Our daughter has been with Leah for a couple of years now, and we couldn't be happier with Leah as a childminder. Our daughter has a genetic condition, and Leah tailors the care beautifully to help and accommodate her special needs. We can see that our daughter is progressing almost daily, and that's a lot to do with Leah's care. She will, for instance, spend time with our daughter in her walker, to help her progress with her mobility. Our daughter is now using a fork, and sitting up unaided, which are incredible steps forward, and so much of this is due to Leah's patience and dedication to helping our daughter in these areas.

In addition, our daughter absolutely loves going to Leah's. When we arrive outside the door, she gets excited to see Leah, and is totally at ease in the setting. She is really well integrated too with the other (non special-needs) kids that Leah looks after, and we really appreciate this integration, as it definitely helps with her progress and socialisation.

Finally, I say go the extra mile for many reasons, but here's an example that is extraordinary. I'm English, but her mum is French, so our daughter is being brought up bilingual, and Leah takes French classes on duolinguo in order to practise French with her! Simply incredible.

In short, we feel very lucky to have found such a lovely, professional, dedicated and caring childminder.

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