Little Seeds's Reviews
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5 out of 5
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Below are the latest reviews for Little Seeds. 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.
Paula minded my son from when he was 9 months old and I could not recommend her enough. There aren’t enough words to describe how fantastic Paula and her family are. They welcomed us with open arms and were beyond kind, warm and caring. Leo loved his time with Paula. He loved all the adventures he went on and we noticed such a difference in him after such a short space of time! Not only is Paula a fantastic childminder but also a great teacher. She really focuses on teaching her kids and helping them with their development. She really is a fabulous person inside and out and I would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone. It was tough for my son to leave me after maternity leave but Paula helped with this transition and made it as smooth as possible. She is truly incredible.
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Niamh
on 23/09/2024
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Little Seeds
on 04/10/2024:
Hi Niamh,
It was my pleasure to care for Leo, he is a delightful little boy and enjoyed his time at Little Seeds and the many adventures that he was able to be a part of, alongside his friends.
We will miss you all, and wish you all the best in your new home.
Paula looked after our son for 6 months while our original childminder was on mat leave. She was such a great recommendation and lived up to the high standard we were looking for in a childminder. She enhanced the sense of creativity in our son through the variety of activities she organises including getting the children involved in the local community on their day trips. Paula used her motherly instincts to share observations about our son's development which we very much appreciated. Thank you so much for a great service.
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DIANA
on 06/08/2024
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Little Seeds
on 19/09/2024:
Hi it was my pleasure to care for your little one, covering your CM mat leave with the added bonus of being a stand in CM when your regular CM is on holidays now too, so still able to keep in contact.
Our son has been with Paula for over 16 months and we are all sad to leave due to a relocation. Paula has gone above and beyond what we would have ever expected, hence our son talks about her daily!
Our son has grown in her home care setting, benefitted from regular day trips and enjoyed socialising with other children through Paula's network of other childminders. Paula has also offered advice when asked and we have been very lucky she has given our son such a good start. Big shoes to fill as we move on.
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Cherry
on 01/05/2024
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Little Seeds
on 05/05/2024:
Hi there,
It has been a pleasure looking after your 'little man'. He will always be my perfect Ofsted baby, as he had just been with me for his first week, after settling when I had my visit and he was a charmer, and still is.
It 's great to see how he has changed so much from the baby who started into an independent toddler.
It's sad to see you leave and I wish you all the best for the future.
Paula's approach is truly unique, evident from our initial discussions about our baby. The questions and attention to detail she provides are unlike anything I've encountered elsewhere. What distinguishes her is the way she involves both my partner and me in our baby's journey of activities and development. As you can imagine, our baby genuinely enjoyed every moment spent with her.
Without a doubt, I would trust Paula to care for your baby.
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Femi
on 11/12/2023
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Little Seeds
on 12/12/2023:
Hello Femi,
Thankyou kindly for your feedback.
It was a pleasure to have your child in my care. Your little one had lots of fun, and it was wonderful to see how much he was learning through his play supported by the mini outings to different social settings that he was able to go on, and friendships that developed over the weeks.
Working in partnership with yourself and partner aided in supporting your little one on his journey of discovery.
All the best to you all for the coming new year.
Paula came to our rescue when we unexpectedly needed childcare over summer for our 3yo daughter. She settled in immediately and really loved going to Paula's. Paula is very warm, calm and easy to deal with. While our daughter was there they were always out and about going for walks and to playgroups. We particularly liked that Paula gets the children involved in everyday activities like picking up bits from the shop and going to the post office. Paula always seemed full of energy even after a long day with the children and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.
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Hannah
on 29/08/2023
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Little Seeds
on 11/09/2023:
Hi Hannah,
Thanks for this review, it was a pleasure having your little one over the summer holidays. We had lots of exciting days out and many adventures visiting new places.
Hopefully I will see you soon when we are out and about.
All the best.
