Simona looked after our eldest son from his first birthday for nearly two years, and it was a brilliant experience for our family.

Our little boy had no problems at all settling in (no tears!) even though it was his first experience of being looked after by anyone other than his parents. He was so calm, happy and settled.

Simona provided a wide range of age appropriate activities and took him out to local groups and activities. He was made to feel very at home with Simona's family and with the other children she cared for at the time.

We particularly loved her entries in his childminding diary, which allowed us to see such lovely pictures of his day. We still treasure them.

I wish we still lived close enough that Simona could carry on looking after our two little boys!

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