Our daughter, Chloe, has been going to Little Explaura's for nearly 2 years now, since she was 6 months old, and we couldn't be happier with care she has received.

We get daily updates, photos and videos; I always have complete peace of mind that my daughter is safe and having the best time with her little group of friends. Laura plans endless activities for them all, indoors and outdoors (her garden is amazing!), aswell as frequent trips to the park, playgroups etc, and you can tell they love every minute of it! Laura often does themed weeks, making a real effort to teach the children about different things and places. My daughter's speech and confidence has developed so fast and I honestly think much of this is down to all the interaction and activities at Laura's.

Laura is kind, friendly and so patient, a real natural with children; my daughter felt instantly comfortable with "waura" as she calls her. She is very understanding and flexible if we occasionally have any last minute changes at work etc. My older daughter, aged 5, often goes to Laura's during the school holidays aswell, and then gets disappointed when it's time for back to school as she has had so much fun there! They have SO much to tell me about their day when I pick them up.

Ultimately the most important thing to me when I was looking for a childminder was finding a kind, caring person who my little girl felt comfortable and safe with, and we definitely struck gold finding Laura!

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