We were absolutely thrilled to have Tahira as our nanny for several months this year. We could not have asked for a more perfect nanny. She was extremely conscientious, very reliable and completely trustworthy from our point of view and very pro-active. From our children's point of view she was loving, kind and lots and lots of fun.

Although she occasionally brought along her two utterly adorable young daughters, this never caused any problems at all. We had three children for her to look after (including one with ASD) and she was completely unflappable even with all five in her care. How she does it, I do not know, but she does. Especially as ours are not exactly relaxed children! Our children really loved her two as well.

She got on very well with the other parents in the playground at school and several of them have since told me they miss her and she was lovely. She was more than happy to organise playdates in either direction and pick up etc.

She was fabulous helping the children with their homework (her teaching qualification coming in very handy there!), making them practice their instruments, taking them to their numerous clubs, and keeping them entertained with exciting things to do in the holidays. She always left the house tidy and I cannot emphasise enough how wonderful she kept the children's rooms and their laundry, it was such a treat for us!

She was always gentle and patient with the children, but if they pushed too far she was quick to set firm boundaries which was exactly what we needed.

We were so sad when she gave her notice as she was relocating, as we'd all got very attached to her and she was very fond of us too. She is going to be a very hard act to follow and anybody who employs Tahira is extremely lucky!

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