Lauren is wonderful, both as a childminder and generally as a person. I have always felt confident leaving my son with her, and he adores the time they spend together. From the initial enquiry, Lauren quickly and thoughtfully answered all my questions, and gave us the opportunity to visit her lovely home. Unlike other childminders we met, Lauren sat on the floor with our son, engaging and playing with him, whilst chatting to us. It was an easy decision picking Lauren and I’m so glad that we did.

The activities that she plans for our son and the other children are entertaining and diverse, indoors and outside, giving him lots of opportunities to develop skills and learn/experience new things. A daily diary is updated, and photos sent, so we can see what he has been up to each day and how much fun he is having. The thing that I particularly like about Lauren though is the affection she clearly has for our son, and the fact that she knows him; she knows what he likes, and also what he needs to improve upon and plans her activities accordingly. She makes suggestions to help us help our son at home but without doing this in a judgmental way, and just wants our son to flourish. I have absolute confidence to say that our son has thrived because of Lauren and her care.

To any prospective parent considering Lauren for your child, Lauren is definitely the right choice! My only hesitancy in recommending her is that she will have no spaces if we have another baby!

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