Learning Adventures

Lovely place for a child

I can't recommend Natalie enough. My son has joined Natalie's setting when he was only 6 month old and has been with her ever since, now for 2 whole years. Despite being a pandemic baby, he settled in incredibly well and Natalie was very accommodating in his transition. Natalie and her team are always warm and welcoming, and it is lovely to see the joy on my son's face when I drop him off every morning.
He gets a lot of stimulation with a range of activities that he loves, like painting, play dough, reading, playing with q variety of toys and outdoor play when weather allows. Natalie always has actives adapted to all seasons and the children, as well as parents, always look so happy at the end of the day.
I know my son could not be in better hands.

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by Rute on 16/01/2024

Brilliant chilminder

Our little daughter has been with Natalie since she was one year old until now that she's three and had just started pre-school.
We couldn't have find a better childminder for Alma.

Natalie is caring, professional, kind and reliable. I was a bit worry at the beginning as my daughter was a pandemic baby and didn't socialised much during that time, but Natalie's kindness and calm approach helped Alma to settle really well.

It's easy to see that she genuinely cares about the little ones assessing their individual needs, and helping them develop their full potential.

She's also been very supportive with us and flexible with time and days when possible.

My daughter really enjoyed every day, with Natalie and her lovely team, doing all the activities: games, painting, dancing, singing, playing with different toys.

She's definitely one of the best childminders in Cambridge.

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by Maria on 24/05/2023

Best Place for Kids to Play, Learn & Enjoy

Last year in July we moved from India to Cambridge. Somewhere around December, we started looking for ChildMinder near our house in Cherry Hinton, and to be honest we were very lucky to get a place at Natalie.
Our Son took very little time to settle down. Natalie made sure that every day was a new learning experience for him.
She is very caring, loving, welcoming to Kids. You will always see happy faces KIDS at her place. If anyone is looking for the best ChildMinder then Natalie is surely the one you should go for.
Thank you very much Natalie for taking care of our Son.

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by Vrushali on 15/09/2020

Calm and caring childminder

Natalie has just started looking after my 6 month old and I can’t give her enough praise. She is patient, kind, and caring. James hasn’t been socialised very well because of lockdown so he gets upset easily around new people and unfamiliar environments but Natalie has the expertise to know how to make sure he is comfortable and well cared for through slow introductions and patient interactions. I truly look forward to seeing James develop over the upcoming months with Natalie and her team.

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by Hannah89 on 26/08/2020

Very caring, professional and reliable

Natalie and her team of childcare assistants did a great job with settling in and looking after our 1 year old daughter for a year. They are very organised and ensure that they get to know each child really well and meat their individual needs. Natalie was very reliable and was also flexible when possible, when we needed extra days or hours. She has a great set up and we would recommend her to anyone looking for a small childcare setting.

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by Miri on 26/04/2020

Brilliant for our little one

Natalie is brilliant. She's been looking after our little man for nearly two years from aged 1 to 3, and is warm, caring, gentle and patient. She has helped his development massively especially his language - we can always tell when he has been as he is very chatty. She always does a range of activities with the children - arts, crafts, music, singing, reading as well as lots of fun toy time and garden time- her new place is lovely and very homely. she has been as flexible as she can with us if we needed to drop off early or have extra time, really helpful with challenges such as clingy days or potty difficulties. I would really recommend her . She will be missed by all of us -

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by Rachel on 28/11/2019

Caring and professional

My daughter had never been apart from me and really struggled with settling in but Natalie did a great job of gaining her confidence and making a secure attachment with her. You can tell she genuinely cares about the children she cares for and I always felt my daughter was safe with her. She was also really supportive of me when I was anxious leaving her in the beginning.

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by Daisymum on 19/11/2019

Great place for Kids

Thanks Natalie for taking good care of our 3 yr old son and help him make comfortable with the new place and language , ever since we moved to UK in the beginning of this year. He really enjoyed coming to your place every day.

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by Parent on 22/09/2018

gentle, intelligent, loving childminder

Natalie has given our 2y old the most excellent care, and much love. Her house and garden are lovely and conforting, full of activities and sensory stimulations best-suitable for babies and toddlers. She has been very attentive, very patient, we highly appreciate her way with small children.

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by Parent on 27/02/2018

Response by Learning Adventures on 11/03/2018:

Thank you Annabel. Your little girl was a delight to care for, I miss her. I wish her a very bright and happy future. Take care, Natalie

Excellent!

We were so happy to find Natalie. She cared for our son for 8 months, which was his first experience of spending any significant time away from home. Natalie really went out of her way to help him settle, and provided a warm, caring and supportive environment in which he's really flourished. Natalie organised daily activities were varied, fun & stimulating. Our son has made great progress developmentally and this is on no small part due to Natalie's input. We'll miss her!

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by Parent on 30/10/2016

Response by Learning Adventures on 01/11/2016:

Thank you! He was an absolute delight to take care of and I enjoyed every minute. Will miss you all. Best wishes for the future.