My son was with Darlena since he turned one and was looked after her for 5 days a week for one year. We traveled from the other side of town daily and we only switched childminders because of her maternity leave. Our son really enjoyed going there, there was always a different play setting waiting for him when he arrived in the morning. Very often they would go out to the park, a farm, a play group, and they even went on a train ride one day which was so exciting for him! In the afternoon we would get photos of what they did that day, and when we picked him up Darlena explained how the day went and what my son enjoyed.
Every time we picked him up he was very happy and sometimes wouldn't want to stop playing. Also, my son had eczema and milk allergy and Darlena was very good with managing both. She was very easy to talk to and we worked well together to make him feel most comfortable. What stood out to me was that she enjoyed coming up different games for the kids, that they were appropriate to their development stages and encouraged them to try different things. I am certain that Darlena's care and concern about my child's wellbeing and development has helped him develop confidence and curiosity to the world, for which I will always be thankful.

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