Both our boys have been looked after by Kate since a year old until they have gone to pre-school. They have had an amazing time and have developed real world skills far above my expectation.

There is a real home from home atmosphere where you know your child becomes part of the family, including the extra friends with the other mindees.

Kate has been flexible, knowledgeable, always prepared to work with you and have ideas to solve any problems even those at home like bad sleep! The children had lots of important outdoor play and exploring. And Kate has always tried to build on what each child enjoys and develop skills from there, my eldest could name every animal at the zoo, including porcupine and armadillo at 3!

I would recommend Kate as a childminder, she even helped through the tough time when I broke my leg and was extra flexible when needed. It feels like the end of an era now they are no longer going!

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