My son Leo has been with Amanda over a year now, having started with her when he was 7 months old. After speaking with and visiting several childminders in our area, Amanda was hands-down the most professional, organised and engaging. Leo adores Amanda and loves spending time with her, the other children she looks after and her own two children who are around when not at school. (Another reassurance when meeting Amanda was how lovely her own two kids are - obviously great parenting!) There is lots of room in her house and garden for the children to play and plenty of toys on-hand when spending time at the house. The kids are also taken frequently to play groups, outings at the park and the occasional special trip to a soft play centre. I have lots of art work from Leo's play groups which decorate his room at home, including gorgeous bunting made during the jubilee with Leo's hand-prints, olympic themed paintings and paper medals as well as lovely cards and photos. Amanda has been so generous, surprising us on more than one occasion with a lovely birthday gift for Leo and a one-year anniversary gift of our time with her. I never worry when Leo is with Amanda as she is a great communicator calling and letting us know if there is ever an issue or something we should be aware of. The written reports are wonderful to have and we have saved a few that were especially cutely written on Leo's very good days. We have even developed a system with Amanda posting photos of Leo to my Facebook page so that I can see what he's up to during the day and share it with all our relatives who live overseas. In short Amanda's attention to detail, willingness to go above and beyond, and her lovely relationship she has with Leo give me peace of mind when I leave him with her each day.