Cordie

A 'home away from home'

Our son attended Federica's setting for over three years (from seven months old to starting school at four years) and has been happy in her care from the first day. I had been worried about sending my child into childcare at less than a year old, especially as he was quite attached and at home would hardly allow me to leave the room without him. However, he took to Federica almost instantly and made no objections to being left with her on his own after a brief settling in period. Any lingering doubts I might have had were put to rest when we arrived a bit too early one day (about two months after we started seeing Federica). As soon as I put my son down in order to wait for Federica to open the door, he crawled across and started banging on the door, demanding to be let in!
Over the years, we have greatly appreciated Federica's kind and caring personality, her reliability and good communication, her support with teaching of everyday skills (from road safety and potty training to recognizing numbers and letters) and her flexibility to accommodate our wishes and needs. As we were navigating the challenges of life as working parents, childcare was the one thing we never had to worry about!

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by Cordie about Federica (Childminder) on 12/09/2026