Vera is the best childminder we have used and know. She is very caring, reliable, has a big warm heart, cooks very nice food from fresh ingredients (in particular super yummy Home-made Italian food!), full of creative activities, taking kids to play areas whenever possible so they can explore the outside world, letting kids play with other children so they can learn how to socialise and, most importantly, she can calmly teach and explain to children what is right and what is wrong with a reasonable explanation so kids can learn how to behave and socialise with others.

My daughter comes home with a big smile every day and tells us how much fun she had at Vera’s with arts and crafts. They often tell us very proudly the techniques they have learnt and explain how she enjoyed making it. Really useful for Show and Tell classes when they get older. We were sometimes amazed at the knowledge they got from Vera and really appreciate how much care and effort Vera made for her every day.

Vera is always welcoming and open to talk to if anything happens during the day and I felt we are the part of the big family rather than just talking to a childminder. She even organised my daughter’s online birthday party with friends during lockdown which she loved so much! Vera tells me if she has any concern with my daughter’s behaviour and we discuss together what kind of approach we need to take at home and at Vera’s to improve it.

If you want your child to be with someone who will properly look after them with big love and home-made yummy food and come back home with big smiles with lots of fun stories to tell during the day, Vera is the one I strongly recommend.