My 4 year old son has been with Agnes since September 11.
I was very hesitant about using a childminder originally but my fears were soon put at ease, you can tell she just loves her job and seeing the progress children make in her care is what makes her smile.
Agnes treats my son (and the other mindees) like her own child. He loves to go there and play/learn in the spacious homely environment she has.
Agnes is so kind and welcoming and keeps me informed of my sons daily acitivites and what he has been doing/eating and so forth.
They are always very busy going to different places parks/playgroups/farms/walks and she does so much with them which keeps my son entertained and they are learning all the time without realising.
In addition we get progress reports/pictures/films so we see his development and dont feel like we miss out.
All the food is provided by Agnes and is all healthy home cooked food, healthy eating is definately promoted.
My son has learnt so much being with Agnes she encourages each child and praises them a lot, his development since being there has been enormous.
I am not suprised that Agnes continues to be awarded Outstanding on Ofsted, I would happily recommend her to anyone and will be very sad when my son has to leave.