Some extracts from various references I have received over the years.
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Wonderful Wendy!
Wendy has looked after our son for the last two years. It's been a wonderful experience for him and for us!
She has wonderfully warm and caring personality and incredible patience. He settled in almost immediately.
Wendy writes a little daily synopsis (with photos) of the activities they get up to, and it is always something engrossing!
She's created a really lovely environment for children, to feel nurtured and engaged and she knows all the best local spots for play and learning. Sebby went to Wendy's for two or three days a week for two years, and in that time he was always excited to go, and sometimes didn't want to come back!
We cannot recommend Wendy highly enough. She is one in a million.
Parents S & T March 2024
Reference for Wendy Hutt
Wendy is, quite simply, the best childminder you could ever hope to find. She is warm, caring, compassionate, thoughtful, encouraging, dedicated and, above all, kind. She inspires so much confidence in both parents and children alike. Our daughter was with her for two years and we were heartbroken to leave her when we moved away from the area.
Wendy puts a huge amount of effort into coming up with interesting, challenging and exciting things for the children to do each day. She has so many incredible and well-organised resources and our daughter had lots of favourite activities from finding treasure in the colourful rice, to playing with her animal figurines in elaborate gardens, to making biscuits or play-doh or painting garden ornaments and bird boxes. Wendy is incredibly thoughtful in searching for and buying toys and resources that she knows will be of interest to the particular child. For example, our daughter loves the lion king and Wendy would find and print off pictures of the characters for her to colour in.
Wendy is brilliant at meeting up with other childminders and using local resources - she took our daughter to lots of different parks, drop-ins, music classes and activities, like the zoo and library. She writes the most wonderful daily reports of what our daughter has done with her that day - there is so much colourful detail and it is lovely to know what they have been up to. We always enjoyed reading the reports and will hugely miss them.
Wendy is also exceptionally knowledgeable about all things child-related and is very generous with her time in chatting through any issues and offering thoughtful and constructive tips. We have felt very privileged and supported to have her on our side. Our daughter has grown in confidence so much since she started with her. Parents E & M February 2024
Wendy is incredibly compassionate and generous, giving us helpful guidance and building our confidence to adopt a gentle and patient sleep journey with our little one. We started seeing results in just 3 days and even through tougher moments, Wendy was very present and kind, contacting us daily with helpful suggestions and always willing to adapt to our needs. We’re so grateful to have benefited from her wisdom!
Clients M & H January 2023
Wendy was a real life-saver when we needed help with our 18 month old girl. Our little one has been quite erratic with her sleep patterns; she would go to sleep late and would wake up in the middle of the night, staying up for hours on end.
Wendy was open minded in our initial discussion. She was keen to understand our work-life situation, our baby’s personality/habits, and truly tried her best to adapt her approach to our individual needs. She did a great job finding the right balance and the results were fantastic after just a few nights. The little one now follows a regular routine, no longer wakes up at night (and falls asleep on her own).
Wendy has also been great in following up on a regular basis long after her formal consultation ended and she is very responsive with any follow up queries. We can’t recommend her highly enough!
Clients V & I June 2023
Wendy has been very helpful with setting a sleep routine for my daughter.
I highly recommend her especially for her gentle and holistic approach to sleep training
Clients N & N December 2022
Wendy saved our sleep! She is calm flexible and most of all a great listener, she took the time to listen and learn about us and Ben and proposed the perfect approach, always available to provide advice and give support.
The process was smooth and pain free!
Thank you Wendy
Clients M & O August 2022
A friend of mine, who is a mum, recommended me to speak to Wendy Hutt from sleepingbunnies when I was having a very challenging time with my then 19 month old, who was waking several times during the night and refusing to sleep through the night for few months continuously. By this time, my husband and I were at the end of our wits with sleep deprivation and we were finding it challenging to cope with busy work schedules or sometimes just getting through the day. Wendy was so kind on the phone and really listened to my situation, and gave me simple and tailored instructions. After couple of weeks of following her advice, we're happy to say our daughter started sleeping through the night and we feel like normal humans. I highly recommend sleepingbunnies-consultancy to all those parents who desperately need some more sleep! Thank you so much again Wendy!!! Client M June 2022
By guiding us towards a much better sleep for our 1-year old, Wendy has truly helped improve our family’s wellbeing. She helped us think holistically about our son’s sleep through considering his bedtime routine, daytime habits and other factors that hadn’t crossed our mind before. Her personalised sleep plan allowed us to gradually introduce changes to our baby’s sleep routine and guide him towards falling asleep independently. We also appreciated receiving plenty of small tips which we could easily implement from day one. Wendy’s approach was realistic and full of empathy. She checked in on us regularly offering guidance, sending useful reminders and cheering us on - our only wish is that we had contacted her earlier! Clients A & PL May 2022
