We highly recommend Jo as a childminder. She has looked after our son for over a year for at least two days a week since he was one and we are going to miss her very much when we relocate.

Jo always puts in 100% into everything whether that be the nutritious meals she makes, the weekly themes (e.g. “Spring”) and activities she plans, listening to your child’s needs/interests and tailoring the childcare accordingly, the daily diaries with photos and videos, crafts, trips to the park, feeding the ducks, playgroups in the village, Whipsnade Zoo - the list really is endless!

Jo’s experience with children and working as a teacher is very evident and she places a strong focus on development which is present in the various activities and communication through the diary and two year progress report. We feel that our son has directly benefitted from Jo’s experience and we are very happy with his development, his independence and the skills he has learnt directly from Jo’s setting.

We always feel completely comfortable leaving our son in Jo’s care and, as a mum, it made the transition of going back to work that much easier. Jo was always very thoughtful to give me an update, especially in the early days and settling in sessions or when he was more sensitive, so I was reassured that he was well and happy. Her genuine fondness for the children she looks after always comes across and she often recalls funny stories about little things that have happened in the day which I always really cherish.

It is going to be very hard to find someone like Jo when we relocate – any child or family would be very lucky to call her their childminder.

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