My son has been with Kathleen now for the past 6 month and as a first time Mum I was hugely apprehensive about having Oliver be in childcare as I returned to work full time. However, my worries were quashed upon meeting Kathleen and seeing how well she responded to Oliver and he to her. Her home is set out in the most child friendly manner I have ever seen and there is an abundance of toys and activities present – books, blocks, paints, a trampoline; just to mention a few. Kathleen also takes Oliver on walks to the park, helped him overcome his nervous disposition in regards to the slide and takes him on walks through the wood with the family dog Paddy (toy Poodle). To help Oliver socialise, Kathleen also takes him to weekly playgroups and Starlets. I was originally worried that by having Oliver in childcare, my routines and ways of helping him develop could be contradicted, however Kathleen makes sure to take all of these into account and by having such consistency, he has come on leaps and bounds and is developing at such a fast rate.

It is abundantly clear to anyone who spends a second in Kathleen and the children’s presence that child minding is not a job for her, but a vocation which she truly loves. She will treat your child like her own and teach them good manners, cleanliness, how to socialise, have fun and be independent – everything that you do for the child yourself.