Maria Jose was our nanny just after our identical twins were born. Our eldest child was two. She was with us around 18 months and in that time provided excellent care for the three children, which was a challenging task because their mother was present all the time as well. She came up with imaginative games for the children; researched new activities for them; made delicious and nutritious food for them; and also played them the flute. She spoke to them in English and Italian, but mostly in Spanish which is her native tongue, and this was useful because the children are a quarter Spanish. She provided great company to the children’s mother and helped with a great many domestic tasks. We could not have survived those very early days without her.

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