Lisa has taken care of our son since he was 11 months old, he’s now 3 and 3 months so the time has come for him to move on to Pre School. We feel sad to be saying goodbye to Lisa after all this time but we feel blessed to have found her in the first place. It made going back to work so much easier as I knew he was in a happy, carefree, warm and stable environment.
Lisa's house was/is definitely a home from home and I think my son even regarded her as a second mum! She has just the right balance of caring and nurturing while creating valuable boundaries and discipline too helping my son grow and prepare for preschool. She always takes the children out to playgroups so they socialize with other children as well as have having a huge amount of toys for home entertainment too. The summer time is especially lovely as she has a great safe and child friendly garden with a playhouse and a conservatory full of toys too. Sometimes when it was home time my son just wouldn’t want to leave, always a good sign!
Everyday she would send me photos and sometimes videos of what they were up to, its so nice to see them having fun while you are a work. You also get a detailed diary outlining the days activities and what they ate at meal times (always includes a healthy home cooked meal) etc.
Lisa has two teenage children who are also great with the kids, I really think my son will miss all the family but I am certain we will keep in touch and visit.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lisa to anyone looking for a child-minder, with over 28 years experience she’s been there seen it all when it comes to childcare. Nothing phases her and she’s extremely thorough, patient, fair, enthusiastic, accommodating to your needs and a genuinely nice person, someone you can trust and feel safe and reassured to leave your child with.