We struck absolute gold when we found Maria. Due to the Pandemic I ended up needing to return to work a little earlier than I had wanted and our initial plans of having Grandparents take a role in childcare was also thwarted. I decided to contact the local Council asking for support in finding someone quickly and Maria was at the top of their recommendation list. As soon as we met her my gut instinct told me that this was a safe, loving and homely environment that my son would thrive in. My son (who at that time was quite wary around new people) appeared instantly comfortable with Maria, giving her big smiles and giggles, more each time we met her!

We have now been with Maria 6 months and my son could not be happier. Maria and her team provide a happy, exciting environment with ever changing activities and outings which stimulate, stretch and engage my son. Maria really knows her stuff and I am impressed again and again by her knowledge of Child Development and how she is able to challenge and aid him in reaching new milestones, whilst giving him the most fun day ever! Maria is constantly refreshing and rotating toys as well as making sure they are diverse, multicultural and foster inclusivity. Maria understands the importance of starting this at a young age.

I am impressed with his fine motor skills development, beginnings of imaginative and projective play and very happy with his speech and language - Maria has even taught him the words for 1,2 and 3 in Spanish, which we have all been having fun with. My son is developing relationships with the other children at Maria's, which she encourages and he races in to see them and her, grinning from ear to ear on Maria days! 

We are really pleased with Maria's communication, especially enjoying the photos she sends us showing u what our son is doing throughout the day. Maria seems to genuinely care about our son and is so accommodating and flexible to his and our needs, we don't know what we do without her.

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