My son has been going to Val since he was 13 months old. He settled in really quickly and loves his time with Val and her family. They do different activities every day and go out most days, walking the dog or even just down to the post box! We chose a childminder over a nursery because we don't want our son to be stuck indoors all day every day and he never is with Val. We're really happy we found Val and can't recommend her highly enough. Oliver comes home every day having learnt new words or how to do something new. There is such a wide range of things for him to do, he's never bored. Val gives a good range of food, fruit every day for snacks and pudding. On the occasions Oliver has been unwell, Val has let us know immediately and looked after him well until we've been able to collect him. Val sends photos and videos every day which is great because, as parents we miss so much but don't feel as if we are when Val communicates and keeps us up to date so well. We really couldn't be happier with Val. When we arrive in the morning, Oliver shuts the door in my face and doesn't want to leave at the end of the day! Its such a hard decision to find someone to leave your child with and knowing you can trust someone as much as Val is very reassuring. Oliver loves her and all her family and she won't be getting rid of us any time soon!!