Rachel and her team are amazing. I am a working mum and was VERY worried about going back to work with such a young baby to find care for. My daughter started with Rachel when she was 4 months old and was tiny. I needn't have worried. She became a member of Rachel's extended family.

Rachel's setting is very clean and tidy, and she has lots of room for kids to play in the garden, the playroom and kitchen. She has always gone the extra mile if she was ever able to. My daughter learned so much, that when she started school she was ahead of the curve. She knew her alphabet - because she thought it was a song and fun. She knew all of her colours and everything. She did arts and crafts projects ALL THE TIME! (We won't mention that I was paniced one night when my daughter's toes were blue - turns out Rachel had done a surprise gift with blue paint that I wasn't yet aware of - involving her footprints).

Rachel was always very thoughtful with holidays and created a diverse celebratory atmosphere (I'm an immigrant) and even taught the children about our holidays to honour our family. She celebrates many, many different cultures and holidays.

We never left Rachel's - until my daughter went to secondary school - she was 11! I can confidently say that having Rachel as our childminder for 10.5 years was a benefit to our family and definitely to our daughter - and our whole family calls her Auntie Rachel.

If you are in this area - she's definitely the one I'd go to!

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