Shazia has been looking after our two-year-old son Oscar for over a year. Initially for one day a week and then full time Monday to Friday. As with any parent we were worried about leaving him with someone else, researching and speaking with several child minders and nurseries. After meeting with Shazia, and hearing from some local parents who also knew her and were full of praise, we decided to try with Shazia. It was the best decision we could have made. Shazia is amazing with Oscar. She is genuinely caring, loving and funny towards Oscar and the other children, filling their day with variety and Montessori inspired educational activities. This includes going to different play groups, soft play, the park as well as around Shazia’s home and garden. She has become a friend and it feels more like taking Oscar to a family member. He loves going to her and gets excited when we drop him off. Oscar’s progress and development have been amazing and a lot of that is directly due to Shazia. She is full of knowledge about children, which along with her experience really comes across. As parents, one of which is a police officer and the other a secondary school teacher, we cannot praise Shazia enough and recommend her as a fantastic child minder. We are moving away which is the only reason that Oscar is not continuing to go to Shazia, if we could get her to come with us, we would!

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