Charley

There aren’t enough superlatives to use

Michelle is an outstanding childminder and there aren’t enough superlatives in the dictionary to use. We were really apprehensive at first when finding childcare for our first born Evie, but upon meeting Michelle for a informal chat, it was clear from the start that Michelle goes above and beyond for the children in her care. Upon meeting, she was interacting with Evie (who was only 4 months old at the time) straight away and started playing activities with her and another child in her care whilst informing us about everything we needed to know. Talk about multitasking! There was no such thing as a silly question and we came away feeling excited for Evie to be in Michelle’s care. We also got to meet her lovely 3 girls on a follow up visit. Evie then had settling in sessions, adapted to her as an individual at around 9 months old and had no wobbles at all, which we believe is hugely thanks to Michelle and her thoroughness through the whole process.
Now Evie is in Michelle’s care, we get WhatsApp messages and pictures daily explaining what fun activities they get up to! We also have a notebook to explain her routine throughout the day, which is great to know when she naps and when she was having formula when she was younger. Michelle provides healthy snacks and meals now Evie is eating solids and let’s us know any new foods she tries and likes, which is really helpful. Communication is a huge stand out factor with us for Michelle as it feels like she is very much part of the family. Michelle picks up on little comments such as when it’s one of our birthdays and then we will find a card in Evie’s belongings to surprise us.
We are really happy with the variety of activities Michelle offers and it is amazing that she buddies up with Amy (another local childminder) which allows the children to meet others of a similar age. Michelle offers a lot of activities, to name a few- outdoor play, crafts, messy play, sing songs and many more, which Evie loves.
We would not hesitate to recommend Michelle, in our eyes, she is a perfect match for us and believe she would be for anyone else too. We are very lucky to have found her through the childcare website and we count our blessings every day. Thank you so much for being such a lovely role model in our Evie’s life.

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by Charley about Shell3 (Childminder) on 28/06/2022