Anna Key's Reviews
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5 out of 5
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Anything that I write here will be an understatement to describe how amazing Anna is.
Anna took care of our child since he was 1y old, and I could not be more grateful with the care, love and dedication she gave to our child these 3 years.
Everyday I would bring my child to her house, I was sure he will have a day full of adventures, fun and love. Anna is a very loving childminder and that shows in the relationship/bond she creates with the children. My child was always happy to come to anna's.
For us a parents, it was a relief to have found her and know that she would take care of our kid with the same love and dedication that we will do it.
One particular aspect that I would highlight is how organised she is, she always had weekly activities planned, specially outdoors which for us was really important. There was always something interesting for the kids to do and learn. She provides the kids with a nurturing environment that helps them develop physically and mentally.
Another aspect I would like to highlight is home setting, her house is clean, organised, with open spaces for the kids to play, specially the play room and her garden.
Building the relationship was easy, as she is very transparent, attentive and flexible and she make sure we had daily communication/updates /photos about our child.
I cant thank her enough for the care and help she gave us for the last 3 years.
She is really amazing.
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Carolpg
on 27/08/2024
It is impossible for this review to do justice to Anna and the amazing work she's doing. I cannot recommend Anna highly enough. Our 3 children have been with Anna since 2019.
Anna is extremely caring and forms a great bond for the children, especially the little ones when they're away from their primary care givers for the first time. Her house and garden are ideal for the children to play and learn in. She's very active with other childminders in the area which means that the children get the best of both worlds - small intimate setting at Anna's but still access to bigger groups of children at the various playgroups our outings she organises.
Whenever she can, Anna will be outdoors with the kids (regardless of the weather) and it is something we're very grateful for. She's very good at giving the kids age appropriate tasks to help them become independent and strikes the right balance between nurturing and holding boundaries.
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Emma
on 04/01/2024
If I could give more stars, I would!
Anna is an incredible childminder - she made my son feel welcome and at ease from day one. Her setting is lovely, she is very attentive with the children and offers plenty of opportunities for them to explore outside and to playgroups. She's extremely flexible and happy to work around our family's needs. She also a genuine person and very easy to get along with.
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Chinray
on 23/02/2023
I don’t even know where to start! Anna is such an amazing childminder and we are so lucky to have had her as a Childminder for Emily.
From day 1 Emily loved going to Anna’s feeling so comfortable in her beautiful clean home and with her lovely family as if she was one of her own.
Emily would be so excited and ask each morning if she was going. Emily formed great friendships with the other children and had such fun with them everyday.
Anna always did amazing things with Emily, they always went on days out to amazing places or they were creating lovely things in her home or playing in the beautiful garden.
Anna provided Emily with a great lunch which she always enjoyed.
We were kept well informed about all that Emily done on a daily basis with lots of wonderful photos and an explanation of what they had been up to. Anna gave us all the photos on a memory stick to keep when we left which was amazing.
We moved to a different county so unfortunately even though we would have loved Anna to come with us we had to leave which was extremely sad.
I have older children and have never had such an amazing experience with a childcare provider!
If you want to have the most amazing lady looking after your child then Anna is a must! 100% the best in the industry!
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Hayley
on 14/09/2021
Anna looked after our baby boy from the age of 6 months until he was 13 months old and Anna was a true blessing.
As a first time mother I was really anxious about leaving my baby but Anna was so understanding and reassuring when we met her. She also introduced us to her beautiful children who were so polite and very kind, which was a great sign for us - we could tell that she would be the best childminder!
Anna has an amazing set up for babies / children: playroom filled with great toys, big and airy main room where our son Gabriel gained confidence and learnt to crawl and walk, beautiful massive garden and very cute rabbits! We were also sent photos of Gabriel showing the many different activities Anna organised for him and the other children she looks after on a daily basis and also daily notes about his day, what he ate, nap times etc. Anna was so informative and great at communicating.
Gabriel was so happy from day one up until his last day. He loved Anna and her children so much. He learnt so much in his 7 months at Anna's and we cannot thank her enough for it.
Sadly we moved house too far away from Anna's for her to keep looking after Gabriel. I actually cried when I went to pick up Gabriel for the last time as I knew that Gabriel will miss her a lot, and so will we. I really wish we could have taken Anna with us!
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Julia
on 17/03/2021
Our daughter was with Anna from age 1 to 3. In that time her confidence grew immensely and she formed lots of friendships while in Anna’s setting as well as a strong bond with Anna and her family.
The setting is perfect for little ones. It’s clean, tidy and there’s lot of space for play. Anna also takes the kids out to many different places, which was a massive bonus for us. Our daughter got to experience the outdoors and learn about the local area as well as attend play groups and meet up with other children and their Childminder’s. Anna is very active in the childminder community and takes her job very seriously to the benefit of all the children she looks after. She is proactive and always teaching the children something new, whether it’s arts and crafts or how to flip a pancake!
We were kept informed about all the details of our daughters day through the baby days app as well as from Anna at the pick up each day.
We are so pleased we found Anna when we did, we had recently moved to the area and she gave our daughter the best introduction to Horsham and to life outside the family home.
