Lucy has been looking after my soon to be three-year-old son since last year and I cannot speak highly enough of her. She is incredibly caring, understanding, patient and kind. My son loves going to her house and always comes home with beautiful craft projects and stories of what wonderful things they got up to that day.

As well as spending lots of time outside in parks, nature reserves or in her huge garden, Lucy also takes special care to encourage learning at any opportunity. My son’s practical skills and knowledge of various subjects have come on leaps and bounds since he started going to Lucy.

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