Zdenka has been working with us since September 2020, taking care of our first daughter when she was 15 months old, on a full-time basis. Our conditions were not easy as our daughter had only been with us since she was born, and we are both working from home full-time in a small flat. Zdenka is a true professional and handled the transition very well. It wasn’t long before our daughter would wave goodbye to us when she sees Zdenka arrive in the morning.

Zdenka has a deep understanding of children’s learning and development needs which is at the heart of everything that she does. She has brought many books and materials into our home to aid our daughter’s learning and support the activities and themes she meticulously plans. Zdenka has spent her spare time providing advice to us in areas such as sleep and nutrition, and also preparing activities such as making a cardboard barn for messy play or little boats to teach our daughter about sinking and floating. She also scopes the local area for playgrounds, classes and activities to attend, which has not been easy during lockdown.

Zdenka is extremely hard working and very flexible as we have had a number of schedule changes during our time and is able to work additional hours at short notice. She is always punctual, focussed and very dependable. It is heartwarming to hear positive feedback about Zdenka from other nannies or parents which we meet in the playground. Our daughter is small for her age, but very able and confident. We have no doubt that this is due to Zdenka’s encouragement and professionalism in being able to recognise areas for our daughter to learn and teaching methods to help her achieve milestones.