I have been using Alpa for about a year for my now 4 yr old daughter.. Alpa is reliable and helpful to working parents. As an single parent childcare and timings may sometimes be tricky but Alpa has helped with that. My daughter looks forward to going to Alpa's very much and enjoys playing with the other children and joining in activites Alpa has arranged for them. Alpa is very trust worthy and extremely friendly and easy to get on with I would Recommend her to anyone looking for a childminder.