The time has finally come for us to leave Lesley’s setting for our childcare after my 2 children being with her for the past 6 years.
When choosing a childminder I was particularly worried about my son, who was very clingy as a toddler. He immediately became at ease with Lesley and Phil and formed a bond straight away. When working full time, it was so imprortant to me to have a reliable, happy household to leave my children with each day - dropping them off was easy!
It was also lovely to receive photos of my kids regularly to see what they were getting up to.
I particularly liked how they were treated as part of Lesley’s extended family, by all family members, and there were plenty of children of all ages to play with!
It was also an added bonus of Phil being a part of the childminding as that was beneficial in adding a different dynamic to the childcare.

My son has a few additional medical needs and I felt reassured that he had good care to support and tend to these. He was monitored closely and Lesley would keep me updated with any concerns.

Overall I would highly recommend Lesley (and Phil). Although we’ve just left her setting officially, I will always still give her a call should I need any ad hoc childcare and I know she’ll be there for us too whenever we should need her.

A testimony to Lesley is the fact that even though we’ve technically left her setting, when my children see both her and Phil, they still immediately run to them - just to give them a hug and say hello!

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