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Becky
on 06/07/2020
Our son has been with Anna for 2,5 years until he started school in September. He absolutely loved every day with her and she has helped us to form a happy, positive and confident little boy.
When we first started to look for a child minder we didn't know where to go but then we found Anna at Childcare.co.uk and after meeting her I was sure that she was the one. What we like the most is that here home is always clean and tidy with a lot of toys to play with and a big garden to play in. We really appreciate that she takes the children to diffrent play groups, outdoor playing, to the beach in the summer, for a long walk in the forrest or other fun and good activities every week.
We can highly recommend Anna, she is a warm, happy and caring person and we are happy to still have our daughter with her for another year.
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Linda
on 17/09/2019
My daughter has been with Anna for 3 years and recently left to start school hence why I felt the need to leave a well deserved review. We chose Anna as we loved her profile, everything from the range of activities she offered to the description of her family and home setting. Everything you read, she delivers! My children feel like a huge part of her family (my younger son also goes to her)
She provides the perfect balance of activities indoor and outdoors, season and weather permitting and plans the daily activities well in advance in the event that you need to pack wellies/waterproofs/swimwear. My children have done everything from, arts and crafts, baking (she’s a former chef), stories, country parks, beach days, petting zoo trips, National trust days, playgroups, the list goes on and in a nutshell, Anna loves what she does and is enthusiastic about broadening the children’s minds in every way possible. Anna also goes over and above her duties to work with the Octopus childminding group arranging many days out/play dates and has worked tirelessly in the past to fundraise for playgroups for our children to attend.
She has a fantastic home with huge rear garden where she grows fruits/veggies, has huge bug hotels, playhouse, Alfie the bunny, lots of great toys and equipment. The child friendly layout is safe and secure, has a beautiful playroom and has nice quiet rooms for naps, it’s also immaculately clean and has great parking out front.
Anna also uses babydays which is a great communication software tool for photographs, daily journals, contracts, risk assessments, medical info, invoices etc, all stored in one place. The App is available for quick and easy access and we love it as a family as you can also add your own photographs and observations for Anna to see what your child gets up to at home, very useful for pre talkers.
We highly recommend using Anna as a childminder. She’s an organised, happy, lovely lady who sets clear boundaries yet shows so much love and warmth to the children and my kids have an enormous amount of respect for her. My daughter misses her so much now she’s at school however on behalf of her, we thank you for all your hard work the last few years. You’re her fairy godmother and make the best meatballs she’ll ever eat! Five stars from us!
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Kimmark
on 16/09/2019
When I went back to work, I had no idea where to start looking for childminders for my little girl Ava who was 7 months old at the time. I was recommended Anna from a colleague who looked after both his children and went for a visit . My husband and myself were extremely impressed with Anna and her beautiful home. She advised us to look around as she was my first visit but I decided there and then it was the perfect place for Ava.
What I loved the most was the homely environment and how Ava was treated as though she were part of the family.
The endless amount of pictures, videos and daily diary entries proved just how much fun she had!!
Unfortunately and sadly Ava has left Anna due to myself finding a new job in the opposite direction. My husband and myself thank you Anna for all the work put into Ava learning lessons and skills as she has grown x
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Megs
on 01/07/2019
We were really impressed with Anna and her setting from the first visit! She advised to see some other settings to make sure we knew what we wanted and to have other options. No other minder/setting compared and we were pleased she had space. Our son has been with Anna for 1.5 years and we have only moved on due to moving house. She was great at helping him (and us!) to settle in and has always been supportive.
We are really happy with the wide range of organised and engaging activities available with lots of trips and new places to experience. Our son loves his food and Anna has provided some lovely home cooked dinners for him. We chose to provide a lunch.
Anna used Babysdays online (and app) which is a great tool for communication, logging any observations, keeping an eye on progress and of course lots of lovely pictures. We loved to see how he was getting on - especially when he was younger and couldn't tell us what he did and whether he enjoyed it.
Her setting is lovely and clean and spacious and really welcoming. A really well kept garden for running around in! Lots of lovely and well organised toys. My son was also able to sleep in a cot(travel), something not always available with other minders (who would put the children in pushchairs).
We were really impressed with Anna's own children and how well they interacted with the children in her care. they are a really welcoming family, including Anna's husband who plays a role in the care. We liked how they sit down to eat with the children in their care - a real family feel.
Anna herself is a good balance of being professional but also caring and loving towards the children. She manages their behaviour well and attends courses to learn more about different aspects of care. She's enthusiastic about the children and lots of fun! Always coming up with new games and sharing them with us - to help develop new skills.
We can't recommend her enough! We will miss her and the family. Thank you Anna
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on 16/03/2017
We moved into the area last year, I was looking for a childminder and Anna caught my eye, first time I enquired she was fully booked but just before we moved she had a space come up - I was so excited as the setting and the general impression I got after meeting Anna was superb. Ollie is now starting school, Anna taught Ollie to write his own name and work on his numbers, she focuses on getting him ready for school which was great and worked a lot better than pre school as he had a lot of attention. Ollie was always happy to go to Anna's as there was a variety of things to do and places to go. Anna is also a fantastic cook and Ollie always ate very good, healthy meals. All in all I would recommend anyone to Anna as she is fantastic and Ollie loved every minute. I will definitely be booking her up for some school holidays! Happy Child - Happy Mummy.
