We have recently moved to the area and needed to arrange childcare to start immediately for work and not knowing anyone locally for advice meant we had a potentially stressful task ahead of us.

I had been a little hesitant as SweetSerenity was so new and had no reviews yet but we wanted to look at all options so we arranged a meeting.
Chelsea and Mimi where the first childminders we met with and honestly after that first meeting there was no competition. They were both so friendly and put us immediately at ease. They were able to answer all of our questions and to be fair I think they raised anything we might’ve had concerns about before we had a chance to ask. They had clearly put so much time, effort and love into getting their new business off the ground and it really showed. Both myself and my partner came away really happy. We had a really good feeling about them.

Being new to the area has been a little daunting but they have made it much easier with their kindness and a friendly ear not only for my daughter but for me too.
Settling in has gone so smoothly, there are sometimes a few tears at drop off but I think that’s normal anyway, within minutes I get a picture of her smiling and playing happily.

We are a vegan family also and the girls have been so accommodating towards our dietary requirements, always providing healthy and varied meals... She eats so much when there I think that speaks for itself about their skills as chefs.

I tend to overthink everything so sent a long list of questions about naps, food, trips out etc before we started and they happily addressed everything even thanking me for raising some items which they hadn’t thought of. They’ve never made me feel unreasonable for questioning anything and as a result I feel like we’ve developed a really healthy, open and honest relationship.

I trust Mimi and Chelsea completely with my daughters care and development and I can see how much she loves going there. She gets a level of education and interaction from their setting that I could never replicate at home so I’m extremely grateful to them. We 100% made the right decision to choose them and I look forward to seeing how my child grows in their care.

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