Gemmaw

The best childminder we could have wished for!

Gemma has looked after our son from when he was 9 months old until just before his 3rd birthday. He absolutely loves his days with Gemma, skips in happily through her door every morning and adores her and will often ask when his next "Gemma day" is going to be and is always happy and excited to see her. We always feel at ease when he is with Gemma and know that he is so well cared for. Gemma does her absolute best to provide him with a structured day, so that he is always engaged and learning and we feel lucky that as a qualified teacher, she knows exactly how to teach children and help them achieve their potential! He knows all his shapes, numbers, letters, phonics and she has even been teaching him the basics of writing and how to hold a pen etc, so that he is pre-school ready, which is a huge relief and she has spent so much dedicated time with him to help his learning, that a nursery are just not able to offer, which we feel so grateful for. Gemma is always on hand and listen if we have any queries about anything and she is so organised and proactive and we feel so confident in her assessment of his abilities and learning. She also takes time to make sure to take the children out to groups and activities, which we love and he has developed some lovely friendships with other children in the setting. We really couldn't have asked for a better childminder for our son and he will miss her terribly when he goes to pre-school! Thank you so much Gemma, you really are brilliant at what you do :)

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by Leigh89 about GemmaW on 23/02/2022

Simply the best

Gemma has looked after Ella for 2 years and she is a very happy little girl. She treats Gemma’s home like her own and genuinely loves her so much. As a working mum it is so important that we know that Ella is safe, happy and well cared for. Gemma regularly takes her out to play groups, parks etc. Ella loves playing in the garden and playroom, all of which are perfectly catered for the children. It is clear Gemma comes from a teaching background as Ella has flourished learning the alphabet, phonetics, shapes , writing and is working hard to help develop Ella’s social confidence which suffered during lockdown. Gemma is so knowledgeable about children and regularly gives me great advice if I am unsure about something. The most important thing is that Ella is happy and everything else is a huge bonus! Thanks Gemma for all your hard work, Ella's going to miss you when she goes to school 😀

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by Abby about GemmaW on 09/01/2022

The perfect start for our little boy

Gemma has been looking after our 2.5 year old son for four days a week since he was six months old, and we feel so immensely lucky to have found her. I was incredibly nervous about having to return to work relatively soon after his birth and visiting the local nursery left me feeling unenthused and a bit low. I'd never really considered a childminder, but when I met Gemma we were instantly impressed with her setting. Not only is the family home beautifully presented and clean, but it has been so thoughtfully configured to take her career into account - with the most wonderfully engaging playroom and fun garden. But these facilities only scratch the surface of everything Gemma has to offer. She is one of those rare gems who is not only naturally caring and truly generous with her affection, but does so whilst maintaining complete control and tirelessly teaching little people kindness, sharing and good behaviour. Her teaching background is an absolute bonus and we feel as though our little boy has learnt so much from her array of lessons that take into account literacy, numeracy, arts and crafts and the great outdoors. Knowing our son is in a 'home-like' setting with the same person every day gives us complete confidence in his safety and happiness. We are grateful to the whole family for treating him with so much love and respect, giving him the most wonderful foundation to build on.

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by GSmith about GemmaW on 10/12/2020

An outstanding childminder

Our daughter has been going to Gemma’s now for 2 years and I’m sad that we’re having to leave such a wonderful setting. We definitely struck gold finding Gemma to care for our daughter when I went back to work. I felt so torn leaving sophia age 1 and we had an awful experience before we met Gemma with a different childminder but as soon as we had our first meeting I knew Gemma was the one for us!! Her home is beautiful and her family is so welcoming that Sophia has always felt so comfortable being there. Gemma’s own 2 boys are so polite and kind to the children in her care, Sophia absolutely loves them and talk of ‘the boys’ so fondly. Gemma is kind, compassionate, extremely caring and really nurtures a child’s personality. Sophia is quiet and shy sometimes and I never wanted her to be overly pushed into a situation where she felt uncomfortable, Gemma has always let her go at her own pace and we have a very happy and confident girl nowadays. The activities that Sophia has done over the last 2 years have been great, she comes home having learnt new skills all the time. At the moment they are learning there alphabet and with Gemmas teaching background we honestly couldn’t ask for a better person to be guiding our daughter before she starts pre school. I could not recommend Gemma enough, she really is fantastic, anyone who manages to get a place at Gemma’s is so lucky

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by Sophia C about GemmaW on 07/11/2019

I wholeheartedly trust Gemma with my child

As a full time working mum, there is an element of guilt you feel when you are unable to 100% devote your time to your child, so when you find someone who can genuinely ease that guilt and who can offer your child a home from home environment you feel it is only right that everyone should know how credible they are. Gemma is exactly that, if you are looking for a childminder, who like me, you want to feel assured that your child is happy and safe when you cannot be with them then look no further.

Gemma is trustworthy, personable, reliable and my personal observation is that the children not only like and enjoy her company but they also respect and listen to her as well.

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by Claudia1 about GemmaW on 02/10/2019