Maz has been an absolutely brilliant childminder for our son and has cared for him for the past 1.5 years from when he was 16 months. We couldn’t have asked for more and we would have loved to have sent our second son there as well as his first time at a setting, but we’re moving out of London at the end of August. Maz ticks every box for what we are looking for in childcare as she provides an excellent balance of free play, local trips out, plenty of fresh air, adult-let activities both for the group and individually, messy play, crafts, plenty of books, singing and dancing. In addition, she is very knowledgeable about children’s development and has gently guided our son in everything from learning to use scissors, eating competently with cutlery when he was younger and putting his coat on. She is very sensitive to individual children’s needs, ensuring that each child has access to their favourite type of toys while also building on their interest to extend their play into other areas. When our son was starting to speak she lent us story sacks of his favourite book with complimentary toys to extend his vocabulary and interest. She has a wonderful setting with thoughtfully curated toys and an outside space complete with mud kitchen. The food is excellent - always home cooked and healthy. Each day we receive a summary of what our son has been up to, what he has enjoyed and his mood, with lots of lovely photos. Maz always makes time at the beginning and end of the day for a chat so we can discuss anything extra as well, so we’ve always felt we’ve known exactly what our son is up to and how he is each day. She is extremely knowledgeable and I often ask her for advice, but she is always open to our suggestions, so it’s a real collaboration, which I’ve really valued. Maz really goes above and beyond, including spending time doing a home visit so she could see how our son played and what he was like at home before he settled in. I couldn’t recommend Maz highly enough and we will be very sad to leave. As another parent said to us when we were getting Maz's references - bite her hand off for a place!

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