Like an extended family for our children x
Maria has been an extended part of our family, because of how important a role she (and Coco!) have played in our childrens lives, for nearly 5 years. Our youngest daughter has been with Maria since she was 8 months old and our son, now nearly 10, has enjoyed before/after school & holiday childcare during this time also.
From how her home is set up for the children she cares for to how she makes sure their learning & development is catered for with fun, creative tasks and games - I cannot recommend highly enough Maria as a childminder & we are so incredibly grateful for everything over these years. Coco has created an incredible setting in their beautiful back garden to give the children somewhere amazing to play together too! They are both completely focused on the experience of the children in their care.
Our youngest is about to start school and this changes our childcare needs, I feel like a big part of our 'life' is going to be missing as we will no longer be as reliant on Maria but we will still be keeping in touch - we have made friends for life x