Kat's Reviews
Parent
Below are the reviews that Kat has written.
As a first time mum with no family or support system close, I was hoping to find a warm, empathetic, friendly, caring, approachable and experienced nanny to look after our baby daughter once a week.
I found that and so much more with Julie. I felt an immediate rapport with her, she's a very caring and thoughtful person who not only looked after our daughter but who also supported me during some difficult times during early motherhood.
She's fun, thoughtful, kind, very creative, and very pro-active, loves to get stuck in, and has a vast amount of knowledge and experience from looking after a large brood of her own that she was always willing to share with me in a really supportive way; I found this invaluable.
Julie is a wonderful listener, and brings a really personal approach to her work. If I happened to mention something I was struggling with or hoping to action, toys to source for our daughter or aspects of parenting she would often help to find solutions for me, often in her own time, to share with us.
If our daughter was napping she would immediately find tasks to support with around the house, often finding inventive solutions to issues we didn't have time to deal with. She really helped take the pressure off and helped make life feel easier and in very discreet ways.
Weaning was a phase that I found challenging, especially when our daughter was diagnosed with a food allergy, Julie was incredibly supportive practically and emotionally during this time.
Our daughter loved her time with Julie, you could see this in person and the relationship they developed with eachother; and from the many photos Julie would share with me while I was out of the house.
It is really evident how much Julie cares about the children she looks after, how much she thinks of them while not with them, and how much attention she pays to the unique little person they are becoming, with their own individual needs and ways of being. And, the importance that's placed on also supporting the mother. She would often check in with me, on the days we wouldn't see eachother.
It's also clear how much she cares about her family and what a community- minded person she is, I've learnt a lot from her. She's a person that opens your eyes up to the world in new and meaningful ways and I'm really glad she's become a part of ours.
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