Emma is such an amazing child-minder and is currently looking after my youngest daughter after she looked after my eldest 4 days a week for 2.5 years.

Emma looked after my girls from 8 & 10 months old and they both settled in pretty much straight away. Her home and family are so lovely and welcoming and she really does provide a home from home for them. Both of my girls were terrible eaters and sleepers when they started at Emma's, but she made massive in-roads with helping them take regular daytime naps and eat a wider variety of foods.

As soon as you meet Emma her friendliness, kindness and love for children is evident. Days at Emma's are always fun filled, even in these times of the Pandemic, they are always out and about getting plenty of fresh air and experiencing the world around them.

Emma is always professional and she is excellent at communicating, she sends across a daily diary over WhatsApp and keeps all of her policies updated. During lockdown when she had to close she entertained us each day making videos of song times and stories and we even had a play dough disco over zoom, she really did go the extra mile to keep in touch with the children in readiness for them returning.

Emma's house is in a great location on a quiet road, close to the Half Way, Walton Station and Bell Farm School (she did school drop offs for my daughter).

Emma really is the best child-minder around and I couldn't think of anyone else I would want to look after my 2 little girls!

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