Melissa has been the most fantastic childminder for us for the past 6 and half years. She has looked after both of my boys since they were 1 year olds in her home setting for three days per week - and they adore her.
She has supported them with everything from potty training to learning letters and numbers in preparation for preschool with kindness and encouragement.
She gives them wide-ranging, fun and educational experiences from toddler and soft play groups to museum trips, country park outings, farms and nature trails to name but a few.
She helps the boys to expand their palette by offering nutritious home-cooked food in the evenings. This has been so helpful to me after a long day at work, knowing they’ve been properly fed.
Melissa is easy-going, kind and generous, fun, firm but fair and totally reliable. I couldn’t recommend her more highly as a childminder and as an all-round brilliant human being.

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