Although Jen was our nanny, the principles of childminding are the same. We therefore highly recommend Jen who worked for us from November 2006 to December 2013 for our two boys, who were 6 and 2 when she started.

For the first five years, Jen worked full time, five days a week. After her maternity leave, she worked part time bringing her child with her, three days a week after school.

Jen was a superb nanny over the whole period. She is very reliable and punctual and has very high standards.

Jen did much more than her basic duties of looking after our children and cooking meals for them. She actively encouraged good behaviour from them. She also helped them with homework and was very creative when it came to activities during the holidays. She is also a good cook, producing a range of healthy meals which the boys really enjoyed.

We still see Jen and her family regularly and wish her every success as a childminder.

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