We chose Alex to be our daughter's childminder because we could see how at home the children under her care were. Our daughter has attended Alex's from the age of about 10 - 20 months and we are only leaving because of a planned move to the coast. In the time she has been there we have seen our daughter grow into an independent, social and focused little individual. Alex and her assistants have supported and encouraged her every step of the way, from walking to talking, and all in between. It was important to us that our daughter be somewhere that wasn't a big jump from being at home with family. Whilst we know that Alex works very hard to provide opportunities to learn and develop, she also allows the kids to be kids and do everything at their own pace and to their own unique schedules. Alex has been a dream; being very understanding and flexible when we've been less than ideal (late) clients; and always communicating well with us. We couldn't have had a better experience handing our child over into someone else's care for the first time!

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