Claires's Reviews
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5 out of 5
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The nanny receives consistently high praise for providing excellent childcare. Parents appreciate her creativity, energy, and focus on fun educational activities. Children thrive under her care, developing confidence and skills. The nanny is described as caring, trustworthy, and genuinely passionate about child development. She offers a welcoming, family-like environment and keeps parents well-informed about their children's progress and experiences.
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Below are the latest reviews for Claires. 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.
My daughter Lara has been with Claire on a Friday for the past few months and she honestly loves it. Lara thrives being outside and loves to explore. Bedtime has never been an issue on a Friday night after running around with Claire through the day.
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on 10/03/2023
Clare has been childminding our girls (2 and 4) for 6 months and we love that she puts so much energy and creativity to the time spent with the kids. They always seem to be doing stuff like making mud pies, hedgehog houses for the garden, doing yoga videos, cooking lessons, seasonal crafts, going on outings to different parks etc. The kids have FUN. And they’re learning at the same time. Great value.
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Sarah
on 29/06/2022
Claire and Adam have looked after our little girl for just over a year now and within that year they have helped her develop into a confident, clever little girl. They’ve engaged her in fun educational activities, provided us with feedback on her progress and helped us deal with all the joys a 2 year old brings (potty, tantrums, sleep patterns). Our little girl always comes back happy and basically runs the whole way to Claire and Adams in the morning. We couldn’t have found or asked for better childminders.
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Ferne
on 13/06/2022
Claire has been caring for our son for over 6 years. Her service always focused on development, learning and fun. Claire has a wealth of experience in childcare and education. The kids were not always aware of all the opportunities and planning - because they were too busy learning and having fun. Claire was genuinely interested in my son’s development and wellbeing and always provided an excellent service. Communication and planning was excellent, including regular planned - updates, reviews, and care plans. The service then grew, with more kids and even more fun, while Claire and Adam continued to offer an excellent service. Highly recommend.
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Ali M
on 09/06/2022
My daughter has been with Claire for 6 years and will greatly miss her when she moves away to her new home. Both Claire and Adam are wonderful people and extremely good at caring for the children in their care. For both it is not just a job, their care, support and genuine affection for the children under their shows through. They take the needs of each individual child in to account when planning the various activities that they do while under their care. They have been very helpful and supportive while we waited for my daughter to get her diagnosis of Autism. Willing to put extra resources in place to help her when they saw that she was not coping with anything, especially over the pandemic. They keep us informed of what they do during the day, very approachable if I needed to discuss anything. I cannot recommend them highly enough, they are gems.
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Elizabet
on 07/06/2022
Both my children loved their time spent with Claire and her husband Adam which sadly only came to an end when our family no longer required a childminding service. It was reassuring as a parent to know that my children were with a childminder who respected them, promoted their independence and provided them with fun learning experiences. It was very clear when speaking to Claire that childcare was not just a job for her but that she has a genuine passion for her practice and child development. I always felt Claire made a lot of effort to provide the best possible service and she always exceeded my expectations. She was very approachable whenever I had anything I needed to discuss, which was important to me as my youngest child has addition support needs, and she was always very supportive towards him. She was also great at keeping me informed, with messages and photographs, of my children’s experiences and it was clear to see the enjoyment they were having, as well as being great at communicating anything to do with her service e.g. Holiday or day out reminders etc. I can’t recommend Claire enough, she is just terrific.
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LByers
on 06/06/2022
Claire & Adam have been fantastic over the years. Reliable, caring, enthusiastic and trustworthy. My son will miss you both.
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Lynne
on 05/06/2022
Claire looked after my little boy whilst I was studying at college. She is a fantastic child minder who genuinely loves and cares for all her children. She was very flexible and worked around the different days that I had to be college. She is so friendly and caring and makes you feel part of her family. She always has lots of fun activities and takes her children out for trips to various parks and other places. I could not recommend Claire highly enough. She's a wonderful person ❤️
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Natalie1
on 05/06/2022
Claire has looked after all 3 of my children over the last 12 years. My children are now 20, 18 and 12 years now and she was great with all of them and adapting to all their personalities in a relaxed and very crafty home. Claire is a very caring person who adores children of all ages unfortunately she has moved away and we all wish her well in Darvel . Claire is one of the most accommodating people I have ever met and I cannot praise her more highly in taking care of my wee darlings over the years.
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on 01/04/2016
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Claires
on 11/11/2016:
Thank you for your lovely words, you are all very welcome to visit, you will always have a special place in my heart forever, always xx
I took my little boy to Claire at 1.5years old, I was returning to work and was anxious about childcare. I needent have been. Claire welcomed my son into her family. She takes the children out, to playgroups, does arts and crafts, baking, encourages them to try new things, has a topic each month. She themes her home for each season and the children all get involved in the decorating and make decorations themselves. If you are looking for Mary Poppins, then Claire is your girl. She also helped support me with trying to extend Albies diet(he's fussy), with potty training and was always happy to offer advice and support if there were things I was finding tricky.
