Where to start....we were worried about who would help us with our boy, as he's such a bubbly and lively character, not to mention our pride and joy.
We've seen a few childcare settings and instantly knew they weren't good enough for our own personal standards. However, we met Julie one evening and as soon as she opened the door, we felt safe and could feel the love, warmth and care of a mother ooze out of her home straight away.
Over the past year, our son's development has been amazing, and Julie is a big part of this. She has taken the time to learn how to get the best out of our crazy little man. If we have any worries Julie is easy to speak to and is always understanding and keeps us updated with how our little man is. We have also found it incredibly helpful and reassuring that if we're teaching our son something (putting shoes on etc), Julie will help maintain this too.
The time, effort and focus she puts into each child is amazing. The varied enrichment activities Julie does with the children has helped our son's development and confidence. We receive daily pictures of the activities, trips out and even videos at story time.
We feel completely confident when our son is in Julie's care and think ourselves to be lucky to have found her - picking Julie as our childminder is truly one of the best things we have done.

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