Dawn is a wonderful childminder offering a clean and calm, home from home setting. Our son spent 18 months with her and he absolutely thrived!

When he started at 8 months, the settling in sessions were planned in a way to ease him in gently. She was so reassuring and sent regular communication and pictures to put us at ease. This carried on throughout his entire time and it was always lovely to see him having fun and what he was getting up to. Food, sleeps and nappy updates were always shared via WhatsApp so we could keep up to date.

She provides the most wonderful home cooked balanced meals, which smell and look so yummy! My son never came hungry and was always well fed. She helped encourage him to learn to use cutlery, as well as table manners!

We cannot thank her enough for her involvement in his development, from walking to talking, to eating, to counting. She provides a wonderful clean home, with all sorts of toys, games, outdoor toys and more to encourage him to progress. She really supported me as a mum (first baby) by reassuring me of any worries I had with his development.

Whilst my son was there, there were two other children which he loved playing with and it allowed him to learn to socialise, preparing him for nursery. It also meant he got plenty of attention and focus as it was a small group.

She never once let us down and always gave advanced notice of any holidays. We feel so lucky to have found her and lucky that our son got to spend a wonderful 18 months with her.

We see her and her husband as family friends now and will be staying in touch!

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