Andrea was childminder to my two boys for several years. She started looking after my youngest when he was about 18 months old, my older son 3. Even once they both went to primary school, she still occasionally cared for them during school holidays. They absolutely loved her. My youngest son - now 10 - still talks about her and how nice she was, despite having not seen her for many years now. To make that big an impact on a child is remarkable. Andrea always had plenty for them to play with, but she also put a huge amount of effort into getting them pre-school ready, helping with writing, drawing, number and letter recognition, patterns and much more. She used to take plenty of pictures and write up notes (which I still have) documenting what they did every day. She'd take them on brilliant trips to parks and petting zoos. I knew that when they were with her, they were being educated, entertained, having fun and most importantly, loved and taken care of. She was an absolute godsend to me as I had no family to help with childcare. I can highly recommend Andrea if you need someone to look after you little one when you cant. She is brilliant.