Gemma took care of our daughter, Anabelle, for about 18 months (aged 11 months to almost 2 1/2). We moved away from Twickenham in March 2018 and I can honestly say we still miss her. She's an incredible childminder - caring, funny, gentle and really calm - even when being firm (which always had me a bit in awe of her). She's super organised, both administratively and in the way she organises her home and the activities she does with the children. Cooking, art, creative play, 'subject' of the month (could be teaching them all about food or seasons) as well as excursions to teach them about daily living - going to the library and the post box and fun filled days out to the petting zoo or soft play. The meals and snacks the kids have are varied and healthy which was a big priority for me and Anabelle just loved her! Definitely worth saying that her son Kai is a great kid too - he really loves playing with the younger ones - Anabelle always loved it when he was off on school holidays.

I also remember thinking Gemma was really reasonably priced when we were looking for childminders.

I couldn't recommend her more highly.

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