Our son started with Sue at 1.5 years old and spent about 2 years in her setting. From the very beginning we knew she was the right person for him: he didn’t want to leave her house during the very first meeting and while she looked after him for 3 days a week, he was asking each and every morning whether he can go to see Sue. On the car journey home he would even try to persuade us to head back to finish playing some activity he did there.

The activities she offered were so varied and interesting for our little boy who is very outdoorsy. Apart from the various playgrounds, he went to toddlers’ groups, story time in the library, soft play, farms, the aquadrome and garden centre. On rainy days they were painting, drawing, making cards and doing playdough (all handmade by Sue), cooking biscuits and reading stories. They were singing and dancing as well, as our boy loves singing and dancing. On warm days they enjoyed Sue’s garden arranged to the needs of toddlers with its sand and water play areas, sending cars down the trench, scootering and playing with the ball. On the hottest days of the summer they had a canopy, gazebo, splash pool and refreshments (honestly we all wanted to join!) and what a wonderful Jubilee party she threw last summer!

Our little boy was learning so much in her setting and enjoyed himself tremendously! During these years Sue became one of his favourite people always listed among other family members and practically stood in for the missing grandmother. Since we don’t have family in the area we felt Sue is a pillar, always reliable, always responsive, always looking for ways to adjust to the needs of our active and curious child. We would never have thought of leaving her and even postponed our move to another county as our youngest was ready to step on board and enjoy the range of facilities but Sue decided to move herself and sadly we had to say goodbye to her. We feel very lucky to have had her for as long as we did and we’re sure she will help bring a magical start to children under her care in her new place.

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