I found Marlene using this site a week before I was due to go back to work from maternity leave, and she quickly accomodated to my needs. Obviously, as a parent of a young baby, chosing the right person to look after your little one can be a difficult and daunting decision, and I definitely made the right one.

From the start, my son was given a settling in period and he adjusted to this environment extremely quickly. Her house is child safe, clean and is a great place for children to be. All the children she looks after love being in her company and she has a lovely husband and two children who my son adores. She is very active, taking the children on regular field trips and to the local children's centre. One of my worries was that my son wouldn't get the interaction with other babies like he would have done at nursery, but I soon realised this wasn't the case at all. I have been impressed at how quickly he has been developing and every week, he's picking up new things.

I was very impressed at her attention to detail. She keeps a journal and writes daily updates of what your child does, what they eat, nap times (and duration) with a summary of how they are getting on. This is reassuring as even though I'm not there during his day, I feel like I have a real insight into what has been going on.

Marlene is a kind and caring individual, who really loves and enjoys being a childminder. I would highly recommend her to anyone.