Michael's Reviews
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Average Rating:
(5 from 4 reviews)
Michael was employed as our permanent Manny for 6 months until last October. He was working Monday to Friday.
Michael was in sole charge of my 11y daughter and 17y son. My son has Special Needs (namely anxiety, ADHD, and he's on the autism spectrum). He is also home-schooled and therefore always at home. He therefore required the care of a much younger teenager, and a very different type of care too, which Michael patiently learnt to acquire.
Michael has showed great adaptability in learning about Benjamin's specific needs.
I was impressed that he would try to engage with my son first thing he came to work every afternoon, even though it is not an obvious task as my son is a "young person of few words" to say the least.
At the same time, I would say that Michael's focus on the welfare of any child in his charge is his strongest quality. He would equally always engage with my daughter every day, asking about her day, and if there had been any problem, big or small, he made sure he always reported it to me. Actually, to this day, my daughter says what she misses most about Michael are their daily chat in his car during the early and late afternoon school run...
His practical duties as a manny included school runs, homework, and cooking every evening the family meal.
Michael is a very good, healthy and versatile cook - delicious meals for my daughter and myself, and not so healthy and rigid 2nd "service" for my son in a typical autistic way.
A a singe parent myself with a chronic illness, Michael demonstrated great adaptability beyond strictly nannies duties, which involve some elements of care for myself, as well as home support such as weekly food shopping, running errands, some DYI, caring for our 2 cats etc
I found Michael to be a very reliable and responsible employee, always punctual when picking up my daughter from school, discreet and very affectionate to my children, with whom he quickly formed a strong reciprocated attachment.
Beside his professionalism, he has a very bubbly personality, always comes and leaves work with a smile on his face, which never failed to bring a bit of sunshine to our home.
I would highly recommend Michael to any family, and fully trust his focus on the welfare of any child or children in his care.
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Michael is fantastic. He always clean and tidy up our place every time he help us. Really patient and well organised. Boys love to play with him in the park and he also well planned for other activities.
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Michael worked with us from September 2015 to July 2019 as a nanny working Tuesday to Friday looking after our two boys that were ages 10 and 7.
Michael was responsible for the boys before school, getting breakfast, organizing bags and getting them to school on time, which he always did without issue.
Michael then collected them from school, would then take them home, give them an evening meal, ensure screen time was limited and help them with any homework questions.
Michael always got on so well with all the family, he was extremely reliable, very polite and was always happy to carry out additional duties including collecting other children and taking them to and from school.
Both our boys really enjoyed Michael’s company, he had a great rapport with them and always had a calm approach, he was able to address any bad behaviour and they both really respected him.
Michael was always willing to take them to any clubs they belonged to and was also keen to take them to the Park or help teach them tennis and basketball.
It was clear Michael enjoyed the interaction with the boys and was always keen to help them wherever he could, he always had time for interaction with them and was responsible for both boys becoming excellent table tennis players!
Nutrition and making food is a passion of Michaels and he would always help educate the boys in this area. He always made sure they and breakfast and dinner and was exceptionally tidy in the kitchen!
Michael had agreed hours, but given work commitments for myself and husband, Michael was sometimes required to work later and even though it was a last- minute request, Michael was always able to accommodate.
Michael always felt part of our family, I had no problem trusting him with the boys and the house and he received many compliments from my friends who observed his interaction with the boys and punctuality.
Michael left us this year, only because the boys are now older, it was sad to see him go and the boys miss seeing him given the bond they had for four years, but he has already been to see them since leaving and we will keep in touch.
We would definitely recommend Michael to any family!
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Michael has been baby-sitting for us on an ad hoc basis since 2013 when our son was 4. He has a lovely, calm, caring, trust-worthy manner, and Alex took to him immediately. He has looked forward to us going out so that he can spend time with Michael! When he was younger, there was lots of creative drawing and art before bed, and now he is a bit older, they can chat and watch a movie. If we'd needed a nanny, he'd have been our first choice. He is a wise head on young shoulders and we honestly can not recommend him enough.
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by
Julia
about
Michael
on 25/11/2021
Response by
Michael
on 25/11/2021:
Hi Julia. I appreciate you taking the time to leave me such a kind and moving review regarding me taking care of Alex. I love spending time with him and value the relationship we have had for over 8 years 😍.
I appreciate you all and very much look forward to being with you guys soon. Take care 🥰
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