It comes as no surprise that Sandy Weller is passionate about childminding.
She has been doing the job for the past 37 years and as chair of the voluntary Wandsworth Childminders' Association in London is ideally placed to bring her expertise to a wide community of minders and parents.
Ms Weller runs the association from an upstairs office in her Putney home and receives modest funding from Wandsworth borough council.
One of her key aims is helping local childminders to promote their services and communicate to parents. This is vital in the face of increasing nursery provision which is often a more visible option.
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