Mel has been with our family since March and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

She has had sole charge of our three boys (aged 8,6 and 2) three days a week and has been unfailingly reliable, positive, honest and cheerful. She arrives every day with a smile and the boys are always happy to see her. She manages the (fairly complicated) diary of pick-ups, playdates, after school activities with ease and always keeps on top of the domestic duties. During holidays and half-terms she has been proactive about finding activities do to – museums, picnics, parks. She has built up good relationships with all the children and particularly with our youngest, who she spends the most time with – she has found a wealth of local activities and playgroups to take him to and they love going to the library together to find new books and do Rhyme Time; he has flourished in her care.

We are extremely sad to be finishing our time with Mel, we are doing so only because I have decided to take a career break so we no longer need a nanny.

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