Donna looked after our 2-year old twin girls for 3 days a week while I was recovering from a double hip-replacement operation. She just knows how to handle children and has such an easy and calm way about her, which lulled the girls into the same state. They had SO much fun with her, with a mix of trips out, activities indoors and in her lovely garden. Giggling was a regular occurrence when the girls were with Donna. What I loved is that she looked after our girls in such a caring and considerate way, but with firm and fair boundaries. It was a great relief knowing the girls were in such capable and experienced hands, and it was with genuine sadness that we had to say goodbye to Donna when I was well enough to take over again. We really appreciated how much she taught them and how much fun she created for them while they were in her care. We miss her already, and the girls regularly ask about her – their affection for her was obvious. I couldn't have asked for a better "replacement mummy" than Donna. I would not hesitate to highly recommend her to anyone and feel very lucky to have found her. (I have not rated food as we provided food in this instance as one of our girls is very fussy and I felt familiar foods would be best on a short-term basis.)

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