I can't recommend Wendy enough! She's done absolute wonders for our baby girl and most importantly through none of the harsh cry it out techniques. Thanks to Wendy I successfully weaned my baby off the breast during the night whereby she used to wake up 3 to 4 times a night to breastfeed and together we managed to achieve my baby falling asleep by herself. At the end we sleep better and my baby sleeps better so it's a win win. Wendy was very kind and checked in with us a couple of times a day during the duration of our collaboration and even when our official collaboration was over she still wrote from time to time and checked how we were doing. I would recommend Wendy to anyone who is looking for a brilliant sleep consultant. Thank you Wendy! Client A & D 2022
Our 5 month old went from sleeping fairly well to refusing sleep throughout the day. We had a consultation with Wendy. Wendy asked the right questions to get the relevant background so she could consider the problem holistically. After listening to all the facts, Wendy helped us recognize that there may be another cause behind our son's poor sleeping - which turned out to be the case. While it was only a short consultation, Wendy didn't make us feel judged or try to push any particular agenda, rather, she just wanted to help us! The little one is sleeping much better and my sanity has returned!! Client P 2022
We highly recommend working with Wendy if you need help with your babies sleep. Wendy is super down to earth, friendly and passionate about what she does. She really was 'with us' every step of the way, she listened to our desires, and set us a program which was easy to follow and we saw results fairly quickly. Sleep training isn't just about your baby, the parents need to be ready to invest time, be patient and focused and you'll soon see changes. We are so pleased we asked Wendy for help, it has changed our life (really!). Our little boy now self settles, sleeps really well in his cot, naps amazingly well. Wendy is always available to answer questions or concerns and checked in with us daily to go through our routine from the night before to help us understand where we could make improvements and identify the positive parts also.
She truly cares about her clients and its still nice to get messages from her 4 weeks after our initial consultation :)
Client E & D 2022
We reached out to Wendy after a few very difficult nights. Our second child was initially a good sleeper but after a couple of months with back to back illnesses/co-sleeping and 3 weeks of holidays with unsettled sleep patterns, she became difficult, waking up multiple times during the night and sleeping only in our arms or in our bed. Wendy is a kind and lovely person and gives clear, simple advice bespoke to the family’s needs.
As she rightly said it was not one thing that was causing the regression so we needed to try a few different things to see which combination would work best for her. There was no crying out (as we had requested), just slowly getting her to learn to sleep in her cot initially with our assistance and over time unassisted. Wendy would kindly check in with me daily offering support and advice.
There were a couple of bumps but within two weeks our baby girl has gone back to sleeping through the night and bedtime is even easier than before the regression. Client E 2022
“Dear Wendy, I am writing you to report a positive news. We have been practicing the sleeping ritual with A for five days in a roll and we have seen dramatic changes. Today, for the first time, I didn’t even need to use the pick-up/put down method, he put himself to sleep! It took a while, I was sitting on the floor next to his bed watching him, but after tossing back and forth for 10-15 minutes, he fell asleep, without crying!!! I think the sleeping ritual helped him to understand this is time to sleep, and he did not need to rely on milk to sleep! We are very excited about this improvement.”
Runya 2021
Wendy is a five star childminder
“We chose Wendy because she had that perfect balance between being warm, caring, and playful but also firm in the right supportive way. She was very good at seeing our child for what he was, and give him the support he needed but also the challenges and the right push to continue develop and grow as a person. The first time I met her, she cared for two other children and I was impressed with her interaction with them (mutually respected) and how she involved them in our conversation.” “In summary we couldn't recommend Wendy more. She's given our son the best possible start in life for which we are very thankful”
Camilla 2019
Outstanding Ofsted rating very well deserved!
“There are not enough superlatives to describe how happy we have been with her amazing care of our son.”
“it is Wendy’s overall warm, friendly and child centred approach which is what we were so grateful for.” “Wendy is an excellent communicator and really pays attention to the experience and emotions that a child might be feeling. Therefore this encourages good behaviour and kindness and compassion to others, both skills which are important to us at home. When S stepped outside his boundaries, we knew she was able to remain calm and firm (and would take them out of the house if they were being really loud and boisterous!) She would also use a timer for example to support him and the other child in their sharing and turn taking which worked really well and we use at home too.
Emma KC 2019
Words cannot do Wendy justice!
“Wendy cannot be recommended enough. Her every interaction with B and the other kids she cares for, was absolutely professional (and caring)”
Jacqueli 2020
“My son has been under Wendy's care for over a year now and he has completely thrived during his time with her. Wendy provides a wonderfully stimulating, caring, and happy environment for her children”. “As a new mum, Wendy is a great source of reassurance about T’s development and her many years of childminding, and her determination to continue developing her skills and learning, has given her an expertise that can't be beat. KMartin 2016
Wendy is a godsend for new parents! Having been a childminder for so long and studying for her degree in children’s education she offers a wealth of information that is hard to find elsewhere. She helped us through teething pain, new sibling jealousy and toddler tantrums. Her manner is kind and patient, both with the children and the parents. Working with Wendy is truly a partnership with the children’s development at its core.
I would highly recommend Wendy to anyone!
A Whaley 2013