I had been worrying for a while about finding a childminder who could look after my little boy whilst I went back to work full time. It was recommended that I speak to Maria and meet her as a potential childminder.
At our first meeting I brought along my little boy who was only 5-6 months old at the time, he was crying uncontrollably (as a first time mum I still had no idea what I was doing) so she asked if she could help (I was more than happy) as soon as I passed him over to her he was settled, it was at this point I thought WOW....how did she do that?! I NEED her as my childminder!!
We had a few settling in days when "HD" started he was 1 year old and he seemed to settle straight away, I started to panic when he grew a bit older and he got very clingy to me, Maria told me that this was normal and it was all part of the development stages,
As time has gone on "HD" now LOVE going to Maria's and has nicknamed her "Mia" he comes home with a diary of what he has done for the day and what he has eaten its fantastic, I love being kept up to date with thing, I get pictures of him throughout the day and he even brings me things home that he has made!! Henry is now 2 and still loves going to Mia's house and I love taking him somewhere which is a home from home.

All in all i totally recommend Maria and wouldn't look anywhere else, Maria has not only become my little boys childminder but also a good friend and my parenting guru!! Thank you for everything Maria!!

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