Amy has looked after my daughter and my friend’s son as part of a nanny share for the last couple of years, and I honestly couldn’t have hoped for a better nanny.

She has a very gentle and patient manner and is completely unflappable, which has had a very calming effect on my daughter (who can be quite emotional/explosive at times!).

Amy gets out of the house with the kids every day, taking them to playgrounds, walks along the river, dance classes, museums, soft play, art classes etc. She’s very good at finding one-off events locally too. She genuinely seems to love hanging with the kids and often sends us funny pictures/anecdotes about what they have been up to.

Amy is also brilliant at craft activities, which my daughter loves. I wish I could post pictures of all the things she’s done with the kids in an afternoon, e.g. full-scale cafés out of an empty mattress box, an Elsa castle out of loo rolls and pipe cleaners.

The kids are 3 now so will be going to full time nursery next term and we will all be absolutely gutted to see her go, but know she will make a fabulous nanny for another lucky family.

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