Our little girl started with Loretta a year ago - Loretta was the only childminder we saw; we had such a good feeling when we went to see her and even though our daughter wasn't walking at the time, I could really picture her toddling round Loretta's home & garden.
Loretta was so patient with settling Luna in, who did struggle at first (which we did expect, being a lockdown baby and it was a big change). Now we pull up outside and she goes "'Retta!" before we get out of the car and she walks straight in, which is so nice and reassuring.
They do so much; visits to the park, playgroups, crafty activities at home, trips out to places like Wakehurst and regular visits to Godstone Farm. Our girl gets so much out of her days there and my mum and sister, who both work in childcare, are always impressed with what Loretta does with her...and may pinch some craft ideas!
We get photos throughout the day, which are always so lovely to see. Luna gets so involved in everything and it's lovely seeing her enjoying herself and getting stuck in - it has been so nice seeing this develop as well over the last year.
We are always telling people how good Loretta is and we really couldn't recommend her enough.

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