Katie's Reviews
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4.87 out of 5
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Below are the latest reviews for Katie. 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.
Katie is a lovely, kind and professional nanny/childminder. Prior to her looking after my newborn twins and eight year old daughter she had provided with me all the relevant references, qualifications and certificates.
The time she had the children, she was on time, very polite, and settled into my home straight away. When she was looking after them she had text me and kept me updated with how they were.
My daughter said she was really kind and lovely and would love for her to look after them again.
I will defiantly be using katie again in the future.
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Corrine
on 27/01/2021
Katie has looked after our two daughters aged 3 and 6 a few times and she is an utter delight to work with. She is punctual, reliable, and has a wonderful warmth combined with exceptional skill in childcare which makes the perfect combination of assets in choosing someone to entrust your children to. Our younger child has separation anxiety sometimes when we go out, and Katie knows exactly how to distract her and calm her down. She is so kind and reassuring, I always know my children are in the safest of hands when they are with Katie and I’d recommend her to anyone for any age child...she is a delight!
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Kitty F
on 06/11/2020
Katie has been our son's Nanny since August 2019, it was out first time hiring a Nanny and my first experience of returning to work when my son was 8 months old. Katie made the transition so much easier and she gave me every confidence my son would be so safe and well looked after, fast forward almost 1 year and that confidence has only grown stronger. Katie has an amazing relationship with my son, and I know when I leave him, he will be happy all day long. I see this in all the videos and photos I receive daily. Katie also has additional responsibilities managing a health condition our son has which she takes in her stride. Katie is excellent at ensuring his treatments are administered every day without fail and always has his health, safety, wellbeing and happiness at the heart of everything she does with and for him. Katie is very creative and will always find new things to engage our son with to promote his development and actively encourages his learning every day. Katie is enthusiastic, trustworthy, reliable and nurturing, for my son most importantly fun!
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Samantha
on 26/05/2020
Katie was employed with us between Oct 2017 - Aug 2019. During this time she cared for our 3 children. Her duties involved school drop off / pick up, activities, days out, crafts, planning and preparing meals and snacks. There is no doubt that Katie cared and tended for the childrens' needs. She was punctual, reliable and approachable. The kids will miss their Katie days. We wish you the very best for your future.
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Gerjax
on 29/08/2019
We have two children and needed someone to care for them while we worked on weekends.
Our eldest is autistic so needed someone who would be able to care for him and our bubbly 5 year old daughter, and Katie has fitted right in.
We are so pleased we found her.
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mumtotwo
on 17/06/2019
We feel incredibly lucky counting on Katie as a Nanny. We do not have any family around and when we needed to leave our baby for the first time it was really daunting as we are first time parents and were very nervous about leaving our son with someone who we barely knew but Katie was lovely since the very first second, she visited us before taking the job with her impressive curriculum in Childcare and she showed from the very beginning confidence, professional manners and knowledge about childcare.
When we go out, she is always updating us sending photos, videos. She is confident to take him for outdoors activities which we found really nice and give us reassurance that he’s having a wonderful time as well as us.
Katie is now part of our lives, anytime that we need to go out we feel so relieved knowing that our son will be safe and at the same time will have a good time.
She has that special magic with children, our little one connected with her instantly and we cannot be happier and more grateful.
I would highly recommend Katie to anyone. She is just brilliant.
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Laura
on 13/06/2019
Katie visited our house prior to babysitting to meet my two daughters aged 5 & 2 years which was lovely. They warmed to her straight away and were very comfortable in her company. She is a fantastic babysitter, very punctual, trustworthy, experienced, and we can relax and enjoy our evening knowing our children are in safe hands. Would highly recommend. Thank you!
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Jenna
on 02/06/2019
We heard about Katie through a friend and hired her for babysitting when we needed to leave our 5 month old for the first time. We hadn’t met before but as soon as she arrived I felt comfortable with her. She was really reassuring and so knowledgeable on all aspects of childcare so she made me feel at ease. She knew I was nervous so kept me updated through the evening, sending photos of my baby on the monitor etc which allowed me to relax. We’ve used Katie several times since then and have found her brilliant. She coped really well with our baby even when he was having a difficult time sleeping and was able to comfort him back to sleep, which even we were struggling with at the time. She also gave loads of advice on how to improve his sleeping which was really beneficial. She’s warm, friendly and very easy to talk to. I trusted her instantly and would highly recommend her to anyone else looking for a babysitter.
