Jenny has been looking after my daughter since she was 6 months old when I had to return to full time work. Heidi is now 3 ½ and has been attending Happy Day Childminding Service 5 days a week Monday to Friday.

I have been extremely happy with the care my daughter has received; I could not fault it in any way. She has made great progress whilst in Jenny’s care. Jenny is very friendly, welcoming and very professional and provides a clean and well organised home. My daughter has great fun playing with all the toys available and with the other children in her care.

Beyond all this though, it is Jenny’s warm and friendly but no nonsense approach which sets her apart from other childminders we have experienced.

She provides a wide, fun range of activities including plenty of outdoor exercise. My daughter has enjoyed sand and water play, drawing and sticking, reading and puzzles as well as outings to the park, regular visits to the library, weekly play groups, and trips to feed the ducks and walks in the woods.

Jenny is a great communicator and has no trouble in gaining my daughters confidence and therefore encouraging good behaviour and kindness and compassion to others, both skills which are important to us at home.

When my daughter steps outside her boundaries she responds with firm but kind discipline explaining what we would like to see in terms which she understands.

When she is hurt or feeling under the weather I know that she feels happy to be comforted by Jenny and I am 100% confident that she can administer either first aid or medication following all the correct procedures and completing the necessary records to ensure her health and safety.

Since my daughter has been in Jenny’s care a lot has happened regards to her health, firstly she was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease which meant a strict Gluten Free Diet. Then she was suffering with a moderate to severe hearing loss which was brought on by the Coeliac Disease. This meant that Jenny had these extra responsibilities which didn’t faze her at all. She has done a brilliant job in making sure my daughters diet has been adhered to and done lots of work to improve her communication skills.

My daughter has developed remarkably well considering, she is writing her name, knows all her numbers, shapes, colours and is a remarkable confident girl.

This is only down to the care, attention and love that Jenny provides, not just to my daughter but all of the children she cares for.

Jenny completes a daily diary detailing what the children have done each day. From this I have a complete picture of her whole day including what she has eaten, and all her activities. This helps me to feel involved with her care so that I can talk to my daughter about her day.

Jenny is very creative and always comes up with new ideas and ways to teach the children new things. This is so nice to see and the children learn so much from this which helps them develop their creative personalities.

I don’t know what I would do without the help and support that I receive from Jenny, my daughter loves to go and talks about her all the time. I am so blessed to have found a brilliant childminder that I can trust 100% and the care she provides is outstanding. I would absolutely recommend Jenny to anyone.