I met the real life Mary Poppins :-) 4 years ago through childcare.co.uk when we needed some ad hoc childcare. I have worked with a number of other nannies for emergency cover and now in a permanent role and have not met another nanny like her.

She is no longer working for us as we needed more days when my son started school and she was committed to staying with her current family which is very rare these days. I used to joke that I would swap her with my husband if I could because she always goes above and beyond. On the days that she worked with us I looked forward to getting back from work as the house was always spotless and children happy.

One of her best selling points is how warm and caring she is giving young children the comfort and safety they need. She takes her job really seriously and I can't recall ever really having to ask her to do anything because she would always think of everything herself, so her experience shines through.

I would happily give her a reference if any other family is ever interested in working with her.

Abi