Sama has been looking after our son at the age of 1 year alongside our daughter after school who attends Lyonsdown just down the road. I was a bit apprehensive about how my son would settle as I had not left him with anyone during my year on maternity leave. After a 2 week period of settling in sessions prior to me returning to work, he settled in no time and looks forward to going there every morning. Equally my daughter loves going there after school and during the holidays and has made some great friends there, including her sons. Sama regularly communicates with us during the day, sending pictures and videos. This was particularly reassuring during the initial weeks of settling in. It was such a relief receiving pictures of the children smiling and happy and made my return to work so much easier. Sama regularly takes the younger ones to playgroup. She has a wonderful outdoor play area and many activities which they do during the day (making things, arts and crafts, colouring, bingo, Easter egg hunt etc). Meals are home cooked and enjoyed by the children and after school snacks are enjoyed with some down time, much needed after a busy day. Overall we’ve been really happy with Sama’s care and wouldn’t hesistate to recommend her.

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