Nicci
Childminder in Great Barford
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Female Member since Apr 2010 Last Updated Aug 2024 Last Login 23 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
I have been a registered Childminder since May 2014. I live in the centre of Great Barford with my husband and two children.
I have worked with children since 2000 and hold many childcare qualifications.
My Experience
August 2000 – May 2001 Full time nursery nurse in a private nursery in Bedford.
June 2001 - April 2002 Full time nanny for 1 girl aged 10 months at start of job. Reason for leaving: Mum began extended maternity leave with next child.
April 2002 - September 2002 Full time nanny in Monte Carlo for twin boys aged 3 and newborn baby girl. Reason for leaving: Job taken on as temporary.
November 2002 – December 2006 Full time nanny for boy aged 4 and 8 months girl (age at start). Reason for leaving: Family moving house and youngest starting school full time.
December 2006 – July 2010 - Full time nanny for 4 children, currently aged 12, 10, 5 and 3. Reason for leaving: Family moving abroad.
July 2010 - December 2011 - Full time nanny for two boys aged 4 and 7. Reason for leaving: Had my second child in December 2011.
From May 2014, I became a childminder.
My Qualifications
BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies
First Aid Certificate (updated every 3 years)
Safeguarding (updated every year)
I regularly attend training courses to expand my knowledge.
My Availability
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My Fees
- Childminding from £4.80 per hour
£6.50 per child per hour.
My Local Schools
This childminder has not yet informed us whether or not they provide any drop off or pick up services at local schools.
My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 16/01/2023)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Nicci. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Nicci (Little Stars) cared for my daughter for a year. She had the best time. Lots of themed activities weekly/monthly. My daughter loved going to little stars with lots of learning opportunities and plenty of laughter and love.
We were sad when my daughter had to leave due to starting school. When she left we got given a cute photo book of her time with Nicci which a beautiful touch something we still look through now.
Nicci is very organised and so thoughtful…it’s all about the children and the families. Daily communication is with updates.
The setting is perfect with 2 separate spaces with so many resources.
I Highly recommend Little Stars.
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Nicci currently minds our baby daughter after previously minding our son from the age of 1year to school age. She really does go above and beyond and is the next best thing to being at home yourself with your children! We love the Little Stars setting which provides a wide range of learning opportunities in a home environment and Nicci’s communication through the Baby Days app is excellent and very detailed. Most importantly to us; our children have both settled well and thrived in the environment. My son still looks through his photo books (Christmas presents from Nicci) and talks fondly of his time at Little Stars.
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Nicci had my daughter for about 2 and a half years. Being a pandemic baby and not having little contact with anyone outside our home, she settled with Nicci within weeks.
Nicci was so welcoming and provided an immediate calming and beautiful learning environment for my daughter.
The change and range in activities and topics were fantastic. We loved seeing all the different activities through baby day. Nicci updated it everyday with pictures and notes- this was amazing and we loved seeing it all!
My daughter absolutely enjoyed everyday and talks all the time about Nicci and all her friends she has made.
Would highly recommend Nicci.
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Nicci had my son 4 days a week for roughly 4 years & I’m so lucky she now has my daughter who is 5 months.
Nicci goes above & beyond for the children & even the parents. There is no one I trust more to look after my children. Her setting is wonderful inside & outside. Her family are lovely including the dog & cat. The activities she does with the children is fantastic as well as running the local tots group! Nicci always keeps me updated too, sending pictures and giving me updates during the day which I appreciate so much. She uses the baby days all which is brilliant. I would highly recommend Nicci.
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Nicci was such a lucky find for myself and my kids, not only was she wonderful with them, she was so friendly to me as I had just moved into the area. Both my children were in her setting and they absolutely loved it there. My son was really bad at being left and she was always calm when both of our lips were trembling and I always got an update with a lovely smile within 5 mins to reassure me that he was happy. They did such brilliant activities and I couldn't believe all the things she achieved with them, going to the ice cream parlour for one and a toddler group that she also ran! I also got written updates and lovely pics. I would highly recommend her!
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