My husband and I cared for our daughter for the first 16 months and knew that she was going to find it tough being away from us. Shazia was amazing from the very first day, she put all of our worries to rest very quickly, and still gives us great guidance when needed.

Shazia is calm, affectionate and playful. Our daughter absolutely loves her and spending time at her very spacious flat or going on adventures with her and the other children. She takes on a small number of children so that she can give them as much attention possible. Shazia dedicates a lot of time and effort to observing the children, checking on their development, and organising interesting and fun activities for them at home and outside. Our daughter loves all the messy play. She also loves Shazia's cooking! Shazia's own children, who are teenagers and young adults, are lovely and treat the little ones like family, our daughter loves being around them.

I cannot say enough about Shazia, she has been a godsend for us. I highly recommend her and cannot imagine our lives without her!

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