Sara started looking after my daughter when i went back to work after my maternity leave ended, she was 7 months old.
I have an older daughter but had never had to leave her with someone who wasn't family so leaving my baby with Sara, who I didn't really know back then, on that first day was like torture but Sara promised me she would take care of my baby like she was one of her own and she really put me at ease. She has never gone back on that promise and she has the most amazing relationship with my daughter even to this day and my daughter is now 5 years old.
Its wonderful seeing the bond between them. My daughter loves Sara so much, she is a second mother to her. I know that when My daughter is having a bad day and I'm not there Sara and her 2 children (who are also amazing with her and treat her like a member of their family) will make her feel safe and give her the comfort she needs.

Sara was also a fantastic help when it came to important stages in my daughters life like weaning and toilet training. I could tell Sara how I wanted to approach it and I could trust that she would follow my instructions to keep the process consistent. Sara would also send me lots of pictures throughout the day so I could see the fun they were having together, which usually ended up with my daughter being wet right through in the summer from playing with the water tray in the garden or covered in paint or sand or planting seeds or whatever other creative activity they had been doing that day, but I never minded because that meant she had had a great time and was learning through play.

My daughter is a very strong minded, confident child and just happens to be a clever little sausage who has always been ahead of her expected age group on the EYFS scale and is still excelling in most of the subjects she is being taught at school.
I am sure my daughter is the happy, well mannered, sociable little girl she is today because of the love and encouragement Sara and her family have shown her over the last 5 years. I am so grateful to them for making being a working mother so easy by taking amazing care of my child. Thank you guys... Love you loads xxx

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