Caroline is a fantastic childminder and I would recommend her to anyone looking for someone to care for their child - at any age - she looked after my daughter for 3.5 years, between the ages of 1 and 4. Unfortunately for us my daughters school placement meant we had to finish with Caroline.
Caroline is very caring, considerate and supportive. Her home was a home away from home for my daughter and for the other children - this was very important to me as my daughter was only 1 when I had to go back to work. The setting is perfect for stimulating the children and allows them to take the lead on their learning regardless of their abilities - there is always something for any child at any stage of their development. Over the years I saw how Caroline continued to develop the space and create more and more opportunities for the children to explore as well as offering day trips out to explore new things and the places around us.
My daughter has a few allergies and Caroline dealt with it all brilliantly - she really reassured me that I had nothing to worry about when leaving her - Caroline cooked lovely homemade meals which were apparently very tasty!
My daughter thrived with Caroline and I couldn't be happier with the care she gave her. Caroline challenged my daughters learning by offering many opportunities to gain new experiences. She also supported my daughter brilliantly emotionally through many things from potty training to joining nursery and all of the new experiences that come with the next steps of her life. The bond my daughter has with Caroline was special - and still is - she really did help me to raise my daughter.
Caroline's communication was fantastic throughout. For example simple things like sending photos of my daughter to share what she has been up to that day or texting to say everything is fine after I had left when I my daughter went through a phase of crying at every drop off!
We also now have the amazing learning journey folder of my daughters time (which is ours to keep) which includes photos & notes about some of her experiences, things she said or did and it clearly documents details of her development as it was happening.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Caroline or come back if I was lucky enough to have more babies!

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