I recently booked a short-term place with Julie - I was visiting Goldsmiths College for a work project during my maternity leave.

We were extremely lucky as she is vastly experienced, a warm and loving carer and usually fully-booked. Her previous experience with babies was particularly important to me. She looked after my baby as if she were her own - she kept in touch with me throughout the day and my baby was very happy with her.

Julie attends many baby groups locally and the children are taken for daily walks in the fresh air. The playroom is delightful - well-organised and stocked with craft, role-playing and construction toys - and her townhouse has an outdoor play area at the back and communal green space at the front.

Moreover, it is only minutes' walk from the DLR, very convenient for Goldsmiths and Canary Wharf. I strongly recommend her to local parents looking for long-term childcare, and also to people like me who need emergency care on occasion.

I would have no hesitation in leaving my baby with her again if I were in London for other meetings and am sorry that we live in another city!

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