Becky recently took care of our son when at short notice we needed temporary childcare for a week. She invited us to visit her at home beforehand (a wonderful set up), where she clearly has put the needs of children first. There is an inspiring play area with everything you can imagine in terms of toys, books, tools for arts & crafts, dress-up clothes etc. She made us all feel very welcome from the first introduction visit; ensuring sure she had all possible information about our son’s routines and preferences.

As the first week in care can be traumatic for any child, parent and carer; it was with some anxiety we brought our son the first morning. With a few goodbye hugs and little tremble on his lip he was ok to stay and for us to leave. That little trembling lip was the only sign of uncertainty our son showed during the entire week. For the rest of the time he was fine to stay with Becky and was happy and chatty every time we picked him up, full of stories about what he had been doing. Every day ended with a big hug for Becky.

Becky is a truly warm and heartfelt person, she is active and takes the children out to visit different places such as the toy library, park, cake & play group. During the one week our son spent with Becky he proudly brought home more self-crafted “artwork”, cakes and nursery rhymes than he ever has from his usual nursery. The activities are related to current and seasonal events, which make them feel very relevant to the children as they can spot these things around them where ever they go, e.g. Remembrance Day, bonfire night, Children in Need etc.

In a little care diary, which he brought home with him every day, Becky gave a thorough description of what had been going on that day. The diary held things like how much he ate at meal times, success on the potty, general mood throughout the day and anything else you would like to know as a parent.

We would definitely be happy to have Becky care for our son again and would heartily recommend her as a wonderful and reliable carer.