We found Nanny Sheila on this website and were initially impressed by the reviews, and so we got in touch. We met with Sheila and a few other childminders to decide who to go with for our son’s childcare. It was easy to see how caring Sheila is and she was very understanding of our needs and preferences - particularly not knowing initially exactly how many days we would be leaving our son with her. Sheila has been extremely flexible and has allowed us change the days at short notice and to add extra days when needed - dependent of course on the other kids she looks after.

Our son started at Sheila's when he was 7.5 months and has thrived under her care. Sheila is very patient, compassionate and enthusiastic. Our little boy loves going to Nanny Sheila’s and is extremely excited to see her and her sons. There is routine to the day at Sheila’s but she also accommodates moods and our son’s changing sleeping patterns.

We had originally planned to transfer our son to a nursery after he turned one but we have been so pleased with the care that he receives at Sheila’s that we have changed our minds, and our son’s now been going to Sheila’s for over 8 months.

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