Our son has been with Michelle for a year and a half and there has never been a day when he did not want to go to hers. She is a highly competent childminder and very experienced with children. Thanks to her wealth of experience, she is always there for advice on things like toilet training, teething, etc.

She is proactive and has a very clear idea about what she wants to do and what activities suit the children in her care. Their day involves a good balance of activities and socialisation but also ‘down time' in a home environment playing with lots of toys. She keeps them busy by taking them to local playgroups in the mornings on most days of the week, to local parks, occasionally to soft play, and once a week they’ve been going to a toddler dance class. In the afternoons they get to play at her house, and once it is warmer outside, they get to spend lots of time in her well-equipped garden. She sets up some lovely tuff tray activities for them, and they also do a lot of arts & crafts activities, for example finger painting activities to celebrate holidays/important dates throughout the year.

We are regularly being kept up to date with photos so we can see what they are doing, which we value.

She encourages the children to try and do things independently, and we are very pleased she is doing a wonderful job at getting them to eat lots of different types of fruit every day - thanks to her, our son now actively asks for fruit whenever we go to the supermarket!

She has been very thoughtful in acknowledging special days like the kids' birthdays and holidays.

Knowing that our son is happy and being well cared for is such a fantastic support. We would highly recommend Michelle to anyone looking for a competent, reliable, caring childminder in the area.

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