Jade is currently working for us 3 long days a week and has been doing so for the past four months. When she first started with us our youngest was 5/6 months and our older son just over 2. They are both rather hard work(!) however she has managed brilliantly, despite the added difficulties of winter and recurrent lockdowns. She settled in within a day or so, and by week 2/3 was doing all of the boys washing and cooking. She takes them out at least once a day in any weather, manages their varying nap schedules and comes up with brilliant play ideas for wintery days which she finds on pinterest etc. She's also shopped for craft materials for them in her own time. They both love her and I'm more than happy to leave them with her despite being a rather hands-on/pedantic/worrying mum!! The best aspects about Jade are her flexibility (she has helped my husband at weekends when I'm working) and her ability to cope with any situation without being phased. For example when she was first with us she asked various mums in the local park for help to get my littlest into a sling she'd never used before.
Also she whizzes around the house in her last 15-30 mins here and everything is tidy when she leaves. Very punctual.

We're hoping to keep Jade 3 consecutive days/week but are flexible re days of the week.

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