Maria looked after our daughter for almost 2.5 years (from 12 months) and it has truly been a home away from home for her. Maria and her sons created such a nurturing and caring environment that our daughter loved going and often did not want to come home! Our daughter thrived in an environment with kids of different ages, learning quickly from the older ones and learning to take care of the younger ones. She formed close relationships with Maria and especially Carlos, and still talks about them fondly.

We loved that Maria takes the children out at least once and often twice a day to local farms, stay and plays, playgrounds, parks and even the Young V&A, ensuring a variety of stimulating learning opportunities as well as fresh air and exercise. I bumped into Maria at stay and plays before my daughter joined and I was impressed that, unlike many other childminders, Maria and her sons were constantly interacting with the kids, encouraging them to try different activities.

Add in home cooked meals, help with developmental milestones (potty training was so much easier when we were able to tag team with Maria), a very reliable babysitter (Maria always gave plenty of notice of holidays etc), great communication with daily photos and updates and a genuine affection for the children, we really could not have asked for more. We genuinely feel very lucky to have found Maria and would not hesitate to recommend her.

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