My 18 month old daughter has been going to Little Seeds for about 2 months now after a grest recommendation from a friend. We couldn't be happier, she loves it and happily goes in everyday. Paula really cares for your children like they are her own and puts lots of energy into creating lovely experiences for them every day. They go out to parks, farms and other nice places regularly. She communicates throughout the day and sends nice pictures everyday reassuring you that your child is having a great time. I couldn't recommend Paula and Little Seeds anymore!
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KarinJ
on 19/06/2023
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Little Seeds
on 24/06/2023:
It is my pleasure to welcome your litlle one in, when she arrives in the morning, ready for another day of fun!
Our son loves his days at Little Seeds. He's learning new things, and loving socialising with slightly older kids. He's so fond of Paula and we're really happy we found Little Seeds, as it feels like a really warm and welcoming place for his first experience of childcare outside of home. Paula communicates with us very clearly and regularly and organises fun and educational activities. Paula's experience really shines through - a setting we can trust and know our son is safe and happy in.
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Annabel
on 19/06/2023
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Little Seeds
on 24/06/2023:
Hello,
it is wonderful to have your liittle one with us. He enjoys his days with us and is constantly finding ways to keep himself busy, with all what is going on thorughout the day. .
We booked emergency care with Paula during half term week and she was very accommodating. My little girl settled instantly and loved every minute she spent with her. She was taken out for walks and even visited a dentist. Paula is very caring and you can tell she's got years of experience in the field. I will not hesitate to book her services again in the future. My girl keeps asking to go to Paula's school. 😍
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DianaCM
on 05/06/2023
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Little Seeds
on 07/06/2023:
Hi
Thanks for such lovely feedback.
Happy I was able to help you out.
So glad to hear your little one enjoyed her days here and great to hear she’s asking about going to Paula’s house.
Our son has been looked after by Paula since he was 11 months old. Paula offered us two settling in mornings and it was apparent our son was very comfortable in her care . Paula has a warm and friendly approach, whilst being focused on age appropriate development. We appreciate our son being with a range of different aged children. We also believe he benefits from the days out to meet other childminders, libraries and trips to the local park.
We feel very lucky to have found Paula at Little Seeds.
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Cherry
on 15/03/2023
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Little Seeds
on 07/04/2023:
Hi Cherry,
Its a pleasure to look after your little one. Its so delightful to see how much he has come along in his learning and development in the last few weeks.
I am looking forward to many more enjoyable moments.
From the very start Paula has looked after our son with care and attention .She provides an excellent care with plenty of activities, artcrafts and outings .She offers a wonderful home from home environment, with a great garden for the children to explore.
She has a lot of experience and is very focus in the development of our little one. Always providing feedback and pictures at the end of the day. My son is very happy and loves her , and we couldn´t be more grateful!
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Macarena
on 07/11/2022
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Little Seeds
on 09/11/2022:
Hi Macarena,
It is a pleasure to care for your little boy. Its also wonderful to see how much he has developed in the last year.
He makes the most of every opportunity he gets to learn, and this is great to see.
Paula is very professional and reliable, always gives support and advise when needed and is very loving and caring towards the children.
She does fun activities and plenty of outings, actively monitors the children’s development and stimulates them whenever needed.
My son loves going there now, even though he is not the easiest getting used to new places and being without mum or dad.
Really recommended.
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Laura
on 01/11/2022
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Little Seeds
on 02/11/2022:
Hi Laura,
It great to see how your little one has settled and enjoy their days.
Paula looks after my son Luca once a week. She provides such a high standard of care and appears to put her heart into her job.
Luca often comes back with paintings and I always get a lovely handover from her and pictures sent to my phone. Luca always appears really happy to be looked after by Paula.
Paula is friendly and caring and I always feel reassured my son is being looked after well.
Paula is professional in the care she provides. She communicates well and is very accommodating in her care.
She has a lovely little unique Childcare Service. Her house is beautiful and clean and I would highly recommend her to others.
