This has been my first time leaving my 16 month old son thomas with a childminder as i usually leave him with his grandparents plus he is my first child. After registering with childcare.co.uk and i after i set up my profile, siobian from bstars contacted me straight away and as she only lives 10 minute walking distance from me it was really handy to drop thomas off and the bus stop to work was right by her street. Since siobian has taken on thomas he has developed fantastically, she kept me regularly updated on what thomas has learnt, what activities they did, places they visited and what he had for lunch and dinner, i was very impressed with her menu for thomas which included healthy, nutrious meals and snacks of fruit and veg, which i have taken inspiration from. Siobian and her family have been very warm, friendly and welcoming to me and thomas, recently one of siobian's children had a birthday party which she invited us to and me and thomas had a great time and felt like friends of her family, her children adore thomas and get excited when i bring him over. Thomas settled in really well with siobian, she is very attentive, patient, caring, responsible and loving towards thomas and i felt safe in the knowledge that i can trust her and thomas always came home happy, i would definetley use siobian again when i hopefully find the right job with the right hours and return to work :-)