Donnad97's 5 Star Reviews
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The babysitter is consistently praised for her professionalism, experience, and ability to put children and parents at ease. She is described as caring, calm, and excellent with children of all ages. Parents appreciate her communication skills, flexibility, and the activities she provides. Many reviewers highlight her expertise in handling various situations and her warm, friendly demeanor. Overall, she is highly recommended by all families who have used her services.
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We booked Donna to look after our two year old when we came to Perth for a family wedding, it was for a long time, pretty much 1pm till 1am. We had a couple of phone calls and a video call in advance so our daughter could see her, she absolutely set our minds at rest, I was a bit nervous leaving our toddler with a stranger but Donna couldn’t have been more understanding, she’s so lovely and clearly very experienced. On the day she brought toys and books, she had such a lovely way with our little girl. They went to the park to play and she text us several photos of them having fun throughout the day. Would highly recommend, she’s an absolute pro!!
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Emma
on 06/08/2024
We recently asked Donna to help us out with caring for 3 children aged 4 years, 14 months and 6 months while attending a wedding. Not the easiest age combination but Donna coped brilliantly. The 4 year old said he had a lovely day with her. We felt very positive about all aspects of our experience with Donna and would happily use her again.
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Suzanne
on 25/07/2024
I couldn't recommend Donna more highly, she babysat for us slightly last minute and was brilliant. She popped round to meet the kids beforehand and put us all at ease. Which meant on the night we had no worries about her putting our five year old to bed and neither did he. Both of our children were very happy to have Donna and we will definitely be using her again. She is brilliant!
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ZoeKerri
on 01/07/2024
We were visiting Perth for a wedding and were in dire need of a nanny to take care of our 4 month old for the day and evening. Donna was absolutely brilliant! Prior to our visit we had two video calls to get to know her which was very helpful and made us feel perfectly safe. She was very kind and took great care of our son. She even brought plenty of toys to keep him entertained. Would not hesitate the tiniest bit to recommend her.
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Froukje
on 04/06/2024
Donna has babysat for my 3 month old twins on numerous occasions and has been brilliant each time. She sings and talks to them, takes them out for walks and is very calm with them. She is also a lovely, kind person with lots of relevant experience and she is exactly what my husband and I were looking for. You don’t need to look any further; l highly recommend Donna.
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Funkyles
on 18/02/2024
We contacted Donna as we hadn't had a night out in quite a long time and our DS had never had a babysitter before. She put him at ease instantly and he was perfectly happy to settle in and play games with her. He keeps asking if she'll come back and babysit him again and we can definitely say she will be!
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MoominJ
on 04/02/2024
Donna went over and above to make my husband and I feel safe and secure leaving our son and his cousins with her. It was our wedding day so we were extremely busy and Donna just took the initiative and used her past experience of working with children to help my son. Thank you so much Donna 💓 you made us feel so comfortable and we knew our son was in very capable hands! Would highly recommend!
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Claire
on 08/10/2023
We hired Donna to look after our 3 and 5 year olds whilst we were at a wedding. She was excellent and managed to put them instantly at ease despite them having had an epic day, being very tired and not wanting to have left the day event. Communication beforehand was excellent and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you Donna!!
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JoG
on 09/09/2023
We had Donna for a wedding while we were on holiday. Donna was amazing and met up with us a few days before so we could get to know her, and our son wouldn’t be too nervous on the day. We have a very active 21 month old who was happy going on walks, feeding horses, watching the lawn mower, and playing with Donna. He took to her easily and we could tell she was experienced and knew what she was doing. Thank you Donna!
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MaryB
on 08/08/2023
Donna babysat for us while we were at a wedding and made everything as simple as possible which put us at ease. She was with our baby for 13 hours and entertained, fed and bathed her as well as checking in to let us know how she was. Would throughly recommend!
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Abi
on 20/07/2023
We hired Donna to look after our baby during our wedding. She looked after him in our room whilst we got to enjoy our wedding reception.
Instantly felt at ease with Donna and my baby was comfortable too.
Thank you Donna! You're a star!
