Rafia

Lovely, approachable and friendly childminder

I have been sending my daughter to be looked after by Rafia since May this year for 4 days a week and she has flourished during this time. We unfortunately had a bad experience with another childminder prior to starting with Rafia, who did not allow us to have a settling in period and was generally terrible. My daughter struggled with not having me from day 1 and struggled with the childminder’s uncaring manner (as did I), and so we removed her from her care after 2 days.



We were lucky then to find Rafia who put us at ease and allowed us to settle her in nicely. My daughter was quite anxious due to the experience she’d had, but after a short time would happily go into Rafia’s house. She always has a great time and Rafia clearly loves looking after kids. She provides good meals and great activities and my daughter is always happy at the end of the day. I am at ease when I am at work knowing that she is safe and looked after. My daughter has learnt a lot, is much more sociable with other children and Rafia also encouraged us to potty train her, which I did not think that I would be able to do whilst working, but we managed with her support too. Rafia is also great with communicating with me, very approachable and friendly, and I would definitely recommend other parents to choose Rafia as a childminder

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by Lisa about Rafia on 19/08/2024

communication,food ,dedication

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I am thrilled to recommend Rafia . as a childcare . Rafia has been with my daughter for a few months . From the beginning, she established a strong bond with my daughter , earning her trust and affection in quickly.

Rafia is incredibly reliable and punctual, which has given me great peace of mind. She has a natural talent for engaging children in creative and educational activities.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have her as part of my family and wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a caring, responsible, and exceptional childcare.

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by ildes about Rafia on 16/08/2024

Great childminder

Rafia along with her kids made sure my kids felt at home. Her place was clean and had lots of toys to play with. She also has a big garden where kids can play with garden toys. She was able to provide food according to what my kids liked. My kids left from there happy and safe. I highly recommend her service.

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by Jenny about Rafia on 25/03/2024

one of the best childminder around

Rafia cared for my youngest child and was always extremely accommodating and looked after my son so very well like he was one of her own. He was always happy to be going to her home and spending time with Rafia and seing both her own two children who became very good friends of his. I was always given a clear view of Cruz day and was always sent pictures of his activities along with his meal and snack times. Rafia always kept my son well entertained while still following the ofsted learning for his age. If I had to recommend anyone to care for your child it most certainly would be Rafia 😁

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by Charlene about Rafia on 13/02/2024

Response by Rafia on 13/02/2024:

Thank you so much Charlene. I had a lovely time with you and Cruz . 🙂

Highly Recomended

Rafia is a fantastic childminder with lots of creative ideas, she has great selection of toys including educational toys. She is not affraid to get her hands dirty and do something creative with my child.My child get outside everyday for fresh air, often to the park. Rafia also made sure that my child had healthy snacks like fruits and rice cakes. I found her really professional and up to dat with regulatory requirments like health and safaty and fire drills.She also keeps a daily dairy for what the children get up to each day.

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by Fatima about Rafia on 31/08/2023