Jee Jee has been childminding my son Ivar since he was 1 years old (Jan 2022). When I met Jee Jee for the initial discussion I knew she was the one for us without a second thought. Ivar was super comfortable from his settling in session and absolutely loves going to Jee Jee every day and talks about her, her family and other mindees when he is at home. He very much feels at home and at ease at her house. Which is especially evident when he wants a snack and knows exactly where to find it ! 😂

Jee Jee's house is beautiful and spacious with a big garden and abundance of learning resources and toys for children of all ages such as a theatre where the kids often put on a puppet show to role play kitchen/shop/post office, slide, cars... etc you name it, she probably has it. But what amazes me even now a year and a half later, is her endless creativity when it comes to educational play. I think her background in teaching really shines here and was one of the reasons why I thought she would be brilliant for Ivar.

I love receiving pictures and seeing what Ivar and his buddies have been getting up to and at this point I have given up trying to recreate the activities at home because Jee Jee does it bigger and better and way more fun!

Although the house has everything and more for children, Jee Jee takes the kids out to different parks, play grounds, soft plays, groups and to meet other kids. She treats Ivar like her own child and puts so much care and effort into everything she does. She has been super helpful to me too as I have tried to establish a sleeping schedule for Ivar and followed all my asks and requests around it.

In terms of Ivar's progress and development, I don't even know where to begin (without sounding biased). At 2 and a half years old he has a great vocabulary, his speech is brilliant and he is so quick to pick up new words, he is curious what everything is called and will repeat words until he gets them right. He can count to 30 with a bit of help, he knows his alphabet and phonics, he often comes home singing nursery rhymes. I wish I could take credit for this but considering he spends every day with Jee Jee I know he learnt it all from her. She spends a lot of time on expanding children's vocabulary through various activities and play as well as a repetition of numbers and letters which makes it easy to learn and remember.

I am so glad I found Jee Jee, I love her approach with kids, emphasis on kindness and how her own kids view Ivar as one of them. Ivar is always excited to see her and her children and often doesn't want to go home. Jee Jee is one of a kind and truly leads by example.

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