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on 05/09/2016
Anna looked after our son for 2 full days a week from ages 9 to 26 months. She provided lunch and dinner each day. She offers a spacious home environment with a dedicated play room and a large garden.
The care and nurture Anna provided were excellent. She filled the day with lots of engaging activities both at home and on trips out, of which there were numerous at no extra charge. She encouraged our son to socialise well with the other children in her care and her own. As a trained chef, we had full confidence that her meals would be tasty and nutritious. Our son certainly thought so! Anna was also willing to be flexible with any one-off changes to care requirements too, when feasible. Anna documented our son's daily activities thoroughly through Babydays, with regular photo and video updates from the day.
All in all, we feel that Anna cared for our son like he was her own throughout the time that he was with her and we look forward to sending our second child to her at a similar age.
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robevans
on 28/08/2016
Anna looked after out Daughter from 9 months to 18 months and she is fantastic in all respects. Anna provided a rich and nurturing environment for our Daughter and regularly took her to soft play, play groups, forest walks, play parks, the beach, and many other places as well as indoor and outdoor play in her own large home and garden. Anna would always post photos of our Daughter in a shared photostream and write a summary of the day as well as keeping a comprehensive development journal. My husband and I have no hesitation in recommending Anna to our friends and we would use her again in the future.
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on 01/09/2015
I am a full time working mum and when I felt that my daughter wasn't getting enough diversity or stimulation from her nursery I was lucky enough to find Anna and I have to say, we could not have found a better childminder. Her home provides a clean and safe environment set up perfectly for the children. The large garden is full of toys for them to play with whatever their age. Anna taught my daughter how to grow beans and raspberries which she loved and still talks about to this day. She is always taking the children on adventures with regular trips to the beach, farms and soft play. Anna also cooks home made food and regularly bakes with the children which my daughter really enjoyed, she always keeps an eye on the amount of water they drink during the day and makes sure they are fully hydrated.
Basically to my eyes Anna is perfect for my daughter and for us!! If you trust her she will be an amazing support to your child and your family and you will have your peace of mind, your child is safe with her.
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on 15/05/2015
My daughter has been with Anna for approx two yrs now and we couldn't have found anyone better than her. The way she plans their day, their meal times and menus are excellent. She's got a very clean and tidy house and exceptionally beautiful garden. My daughter loves to play on the trampoline, wendy house and run around in the sprinkler in summer. Anna takes them on days out to museums, parks, heritage sites, beaches etc. She serves them home cooked meals. My daughter loves her and the family. She's also been very accomodating for extra days of childcare when needed. I cannot recommend anyone better than Anna.
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on 02/09/2014
Anna looks after my two boys, Maxwell 5 and Austin 2. Anna does more with the boys in a day than I do in a week! The day is well structured with playgroup/ outgoing in the morning, lunch and in Austins case a sleep! School pick up then play in a wonderful family house and garden. My boys love the trampoline & playing football with a group of children in the garden. Plenty of arts/crafts and toddler play and all is well documented in austin's book when we collect him later in the day. I am so pleased we know Anna and her family, I know my children are safe and well cared for which brings an enormous peace of mind. Would highly recommend to anyone. Donna (working mum to Maxwell & Austin)
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on 16/04/2014
Anna is a wonderful childminder and provides interesting and fun activities for the children in her care. Their day is a lovely mixture of creative activities at her home, fun play and attending local groups. Anna is very caring and conscientious, enabling the children in her care to play well together. She is able to provide a lovely home environment which the children clearly enjoy. Our daughter has also enjoyed visits to the woods and the beach! Anna is a highly recommended childminder.
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on 05/02/2014
Anna has been my 5 year old son's childminder (before and after school) since September 2012 and I cannot fault her, she is brilliant. William has been so happy and settled from day one. It is home from home for him, her whole family welcomed him from the start. It is also a great social life for my son, especially as an only child, as he gets to mix with other children there too. He is in the same class as Anna's daughter so Anna has become a good friend for me too. She is a lovely, warm person with a great sense of fun. She sets up wonderful creative activities for my son, he plays great games, sings, even dances, and he clearly loves it all. He also loves her home baking! Her house is perfect, full of resources and space, with a beautiful big garden. William loves the trampoline, and sandpit! I feel so lucky to have found Anna, and I cannot recommend her highly enough.
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on 23/06/2013
My son joined with Anna in Feb 2013 and has settled so well into her lovely setting. He adores her two children and loves all the other children that she also takes care of. He is with her two days a week and they always go to either a playgroup or a soft play, she also has a beautiful back garden with a trampoline, sandpit and Wendy house which my son loves. My son is given home cooked meals and desserts which is lovely and he is really treated like one of the family. Her setting is very clean and safe and I really feel so lucky to have found her. We sit and read my sons daily diary when we get home to see what he has done that day which I think is a great idea I also write in this too. All in all I give her a 10 out of 10!! Jo sadecki (mum to Sebastian)
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