Carol's work with the children is so outstanding - I venture a guess noone does it so well in the whole of Bournemouth area.

She is not just kind and loving towards the children but being Montessori trained and having infinite levels of patience she is able to pass on knowledge in a gentle, yet effective way.

Our daughter has been coming to Carol's for over 2.5 years now and over this time has grown to love her like she is part of her family. The children eat together, play together and learn in the Montessori way with all the tools that are required for it to be effective.

And the added bonus - being Venesualian with Italian background, Carol speaks to the children in Spanish and Italian - so they learn these languages as well, at the time when learning is most effective.

We looked at other childminders in town - Montessori ones mainly, but noone had the right energy and kidness about her the way Carol does.

If I could give her more stars I would, and every child lucky enough to have parents who want the best for their children would love joining Carol's Montessori Childminding!

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