I simply cannot say enough about Michelle and what she has meant to our children and our entire family for the past three years. Michelle started working and looking after our then ten month old twin boys for us in October 2015. Looking after such young twins is no easy feat and Michelle took it all in her stride with a sense of calm as well as authority. For a year Michelle kept them occupied three days a week taking them to different activities in the morning and in the afternoon playing and reading to them at home. In addition to the child care she provided, Michelle prepared three healthy meals each day for the boys.

In 2017 we had our third baby and Michelle began to juggle both the twins and a new born. I definitely would not have been able to get through the first few weeks without her as I knew that the twins were so happy in her care that I didn’t have to worry about them whilst dealing with a newborn.

With the twins now at nursery every morning Michelle also juggles getting all three of them ready in the morning and doing the nursery run.

She truly treats them all as if they were her own and shares such a special bond with each of them individually. Michelle has done so much more than merely supervise our children. She does a vast range of activities with them from painting, cooking, arts and craft to exploring the great outdoors and nature. One of my sons is more challenging and Michelle is often working with him on his behavior and as a result, he has improved tremendously. For instance Michelle from an early age has worked on letters and phonics together and at 3.5 they can now write some letters and are trying to blend to read.

Among her strengths are her punctuality and efficiency. I simply cannot understand how she gets so many things done in such a short time. She is also very thoughtful, always remembering important dates in the lives of our children and bringing them cards and gifts.

We are so sad that Michelle is leaving us but I am confident that she will always be a part of our lives.

Michelle will be a superb childminder and I know that any child would love her as much as mine have and that you would never be disappointed in her services. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of further assistance.

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