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Rebecca
on 15/05/2023
Donna looked after our 2 boys (2yr and 7m) and we felt so relaxed leaving her in charge. Her wealth of experience is second to none and you just know she would get through any scenario/situation. She's professional and friendly. She travelled to us prior to our agreed date so we could meet, chat and show her round our home. Our 2 yr old was instantly smitten. Thrilled that we've found someone reliable and trustworthy .
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Vic78
on 17/04/2023
Donna is fantastic!
Donna looked after our 7 months old while we visited from Australia in February. This was the first time we had ever used a baby sitter. Understandably I was nervous, however was quickly put at ease by Donna’s calm and caring manner. We were able to enjoy a rare evening out, knowing our baby will be well looked after!
I really appreciate a “get to know me” WhatsApp call suggests by Donna prior to our visit to UK.
I would highly recommend Donna to anyone looking for babysitter!
Thank you :)
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Olga
on 13/03/2023
Donna has come to babysit several times now. The children love her. She’s professional, enthusiastic and great fun.
She’s a natural with children.
Thank you!
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Rebecca
on 10/03/2023
Donna is excellent. She is caring, fun, enthusiastic, and efficient. Our boys instantly adored Donna and she can get them to eat, change, sleep, and get up again without any drama. She will also keep them occupied when with them. Whether it be baking, painting, days out or simple play, they are always tired and content after a shift with Super Donna. I genuinely cannot recommend her highly enough.
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PAUL
on 11/02/2023
Donna looked after our 18 month old on our wedding day in August and my only regret is that I didn't ask her to babysit for the whole weekend rather than just a few hours.
From the first time we spoke on video chat (due to being in different countries), I knew she would be easy to deal with and would work in with our little ones needs in a calm and caring way. She kept in really great contact with us in the lead up to the wedding which I was really grateful for as had 1001 other things to think about so appreciated her keeping on top of our communication. She also helped out when one of my other sitters pulled out last minute, Donna was able to find me another qualified sitter to ease the burden.
On the day she took charge and kept me in the loop any time we crossed paths, but I never felt the need to check in or check up as could see she had everything under control. I had two other sitters and a bunch of kids at the wedding and really felt like I didn't have to worry about any of it as Donna was so professional and conscientious and kept an eye on everyone in addition to focusing on my little girl. I would recommend anyone with kids at an event/wedding to hire a babysitter and Donna would be my top pick any day of the week. She really made the day go that bit smoother. Thanks Donna :)
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AnneM
on 17/01/2023
Donna looked after our 15 month old for our wedding in August, which was the first time we had ever used a babysitter. Whilst naturally a bit nervous, Donna calmed those nerves pretty quickly! Our boy took to her quickly and she followed our lead on how to do bedtime, naps, meals, everything, so that we felt calm and reassured that he was able to stick to his routine. She was very patient with us, such that it felt very natural and easy having her around on my wedding morning as we got glammed up- she was friendly, professional, and so sweet and fun with our little one. She was also really flexible and even helped out with our friend's little one who was also staying in the same house. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Donna to anyone and only wish she lived nearer us at home so we got use her more regularly!!
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ILBS
on 17/09/2022
Response by
Donnad97
on 17/09/2022:
Awwww thank you. it was a pleasure meeting yourself, your husband and of course your little one.
Lovely and caring family and glad I helped ease your worries. Of you are ever up this way again you have my number please give me a shout.
Donna
Donna came to work with me for a few days to look after my 7 week old boy. She was very easy to communicate with and make arrangements with beforehand and was extremely flexible and accomodating to all my requests.
I was pretty stressed about the work I had to do and how I would manage feeding and pumping milk, but Donna made everything easier. She has a calm and caring manner, while at the same time being cheery and friendly. I could tell from the first second she picked up the baby that she knew what she was doing, it was obvious that she had years of experience.
I can honestly say that Donna looked after both me and the baby, she went above and beyond in every way. I really wanted to bring her home with me by the end of the few days. Any of my colleagues who met her commented on how brilliant she was, she was friendly and chatty to everyone she met.
I can't recommend her highly enough and I will definitely be using her again if I can.
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EJR
on 05/08/2022
We have used Donna twice. The first time I was really impressed that she won my shy 4
Year old over in seconds of meeting him! The second time she visited the boys were excited to see her and didn’t look back as we went out of the door! She is a lovely lady who is kind and really good with children. We will definitely be using her again in the not so distant future!
