Today is my daughter Ivy’s last day at Rahima’s, and I feel my heart breaking as I write this. My heart breaks because I know Ivy will be devastated when I pick her up for the last time this afternoon. I don’t believe there are any words good enough or that would do justice to describe how utterly wonderful and amazing Rahima has been for the last 2.5years.

Rahima has looked after Ivy full time while I have had to return to work and there has never been a moment that I have had to worry or wonder if I had done the right thing leaving Ivy with Rahima for the whole day, every day. Rahima provides a lovely and secure environment with amazing toy and activity facilities and regular updates about Ivy and her progress. Ivy was only 4 months old when she first started at Rahima’s and has grown up to be a very happy, articulate, chatty and polite toddler, who is happy to share toys and play with other children. Ivy is an only child, so being brought up in a family environment with other children was very important to us. We wanted Ivy to learn to interact, share and play with other children while benefiting from a home-like environment. Rahima and her family welcomed Ivy into their home and looked after her as if she was their own, for which I will be forever grateful.

If we were not moving away from London I would have loved for Ivy to continue at Rahim’s until she had to go to school, and even then, probably would have wanted her to be with Rahima before and after school. We will all miss Rahima and her family, and cannot recommend her home and childminding services enough.

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