My daughter has been with Debbie full time from age 8 1/2 months and is now nearly 3. I wanted a more intimate and homely environment whilst she was a baby and Debbie has provided much more flexibility than I could get from a nursery due to my working patterns. My daughter has come on in leaps and bounds, she wows me every day with something new she has learnt- she knows her colours and numbers, is always learning new songs, her speech and social skills are amazing- they do lots of pretend play and Debbie has supported us with potty training and helped when our daughter was having trouble learning to walk (it was actually thanks to Debbie that we discovered our daughter has hypermobility). The children get to socialise in large groups by going to weekly local playgroups and activities/days out with other childminder's and their mindees, and we get updates via an electronic diary and lots of photos! We feel so lucky that we found Debbie- it is so hard to leave your child when you first go back to work but I know that she gets the best care possible, and has heaps of fun!

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