When we found Katy we had been deserted by another childminder, just prior to my return to work. After a lot of searching we were able to have our daughter May with Katy one day and another childminder another day. Once I moved jobs we were able to have Katy take care of May both days. She has cared for May from 10 months and continues to care for her now that she is nearly 3 years!

Bringing up children is an unpredictably, exceptionally difficult thing to do. Katy has made the journey a lot more manageable.

In Mays first few weeks with Katy it was clear that Katy had a lot of knowledge and experience in how to deal with the transition. She not only reassured me, but made sure that May was able to feel in control of each new occasion, as I left for work. May quickly became eager to join Katy at her house.

Since then I have seen Katy's continuing professional development, through research, training and gaining experience, not only have an outstandingly positive impact on how May develops during her time with her, but also helped me care for May better.

It is easy to see that Katy enjoys putting new educational and developmental theories into practice. She is skilled at recognising which techniques work for her and her individual children. May has clearly advanced, socially, emotionally, and physically, whilst learning new skills in Katy's care.

May has also benefited from being around children of different ages. She often talks about the other children and what they do differently to her. As well as this, Katy offers new experience for the children and (I have no idea how) takes them on trips, which May later tells me out.

Katy's feed back about May has always been extremely precise and observant. She is careful when discussing any issues and honest in reviews. She has even made me notice things about May which I might have overlooked.

We are overwhelmingly pleased that May is with Katy when we're not there. I can't recommended her highly enough.