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Louise
on 14/07/2022
Donna looked after our 9 month old ar our wedding in June this year. We had spoken on the phone and then met the day before the wedding. When meeting on Friday I felt confident our little girl would be fine. She hasn't been looked after by anyone other than family for a short time but I knew Donna knew what she was doing and I felt quite happy handing over on the Saturday. I had planned on going to baby for evening feed and bed but on checking up on them around 5pm they were both fine and I left them to it. This was the best thing I did, I relaxed completely and wasn't worried in the slightest. I can be a bit of a worrier and mum does it best but I knew for a day Donna would really look after her and she'd be fine.
I gave Donna a little list of the schedule and any special bits. She listened to me, didn't make me feel like I was being an annoying mum which I probably was! She just asked what she needed to know and got on with it.
Donna was really professional, great communication and very polite. Would highly recommend her.
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Gemma
on 26/06/2022
Donna is an absolute gem. Excellent at communicating. Warm and professional. And such a hit with my kids. The first thing my five year old said was “I had such fun with the lovely babysitter!” He is usually quite shy with new minders but Donna put us all at ease. We left her reading both boys a story in our air bnb whilst we disappeared to a wedding for 12 hours.
She brought extra play items I had forgotten to pack and really helped us out. The boys walked, played and were fast asleep when we got home.
Could not rate Donna highly enough. She is an expert in her field and you can just tell how much she loves children. Definitely recommend and would use again in an instant!
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Ruth
on 12/06/2022
We had Donna come to our house to babysit our 18 month old boy while we went to a wedding.
We had a phone call with Donna and felt very comfortable with her, she reassured me on any worries I had.
Donna came round for a visit prior to the wedding to ensure our little one was comfortable with her, he's never had a babysitter before and warmed straight away. He was comfortable handing over his favourite toy within minutes of first meeting her and happy being held while we did a tour of the house so she knew where everything was.
This was a complete shock as our wee boy is cautious of his Grannies when they visit every fortnight.
We had arranged for Donna to come over to allow us time to get ready, our wee boy was clearly having a great time singing songs, reading and playing. He hugged us goodbye when we left and happily went back to Donna.
He did struggle to settle in bed but Donna gave him some extra cuddles and he slept right through until 7am.
I highly recommend Donna, I will definitely contact her again when I next need a babysitter.
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oneymco
on 26/05/2022
Donna is the quintessential embodiment of professional dynamism beyond the qualities training can bestow upon an individual…
We were visiting Scotland with our three children for business. Having contacted this marvellous lady on this platform, she promptly replied and the wheels were in motions. We met in our hotel where we spend few minutes acquainting her to our three children. Our worries were always on the 16 months old who is very apprehensive for having never really been exposed to anyone besides his close family because he was born in the middle of the pandemic.
But having slipped out of the hotel, we came back few hours later to signings and dancing and drawing with yes, Donna conducting the proceedings like “Mr tumble”. Our youngest son was the happiest we’ve ever seen him and amazingly in the company of a stranger who’s become his most revered friend.
I only wish we could sway this impeccably well versed lady in the art of educational entertainment while looking after children to move to London to look after our children.
What a talent Donna is!
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Aura
on 21/05/2022
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Donnad97
on 22/05/2022:
Thank you so much for your review it was a pleasure to meet your family and children were fab we enjoyed lots of fun and singing. Hope to you see you all again when you come back up this way.
Donna was absolutely fantastic. We went up to Scotland for a wedding, I hadn’t left my 7month old with anyone before. But from the moment we booked Donna she was brilliant. Great communication and put me at ease about leaving him instantly.
Donna is very experienced and is absolutely wonderful with babies, my little boy was instantly happy to be with her, I don’t think he even noticed we were there, he was having such a lovely time.
I couldn’t recommend her more.
Thank you again Donna
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Harriet2
on 07/10/2021
Donna looked after our 2 month old while we were in Perth for a wedding (12 hours). This was the first time we had left the baby and Donna made the whole process seamless. She is bubbly, reliable, easy to communicate with and has a load of experience. The hotel staff and other guests were raving the next day at breakfast about how good she was with our baby. Highly recommend!
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Michelle
on 10/10/2019
