Yanka has been an absolutely wonderful child minder for my daughter who joined aged 1. From the outset she has been so kind, warm and welcoming. It has been delightful, a positive experience - not the stressful thing you hear from many people sending their child off for the first time.

The settling in process was short and effective. Our daughter had no trouble losing herself in play with the other children who all welcomed her with unreserved positivity and generosity. Nearly every single day our daughter has been really happy and excited to go to Yanka's, and is always in a good mood and chirpy at the end of the day.

Yanka creates a wonderful experience for the children, taking them out and about to parks and playgroups almost every single day. In the recent cold snap where this was not possible she has done great creative activities at home - doing drawings, paintings, collage and even baking a cake. She cooks fresh food every day and is sensitive to my child's egg allergy.

My daughter only seems to come home with good habits, learning phrases such as 'tidy up' aged 16 months! Yanka has also been really great with sleep, something my daughter has struggled with, settling her into a nap routing really well. She now sleeps more happily on her mattress at home, putting herself down for bedtime. She has learned sharing and other social skills at Yanka's, and the other children seem similarly equally helped by the positive and caring environment.

Yanka's flexibility and communication are great, updating during the day and with a summary report the end of each day. Yanka has always been able to observe and encourage positive progress in learning and development, and adapted her activities to encourage our daughter and the other children. She has kept us informed when children have been ill and what symptoms to look out for, with a clear and fair policy for sickness.

Overall we are incredibly grateful to Yanka and her team for the impeccable work they have done and for the invaluable role they have played in supporting our daughter. We think any parent who is considering leaving their child in her care can do so with total confidence that they will get the same terrific experience that we have had.

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