Anna's Reviews
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(5 from 7 reviews)
Anna is a wonderful nanny for our one year old twin daughters. We were finding it difficult to get childcare, but Anna blew us away with how good she is with the girls. She does 4 days a week, 9-5, and the girls are really happy with the arrangement. Anna's full of energy, taking the girls out to the park, the library and on the bus, and doing loads of things with them at home like sing and sign - they've both started signing after only a few weeks. Anna also makes delicious food for the girls and us!
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Anna came into our lives during the summer holidays of 2021, when I needed help managing the very differing needs of my 6 month old baby and my emotional, lively preschooler. The role was initially as a regular Mother's Help for a couple of hours each day, and Anna's immediate ability to connect with my children (despite the younger having just started experiencing separation anxiety and the elder having always been extremely wary of new people) blew me away and saved my sanity!
For the past year Anna has been helping us with occasional daytime childcare, sometimes on a sole charge basis and sometimes with me around, and also some evening babysitting.
Anna has always been happy to help out with anything we required, be that walking in the rain to get the little one to sleep in the buggy, or babywearing to get her back to sleep during an evening babysitting session. Anna is so dedicated to her role looking after children that she considers it completely normal and expected to do things which I might be a bit nervous about asking other people to do.
She cares deeply for children (&animals!) and has been extremely good with my older daughter who is very sensitive and hasn't always bonded with other caregivers. I have also found Anna very likeable and she is a good communicator, so it has been easy having her around the house when she's helping me look after the children.
All in all, Anna is everything you could ever wish for when handing your children over to a stranger. She's a modern-day Mary Poppins who is experienced and proactive and more often than not she has some exciting thing in her bag to enthrall your kids with! :)
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Anna is looking after our 18-month old son for us on on a (almost) full time basis. She is a true professional who takes great pride in her work and I trust her implicitly with him. She is thoughtful, caring, respectful, has great initiative and takes him on lots of fun activities. She's patiently taught him lots of sign language and her dedication is paying off! She's also a fabulous cook and a committed cat-lover and has even succeeded in winning the affections of our somewhat aloof cat Slinky. I couldn't recommend her more highly; she is wonderful.
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Anna is fantastic. Anna looked after my 9 month old baby for an evening. It was the first time I’d left him and I’d felt really nervous about doing so before I found Anna. We had a call beforehand and Anna focused on understanding my baby’s routine and preferences. We did some playtime and bath time with Anna before I went out for the evening and Alfie took to her really quickly. The whole experience was great and I enjoyed my evening out knowing my baby was in safe hands.
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Anna has looked after our daughter Connie in our home for four days a week since August 2020 when Connie was 16mths old.
During a time of much uncertainty, change and restriction because of the pandemic, Anna has been unfailingly reliable, flexible, positive and a steady presence in our family's life.
Anna has spent much time learning and nurturing Connie's natural interests - e.g. learning baby sign language to support what we had already taught Connie, teaching her about wildlife and the different birds and animals they see in the garden, encouraging her to draw and paint, creating special Spotify playlists for background music while they play and showing huge patience for the endless rounds of tea parties which are set up on our living room carpet.
We would particularly like to mention the sensitive and caring approach Anna took towards Connie's care after she had hip surgery in January. Anna quickly learned the practical skills needed to care for a toddler in a spica cast and then put her mind to coming up with a wonderful variety of activities which ensured that Connie stayed happy and stimulated through what could have been a much more difficult time.
Anna's creativity, imagination and caring nature will be really missed and we would recommend her to any family looking for more than just 'a nanny', but someone who makes the whole family's life that bit easier.
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Anna is professional and has a gift for working with young children. She is the first person outside of the family to look after my baby. I found her completely trustworthy, gentle, and committed. The baby warmed to her & was happy and settled in her care. I highly recommend Anna as a babysitter & nanny & extension of your family.
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Anna is incredible! She is nurturing, conscientious and energetic in her care of my children (age 5 and 8) after school guiding them to various activities including piano, football and drama as well as appointments e.g. dentist. She is also very flexible when I am working late or have nights out, sometimes at very short notice. She takes the initiatives in all aspects of their care including arranging playdates, supervising homework, cooking and cleaning. My life so much easier with her help as I know the kids are well cared for, well rounded and, most importantly, happy while I’m at work. She will play babies, dollies or horsies endlessly with my daughter long after I would have packed it in! She is also incredibly creative turning old boxes into racing cars and puppet theatres. She seems to have limitless patience when my son pushes the boundaries and applies consistent, reasonable strategies in line with my own ethos. It is a pleasure to have Anna in our lives and we are so grateful for her help!
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