Jill worked as our part-time nanny for several months, prior to our son starting school, and we cannot recommend her highly enough.

Our son has complex needs including Autism involving significant speech and language delay, sensory processing difficulties and no awareness of danger — requiring constant 1:1 supervision, particularly outdoors.

At the time of Jill starting with us, our 4yo son was unable to use sentences, causing him frustration and his words needed a lot of 'decoding' and guesswork to understand his wants and needs. He also has a couple of medical conditions requiring daily medication and swallowing difficulties, all requiring careful/close monitoring. Jill handled all of this with remarkable calm, patience and kindness, consistently applying his communication strategies, managing his medical needs confidently, and keeping him safe at all times, including out in the community.

As his mother I live with cancer and having someone we could trust completely was essential. Jill gave us that without question alongside plenty of empathy and humour. We think so highly of her that she has continued as our babysitter since her nanny role ended. Our son loves her dearly.

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