Kate has looked after our daughter since she was 11 months old. Leaving my daughter to return to work after maternity leave was incredibly hard but finding Kate to look after her made the whole process a million times easier. It was clear from the very beginning how much Kate cared for all of the children in her care and I knew immediately that I would be happy to leave my daughter with her.
Kate has always treated our daughter like an extension of her family and has done everything possible to be flexible and meet our needs. She is always highly communicative and we always know what the current themes, plans etc are. Kate takes the children on exciting outings all year round, cooks homemade meals, regularly creates new and exciting activity opportunities - she is literally a superwoman and we have no idea how she manages it all! She also uses an online learning journal which is a fantastic way to record your child's progress and see what they're up to day to day with detailed and informative termly reports. Kate is also great at identifying developmental areas for your child, which is great when it's your first child and you're not really sure what they should be doing when!
We feel so bittersweet about our daughter leaving to go to preschool and if it weren't for us feeling she is ready for the next step before school we would absolutely keep her with Kate. I don't think we could have found better childcare. It is also worth mentioning Kate's wonderful assistants who are exceptionally committed and work so well with Kate and all the children. Barely a day goes by that our daughter doesn't pretend to be someone from Kate's house - and what brilliant role models they all are, including Kate's own children who our daughter has formed lovely friendships with and really looks up to. We will always be eternally grateful to her and her family and assistants for their support over the last 2 and a bit years. We will genuinely really miss Kate and her happy boat and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend her in a heartbeat.

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