Pat & Garnett were my daughter Jessie's childminders from September 2010 until August 2011.

Jessie loved going to their house and was always happy to get there in the morning. She was taken out every day she was there, either to the local library, one of the local children's centres or the park and this helped build her confidence and social skills. She didn't watch TV while she was there, for which I was very grateful.

I would always feel welcome when dropping Jessie off and collecting her - never rushed. Their home was always clean, safe ( Garnett used to work in Facilities Management and is an expert in this field!), totally child friendly and contained a wide range of toys and activities for all ages.

Pat would keep me up to date with what Jessie was up to during the day, so I knew where she's been, what she did there, what ate and how much she slept. She did this by text message which was really helpful as I was often in a rush to get home at the end of the day and didn't always have time to go into details about what she'd been up to.

I would not hesitate for a second in recommending their childminding services. They are warm, kind, brilliant with children and took Jessie's well being extremely seriously.

I cried when they stopped being able to look after Jessie, and it took me a long time to find anyone who was even a patch on them.