"Nanny Sharon" has looked after our son from June 2017, when he was 10 months old, to August 2019, when he turns 3 and moves on to nursery.

I initially met with Sharon after I had already seen a few other options for childcare so I had an idea of what to expect from a childminder. I was very pleasantly surprised by how organised and immaculate her home was. The children have a dedicated play room with access to a large enclosed garden, and there are bedrooms available for them to take their naps in. The kitchen is also large enough for them to have their snacks and meals together, which has made it easier to enforce this social time at home as well. One thing in particular that I noticed and very much loved in her setting was that there were toys / books / dolls that made it clear she was also conscious about providing children with materials that helped them appreciate the different backgrounds and ethnicities around them.

Sharon is a very approachable, likeable, energetic individual. I knew as soon as I met her that I wanted her to look after my son. She takes the children out of the house most days and my son has benefitted tremendously from the adventures they have had going to the farm, the beach, as well as the usual parks and soft play. The experiences my son has had from being with Nanny Sharon since my return to work, I don't think he would have had elsewhere. Sharon also gets the children involved in a lot of indoor activities; planting seeds and seeing them grow, watching caterpillars morph into butterflies, creating cards for special occasions, painting, the whole lot.

She keeps a daily diary which she fills in with information about the day they have had, how much food / sleep he has had, as well as lots of pictures taken during the day. That has worked really well towards keeping us as parents always updated.

Sharon is also firm with the children but equally affectionate, and has become very special to both my child and us as parents! She is very knowledgeable and I usually ask for her advice / opinion on all things related to the different phases my son has gone through while he has been in her care. He has really flourished and we are sad about having to move him to preschool nursery; any child would be very well taken care of in Sharon's care.