Lisa has been looking after my year-old daughter since she was six months old. Lisa has two decades of experience and I could not be happier with her childcare. I feel completely comfortable leaving my baby with her. Apart from the quality of care the extra something that she has is that she is a 'real' person and hers is a lovely family. Her two children (11 and 13) are a credit to her and make my daughter's days at their house more enjoyable when they come home from school/in the holidays, so any child looked after my her will be part of a family. She is a great cook and has a really nice, comfortable house with lots of interesting toys with play with - not cheap plastic toys but interesting toys she has gone to the bother of choosing from bring and buys. Some of Lisa's charges are more clingy than others and she is very kind and patient with all the children, will always pick them up and give them attention, and has an understanding of their unique needs. As a travel journalist and editor, my working hours can be erratic and I particularly appreciate how flexible she is, taking my daughter for extra days and extra hours. I have also been touched by her and her daughter selecting clothes for my baby from school sales, her dropping things off at my house that I've forgotten, and her dropping my daughter off and picking her up to help me out. I don't think I could find a better childminder.