We contacted Tally before Christmas after a good friend recommended her. Having three little ones it was very difficult for us to go out and I felt very anxious leaving them, especially the youngest who was only 3 months old at the time. Tally arranged to visit our home not once but twice in the weeks commencing our evening out. She even gave up her time to come on the school run with me to familiarise herself and allow the children to meet her in a different environment to home. As soon as I met her I just knew that she was the person I would feel completely comfortable with. She was so kind and gentle and allowed the children to get to know her at her own pace. As mentioned in other reviews Tally is highly experienced in child centred therapeutic parenting, her manner and way of speaking to the children respectfully and gently really put me at ease and I was so confident that the children would be happy and comfortable in her care. We have since then booked Tally on multiple occasions, the freedom of being able to go for an evening out or a date night has been amazing, and to know that the children are totally safe and happy is a such a lovely feeling. Whenever we tell the children that Tally is coming they are always so excited.
Recently my husband booked Tally for an overnight stay as he had arranged a surprise party and night away for my birthday. Tally was absolutely amazing, not only was she in on the secret, she had checked with my husband that I would feel comfortable with leaving them overnight, his reaction was ‘we absolutely trust you and it won’t be a problem’
After the initial surprise of the party I had a panic ‘what about the kids?’ Tally had kindly asked that I FaceTime them and tell them that she would be sleeping over, the kids reaction: ‘yaaayyyy!!’ I had the most amazing night mainly due to knowing that the children were safe. Tally texted me all throughout the evening and first thing in the morning to say they had all gone to bed and slept well. I felt so comfortable and happy knowing she was there with them. It was a huge thing as we had never left all three of them overnight, even with family, but Tally was incredible. She even brought little treats for the children for the next morning. I can honestly say Tally has become such a good friend, the children absolutely love her and having someone we trust to leave our three most precious children with has completely changed our life, giving us freedom to go out and that important quality time together as a couple, which fellow parents will totally understand is so hard once you have children!
I would not hesitate to recommend Tally, she is truly brilliant at her job. And a lovely lovely person!

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