We found Lucia on childcare.co.uk and after reading the very positive reviews went to meet her and were struck right away by her warm friendly manner, and her professional and considered approach to what she does – and most importantly our daughter Jean took a shine to her from the start! Also the childcare setting was fantastic - a welcoming, secure and comfortable home full of colour, educational toys and arts and crafts, and a garden for outdoor play.

In her year and a half of being looked after by Lucia and her assistants Shauna and Anna, our daughter has really thrived - the structured, fun environment that Lucia provides (and the delicious food) has contributed so much to the bright social and confident (and hungry!) girl that she has become. By interacting with a smaller group of children from a range of ages, Jean advanced at a rapid pace - we’re sure her skills and vocabulary progressed faster than they would have done had she been in a large nursery class with children all the same age. Lucy follows the early years curriculum and there is a perfect balance between play and learning in the day to day activities there - looking through Jean’s updates/milestones book put together by Shauna we can see how enriching and enjoyable the environment has been for her.

We feel so lucky to have found Lucia, Shauna and Anna - with both my partner’s and my families living in Canada, we’re grateful to have had our daughter looked after by such loving, funny, skilled and responsible people who genuinely care about her wellbeing and development. They have filled the extended family role - when our son was being born, Lucia was there to take care of Jean, and Shauna who was her key worker has such a lovely bond with her. We will be staying in touch even though Jean has now moved on to preschool.

Having our daughter looked after by Lucia was easily the best decision we have made as parents. We want our son to have the same brilliant foundation as his sister - when he’s old enough we plan to send him to Lucy as well so she can work her magic again! Many thanks and much love, Sue + Dan

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