My daughter (Anna) was 15 months old when we first started looking for a childminder and since she had only ever been looked after by family I wasn't quite sure what I was looking for. I met up with a few childminders before we met Sam but both my husband and I knew instantly that she was the one from the very first time we spoke to her. Anna felt comfortable straight away with Sam and her kids and has always been happy at drop off in the morning. Sam always kept us up to date about Anna's day with a diary that listed her daily activities, which included what she ate, how she behaved during toddler groups etc and a quick summary was also given at pick up. Any concerns and observations she made during the day were always mentioned to us. As parents who both work full time, we felt completely assured that Anna was in a happy environment and well looked after. Sam made sure that the kids in her care were well entertained, taking them to toddler groups, parks as well as outings to animal farms etc and always came up with different activities at home for the rainy and cold days.

We are really sad having to take Anna out of her care and wouldn't have done so if it wasn't for us moving away. Sam formed a strong bond with Anna and she has always been very affectionate and caring with all the kids in her care. Sam has always been very flexible and accommodating to us as parents in terms of different drop off or pick up times and we truly recommend her as a brilliant childminder!

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