We knew from the first visit Samantha was right for our 5 month old boy, as we saw her cuddling a little boy to sleep so lovingly I thought he was her own. On the second visit she held our little boy as we filled out paper work and he was so comfortable he fell asleep!

Apart from all the lovely and fun things she does with him such as walks, story/rhyme time, playing and finger painting; she is simply a warm, caring, maternal figure. The basis of what any mummy wants for such a young child when she needs to be away from him. I was able to go to work not only knowing that he would be safe and have his basic needs met, but that he would be cared for and feel loved in my absence. When I dropped him off he always showed true excitement to see her. When I picked him up he appeared to be part of the family, her children playing with him and kissing him goodbye.

She always noticed what skills he was working on and helped encourage him, taking photos and even a video when he first started to crawl.

We are very sad to see her leave!

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