Extremely experienced and capable, I have no hesitation in recommending Sarah whole-heartedly as a childminder.

Sarah's patience, kindness, creativity and knowledge ensured that my son has always thrived with Sarah, been extremely happy to be with her, and made good progress with his skills including social skills, fine motor development, reading and numeracy.

Sarah makes good use of the space in her setting with a broad variety of different toys, activities and games on offer including small world, playdough, sensory and creative. She is also wonderful at taking the children out to the park, to soft play, to playgroups and for activities to foster their gross motor skills development and creative and messy play. Other outings with Sarah included the local City farm, strawberry picking, Discovery centre, Gillespie ecology centre, Science museum and swimming.

Sarah is very practical, sensible and capable and I have every confidence of her ability to handle emergencies. She also goes the extra mile with the meals she provides, providing home-cooked tasty and nutritious meals which she cooks from scratch and also with a good variety of menus.

Finally, as a working mother, I value Sarah's flexibility in providing early and late childcare when needed for meetings.

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