We employed April as our nanny from 6th March 2017 until 30 August 2019 when her contract ended because our little boy commenced pre-school and we no longer required full time nanny assistance.
Our little boy was 11 months when April started with us and I was returning to work after a period of maternity leave. She made this transition for me extremely smooth and I was able to go back to work confident that he was happy and safe and I was very grateful for this. We employed April as part of a nanny share and she was excellent at understanding all of our needs and quickly established a routine that worked for both families. April’s communication with the families as a group and independently were excellent and we received daily updates and photographs of their activities which was appreciated.

April is a fantastic nanny and we have felt incredibly lucky to have had her in our lives at this important time. She strikes the perfect balance between having fun with the children whilst also teaching them and pays close attention to their development. Our little boy has certainly benefited from her teaching skills and she always linked part of their day and experiences to fun, educational activities to assist learning. She has helped us through the development phases including him taking his first steps, potty training and independent feeding, teeth brushing and dressing.

April was very organised and energetic and made sure the children had plenty to do all week. She kept this varied and would mix taking them out to parks, farms, discovery centres, soft play centres, swimming and the library to entertaining them at home with arts and crafts, imaginative play and games. April would also recommend what groups and classes might be suitable for our son to support his development and would take him to range of organised classes such as art, playball and music classes. It was always a busy and fun week!

April was also responsible for the children’s cooking and would prepare healthy menus and the online shop in advance occasionally batch cooking so we had a well- stocked freezer. She would prepare their meals and kept the kitchen and playroom tidy. April would also do the laundry for our little boy and would ensure he had a clean bed changing it weekly.

April is very committed to her work and professional but was also exceptionally loving, kind and caring with our little boy and he absolutely adores and trusts her. He looked forward to seeing her every day and she is now greatly missed in our house and we always look forward to the catch ups. I would have no hesitation recommending April as a nanny to a new family, they would be lucky to have her as we were and she has a lot to bring to the role.

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