I cannot recommend Yanka and her team highly enough. Our daughter started going to her 2 years ago, and as a nervous mother, Yanka has provided not only the best care to my daughter, but also huge reassurance to me that she was being looked after in the best possible environment.
Yanka has fantastic communication skills and I receive daily photo updates (during the day) as well as a full breakdown of her day upon collecting her. Yanka always makes time to talk about anything important (any issues or particular highlights), which helped us to talk to our daughter at the end of her day and bridge the gap between both home and childcare settings.
Almost every day, she brings the children outside to a park, playground or other activity. My daughter has seen more of Walthamstow than I have! All the activities are age approporiate and very creative. She also has a huge selection of (fun and educational) toys in her house and we receive lots of arts and crafts projects - which are often related to different seasonal events, which the children learn about too.
Yanka's home is incredibly clean, tidy and well organised. Given the nature of her job and the amount of children being looked after - I am not sure how she does it! She has never lost or misplaced any clothing of my daughters, which I hear is common in other setttings, and if we need to bring in replacement clothes, creams, nappies etc, it is always communicated to us clearly.
Yanka must be a fantastic chef because our daughter eats a very varied diet with her, lots of fish, vegetables, lentils, beans and soups - all homemade. On the rare occasion my daughter refuses something, we are told so. It has been really helpful to us, because we know what she will eat and when she is just being fussy.
Last year, Yanka initiated potty training and gave us huge support to continue it at home. Our daughter became trained very quickly (relatively early) and with few tantrums. This is all due to the environment Yanka provides, which is full of love and encouragment.
Every morning, our daughter (and the other children arriving) will happily greet Yanka, because they know they are going to their second home environment where they are treated with love, care and respect.

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