My daughter is currently with Luiza and has been since she was 8 months old, she is now 2 years 2 months old. When I found Luiza I think we had visited around ten other childminders, considered a nanny and visited a nursery.
I saw how Luiza was interacting with the other two girls she had and that was the tipping point for me. I could see how happy and comfortable the girls were with her.

I did a few settling in sessions before my daughter started and my friends would see Luiza at local children’s groups with sienna and tell me they had seen her- it was always incredibly positive. I was quite anxious when I returned back to work and Luiza was very understanding of that.

Luiza works well with routine and has appropriate boundaries. She is a very caring childminder. Luiza has a good knowledge of appropriate age development and uses tools and games to support children to progress. My daughter has favourite books at Luiza’s and brings art work home every week.

One thing I really wanted was a childminder that actively did things with the children as my daughter really enjoys the outdoors. Luiza goes out everyday with her and I get photos of what they have been up to and a daily written report in her little book. Luiza has also taken her out for day trips which she has really enjoyed. My daughter talks positively of Luiza saying she would like to see her and gets excited on the way in the morning.

My daughter's social communication skills are really good and i really think this is because she mixes with the other children at Luiza’s, but also that Luiza takes the children to children’s groups. My daughter is very polite and I know that a lot of that has come from Luiza. She always says please and then thank you.

Luiza is also good at sharing if she is concerned about something and has an accident book for any little bumps. She also listens if you want anything in the daily routine changing. I am very happy with my daughters diet , I give my daughter breakfast but I know luiza has offered to do this many times, the lunch and dinner she has is very varied and all healthy. I’ve also had a sneaky taste when my daughters dinner has come home with her because she hasn’t eaten and the food is home cooked and delicious ! I specifically said I didn’t want my daughter having biscuits so Luiza will give breadstick as a treat instead.

Luiza has never let us down the whole time my daughter has been there, she is extremely reliable and is flexible. We are extremely happy with the choice we made to have Luiza as our daughter's childminder and if I had another child I would certainly send them to Luiza’s. My daughter is incredibly happy there.

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