Carol Pettman

Completely wonderful!

Our daughter Daisy started with Carol after I went back to work from Mat leave when she was just over 1. Carol has been completely superb and I genuinely could not recommend her more highly. Way way better than any nursery I have seen. Carol takes the kids out and about every day to different activities and often stops off in the park for a play. She is a complete natural with children - and always has a very calming and warm presence and you can tell she takes a real interest and pleasure in building relationships with the kids and spending time with them. My daughter is now best friends with the other two children who are looked after by Carol and the way they interact with each other says a lot about Carols care. It’s a big deal leaving your first child with someone else but I couldn’t have imagined a better person. All in all, Carol is completely superb.

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by Aly about Carol pettman on 25/03/2024

Fantastic childminder !

Our little boy started with Carol when he was 11 months old and has stayed for 2 years. We have nothing but positive things to say about our experience with Carol, she’s been the most fantastic childminder we could have hoped to find. She’s been extremely reliable, trustworthy and supportive. Our son has flourished in her care, from a shy boy born in lockdown, wary of other children to a confident and outgoing toddler. He loves his outings to playgroup, and music classes and comes back full of enthusiasm for the days adventures. We love that he gets outside everyday and also has fun playing at home with the other children and in the garden. Carol has been so kind and shared her experience and wisdom around child development and milestones, offering us reassurance and support as first time parents. We love getting photos of his day and seeing all the fun he’s been having. We’re so sad to be moving on, and will no doubt be back with the next little one! We miss her already! We can’t recommend Carol highly enough.

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by Rball198 about Carol pettman on 20/11/2023

Amazing Childminder :)

Our son started with Carol when he was 9 months old until he just turned 3. From the begin Carol was warm and kind and supportive and shared her experiences and advice for key milestones like the transition of from BF to bottle/cups and potty training.
I loved the structure of the week combining playgroup sessions with art and music classes. My son loved both and really enjoyed bringing home his art work each week or singing the new songs he'd learnt.
Carol helped build his confidence and ensured he was able to be himself, which we really valued.
He'll miss being there and we'll miss Carol, thanks for everything!

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by Emma about Carol pettman on 15/02/2023

You won't get better than Carol!

My daughter has been with Carol for almost two years and we couldn't have wished for better support. Carol is everything a little person needs. She's warm, fun, trustworthy, focused on the child's development and very personalised. It is clear she loves to see children grow and flourish and in our case she's done an amazing job of building our daughter's confidence and ensuring she has a rewarding experience every day she's there. Daily outings, toys and books on rotation, delicious food for lunch and time to learn and play from other kids, our childminding experience has surpassed our expectations.

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by ClaireA about Carol pettman on 24/01/2023

Best childminder around.

Our little boy started with Carol at the age of 7 months and until he was nearly 3 years old, and he absolutely loved it there. When Carol use to open this door in the mooring, our little boy would just walk in happy to see her and go straight to playroom and never looked back.. He loved all the playgroups that Carol use to take him to every week ( especially Mark's singing sessions and art classes).
Carol is super supportive and good in communicating about the children's development and provides daily update in the little book, which we enjoyed to read through every night. Even a year on from leaving Carol, our little ones keeps talking about the fun he use to have with Carol.
We just wish she had space to take the next little one as well.

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by JillF about Carol pettman on 14/02/2022