Mariann has been looking after my son since he was 6 months old, and on a full time basis when I went back to work until he was 18 months old. My son is now at nursery, and spends one day a week with Mariann - we just don't want to let her go!

My son really struggled to nap, and also decided he preferred to bum shuffle, rather than crawl - which I was slightly worried about because crawling is important for development for many skills. Mariann not only supported my son to sleep better at nap time (he now sleeps for over an hour!), she also used her expertise to ensure that he was doing may other types of movements in the day to ensure that the lack of crawling would not impact on his skills. Mariann also showed me movements, and games to play with him, so that we could support his coordination, amongst other things.

Mariann is kind, and loving, and as my first time having a nanny she exceeded any expectation that I may have had, and brought more to our home than we thought we needed! Our son loves her daughter too, as do we, and it is a pleasure having them in our lives.

I would highly recommend Mariann, and happy to offer a reference wherever is needed.

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