Claire W's Reviews
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We employed Lyn as a full time nanny 8am-5/6pm Monday-Friday for two years 2020-2022. At the time we had three children aged 5 and under, one being in her care alongside mum from birth. Lyn's duties included personal care for the children, washing, dressing, preparing meals and feeding as well as developmental support with school reading, education through play and social outings.
The weekly routine included toddler groups, preschool and school attendance/drop off and pick up, day trips and activities, indoor and outdoor play at home, crafting etc.
Lyn was extremely reliable and committed and she loved the children. Lyn's manner is very patient and she adapts to situations very quickly, not over-complicating arrangements that often need to change around the children, and she was always very flexible with her hours around our needs.
With the children Lyn had a firm and fair approach, helping with suggestions on behaviour management for the tough times! Lyn encourages independence and provides emotional and physical comfort when needed and quickly identified and complimented our parenting style to give the children consistency, which was very important for us.
The children enjoyed being with her and have sorely missed her since she left as they moved on to school settings. We always felt the children were safe and attended to in her care. Lyn built positive relationships with not only the children but also our neighbours and grandparents and had a skill at knowing when to take charge and when to hold back and defer to parents or other family, both in terms of discipline and allowing quality time with the children for visitors.
Lyn accepted our family, values, methods of parenting and house exactly as she found it and did not try to change what we were doing but instead committed to supporting it with gentle guidance. We found it reassuring to have another set of eyes, hands and ideas to help us raise our children through the very early years of having three, and in an extremely busy household with the pressure of full-time work for both parents.
We could not have done this successfully without the reliability and flexibility that Lyn offered and we are eternally grateful that we found this support through what was such a challenging time.
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