In Summary

Thanks to Michelle my son:


- loves vegetables

- developed great social skills

- loves exercise & outdoors

- excellent physical development

- can repeat counting to 6 in English (aged 20 months)


Michelle was recommended to me by my good neighbor and when I first went to meet Michelle what struck me was that Michelle’s own 4 children looked happy and very well mannered. As we all know Parenting is the hardest job anyone could do and clearly Michelle has done it successfully 4 times over! What better evidence does anyone need?


Trusting my eyes and instinct had not only proved right but exceeded my expectations. Throughout the year that my son spent with Michelle, she had taken such a great care of him and gave enormous support to my partner and me. She had embraced our son into her family like one of her own and so did her children.


Whenever my son felt ill, Michelle would slow down and simply hold & comfort him. Settling in period was very short as my son loved going to Michelle and a short while later would not even want to go home with us cuddling in Michelle’s arms.


FEEDING

Michelle provides a wide range of fresh home cooked meals such as curries, lasagne, roast dinners, stir fried chicken, chilli con carne accompanied by a great variety of freshly cooked vegetables.

My son doesn’t eat well with me and so I wasn’t able to influence his food choices but Michelle taught him to love vegetables as he would recognise them at home and would be the first thing he reaches for on his plate.


COMMUNICATION

Whenever I happened to notice Michelle’s interaction with children in her care, she had always addressed children in a calm & polite manner setting a very good example and explaining to children why a particular behavior was not acceptable for example instead of just telling them to stop. Michelle also pays attention to children’s manners teaching them to say ‘thank yous’ and ‘please’ etc.


Michelle emailed me pictures of my son’s activities on a regular basis and was always happy to discuss any aspects of my son’s care. She was always flexible and where my son required a particular dietary changes and or medicines to be given, Michelle was always very understanding and helpful.

I was surprised to hear my son counting to 6 in English as I only ever speak and teach him in Russian language it could only have been Michelle who taught him.


SOCIAL & PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Michelle regularly takes children to play groups where my son had an opportunity to develop mobility, social, fine motor & physical skills among others, all of which I could never have given him if I were at home with him as I don’t drive and could not reach different play groups. Because of regular interaction with other children in Michelle’s care & play groups Mark is happy to interact with other children independently, so we get the best of both worlds social interaction that nursery offers and personalised care & attention which you wouldn’t get at the nursery.

PLAY & FUN

Michelle takes children on different outings such as beach, park, woods, sea life center, fun factory & others. Being as Mark spends most of his time in Michelle’s care and only a couple of hours daily with us (parents) due to us both working full time, it would be fair to say that she played an enormous part in Mark becoming a happy child that he is.


Michelle is a very caring, loving, kind & trustworthy person. She really is a true blessing to any parent and child. Happy to provide more details if anyone is interested to know more.


Galina (Marks’s mum)