Emma recently provided last minute childcare for my 7 month old daughter. I had previously only used a nursery or my mother so was admittedly nervous about using a childminder for the first time.

I was reassured almost immediately. Firstly Emma's home is lovely. I also met her three children - who are an excellent selling point for Emma's childminding skills. They are polite and charming but also bubbly and funny - clearly very well brought up and loved.

Emma went through a very thorough process of establishing my daughter's routines and took great care to talk me through her qualifications.

I will definitely be using her again, and that's the best recommendation I can give.