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The Wonder Years Bromley
Member since Jul 2020 Last Updated Jul 2022 Last Login Nov 2024
Our Summary
About Us
The Wonder Years Bromley is run by Tracey & Kate, who are two outstanding childminders based in Bickley and Bromley North. Friends for 25 years (and counting) they have, in their time as childminders, cared for over 150 children.
OUR ETHOS
A child's formative years really are "the wonder years." Here at The Wonder Years, we encourage children to find awe and inspiration in the world by exploring it and each other.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to create a social environment where we can offer the best bits from childminding (home-from-home care and nurturing) while combining it with a more structured approach for 2-4 year olds. This gives them a pre-school experience, as well as the care we know is sometimes missing from a pre-school or nursery environment. Children can get lost in the crowd so our approach is to know every child inside out and cater for their individual needs, based on their personality, interests and learning style.
We are trying to cater for children, in a different way to a usual setting, please see website for more info.
Our Availability
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 13/07/2020 | |||||||
Our Fees
- Childcare from £65.00 per day
We accept funding and all voucher systems and tax free childcare
Our Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 10/01/2024)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for TWY. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users 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.
We have been so happy knowing our son has been in the safe and loving hands of the caring staff at The Wonder Years. Whilst it's difficult to gauge much from a two year old, we can tell from his attitude going in and coming home that he has had a great time. He settled so quickly and absolutely loves his key worker Ellie in particular! She knows him very well.
I was so pleased to find a nursery that respects children as individuals as this was very important to me. The Wonder Years has a homely childminder feel as well as being a nursery which was comforting when leaving your child away from family for the first time!
I have been impressed at the eco focus and all the trips out to the allotment, park, farm etc. Also, the weekly activities provided such as a sports session with coach, forest school and Spanish session.
Thank you to Kate and all the staff for being so attentive, flexible and kind and for everything you've done for us!
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The Wonder Years took on our son after his preschool closed completely unexpectedly. We had visited several other settings before seeing the Wonder Years and hadn't felt happy with any of them.
Tracey and Kate immediately put us at ease and made us feel welcome and we just knew that we could trust them to look after our son.
Ellie and Lydia work tirelessly to ensure that the children are provided with a range of stimulating activities, including outings and visits from special visitors. My son was beside himself when he got to meet some police dogs and sit in a police van! They've been incredibly patient and kind with my son who found the sudden transition quite challenging. I've seen him come on leaps and bounds with his phonics and communication in the very short time he's been there and he's also bought home some wonderful creative work. The staff work really hard to get to know each child as an individual and this has been reflected in the detailed and very accurate end of term report that we've received.
Thank you so much again for all your support during this time - we only wish that we had found the Wonder Years earlier on for our son. x
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Laura
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on 22/07/2022
Response by
TWY
on 23/07/2022:
Thank you Laura, for this lovely review, it was a pleasure to help you after your Pre school closed, we know it was a worrying time and we were delighted to be able to help you all.
We are so glad that you left with really good memories and were so happy with the activitites and experience you had. Thank you for sharing,it is so helpful to parents looking for childcare and trying to navigate different providers. We hope we will be able to see you in the future with no 2 child!
Thank you so much, all the best for the future, from all at TWY.
Both my daughters adore being at Wonder Years; there is so much fun, creativity and wide range of activities for them there. The staff are lovely, caring and attentive. The activities are varied and engaging from baking, crafts and reading, to visiting the allotment and celebrating different festivals (Easter, Chinese New Year, Christmas etc). Wonder Years really make an effort with the children. It comes as no surprise that my older daughter eagerly looks forward to going back to Wonder Years during the holidays, even after starting school. Thank you to Wonder Years!
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I can't rate the Wonder Years enough - my son enjoys his time there, so much so he asks to go on his day off. Not only is there lots to do inside, there is a lovely space outside too for him to run around and even have a mini sports day. The staff are amazing, very approachable and caring and you can tell they love what they do. They really do go above and beyond what you would expect. I'm so pleased that I chose this setting and would absolutely recommend it.
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Kate has looked after both our children from babies to preschool. They have always been so happy and safe with her. The TWY setting is a perfect combination of home and nursery. It's a very happy and caring setting. The children’s experiences are so varied, and also amazing and safe trips are often planned.
Kate is open, caring, professional and approachable. We couldn’t have asked for a better start for our 2. They have flourished and developed into such confident youngsters. We would highly recommend TWY in a heartbeat.
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Rachel
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on 16/07/2020
Response by
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on 17/07/2020:
That's such lovely feedback, thank you so much. It's been an absolute pleasure to work with such a lovely family and I've so enjoyed looking after both of your wonderful children. Thank you.
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