We have a one year old son who Ben has been looking after since September 2025 for two days per week. Our son has been very happy with Ben who has given him a really positive experience and great development opportunities. Ben goes out of his way to check how our son is, to update us about what our son is doing with Ben including what books he is reading, and Ben gives us regular updates and photographs of what our son is doing when under the care of Ben.

Ben makes effort to understand specific details about the children who are in his care such as favourite foods, words they are learning, pets they have, etc and he makes sure to talk to the children about these things to help them feel more at home, comfortable and supported.

Ben speaks to children rightly so as he would when greeting an adult and makes sure that they know how important and valued they are. From the second we drop our son off with Ben he is immediately made welcome and he settles in very quickly. Ben takes time to explain things to children in detail in a very articulate and patient manner and if a child asks him a question when he’s speaking with somebody else, he will explain that he will come back to the child to continue the conversation once he has finished his conversation with this other person, then he does this.

I was apprehensive about having somebody other than a parent or grandparent looking after my son at a young age (1 year old) but from speaking with Ben, receiving updates from Ben and seeing how Ben and our son interact put me at ease very quickly. We moved across the country so have had to change childcare providers, however if we were staying in Norfolk/Suffolk (or if Ben was to move to Yorkshire!!) we would definitely continue using him for childcare. We will miss Ben and our son still talks fondly about all of the exciting things he has done and learned at Ben’s. I genuinely feel that Ben has helped accelerate our son’s learning and his social development.

Ben has a good set up at home for the children and he makes sure to arrange regular day trips to keep the children engaged and well rounded.

For anyone reading this, I whole heartedly recommend Ben.

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