My daughter started with Nicky when she was 9 months Monday to Friday from 8am until 4.30pm when I returned to work. As most parents are I was apprehensive about leaving my baby for the whole day but Nicky quickly put my mind at ease and made me feel comfortable. From the beginning Nicky has been wonderful, she is such a lovely, caring and warm person and she provided such an amazing ‘home from home’ atmosphere for my daughter which was important to me. She is very flexible and understanding to your needs and really made sure that my daughter settled in with ease and at her own pace and was always on hand with cuddles when my daughter needed them! Nicky accommodated all my requests regarding nap times and feeding times etc and always had a fantastic line of communication so I always felt that we were on the same page. As well as being a lovely and kind, Nicky is so organised and on point with everything, her house is lovely, tidy and welcoming and she always goes above and beyond.
Nicky does so much with the children she cares for and ensures that the activities are age appropriate and engaging. My daughter had the time of her life and everyday was filled with trips to the park, museums, farms, playgroups and my daughter’s favourite- trips to the zoo!
My daughter never ever had a day when she did not want to go to Nicky’s and skipped into her day every morning with a huge smile on her face which made my day so much easier to know that she was happy and content. I loved hearing what she had been up to everyday at pickup, and loved her giving me things she had made and she always wanted to stay more! She has also made some wonderful little friends during her time with Nicky, the other children Nicky looks after have made great playmates and she was always meeting children at playgroups which has been great for her socially.
Nicky has taken care of my daughter from the little crawler she once was until now at 3 and ready for nursery and has helped her achieve so many milestones along the way. From potty training to learning shapes letters and sounds and even writing her name she has always been kept busy and largely thanks to Nicky she has grown into the most wonderful well rounded little girl ready for her new adventure at nursery. Needless to say Nicky is a very special woman and my daughter absolutely loves her to pieces! We are going to miss her so much and are sad to leave but we will certainly keep in touch and I’m just so glad that my daughter’s first years were spent having such a great time. I truly could not have asked for a better experience for my daughter and could not thank Nicky enough for being so wonderful! We love her dearly and she will always hold a special place in our hearts for being such a big and positive part of my daughter’s life , I can not recommend her highly enough!

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