If you have the chance to get a place with Sarah, grab the opportunity with both hands and don’t let go!!!!

Sarah Cash looked after my son from the age of 13 months to 4 1/2 years. During that time, there was not a single day when the service provided by Sarah was anything below faultless. She cared for and nurtured my son to meet his needs and interests, while also doing the same for the others in her care. She has the magical ability to be firm but loving and gentle with the children, which they respond to so so well - she has the best behaved little people at the park!!

Sarah’s communication is fantastic. Having experienced what the communication is like at a nursery, pre-school and with other childcare providers I can honestly say that hers is far superior to anything else I’ve experienced. She gives a daily report at about lunchtime and another verbal report at pick up.

Sarah will stick to whatever routine or parenting style you advise - always. She understands the importance of consistency for children and will use your timings, your language and your preferred approach, as requested. I personally let her apply her own style because she has such a kind, gentle, child led approach that I had absolute confidence we would make similar choices.

Her activities with the children are widely varied and always age appropriate. The children spend approx 3-4 hours outdoors each day during their awake windows, so they are definitely getting the benefit of time outside all year round.

At every age and stage, she tailors the activities to ensure the children are encouraged to achieve their potential. The children under her care at the same time as my son were all exceeding the milestones for their age by quite some margin - but she was always led by the children and never pushed them to learn.

If you have any parental or developmental concerns, Sarah is also an amazing sounding board and fountain of knowledge!! She actually makes navigating parenting so much easier by supporting through things like potty training.

Her house is always immaculate. At one stage we shared the same cleaner and the cleaner said there was no point in her going to Sarah’s house because it was always so spotless! She disinfects all the toys every night, so in a pandemic ridden world it’s one place you can be fairly sure is safe for your most precious people!

The food and snacks provided at Sarah’s house are outstanding. Varied fresh fruit for snacks usually and lots of exciting dishes with plenty of veg!

If your child has any nutritional needs, Sarah is a bit of an expert. Her own son had quite severe food allergies and she’s a paediatric nurse by background, so she knows how to manage even severe allergies.

Should anyone wish to gain a personal reference for me, please contact Sarah for my details.

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