Jane has been looking after our daughter Ava since she was 9 months old and we cannot recommend her enough.

Knowing Ava is in such capable hands made the transition back to work from maternity leave stress free. The regular photo and video updates that we get are fantastic, it makes us feel like we aren’t missing out.

Not only do we take comfort in knowing Ava is safe, in our opinion, Jane goes over and above what is required from a childminder. Every day is carefully planned and full of fun, educational activities. A lot of time is spent outdoors when the weather permits, which is something we think is really important.

Jane monitors the children’s progress using individual tracker books which are completed with such a lot of care and detail including photographs. We see these at the end of each half term when we can add our comments. It is an excellent way for us to monitor Ava’s development. Now at 2 and a half years old, the benefits of being with Jane and the other children are very clear. So much so that we have decided to keep Ava with Jane for longer rather than join a pre school just yet as she gets so much more with Jane.

The only difficult part is taking Ava home, as she never wants to leave! But it is a nice problem to have :)

Thank you Jane for being amazing.

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