We have one boy and twin girls who are now 3 and a half. Jan came on board principally to help with the twins soon after they were born. So she stayed with us for over three years.
It's fair to say that Jan became very fond of our children and that's a great place to start when it feels more than just a job.
With two working parents one of the most important factors to us was reliability. Jan was always present and from memory only missed a day or two from work and gave us ample notice of those days. Even after having an operation on her foot and wearing a temporary cast she continued to support us. In addition to which Jan has been very flexible and has stayed late and come in early at short notice.
The girls have now moved to Pre-prep and our son is in year two at school so our needs have changed signficantly which is why we have parted company with Jan's 'full time' involvement. Jan does do some baby sitting for us still and remains very fond of of the gang.
We hope she is able to secure a role with another family where she can add the same value she has to ours.