My daughter has been looked after by Claire from age 4 to 9 she attended 4 days a week after school. Our contract was only terminated due to a move abroad.

During the time that Claire has looked after my daughter, she has been safe and in enjoyable company. Claire provides excellent care and ensures that all the children are happy and entertained. Claire has managed to provide activities that are fun and also educational and has managed to ensure that my crafty child has everything to hand which she particularly enjoys! Although the children are encouraged to all play together, she has area where the older children can play separately from the younger children if they wish to. My daughter was always used to mixing with children of the same age, or older but under Claire’s care I have had reports back that she has been playing and helping out with the younger children and babies – this has helped her with her younger cousins.

Claire provides a mixed and varied diet, even my very fussy daughter will (mostly) happily eat all her dinner. She has never been forced to eat anything she does not like but has tried things that she now enjoys.
Communication with Claire is excellent. She provides regular updates to activities and events that she has planed by email and notes sent home with my daughter. Should a child be upset or not quite herself, Claire will bring this to attention in an unobtrusive way.

I would have no hesitation is recommending Claire as a childminder, she has not only cared for my child, she has also become a friend over the many years.

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