My daughter is 9 years old and has been going to Vals for a few months now.
She has a stiff upper lip when I pick her up after work, is always reluctant to leave vals and calls it her 2nd home !
Val has taken my daughter to Bird world, Bognor Regis for the day, ponds, parks, farms, woods and various other places (its obvious why a 9 year old would perfer to stay there than come home, do home work, wash and bedtime)!!
Val is warm, friendly, VERY experienced with children and her home is lovely. She provides gorgeous home cooked meals that smell delicious when you walk through the door.. she meets my daughters needs who eats like a horse and eats Val out of house and home :-)
With all the left over fruit from the week they prepare "Smoothie Fridays" which my daughter looks mostly forward too.

Gizo-well what can I say..other than when you meet their dog your'll want to take him home.. he loves walks with the children and has an excellent temperment. (Though his daddy cuts his hair like his and not very well ;-) )!!

Val uses time out, assists in home work and gives half an hour free play i.e watching tv, ONLY when home work and tasks have been completed. She has complied with my strict guidelines/rules I had set for my daughter and only rewarded when necassary.. (9 year olds like mine has habits of running rings around people so I decided to put things in place from the start which Val assisted in).

Val is like a member of our family now - couldn't imagine life without her.