Why did you decide to go from police officers to childminders?
At first, being in the police was a great career choice, but when children came along it became impossible to sustain. If you’re in the squad car and see an incident on the way back from a shift, you have to deal with it, whatever time of day it is.
What was the catalyst for change?
Andrew was called to a house where a young boy had witnessed a distressing domestic incident. Drew took him to his childminder and saw a transformation in the boy, who immediately relaxed as there was clearly such a strong bond between them. Drew found out the childminder was part of a husband and wife childminding team, which was the inspiration he needed. He immediately began researching.
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