Sheila77's Reviews
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(5 from 13 reviews)
I first met Nanny Sheila over six years ago when I was looking for someone to help pick up my eldest daughter from school. She was such a great help, and I felt at ease knowing my daughter loved being collected by Nanny Sheila. Fast forward to 2022, I needed a childminder for my youngest daughter. I contacted Sheila, and she began looking after my daughter full-time, Monday to Friday.
My daughter absolutely adores Nanny Sheila. In fact, even on weekends she asks for her. Nanny Sheila treated my daughter as if she were her own, which was evident in how happy my daughter was in the mornings when getting ready to go to her house, and how at times she didn’t want to come home.
Each week, Nanny Sheila would take my daughter and the other children to the library, playgroup, the park, and to explore the local area. My daughter really developed her hand-eye coordination, as well as her drawing and coloring skills. My daughter often built objects from play blocks and enjoyed the toys available to her. She was also able to continue toilet training while in Nanny Sheila’s care.
Nanny Sheila was very accommodating, even at short notice, and never complained. I have recommended her to others in need of a nanny and will continue to do so. My daughter now attends nursery school and no longer sees Nanny Sheila, but she still, to this day, asks for her.
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Chi
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Sheila77
on 23/10/2024
Response by
Sheila77
on 25/10/2024:
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Nanny Sheila looked after our daughter for just about 18 months, from when she was 1 until we moved out of London. The settling process was so easy, as Sheila was warm and friendly and our daughter bonded with her so quickly. Within the first few weeks she was always excited to go to Nanny Sheila's every morning and see her friends, and she was always happy when we picked her up and would tell us what they had been up to that day.
Sheila does a great job at taking the children to various outings, to the park and the library often, as well as local playgroups. We really liked how much the setting felt like a family and how well Sheila's sons interact with the children when they are home. I have had friends in the area tell me they have seen our daughter out with Sheila and looking so happy and cheerful, which is such a lovely thing to hear, and equally we have bumped into Sheila sometimes and our daughter was so excited to see her and always gave her a big cuddle.
My daughter also has many food allergies, and Sheila was always reliable with different foods around the children so I didn't have to worry about her accidentally eating something that she was allergic to. We provided our own lunches and snacks, and Sheila was very careful about not allowing cross-contamination. Sheila is also brilliant at being flexible and working with us as parents to adapt if we needed to do a late start or early pick up, or sometimes an extra day of childcare quite last minute.
Unfortunately we moved out of the area and so we couldn't continue with Nanny Sheila, which we were all very sad about! She is an amazing childminder, and your child will be so loved and safe with her. Very very highly recommend to everyone!
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daisyyp7
about
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on 20/06/2024
Response by
Sheila77
on 22/08/2024:
Thank you so much for your kind words. It was a pleasure looking after your daughter, Rosanna.
We found ourselves in urgent need of alternative childcare and was browsing several profiles. Sheila reached out and the next day we went along to meet her. My son warmed to her straight away and I found her to be exactly what I was looking for. 2 days later we started the settling process. My son was with her for 1 year (age 2-3) and during that time he went on different adventures to the library, water park etc. Her sons were also really good with him. He felt like part of the family and would often ask for them.
Nanny Sheila kept me updated with picture of the different activities he was up to both indoor and out door play.
I wish I started with her from when my son 1st went into childcare. She is a safe and loving pair of hands.
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Sheila is an excellent childminder. She has looked after both my children for nearly 3 years now, looking after my youngest from about 10 months. She is kind and caring and very affectionate. She is also strict when needed and raises children to be polite. She is very knowledgeable with regards to raising children through her extensive personal experience as both a mother and childminder and also through additional studies she had undertaken which she applied in her work. We supply food for our children and they have up to all 3 meals with Sheila depending on the day/situation.
I consider her to be a friend now after all these years and how close she is to our family. Her own children are also very kind and thoughtful. Our children have been very happy in her care. I have no hesitation in recommending her as a childminder.
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Sheila is a very warm, caring and friendly childminder who treated our daughter as one of her own. Sheila looked after our daughter from the age of 1. Our daughter really loved the time she spent with Nanny Sheila and she often asks of her even now that she has left. Sheila took her to weekly softplay sessions and also on visits to the local library and had a number of indoor activities set up for the kids. We were happy with the care provided and would recommend her childcare services to anyone enquiring.
