Karen Looked after my 1 year old son for 2 days a week and I felt very satisfied that he was in a safe, happy and stimulating environment. After the initial settling in period my son would look forward to going to Karen's which made me feel much easier about leaving him. She would take him to a group so he could socialise with children of a similar age. She is very good at gaging the needs of the individual child and attending to them.

As I am self employed I often needed extra adhoc hours and Karen was very accommodating to my childcare needs. She always managed to fit us in for extra days when I need them.

Karen does a daily journal for each child so the parents can see what the child has been up to. It always contains pictures of what they've been doing. I really enjoyed reading it after each session.

I would not hesitate to recommend Karen as a childminder.