We’ve known Marie for over 6 years now. She has cared for our daughters from the age of 4 months, one is now 2 yrs old and the other is now 6 yrs old although Marie still cares for her after school.
Marie’s home is really welcoming, clean and well organised. Both our girls settled in really quickly and love being there.
She takes the children out to different playgroups, music groups, parks, farms, etc all the time and so they’re really confident in unfamiliar surroundings and mix well with other children.
She has really helped with their development, their speech through reading books and singing songs, potty training, feeding themselves, personal hygiene etc.
They do some sort of creative arts and crafts activity pretty much every day which are varied and topical and they bring their work home with them.
She doesn’t let them watch television, but provides a wide range of entertainment so they don’t get bored using puzzles, water and sand play, trampoline, etc.
When they misbehave Marie is firm but kind and has helped ensure they have good manners.
We get a written report at the end of each day so you know how much they’ve eaten and slept etc and what activities they’ve done, however we also have a brief chat about their day. We also get a fabulous portfolio of their development with photos and comments.
She cooks fresh meals for them each day and encourages them to eat fruit and vegetables, although they do have party food when celebrating someone’s birthday.
Don't recall Marie having a single day off sick in the whole 6 years.
In summary, I have no hesitation in recommending her. No surprise that she's got an Outstanding rating.