Genka stayed with us over a year, as a single mother with no family in the UK to help I had gone through many nannies and with my high standards I usually had to let them go soon after.

We finally met Genka when my son was just turning 2, She quickly became a part of our family.
A second grandmother to my son. Genka presence in my home felt so easy, she adjusted quickly, was kind, honest, tidy, reliable (Never had a sick day), valued my privacy and gave me the perfect amount of space.

She took care of my son 5 days a week and when needed she took care of him for longer when i had to go abroad for work. She didn’t treat this like a job, her top priority was my son’s well being and to make my life easier. I never had any worries when my son was in her hands. She succeeded on every level, when my son was waking up at night or too early in the morning, she would adjust his routine to help us both get good sleep. She knew how important routine was to me and followed all my ideas of how i liked things to be done, every day went smoothly. She taught my son to be polite, table manners and encouraged him to be independent.

Genka is kind , loving and gentle but in charge with my son, she is attentive with eyes on my son at all times and did not spend time on her phone. She enjoyed bonding, chatting, singing and creating new activities for my son to try.

My son is a fussy eater and my past nannies struggled to feed him. However, Genka never gave up trying different ways to help his feeding, she cared about him getting good nutrition and succeeded. He is now on a well-balanced diet with lots of vegetables, fruit and he has finally put on some weight.

She is family oriented, her communication skills were excellent and emotionally healthy,
at every discussion I always felt supported and listened to.

I am sad that we no longer need full time care and already know we will miss her deeply she was always there for me and my son through good and hard times and she will be a part of our family forever

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