Jan looked after our son from his first birthday in October 2019 until just before his second birthday as part of her moving away and relocating.

From the moment we first met Jan, we both felt reassured that we would be leaving our little boy in a safe and loving environment. At the beginning, when we were apprehensive about leaving our son with a stranger, Jan was brilliant at providing us with reassurance, sending photos throughout the day and then communicating with us via a diary/notes in the evening detailing what our son had been up to, how long he slept, what he had eaten (always home made nutritious meals) and nappy changes etc.

Jan took him to a variety of different clubs to help him develop his social skills and understanding, they did lots of arts and crafts and provided him with a ‘home from home’ experience.

Our son loved going to see Jan (and Bear the dog) and was never hesitant to run into her home each morning, which made us really happy to see.

As parents, we found Jan easy to deal with, always happy to answer our (many) questions about our son’s development, which we had as first-time parents.

We were so sad when Jan told of us her decision to move away but feel very lucky that our son was in her care for the important year that he was.

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