My little boy started with Polly the week of his first birthday, when I returned to work. He spent just under 3 years with Polly, full time, and I was so sad when the time came for him to move on - particularly as Covid-19 and our family shielding cut his time there short.

Polly provides a warm and welcoming setting for for the young children in her care and as a parent, you really feel as though they are cared for. They have many wonderful learning opportunities each week, both at home and also out and about exploring the world. The learning is all through play, with opportunities provided for young people to direct their own play and learning which are very well suited to each developmental stage. Communication was consistently very good, and I felt like we were able to work together in a really joined up way to tackle things like potty training, or any behavioural issues that arose. In addition to that, he came home with some brilliant routines around taking his shoes off and putting them away, or tidying away his own toys - better than I probably would have managed to instil myself!

Polly doesn't just babysit, she focuses on the individual child's next steps and plans activities around their needs. It made such a difference to me, going back to a stressful job and knowing that he would be well taken care of in my absence.

My son learnt so much during his time with Polly, and I will forever be grateful for the wonderful start that he had in her setting, to help him become the confident, knowledgeable little guy that he is, ready to take on the world! I am so pleased that we chose Polly to look after our little man; we would recommend her and her setting whole-heartedly to anyone looking for a well-organised, high quality and caring setting for their child.

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