A lovely home away from home!

"one of the best things that ever happened to us was finding crouch end childminders. We knew the second we walked in that this was the place for our son. The house is full of warmth, love and lots and lots of cuddles. Over the last year we have seen our son grow from a baby to a confident toddler full of wonderful and considerate habits. And we have Ashley, Isin and Ozlem to thank for this. They are all absolutely wonderful and we can't imagine a better place for our son to spend his days. It warms our hearts to see Kai run in happily every morning and come out in the evening giggling and laughing. Thank you for giving Kai a lovely home away from home! Misha and Lauge."

Loving and nurturing

"My son has been at Ashley's since he was 12 months old (he is 17 months now) and we couldn't have made a better choice. The settling in was gentle, we were able to come for several settling in sessions not just the 1-2 days offered by most other childminders and nurseries we looked at. The setting a warm, welcoming family home with a great garden, but it's also like a small nursery in that there are two assistants working with Ashley, they have a really worked out theme each week with a range of activities, rhyme time and outings planned for each day. The daily outings to the Zoo, city farms, parks, playgrounds and playgroups are fantastic for the kids. The meals are nutritious and my son loves the food, routinely eating double portions. He runs to the front door each morning, excited to see Ashley, Isin and his baby friends and comes back happy. Kati"

A warm, friendly childminders

Our daughter has been going to Ashley, Isin and team for over a year, since she was 11 months old, and absolutely loves it there. It feels like a mini nursery but with the advantage of lots of attention, care and cuddles for each child. They use an online system called Tapestry to record developments and progress, as well as to share photos, which is great. There are also themed activities, great outings, including regular trips to London Zoo! and home cooked, varied meals. Our daughter is two now and has definitely become much more sociable and confident as a result of going to the childminder. She has made friends with other children who she is excited to see each day. She doesn't look back when we drop her off and when we pick her up, she has clearly had a wonderful time! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend our experience. Georgina."

"Dear Ashley & Ashley,

Thank you so much for providing such a fantastic environment to see Amelie through from baby to toddler. And giving Andy & I complete peace of mind!

I've seen how happy and excited she's been to comr to you every week and all the good habits shes picked up from you. We'll all miss you.

Love Laura, Andy & Amelie xx"

"Dear Ashley, Ashley & Isin,

Come with us! There's still space on the removals van!

We will miss you all so much. Thank you for your incredible care of Maia over the last two and a bit years. Working between London and Newcastle has been hard, but it would have been impossible without you. Knowing we can drop Maia at a place where she is happy, safe and loved during the day has made all the difference. we were so lucky to find you!

She has grown from a curiuos baby to a confident and determined little girl, in no small part because of the care and support shes had from you. love Jen & Darius."

" Just a short note to thank you for all the fantastic care that you have given Evie this year. Evie has loved coming to you and we've seen her develop a huge amount since the begining of the year. She takes great pride in naming all her friends in the pictures that you share with us and she brightens up every morning when we tell her she's going to Ashley's house! Tim, Annie, Evie."

"Thank you so much for taking such lovely care of Olive over the past few months. Olive settled in so well, we often hear her shouting her friend's names before she goes to sleep. It has been so reassuring to know olive is happy and really well cared for, Andy and I are really gutted she can't cary on coming to you! Lou, Andy & Olive."