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We've known Sheila since she looked after our son, five years ago, until he started school. When we were expecting our second child, we contacted her again to secure a place, as we knew she was an exceptional childminder and thus could easily be fully booked. Our daughter was with her full time for 18 months, and she has thoroughly enjoyed her days at Nanny. She's learnt lots, played lots and had so much fun, despite the restrictions and uncertainties due to the pandemic. We wouldn't want to repeat what was said in our first review (see below), as our opinion of Sheila has remained very high. We are very grateful to her and her sons for their warm and loving approach - each child becomes part of the family - and she will remain our go-to childcare option whenever needed in the future.
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My son was 11 months when he started with Nanny Sheila. He was initially in a local nursery and hadn’t settled after many weeks but in Sheila ‘s warm and loving care, he settled quickly and has been very happy there for the past 14 months.
Sheila provides a warm, welcoming clean environment with lots of well maintained educational and fun toys to play with. As well as free play, she provides structured activities such as drawing and play dough as well as phonics and reading. She takes the children out regularly to the library, parks and soft play as well as having lots of fun in the garden when weather permits.
My son has become a confident, independent, well mannered little boy under Sheila’s care.
Sheila is very flexible and reliable, allowing us to change our days regularly as well as adding extra days and has not had a day off sick in the whole 14 months. She has a very calm nature and is very easy to talk to, accommodating our changing needs with ease.
I cannot recommend Sheila highly enough. I just wish I had found her sooner.
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We found Nanny Sheila on this website and were initially impressed by the reviews, and so we got in touch. We met with Sheila and a few other childminders to decide who to go with for our son’s childcare. It was easy to see how caring Sheila is and she was very understanding of our needs and preferences - particularly not knowing initially exactly how many days we would be leaving our son with her. Sheila has been extremely flexible and has allowed us change the days at short notice and to add extra days when needed - dependent of course on the other kids she looks after.
Our son started at Sheila's when he was 7.5 months and has thrived under her care. Sheila is very patient, compassionate and enthusiastic. Our little boy loves going to Nanny Sheila’s and is extremely excited to see her and her sons. There is routine to the day at Sheila’s but she also accommodates moods and our son’s changing sleeping patterns.
We had originally planned to transfer our son to a nursery after he turned one but we have been so pleased with the care that he receives at Sheila’s that we have changed our minds, and our son’s now been going to Sheila’s for over 8 months.
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I chose Shelia to be my childminder for my daughter. After looking on this website. She first became my childminder when my daughter was 3yrs old now she is 51/2. I felt immediately at ease having seen how well my daughter took to her. She is always happy to go and never in a hurry to leave. That’s how comfortable and a great relationship she is with Shelia. Shelia has a really lovely, child friendly approach manner with all the children in her care. She is kind, calm and patient. She has taken my daughter on numerous trips and days out. She provides a wide, fun range of activities including plenty of outdoor exercise.
Shelias home is always welcoming, clean and well organised and my daughter has great fun playing with all the toys available and with the other children in her care.
We have moved out the area however Shelia is still my first choice for childcare during the hoildays. I know I made absolutely the right choice because my daughter is so happy there and really loves Shelia.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Shelia to look after your children. I am more than satisfied with everything she does with my daughter and that she is providing a safe environment.
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My son has been looked after by Sheila since he was about two years old. He settled in very quickly thanks to her warm character and expertise in caring for children. Her own three boys have always been lovely role models for my son, and he considers them as family now. Sheila is extremely flexible and understanding of the challenges for working parents. I've swapped days on a monthly basis, as well as timings, and she has always been incredibly accommodating. My son is very active and thus enjoys being with Sheila, as she is always on the move, bouncing from one activity to another, visiting the local libraries, soft play, parks and other childminders. Being a single child, my son's social skills have developed immensely in the last year, and I feel that he is now equipped to start school with strong foundations, thanks to his wonderful childminder. My son will still be partly looked after by Sheila next year, as she agreed to drop him to school in the moorings and pick him up at the end of the day. I truly wish I had found her earlier, and I would recommend her warmly to any parent looking for one of the best childminder in the area.
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