My youngest son's been with Debbie since he was 10 months old (now about to start reception at Southwold Primary) and has thrived under her care. I was keen for my son to have a loving home environment whilst i worked and that's exactly what I've got. Debbie has a professional, caring and fair approach. She's very experienced and therefore has lots of suggestions and ideas for dealing with those hiccups that crop up for us parents, such as the seperation anxiety phase, toilet training, speech and language issues, sibling rivalry etc etc. I continue to ask her advice on lots of things!

Her communication skills are excellent and this was very important to me. I want to know what my son's done during the day, and her daily diary is a fabulous tool as well as acting as great memory box treasures for him to read when he's older.

She is a creative person and does lots of those wonderful craft ideas you can only dream about on Pinterest. She often bakes with my son, they do arts and crafts (some wonderful creations), but importantly, she indulges his interests and passions, which is role play and is a long suffering patient, hairdresser visitor or worm hotel inspector for him! I am forever grateful that she does the whole painting and glitter stuff with him as I couldn't bear the mess!

She went over and above when she knew i was worried about his speech, doing her own research to help him which I really appreciated.

I couldn't have asked for a better childminder and would wholeheartedly recommend her without any hesitation.

I'm very happy to talk to other parents considering using Debbie and answer any queries you may have.

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