Cheryl is amazing. She is dedicated, kind, great at her job and extremely organised. She provides a wonderful environment for our son and daughter. As well as teaching them lovely manners, to be kind and respectful (‘caring and sharing’ is our motto), she provides nutritional and healthy meals. We have been with Cheryl for over seven years. She has cared for our daughter from the age of one (she is soon to be eight years old) and for our son from the age of three months (he will shortly be four years old). Our daughter is at school and so attends Cheryl’s twice a week after school and our son has two full days with Cheryl (and one after pre school).
She has been present for so many milestones and has tracked our children’s progress and development. Cheryl provides us with a daily summary of their activities, including how much they have eaten and any activities. We receive photos and text messages of what they are getting up to. We are so pleased with the variety of activities Cheryl undertakes with ours and the other children. It is great to hear about all the different things they do and both my children are thrilled and animated when they tell me about their time with Cheryl. When restrictions have allowed Cheryl takes the children for trips (eg the farm and park).

Cheryl also undertakes a wide expanse of pursuits within her own home. Both my children are relaxed but respectful with Cheryl and they bring this behaviour home. Weather permitting, Cheryl has the water table or sand table out for the children to use as well as the mud kitchen in the garden. They love having fun in the ‘reading corner’, dressing up, playing with the dolls/house and the kitchen. We love the interest both our children have to learn about new cultures, such as making a candle holder for Diwali and a bug hotel for Earth Day. We are delighted that they get to use so many art methods as well as learning about the different events and helping them build confidence and (in the case of my son) becoming school ready.
In summary Cheryl is a fantastic person and an amazing childminder. We are so grateful for her and her family and the other families we have met through her. We feel so pleased that we found her and proud that she takes care of our children and cares for us all as if we are part of her family.

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