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Charlott
on 16/05/2019
After becoming unwell and in need of emergency childcare, we found Katie. She took sole charge of my two young daughters on a temporary basis while I was recovering.
It was an unsettling time for my children and I was anxious at the prospect at leaving my children with someone we were unfamiliar with. However, Katie was kind and thoughtful towards them, took them on some lovely days out and ensured they were well cared for and had a great time.
Katie was professional and punctual and always updated me throughout the day. I can highly recommend her based on our experiences.
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on 21/09/2017
This was the very first time that we left our 3 months old baby with someone else that we haven't met before and only first parents will know how daunting it can be!! I was very anxious that evening. I remember that when we met Katie I instantly thought that she genuinely loves what she does, she is very gentle, caring, confident and very professional! We had a wonderful evening outside knowing that our boy was in very good hands! We're so grateful and we cannot recommend Katie enough. THANK YOU!
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Laura
on 14/07/2017
Having found Katie, I'm hoping she will stay around a lot longer! Both children (4 month old and nearly 3 year old) took to Katie instantly. Our toddler generally makes a fuss at bedtime, but Katie put her to bed happy with no trouble at all. The baby is still somewhat temperamental during the evening and Katie managed to calm and settle him for the night.
With Katie's experience and professional manner I had no concerns leaving the children with her for the evening. I feel relaxed that my partner and I can now Enjoy the odd evening together, knowing the children are in safe hands.
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on 05/07/2017
We are visitors to Cardiff and Katie looked after our kids at the last minute. Made it easy for us to relax and enjoy a night out. I can recommend her and will use her again if needed. Thanks Katie!
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on 02/07/2017
Katie has been our nanny since August 2012. She has been with us since our eldest two children were 3 and 1. We now have children of 8 (boy), 5 (girl) and 3 (girl).
Katie has been a highly professional and reliable nanny throughout that period. She has adapted well as the children have grown. She has enabled us to go to work confident that our children are happy, safe and secure.
She was also a tremendous asset during my final maternity leave. She was excellent with both the new baby and the eldest two during a time of change, and a pleasure to work alongside.
Our children took to Katie from the start. She is very child-focused in her approach and creates a calm, happy and fun environment.
Katie has been a key part of our lives for nearly five years. We are sad as our youngest prepares to go to school in September and Katie leaves us.
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on 18/06/2017
Katie worked for me for nearly four years. I have three very active boys. She was fabulous with my youngest who was only 8months old at the time. She was also excellent at looking after the two older boys from the ages of five and six up until they were nine and ten. She was fun , sensible and honest.
She was flexible and nothing was too much trouble. As the children grew older and started nursery, she adapted her role to help with other tasks around the home to make my life easier, for the few hours that she had until they needed collecting again. She enabled me to return to work and juggle a demanding job and a busy home life. I never worried about the boys from the moment I left the house in the morning. She only ever contacted me at work when it was truly necessary. In the holidays she entertained them with picnics and trips suitable for all three of them. They didn't ever remember a time when she hadn't been part of our family and we are still in touch now. She genuinely cares for the children she looks after. When my youngest started school I only needed a nanny for the school drop off and pick up and so sadly katie had to leave us. We all missed her when she left.
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on 11/06/2014
Katie has worked with us just over a year now. My six year old is a tough nut to crack but Katie won her over and my one year old ( now two) took to Katie from the start. We recently moved areas and Katie has been flexible, adapting well to the changes and even helping the children to settle into their new area and meet new friends. Katie has found some lovely local play groups for my two year old and always finds creative and fun activities with both the children during school holidays. Katie has helped us out with last minute changes to pick up/ drop off arrangements with swimming lessons etc. Katie has the knack for getting our two year old to sit and eat at meal times, something we haven't mastered ourselves yet! Katie also prepares the children's meals.
Changes in our circumstances ( mainly me taking a career break) has lead us to the tough decision to let Katie go. The children will really miss Katie, as will I, and I hope we stay in touch. I will definitely be calling on Katie when we need a babysitter!
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on 26/05/2014
