Marie was the first non-family member that we ever left our 1 year old daughter with, and we couldn’t be happier with not only the level of care, but the home-from-home environment she provided. Marie nurtured our baby in a way that made us feel relieved and reassured at first, then happy and fully content over time. We realised the confidence our little one had developed when only after a week or so, she marched into Marie’s self-assured and excited to spend time there. She was always happy to be left at Marie's. Marie engaged brilliantly with our daughter, embraced who she was (including her well-loved beaten-up teddy bear) and pushed her development, to the point she learnt so many new things (including feeding herself independently) under Marie’s care. She cooked lovely nutritious home-made food that our daughter loved (we were told on a weekly basis that she ‘ate well’), and took her to interactive play days every time she was with her, which our daughter benefited so much from. Marie kept a log of everything that took place while our daughter was in her care – it’s a lovely little book that we’ll treasure forever. We owe so much to Marie for socialising and increasing our daughter’s confidence, and we can’t recommend her highly enough. I’m only disappointed that my daughter couldn’t have spent more time with Marie, but sadly we had to move away from the area. An outstanding childminder in every sense. Thank you, Marie!

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