I cannot recommend Julie highly enough. She is a warm, loving, fun and very experienced childminder and has looked after my son for nearly a year now, he's been with her since turning 14months old. My son was initially at a nursery and was constantly ill there (required 8 antibiotics in a 6 month period as well as frequent hospital appointments for various throat, viral and ear infections caught at nursery). I really thought I would have to stop working. Since being with Julie he's not needed any antibiotics, Julie makes sure children are wrapped up and drives to school runs when the weather is bad which I really appreciate. My son has really blossomed in the year he spent with Julie. They go out almost every day to children's centres, parks, soft play centres, museums and farms -all at no extra cost. Julie has a warm, big house where babies and toddlers have a quiet space for napping, the house is also very well resourced with endless toys and interesting things for the children to do, focused on different areas of learning - they never get bored!

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