My daughter has been cared for by Alison for almost 3 years and it is only because she is now of school age that we are leaving.

In the time we have known Alison, our daughter has been well cared for and been treated as one of Alison’s family. My daughter comes home happy with tales of her day with a smile on her face. The bonds she has built not only with Alison, but the other children have meant we have felt reassured when leaving her to go to work, safe in the knowledge she will be having a great day in a safe environment.

Alison has transformed her downstairs into a playroom and her garden is a full on activity centre for the children - swings, trampoline, ride ons and so on. My older children are always asking to go for a play themselves. My daughter comes home stimulated, often with artwork she has created that day.

Alison has always been really flexible when we have needed it. Those last minute extra days I have been asked to work have always been accommodated and it has given us great peace of mind to know we have someone to rely on.

My eldest children had been cared for in a nursery setting so we had some trepidation about changing to a childminder for our daughter, but it truly was the best decision. Alison has treated us all with warmth, our daughter has had time to learn and grow in a home environment with a small number of other children.

I would not hesitate to recommend Alison to you, whenever she is on holiday, my daughter asks after her and to me, that is the highest praise a childminder can get - to know they are missed by the children they care for when the routine is broken.

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