Moa Hult (Sweden) - September 2017

Moa isn't just the children's carer but she is also their teacher and sometimes nurse.

We have two boys, Sam and James. Sam has just turned two but he was born very early so in some ways he is still a baby, and he has a few challenges.  In particular he can be difficult to feed and you need the patience of a saint - picture food being spat out, snuck to the dog or blatantly thrown at your face.  Moa is always so calm; distracting him and trying different foods to make sure he eats a good amount.  He also finds winter tough and has basically had a cold the whole time. This is harder for Sam because of his prematurity and therefore any little cold really knocks him around. He'll be tired, grizzly and even harder to get food into!  Moa has been so caring with him, giving all his medications right on time and snuggling on the couch if that's all he's up for. On top of all that, we also need to focus on Sam's development.  Moa has been so up for the challenge!  She'll really work with him during the day and we know this is working as many days we'll come home and Sam will have a new word!

With James, our nearly 4 year old, Moa has built a fun and lovely relationship with him so quickly - which is impressive as he's not the biggest fan of new people and can take a while to trust other adults.  James was going to day care 4 days a week so that Moa could primarily focus on Sam, but early on Moa was keen to have more time with James as well, so we've reduced his days at day care so he has Wednesday at home.  This has been great for James as he then gets a break from day care during the week and enjoys new experiences and meeting other children at the play group.  James is a real Mummy's boy and is still clingy at drop off at day care and for the first few times of him staying with Moa I'd have to pry him off my legs - now he just looks up and says Bye!!!  This is amazing as shows the great relationship they have and how his confidence has grown. He really looks forward to his Moa days.

Overall it's Moa's continued positivity that is so wonderful.  Every day when I get home and ask how her day has been she says "Great" - and she means it. Moa writes really great summaries in the family handbook so I always know how the boys have been.  And it's really evident that she actively spends all day with them playing and working on their goals.  Not only that, but the house is always clean, tidy and dinner for us prepped - which is far more than I can say for when I'm at home!

We really appreciate Moa and trust her completely with our children. 

- Conlan family