Rachael came into our lives when my previous child minder made a career change, we were very lucky to find her, especially as she is so popular. It was instantly evident why, Rachael is kind, caring, fun but crucially has high standards particularly concerning the behaviour of the children in their care and their relationships with each other. My son goes daily for wrap around care before and after school. He runs up her drive every morning, excited to be there. To him, it really is a home from home. Despite being there a relatively short amount of time each day, Rachael still gives my son a real sense of purpose when he’s there and does so many constructive planned activities. He frequently brings home things he has made, drawn, created and is bursting with pride. She makes efforts for the children to understand events and traditions and always remembers little things like Mother’s Day etc which means a lot. Rachael cares about their school journey too, my son is lucky enough to attend on some days with other children in his class and they do their homework together willingly - because of the environment Rachael provides. My son misses the entire family during holidays, they have a wonderful, loving family home and it makes juggling full time work and parenthood so much easier. I can not recommend her highly enough.

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