I couldn't rate Claire highly enough and I am just sad that I had to move away and that she couldn't look after Albie anymore.
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on 14/01/2016
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Claires
on 15/01/2016:
Love love love you lots xxx
Will always be here as a mum more than just a childminder , even if you want to come in for a chat xx
Miss you lots till I see you again soon x
You could not ask for a better childminder than Claire. I always knew that when I dropped off my son to be cared for by Claire that he would have an awesome day full of fun and adventure, including baking, arts and crafts and trips to forest tots.
The community of Darvel are very lucky to have you. You are dearly missed in Largs.
All the best for the future. X
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on 08/01/2016
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on 09/01/2016:
Thank you, he was a delight to have and the cutest smile ever xx
Claire is a fabulous childminder who does fun and exciting things with the children in her care. She takes them on outings, makes lots of things and even bakes with them. At times my son didn't want to leave. That made me very happy knowing my son was well cared for.
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on 07/01/2016
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on 09/01/2016:
So many wonderful, enjoyable years my son had with yours, the door is always open if you both want to drop by xx
My twins loved being with Claire. I was very anxious about leaving my children with somebody else but as soon as I met Claire I knew she was the right person. Her home was comfortable and child friendly. She understood what I needed and didn't just look after my children but gave them nurture and an education in everything she did with them. I felt confident and happy to leave them when going to work. It was a sad day for all of us when we needed to move on. I would happily recommend Claire to anybody.
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on 06/01/2016
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Claires
on 09/01/2016:
Over many years I have watched these 2 grow into confident boys full of fun and always say hi to me no matter where or what they are doing, love you both xx
My son loved going to Claire's before and after school. She's a lovely, cheery person and always made him feel at home. He enjoyed her arts and crafts activities, playing games and trips to the park. Although we only had our son in her care for a few months we were very comfortable with her and happy knowing that he was in safe hands.
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on 05/01/2016
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Claires
on 06/01/2016:
Wish you all the best for the future , thank you!
My son started at Claire's as a very nervous boy but Claire spend a great deal of time with him and me to make sure he was fully settled in. He came on great he made friends and really enjoyed doing all the fun activities claire had to offer. I feel that my son really benifited going to Claires as he is now a happy and confident 4 year old. We wish Claire all the best in her new town.
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on 05/01/2016
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Claires
on 06/01/2016:
Thank you, I can still see his cute little smile and the cute walk he use to do down along the street he use to make me laugh all the time he's so lovely!
Claire has watched both my children since babies now 8 and 4. She was fantastic with them doing activities, days out and learning.... she was like a second mummy!
We wish claire all the best with her move and she will be missed lots.
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on 04/01/2016
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on 05/01/2016:
Thank you x
I will always be here for you, even if its only for hugs and advice xxx
I first heard about claires care through another parent.i took a year off work after having my first and only daughter cailyn and as any parent feels i was anxious and scared about going back to work for loads of reasons but mainly not knowing who to have look after cailyn while i was working full time.then i met claire.claire not only provided a loving safe and very educational and proffesional servive she became an extention of our family. My daughter loved claire and theres nothing better than feeling content with leaving your child with someone you trust. I would recommend claire to everyone,she is definetly more than just a childminder.
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on 25/09/2013
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Claires
on 05/01/2016:
Such lovely words thank you xx
Claire looked after my son from 2008 until 2012. During those 4 years, Claire was simply fantastic and I cannot thank her enough for all she did for us. She is incredibly good with young babies (my son was only 6 months old when he started going to Claire's). She is a very gentle, loving and caring childminder. She is also very good with older children as she has so much energy and is so creative! My son did so many different things with her everyday (baking, crafts, games, soft play, play group, going to the park and more!) Her house is ideal for childminding as there is lots of space inside and outside for the children to play. She also lives very close to the seafront and several parks. We moved down to England last year and that is the only reason why my son stopped going to Claire. My son adores Claire and he still talks about her and her family so much! We miss you Claire! X
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on 10/09/2013
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Claires
on 05/01/2016:
You all will be sorely missed xx
My son has been going to Claire's for nearly 2 years now and we couldn't be more pleased with all aspects of the childcare. Our son loves going and he loves all the activities going on at Claire`s home for the children. Our son also looks forward to plenty of outdoor activities too. Whither it be indoor or outdoor we know Claire provides a loving family environment. We can not be more pleased with Claire's professionalism and personal care of our child. Without a doubt we would highly recommend Claire.
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on 10/09/2013
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Claires
on 05/01/2016:
Thank you xx
My two children have been in Claires care for nearly two years at first i was very nervous leaving them then age 7 month and 4years . She made my children feel welcome and was very friendly i am confident to say she provides excellent service and care. My childen love going to Claires they have fun playing, making things and enjoy doing all activities. I would Highly recommend.
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on 10/09/2013
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Claires
on 05/01/2016:
I love your children dearly I'm so glad you picked me to look after them all these years xx
