Our oldest son was just a 1/2 years old when we first met Jen - she was the Room Lead for the nursery which we sent him to and it was immediately clear she was a trustworthy & hardworking carer who took her responsibilities of leading the younger rooms seriously. Our child had quite a timid character and required more 1:1 reassurance at that age, and we saw that Jen was one of the few carers who understood well how to support his development at the nursery.

Fast forward a few years, we were fortunate enough to secure her childminding services again in Sept 2018, when our son (now 7 years old) moved to the school where she does after-school pickups and care in her own home. She continued to demonstrate the same professional care & work ethics we first experienced when we first met her, but we were even more impressed by the way she was doing it all on a self-employed basis. There's no doubt it is a huge amount more work for her this way, but the fact our son really enjoys going to her place after school is testament to the credibility she has built up. Even during school breaks, he would often ask if he could go to Jen's for the day compared to other camps/clubs we present to him as options.

She has a sizeable setting for the intimate number of children she has (mixed ages), both indoors and outdoors. She also embodies many values we feel are important in terms of parenting - lots of fresh air outdoors weather permitting (our son loves football in her spacious garden), a variety of activities/crafts if they have to be indoors, plus her meal menus are healthy & home-prepared (a lot less sugary and processed than the type of thing served up in private nurseries despite them having dedicated cooks/chefs). She even gets the children to make progress on some of the school projects assigned, so they can work on it over days/weeks (saves us working parents a bit of time!). When our son goes for the occasional full day at her place during school holidays, she takes them to parks/farms as well which is a great touch.

Her childminding style is very supportive yet sensible, with a calm and easy-going demeanour which works well with most children. We have complete trust & confidence in the standard of care she provides for our son and highly recommend her for anyone who is looking for a quality, intimate setting for their child(ren). In fact, when our youngest one is old enough to start Reception in the school, we will be enrolling him to Jen's assuming she has a space available!

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