I found Carole's profile on this website while we were still in Japan when we decided to move to the UK 5 years ago. I was desperate to find someone to look after my 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter as I had to start working full time straight away after I got there. We went to see her on the next day we arrived in MK, and her smile and friendly character made me comfortable immediately and thought my children will be fine with her. It wasn't an easy start as my children didn't speak a word of English then, but Carole tried really hard to communicate with them, and they soon started forming a bond that gave me a huge relief! Her husband David started doing school run later, and my children loved him too! Their lovely daughters also looked after them sometimes, and we felt like we became part of the family.

She has a lovely house with a big back garden, and the house was always immaculate! I don't know how she does it when she has so many children to look after! My daughter was so proud to be a toy room manager helping her to tidy up lots of toys!

Whenever I encountered problems, she always helped me finding solutions even beyond her role as a childminder which I cannot thank her enough.
My children stayed with her for 5 years until we left MK, and we couldn't have survived there without her and her family!

I would definitely recommend Carole, she is brilliant!

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