STOP! Look no further! This is your childminder!

My daughter Adele started with Emine when she was 9 months old and didn't cry once from the very start because she felt so instantly at home. When we came for an initial visit I could tell right away that this was a warm, friendly, safe, and fun environment. Childcare is not just a job for Emine. It's a vocation. Sometimes if I came a few minutes early, I would sit while the other parents came to pick up their kids. With each individual child, Emine's face lights up as she describes their progress for the day. She genuinely cares about each kid and celebrates their successes.

The space is open and bright and there are always new play areas set up and new decorations on the walls. My daughter came home with new words and funny little songs all the time. Emine and her assistant Sumeira are great at sending little updates throughout the week with pictures of their outings. They go to the park, to the petting zoo, and even went on a field trip to the transport museum.

Adele would run into Emine's in the morning and didn't want to leave in the afternoon. Leaving your child somewhere for the day can be distressing and it was such a relief to know that she was having the time of her life and was so well taken care of while I was at work. The environment is so lovely and personable, all the kids end up really bonded with one another. Even us parents became friends because Emine and Sumeira create such a welcoming environment!

AND the food slaps! She once slow roasted a chicken for 5 hours until it was falling off the bone and did a whole roast for the kids! Sumeira's father runs a butcher so they get fresh deliveries every day just for the kids. All the meals are home cooked and super hearty. Adele ate lots of things with Emine that she wouldn't even eat at home!

I can't say enough good things about Emine. She is doing something really special that you don't get with every childminder or every nursery. We only left because we moved too far away and my daughter has been asking about Emine ever since. If we could have, we would have stayed and stayed!

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