Our daughter has been with Emma for two years from the ages of 1-3. We could not be happier with our choice. From her first day our daughter responded well to Emma's warm and sensitive approach and began to look forward to her sessions with excitement. She made a couple of very close buddies at Emma's during this time.
Emma's home is immaculate and well laid-out for children, with lots of educational toys and games, space for playing and a large garden. The house is very close to a small park which the children go to regularly.
As well as being wonderful with children of all ages, Emma is also very good at managing parents; being very understanding if we forget to bring an item or need additional reassurance during the day in times of separation anxiety or similar. When my daughter left her "cuddly" there Emma brought it round to our house before she went to sleep. Emma has good boundaries and is very clear about what is expected so there is no confusion, eg whether your child needs to stay at home due to illness. She is also accommodating if additional childcare is needed, up to the legal limits and always keeping the needs of existing children forefront.
Emma keeps a lovely record of activities, sleeps and meals in a daily diary, and also a more formal scrapbook of milestones.
I have no reservations about recommending Emma and would use her again if I require childcare in the future. Our daughter will miss her a lot, but hopefully we will keep in touch.

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