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Anna
on 07/06/2022
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Little Seeds
on 01/08/2022:
Hi Anna,
thanks so kindly. It is always a pleasure to look after your little one, he has grown so much in the last few monts and now that he has started walking there will be no stopping him!
We had a need for urgent childcare for a few weeks. Paula was amazing for the short 2 weeks my child attended her setting.
Due to the short notice from us, my child a short visit before starting with Paula for 9 days. From start to finish communication was brilliant, I would always hear from Paula at the end of the day with details of the day.
From drop off on the first day to our last day my child was settled straight away, this is credit to Paula and the calming, nurturing setting she provides.
Paula really cares for the children, it is apparent that she does everything to spark their interests because she enjoys watching the children learn and grow. She made the effort to provide my son with toys and activities centred around what he loves to do.
It was a real pleasure to have Paula care for my son, in a short period. We will really miss her but we're so grateful to have met her.
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Aweld
on 19/05/2022
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Little Seeds
on 20/05/2022:
Hi Amber,
Thank you so much for allowing me to care for your little one. It was nine days of fun and laughter; seeing his smiling face everyday when he saw the 'trains' and all the tracks, when he walked into the playroom, was an absoloute delight, and watching his attention to detail with his track making over the 2 weeks was a wonderful learning development to see. .
All the best. x
Paula has cared for our nearly 2 year old boy on several occasions over the past few months if our regular childminder is unavailable (after also being recommended by our childminder). Paula has always been super accommodating as we're usually calling her at short notice.
From day one our boy settled with her really well. He's only ever had one childminder of whom he sees four whole days a week, so we were a bit worried the first time round in leaving him with someone new, but you can tell he really loves it at Paula's place, and that is testament to her kind and uplifting personality.
The space is great and always looks clean and tidy. Plenty of toys and activities to keep them busy and motivated throughout the day. Freshly home cooked wholesome meals of which we get a breakdown of each morning. Our son also doesn’t eat meat and again Paula is very accommodating and gives him interesting food choices. When we pick up our boy he's always so chatty, telling us about everything he's done during the day. You can tell he's happy and that means a lot!
Always a pleasure communicating with Paula too.
All in all, she's great and we'd highly recommend her.
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KimA85
on 08/01/2022
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Little Seeds
on 20/05/2022:
Thanks Kim,
It is always a pleasure to step in at short notice, and support you and family with childcare, and its always great too see your little one, and how well he always comes back and settles straight back into the surroundings and meeting up with his friends, who are always talking about him. x.
Paula is a warm and very friendly childcare provider who looked after our 2 boys (3y/o and 18months). She has loads of experience and our boys loved going to her setting every day and they had loads of fun in her care. Paula’s setting is great with a large garden that our boys could explore and run around in. Paula was very accommodating and provided great feedback about what they had been doing, the progress they were making and activities they had been doing. I would highly recommend her for any childcare need you might have.
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Jono
on 08/09/2021
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Little Seeds
on 18/09/2021:
Hi Jono,
It was great having your boys with us at Little Seeds. They were full of so much energy and always excited for each new day.
The pleasure was all mine.
Thanks for the review.
Paula looked after my daughter at the BBC work place nursery in white city for a number of years, I think Paula is a wonderful childcare so much so my now Granddaughter goes to her in her hone from home setting Little seeds childminding. My daughter and I could not be happier. Paula crests a lovely environment for my grandson to learn, and he goes out on exciting outings even having a bar-b-que cooked lunch in the park, with other childminder friends. If you are looking for childcare I could not recommend Paula enough. She is amazing at what she does. I am so happy to have sent two generations of my family to her. Her care is next to none. Just fabulous ❤️
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Mana mum
on 21/01/2021
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Little Seeds
on 18/09/2021:
Hi Mana Mum,
I was a pleasure to look after your grandaughter, she was a delight, and it ws wonderful to see how she grew and developed, over her time in my care.
Hopefully creating some happy meemories for her in her early childhood.
Thanks for the review.
