This letter is supposed to be about Bea finishing her time with you, but really it will end up being about so much more – things that are much more important. We wanted to thank you for all the wonderful time, love and dedication that you have given Bea over the last year and a half. We know that we wouldn’t have been able to get through it without you. It is with a great deal of sadness that we have to end our time with you due to our change in work location.


Ever since we read a review of you online, we already knew that you would be the best person to love and take care of Beatrice whilst we were at work. Meeting you for the first time was an absolute pleasure and we knew from the moment we stepped into your home, that you were the one for us (not needing to look at anyone else).

Thank you for taking away all the stress and worry of a new mother -especially one whose own mother worked away from home, leaving me with a whole host of questions and doubts about going back to work- , offering help in finding another carer if you weren’t the right one. We were delighted that you had a space for us. While we had a few difficult and slightly tearful (on Bea’s part) mornings at first, she quickly settled in and became a part of your little family! We knew that she settled when she would chatter away about ‘Joyyy’ and ‘Ru-Ru’ when she was getting dressed in the morning – and even more so whenever she picks up a phone to the excited declaration of ‘Harry!’. You have taught her so much, given her so much time and dedicated yourself to the upbringing and enjoyment of her little life. We couldn’t ever thank you enough for all that you have given – because it is invaluable.

 
It is going to be heart-breaking to take her away. It makes us sad that she won’t know it’s her last day with you and that she won’t really understand goodbye. We are cherishing a photo of you with her so that we can tell her about you when she is old enough to understand. Due to travel and work arrangements we are moving her to a child-minder closer to Woking, who we hope will be able to give just a fraction of the love and dedication that you have given!

 

We will never forget the first review we read of you because it’s the line that we began to repeat to ourselves when looking for another child-minder (and the reason why it was so difficult): There’s no-one like Joy!

 

Thank you so much Joy, we love you and Bea loves you.

 

James and Sian