Maria has been looking after our son for almost two years since he was 5 months old and has performed diligently throughout this time. She has taught us a great deal as parents on the care and safety of our son which we greatly appreciate.

Maria has many strengths achieved from the vast experience gained over her career, but for me her biggest strengths are her patience, her positive attitude and extremely caring nature treating our son like her own.

Maria fits in so well with our family and our son absolutely adores her… often calling out “Ria” first thing in the morning when he wakes up! Maria plans her time with our son extremely well taking him to different playgroups and activities for example trampolining, sing and sign, story time at the library etc. She has also taken the initiative to arrange regular playdates with other children so our son gets lots of exposure with children his own age. As a result he has learnt so many skills and made lots of friends.

Maria plans and prepares a nutritional breakfast, lunch and dinner for our son (who is a fussy eater) as well as taking care of other household chores which we do not expect her to do. She really does go the extra mile and is incredibly thoughtful making our lives easier.

In summary, Maria has more than the required qualities that make a successful nanny, she is very reliable, completely trustworthy and we feel very lucky that we have found her. She has truly become part of our family.