We have been so incredibly blessed to have Sharon Bone as our “Nanny Sharon” since June 2017. Sharon has been a loving, dependable, incredibly warm and nurturing childminder for both of our children since they were infants.

Our older child started at Sharon’s setting when he was just 10 months, and at the time Sharon lived in Redhill, 5 minutes away from us. He was there until he turned 3 and started in nursery, at which point Sharon had moved to Horley and our second was born. We treasured her contribution to our family and the early years of our older child so much that there was no question we would do the longer drive to Horley to make sure our second had a similar experience prior to starting nursery.

The kids have benefited a tonne from Sharon’s setting; they are independent, confident, and well behaved. They have had a lot of experience from days out, which they wouldn’t have had if they had been in a nursery from infancy; trips to the beach, farms, soft play centres, parks, walks around the neighbourhood, all the things that working parents desire to give their young children but might not be able to do so because of the commitment required from full time jobs.

Sharon is incredibly knowledgeable on everything concerning the needs of young children, undoubtedly gained from raising her own and being a childminder for as long as she has been. She is professional and organised, and the experiences she has given to the children have tied in with expected development as they have grown. She embodies everything a parent would want to see from a person / setting that their child spends a considerable amount of time with.

As a family, we have grown to love Sharon and will do everything (shy of having more kids!) to keep connected even after our children have left her setting. We’re more than happy for anyone with questions / seeking clarity to reach out to us if needed.

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