What parents say

"We couldn't be happier!"

Jen is the gold standard of childcare and I feel lucky every day that my two sons have the opportunity to be cared for by her while my husband and I are at work.

The most important thing is Jen’s kind and caring nature, her genuine motivation to nurture the children in her care and her gentle approach. I feel like this is the foundation of her practice.

As well as this, Jen provides a brilliant setting with such an amazing range of activities, whether it be arts and crafts, gardening, story sacks, cookery, daily outings and more. My children have the opportunity to get stuck in with so many creative activities that I would never be able to come up with, like potato printing and rolling conkers in paint. Jen has cultivated so many activities in the garden especially, and I feel that there is always something new when it comes to resources and things to do and make.

Jen also does amazing projects like hatching chicks which was just so exciting for the boys, and exposed them to nature in a way that they wouldn’t otherwise be. They have also grown lettuce, potatoes and carrots, which they got to bring home and eat.

We receive a daily report and very regular photos and observations which really help us keep track of our sons progress, especially the new and funny things he says- it enables us to raise things in conversation and chat about what he’s been doing and learning.

They also eat very healthily with Jen and she shares recipes of the things they like.

Overall, we couldn’t be happier with how Jen looks after our boys.

C.Gould

"Can't recommend enough!"

We’re so happy that we found Jen to look after our son. He absolutely loves going to her home, and we know that he’s amazingly well cared for.

Jen seems to have new things to play with every week, and organises new and fun activities each time he’s there. She also makes sure he goes out every day (either to the park, or playgroups or even trips to the farm).

Her feedback is great, and we get an online daily diary with photos and all the things they’ve done that day.

The menus are also incredible, everything is cooked from scratch, very healthy and exactly the sort of food I want my child to eat and enjoy.

I honestly can’t recommend Jen’s Little Owls enough, I feel like he’s treated as one of the family and it’s given us such peace of mind to have complete confidence in Jen.

C.Malin

"The best person !!!"

I found Jen through Childcare.co.uk and after meeting her in her setting I made a decision straight away. She’s the best person, she loves children, is very attentive and caring and is always doing new activities with the kids and recording everything and reporting on the same day! I am amazed at how much effort she puts and how much attention to details she has.

My 3 y.o son flourished and became confident and outgoing, she very kindly catered for his vegan diet ( he loved every meal ) and her garden is better than ALL the nurseries I have seen( I visited four private nurseries in the area including Brig Horizons) and I can tell her place is the best. It’s very clean too.

I used multiple childminders before with my oldest child and I can tell the experience was completely different than I had now with Jen taking care of my son, with Jen you feel like he’s getting a nursery experience (with so much learning and stimulation) but in a more loving and personal setting. It’s “best of both worlds”. My husband was also very impressed and happy that I found Jen as he said our son “couldn’t be in better hands”. She’s kind and nicely spoken too.

C.Mori

"Highly recommended"

Although Jen was our nanny, the principles of childminding are the same. We therefore highly recommend Jen who worked for us from November 2006 to December 2013 for our two boys, who were 6 and 2 when she started.

For the first five years, Jen worked full time, five days a week. After her maternity leave, she worked part-time bringing her child with her, three days a week after school.

Jen was a superb nanny over the whole period. She is very reliable and punctual and has very high standards.

Jen did much more than her basic duties of looking after our children and cooking meals for them. She actively encouraged good behaviour from them. She also helped them with homework and was very creative when it came to activities during the holidays. She is also a good cook, producing a range of healthy meals which the boys really enjoyed.

We still see Jen and her family regularly and wish her every success as a childminder.

K.Goodman