“We decided to continue my daughter’s childcare with Learn N’ Play due to her development throughout her first year there. I didn’t see the benefit in moving her to a nursery — she’s getting so much from Lucie’s setting. She’s learning all the time, and I feel that the one-to-one, hands-on teaching is highly beneficial.

She has learned much more than nursery ever taught her siblings in a short space of time! Thanks to Lucie, she knows letters and numbers and can draw really good pictures.

My daughter loves all the cool activities on offer — balance bikes, park dates, baking — the list is too long! She also loves the away days to cool places, such as seeing the lambs and visiting the science centre.

But most of all, she loves going to Lucie’s house — and this means so much to me!!!”

“We both feel like we landed the jackpot with the childminder we managed to secure 🥰 The local nursery is over a 25-minute drive away, and childminders near us are normally full, with long waiting lists due to high demand.

My son is with his childminder three days a week, and he’s always excited to see her and the other children. We genuinely don’t know what we would do without her. She’s the most caring, thoughtful person I have ever met, and she goes above and beyond for every child she cares for.

It’s clear how much love and effort she puts into making sure the children feel happy, safe, and valued. Even if my son isn’t with her due to illness, she still messages throughout the day to ask how he is doing, which just shows the kind of person she is 🤍

She once asked what my son’s favourite toy was — at the time, it was my hairdryer! The next week, she had turned her living room into a full-blown hair salon just for him 💈 He LOVED it.

She always puts so much thought into the activities she plans, and the bond she builds with the children is truly special 🌸”