Elena's Reviews
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5 out of 5
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Below are the latest reviews for Elena. 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.
Eli has been so fantastic. My son has been here since he was 1 year old and he has always been super happy to be dropped off in the morning and happy when I pick him up. Eli sends lots of pictures of the things they get up to and he always looks like he’s having fun with the other children. Also Eli has offered extra days when I’ve been stuck for childcare which has been a life saver. I would recommend her very much.
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Jenjen22
on 24/10/2024
My son has been with Elena since he was 9 months old, he is 2.5 and off to nursery from September. Elena has a huge amount of experience, it has been very smooth since the beginning. Communication with the parents was fantastic, we received multiple pictures and updates daily. She is super reliable and honest, and helped my son through major transitions such as nappy training. I loved how she is always smiley and positive, she truly cares about the children and finds fantastic activities. My son thrived there and I could tell he felt supported. I could not recommend her more.
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ElenaDB
on 13/08/2024
Elena has been looking after our daughter since she was 9 months old. She is now 3 years old and starting pre-school within the school in which I work. Elena has been absolutely incredible! She has supported our daughter to grow into a happy, confident, independent, kind and caring young girl. One who loves learning, loves exploring, is adventurous and wonderfully curious and inquisitive. Our daughter has loved going to Elena each day and settled in very quickly when she was a baby, making the transition for us as parents much easier than we expected. You can tell Elena loves the children she works with. She is their greatest champion and always instills in them self belief. Our daughter has loved being with Elena each day and will miss her care dearly.
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Becky
on 18/07/2024
Our son started Elena's setting during the pandemic after we had a bad experience with a nanny we employed. Elena was extremely flexible and reassuringly reliable during this time and made the transition easy for both us and our son. Our daughter joined 2 years later and both children have thrived under the care of Elena and her fantastic team. The children and will miss all the love, care and attention they get as well as all the fun activities they do with Elena.
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Alanna
on 19/12/2023
My son attended this set to from the age of 10 months until just over 2. We couldn’t have been happier with the care he received here. Elena does a fantastic job at keeping the children safe and ensuring they are happy! Our son was always delighted to go in and enjoyed playing with Elena and the other children. It really did make the return to work so much easier knowing he was safe, happy and really well cared for! Couldn’t recommend more highly!
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Sarah
on 30/07/2023
Elena looked after my daughter from 18 months to 3 years old. She is very reliable and cares about the children - her house is a lovely setting and I would recommend it to other parents!
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Hannah
on 20/07/2023
My little boy started attending Elena’s setting when he was 9 months and absolutely thrived with her. Finding the right childcare was so tricky and I was incredibly nervous leaving him but she assured me endlessly and made me feel so comfortable.
Whilst at Elena’s, Henry made great relationships and became able to articulate himself with the abundance of language skills he had honed. He was quite shy and reserved at first and really found his confidence, running through the door each morning without looking back!
I can’t recommend the setting enough. Thank you Elena!
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RebeccaB
on 03/11/2022
My daughter has been with Elena since she was 11 months old and has absolutely loved it and has come on so much. Elena genuinely cares about and enjoys spending time with the children and I trust her completely. I would highly recommend Elena’s setting!
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Lauren S
on 26/07/2022
My daughter started from the age of 12 months old until 4. My daughter thrived and communication from Elena was fantastic. Pictures were sent daily via watsapp and was always updated in advance of any upcoming information. Outstanding service and my daughter was well cared for.
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Mel
on 20/07/2022
My son attended her setting from 11 months old and absolutely thrived with her, developing into an inquisitive, happy, funny little boy. His speech has come on leaps and bounds in the last few months too, which I know she has helped with so much - he can already count to 10 and is not even 2 yet!
He has a fantastic time there and has made lots of friends - she also takes the kids to the park/to play outside most days when the weather allows it.
She really cares about the children she looks after and it really shows.
I can highly recommend Elena, we were so lucky to find her!!
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OPower
on 01/02/2022
Elena has been great with my twins from the beginning. They have come so far in terms of their development; walking, eating, how they interact with others, speech and also their manners.
They love going outside to the park- they go everyday with Elena and it’s become their favourite thing. They love Going to Elena, they always run in. I’m very happy with the care that they receive and the love that Elena shows not only to them but to the other children in her care.
She is a very accommodating childminder and keeps us up to date daily on their activities which is so helpful.
Amazing childminder!!!!
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Bev
on 27/10/2021
Elena has been brilliant and we are sad to be moving out of the area and losing her. Our little one started when he was only 11 months and she followed his specific needs. She gets to know each child's personality and then helps them thrive. Unless it is raining, they always play outside, go to parks and explore which is very important to us to have outside time. They do different activities like music, dancing, baking (each child had their own special time to do this, the care is REALLY close). I feel she really nourishes their creativity and curiosity. Elena has assistants who are also wonderful and ensure there is always an eye and a hand with your little one.
Our LO always comes home clean and well rested as there is a separate room upstairs where they sleep and if a child does not want to sleep they can go downstairs so not to disrupt. (wen he was in nursery he always came home with stained and dirty clothes).
Our little one has made great friends with Elena. Every morning when we tell him it's time to get ready to go to Elena, he rushes to his coat and jumps up and down at the door. He happily waves good bye and I know he will have a good day.
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Leslie
on 21/10/2021
