From a parent of two boys (hotel job):

Michelle,

Just a belated thank you for your amazing care given to our two boys last Wednesday evening. The next morning Ty was up and ready to play with his race track that the two of you built.

Will definitely keep your card in my wallet for our next visit to Portland.

Regards,
donna brock

From a person in Florida who was helping a friend arrange for childcare here:

Michelle,

Thanks for the email! I will forward to Kimberly and imagine one of us will be in contact with you. I must tell you — the other service that Timberline recommended was not HALF as professional, organized, or as experienced as you. I would feel comfortable leaving Sophie with you tomorrow! (She really is a sweetheart! )

Thanks again for all of your help. We'll be in touch.
Marcy

A bride's mother after the wedding:

Hello Michelle,

I wanted to send you a quick note and say thank you for the wonderful job you did last night. I could barely talk at the end, I was so exhausted. Now we have 2 days before we have to head up to Seattle for our son's wedding. Then peace and quiet again, I hope.

Everyone was so pleased with the childcare — it worked out perfectly!

Thank you again.
Patricia

Coordinator for Reed College reunions:

To whom it may concern:

My name is Mela Kunitz, and I work at Reed College Alumni Relations. Michele Davenport, Creative Childcare Solutions Inc., asked me to provide a reference for her in regards to your December holiday party. A good portion of my job is coordinating our reunions program at which we have 700-800 alumni including 50 children on campus. For our evening activities, we provide childcare and have utilized Creative Childcare Solutions for the last few years.

I have been very pleased with that Creative Childcare Solutions on many levels. They expertly take care of both the children and the parents; not an easy task. In addition, I enjoy working with Michele as a vendor; she communicates effectively her staff needs in terms of space, food, AV, etc. In the past, we coordinated the childcare internally and now having Creative Childcare Solutions provide this service allows us to concentrate on other details and be rest assured that all is well with the children of our alumni.

Please let me know if you have additional questions.
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Mela Kunitz
Assistant Director, Events & Programs
Reed College Alumni Relations
503/777-7789
fax 503/777-7798

From a hotel guest who has since moved here and called on us again:

Hi Michelle!

Just returned from our long Oregon vacation and I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job you did with Robert. I found his goodie bag after you left — that was so creative and certainly above and beyond what we expected.

Your professionalism and kindness towards children is apparent and much appreciated by parents like Glenn and myself who are so far away from home. I know you've got great things to look forward to in your future business endeavors.

Best of luck with munchkincare — we'll be sure to recommend your company to anyone we know who's visiting Portland!

Regards,

Leslie Ziegler

After an event providing child care during a retreat for military personnel:

Michelle

That is what I am tracking as well. You all do an incredible job. This is my third retreat this year at Skamania and we have heard nothing but praises about the childcare. I believe in you all so much I am bringing my own children this time. We just adopted a little girl from China 3 months ago and this will be the first time we have attempted childcare outside of the home. Thank you, our soldiers appreciate it very much, for many of them this is the first time they have been able to spend time alone as couples in months and some years. You have no idea the impact that you are having on them, in some cases saving their marriages.

CH (CPT) Scott Morris
5-20th IN BN, 3-2 BCT

From a wife who attended the above retreat:

Message: I wanted to say thank you so much for doing all that you guys do. My husband and I are military and you all have provided child care at the Army marriage retreats. My two sons Isaiah and Jeremiah have been to three of them now, and I cannot thank you enough for being there to watch our children. We do not have family around, and I feel bad that my children do not know their grandparents all that well, but you have one employee that I would like to say a very very special thank you to. Grandma Jo. My children especially Isaiah just love her, she has been at the last 3 places we have been to. She is like their grandma away from home, it truly means a lot. Thank you so much, I hope we get to see you all again soon.