I came to know Kirsty Roberston when my daughter was about a year old (my sonwas 4yrs). I was returning to work and wanted to use a childminder as it better suited my circumstances; we’d previously used a nursery.

I visited two childminders before I met Kirsty and whilst they were both pleasant and professional I knew within minutes of meeting Kirsty that she was our first choice. I found her to be really friendly and chatty, very open and honest, organised and welcoming. I found her home to be clean and tidy and again meticulously well organised as she talked me through how she used the different spaces in the house to benefit different types of play or sleep patterns for the children. We went ahead and Kirsty cared for our children until we moved to Worcestershire in September 2014. There are a number of things I liked about Kirsty;
1. What you see is what you get; she is exactly as you find her and will always be honest if there has been any issues or concerns to the daily routine. I felt this really engendered trust both for me and the children.
2. She is quick to respond to any changes; both in the children’s well being or in our routine. If the children became unwell during her care she would always text or ring and would advise whether she felt it required me to return from work; this gave me tremendous peace of mind.
3. She is very flexible; if she can help by changing days or swapping things around she will always try. On a couple of occasions I was unwell and Kirsty was able to help by having the children an extra day or picking the children up from me directly; it is this personalised service that makes Kirsty so special.
4. She is very well organised; as mentioned previously. School holidays or in service days were always planned well in advance with activities to suit all ages, birthdays were always marked with cake and a bit of a party, with seasonally themed activities at Christmas and Easter.
5. She communicates well; we used a diary system but Kirsty also supplies a newsletter where she gives notice of holidays, activities and any changes. This was invaluable.
6. She cares. Plain and simple; she cares about what she does, she has extremely high standards and she genuinely cares about the children in her care. Both she and my children were genuinely sad to part and if we hadn’t been moving away we would still be using Kirsty’s service – she is very good at what she does.
Good luck in your decisions; I can thotough;y recommend Kirsty Roberston.