task of leaving him so much easier. Her home is clean, warm, inviting and fun. Toto’s days with Sarah are jam packed with play groups, walks, park visits, train journeys and even a trip to Gulliver’s World. My husband and I are kept updated throughout the day with photos, videos and information on his eating and naps. We are so thankful for the wonderful care of our son. He loves her and will miss her dearly when he starts school this week. Thank you so much Sarah!
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EllieCha
on 14/09/2022
Sarah has had my son Cillian since he was 9 months old. I was very nervous leaving him but Sarah instantly put me at ease. I always had regular updates on how he is and his progress.
My son has a bad dairy allergy and Sarah helped so much with this within his meals etc. Sarah would also cater for Cillian when they were out and about which saved me so much time.
My son had an amazing time with Sarah and when he went in to a school nursery (due to location) we still wanted to keep him with Sarah Atleast a day because she was so amazing. She has an amazing energy and truly cares for all the children in her care.
Thank you so much for everything whilst Cillian was with you. If we had not moved then he most definitely would still be with you. Xx
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Hollyxx
on 28/08/2022
What can I say, Sarah has been absolutely fantastic!
I’m a first time mum and my daughter was 8 months old when I found Sarah.
I needed to do a few ad-hoc days at work and Sarah was totally flexible with the dates I needed and with a few additional days I needed to add on within the agreed period.
My daughter had only been going to Sarah for a few weeks when she became very ill and was hospitalised for a few weeks. Sarah was so supportive and especially so when she went back to Sarah after coming out of hospital.
Sarah looked after my daughter as if she was her own. They did activities everyday which my daughter absolutely loved. I noticed my daughter started eating better and more after a couple of days with Sarah.
My daughter came home spotless every single day with everything clean and back in the changing bag (I remarked to my other half on more than one occasion that I simply “don’t know how she does it”!)
I know my daughter enjoyed her days with Sarah and I’m gutted that she will now be going to Nursery.
If you are lucky enough to have Sarah as your childminder you need not ever worry, she’s absolutely brilliant and I would trust her wholeheartedly with my children anytime - she’s a real-life Manchester Mary Poppins!
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SGreen81
on 20/03/2022
Sarah was just amazing with my son, I got regular updates of his activities, she goes above and beyond to make sure the kids enjoy their time with her. Regular visits to parks, playgroups and plenty of toys to keep them entertained. Would highly recommend Sarah.
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Laura
on 17/08/2021
My son Matt has been with Sarah for a year (since he was 6 months old) and could barely stand to be away from me for a few minutes. Whenever in Sarah's house he has felt comfortable and happy. Sarah takes great care of the kids wellbeing and keeps parents fabulously well-informed. She even helps hold your hand a little bit in those early days away from mum too!
Sarah offerred really flexible opportunities for Matt to settle in, and always does that little bit more for the kids; in summer a baby pool was acquired for the back garden and in winter they have gone to feed the squirrels in the park every week! Weather permitting, they go on trips out every day. Sarah has been brilliant in providing meals or giving milk all through the early stages of weaning, had helped Matt overcome initial shyness and a bit of anxiety over strange people and places, and even has organised little picnics or meals out at soft play (when available).
What I have liked best is that Sarah has always been very straightforward in her communication, and is also good at setting firm boundaries on naughtiness before it becomes trouble. We are so sad to be moving away, as Sarah and her house have truly been a second family for my toddler.
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Laura
on 17/05/2021
My son has been with Sarah since he was 13months old and I feel very lucky to have found her! She has been amazing from the start Rowan clicked with her straight away and has enjoyed every day he has spent with her.
Sarah takes the children somewhere different every day, Rowan has loved his day trips out with her!
Sarah updated me during the day with photos and messages to let me know how he eaten etc, this has made being in work so much easier for me as I know he is being well looked after and having the best time.
Sarah will continue to have Rowan for school drop of and collections, I don’t know what I’d do without her! She has been flexible and professional since day one and I would highly recommend her to anyone!
Overall I couldn’t ask for a better childminder and would happily provide a reference for her any day!
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liz
on 06/09/2020
Sarah is a fantastic childminder and we feel so lucky to have found her.
Sarah is friendly, professional, warm and welcoming and you can really see that she loves looking after children.
Our daughter, Violet has been with Sarah since she was 9 months old. Her support and professionalism made the adjustment of returning to work so easy. She has looked after Violet full-time for the last 3 years and I have no doubt she has played a huge part in the happy and confident little girl she has become.
Violet loves going to Sarah's house and even says herself ‘it's the best ever!’. Sarah has a huge playroom for all the kids to play comfortably with hundreds of toys. Sarah is always playing games with them and and setting activities to keep them entertained. She always takes them out to a variety of places such as farms, playgroups, soft plays, parks and even the beach in the summer.
Sarah always keeps us up to date with what’s going on by sending us pictures and texts and it's really nice to see our daughter having such a great time.
I would highly recommend Sarah to anyone looking for a childminder.
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dwilcox
on 14/06/2020
My daughter loves Sarah. She cared incredibly for my daughter. Very careful and kind.
From the moment I met her, Sarah put us at ease with her kind, trustworthy, professional manner. My daughter really enjoyed her time and came home with lots to talk about her time there. She especially enjoyed playing with other children in Sarah's care. I'm so glad I found Sarah when looking for childcare for my daughter (age10 now). Sarah is caring, friendly and has made sure my daughter was happy and settled every time I dropped her off very earlier in the morning. The two hours before school in St Cuthbert's were so lovely for my daughter. Sarah has been flexible and been able to accommodate my daughter in different days if I needed. Thanks for the time you took care of my daughter. I very much recommend Sarah to anyone looking for childcare. She is INCREDIBLE !
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Kasia
on 21/07/2019
Sarah has looked after our daughter Ava for over two years! To say we would be lost without her is an understatement. She’s a friendly and very caring person and all the kids love her. She has been flexible with us when we have needed her to be which is so appreciated when both of us are working.
Sarah takes the kids out of the house every day to playgroups, the park, museums etc. She also has a lovely playroom for the kids to play in on a rainy day, which has a wide variety of toys.
Sarah cooks for the kids every day and if they are out for the day she makes sure to pack a picnic. We receive regular updates on how Ava is doing which includes pictures and that is the part of the day that I love ( unless Ava has been a little tinker haha )
I would highly recommend Sarah to anyone looking for a childminder for their baby. If it wasn’t for her, then going back to work for myself would have been so much more difficult.
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Roisin
on 26/06/2019
Sarah has looked after our son Eli for just under 2 years and he has never had a dull day. Sarah is well organized and takes the children out, everyday, whatever the weather to playgroups, parks, museums and zoos. Sarah is accomodating to our needs and also keeps us up to date with our son's busy day by sending messages and pictures throughout the day. Our son Eli has been happy and cared for and has grown into a confident and we'll rounded individual.
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on 06/08/2017
Sarah has been childminding my two girls for the past 6 years. She takes them to school and picks them up three days a week. She is very polite, friendly, caring, professional, informative and organised. She enjoys being surrounded by children and enjoys being with them. I would recommend her as a childminder.
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Shona
on 02/04/2017
Sarah is a amazing childminder who looks after my son Logan amazingly well.
Sarah is very professional excellent at her work and Logan really loves her.
Logan is taken to lots of places playgroups,parks,museums,zoo, educational places.
Logan is very well looked after and Sarah always keeps me up to date with the daily adgenda by sending text and lots of pictures of all the activities that Logan does. I would reccommend Sarah to anyone she is a pleasure to have as a childminder.
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Fran
on 09/02/2017
My little boy Alexander has been with Sarah for part of each week since he was 9 months (he's nearly 2 years old now) and Alexander ADORES Sarah. She's lively, caring, kind and nothing is ever a problem. She has only ever had 1 day off ill and I haven't had a hint of an issue. She is engaging with the children she looks after and they all seem to genuinely enjoy the time spent with her. Sarah keeps us informed about their day (food/ nappy activity/ sleep etc). They attend play groups, days out / adventures and she has a clean and fully stocked playroom at her house. I'm more than happy to give Sarah glowing feedback :)
Wendy Roberts
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on 01/03/2016
Sarah childminded my little boy Shay who is now 3 and a half, he was very shy when he first started going to Sarah but she soon brought him out of his shell, he is now a very confident little boy, And would always come back from his days with Sarah very tired through all the fun things they had done throughout the day, I also found Sarah to be very professional in all aspects of her job, I would highly recommend Sarah to anyone who is looking for a childminder
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on 26/08/2015
It was my first experience with a chilminder and it was great. My daughter was 10 months old and I was very worried, how she can be without me, but Sarah took care of Christina very nice from the first day and made us happy. Every morning when we are coming to Sarah starts from nice smile, all day very organise and interesting for children.She has clean house, tasty food and a lot of toys. Christina is happy with her new friends and it is so important, what Sarah can teach them how to play togther. We are russian family and it is very helpful for us, what Christina learn English form Sarah, now she can understand two languages the same good. Lot of thanks for everything.
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on 03/03/2015
Sarah has childminded my two children for the last three yeas.
I am really happy with her because my kids love her and they have lots of fun.
She is really active and take the Kids to different Playgroups and do different activities with them .When the Weather is nice they go to the Park and do outdoor activities .
The best things to highlight is She is really supportive, professional and She has lots of experience ...and She get on well with the Kids because You can notice She loves what She does ...
I cant do it without her!!
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on 26/02/2015
