NikkiC's Reviews
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Average Rating:
(5 from 9 reviews)
When I needed to look for childcare for my little girl I visited a few nurseries and childminders, however I didn’t get the feeling any of them was right for Isabelle.
Luckily then I found Nikki!
From our first telephone conversation and visit I knew she will be the perfect person that I can trust to leave Isabelle with. She is absolutely lovely, extremely kind and loving person that passes all her calmness to the children. As Isabelle spends most of her time with Nikki I can say she has helped her massively with her language, relationships with the other children and understanding of the world.
She has the ability to make the children listen to her in the most kind way and to make them work through their big feelings.
Nikki always listened to any of our request and worries about Isabelle and always supported us and helped us.
Her house is lovely, with big garden and the kids love the other family members and Isabelle always talks highly about all of them.
I couldn’t be more happier with her care and highly recommend her.
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Nikki is an absolutely amazing childminder!
From our first visit to Nikki with Henry we knew we wanted Henry to attend her setting!
Henry started with Nikki just after he turned one and Nikki was great at helping him to settle in. She communicated and reassured us throughout the day that Henry was absolutely fine and these regular updates really helped to ease me into leaving Henry to go back to work!
Henry is absolutely thriving in Nikki’s care and he runs in straight in so happily and waves goodbye to me! He gets so excited on the drive to Nikki’s to see all of his friends and of course Nikki! The relationship he has built with the other children is so lovely and so heartwarming to see, especially when Nikki sends us pictures of their day, it’s so lovely to see what they’ve been up to and where they’ve been.
Nikki’s communication is amazing, she always keeps me updated and answers any questions I have. She has such a kind and caring nature and you can see how much she loves the children and the children love her!
Her home is warm and friendly and there are so many toys for the children. She also has a big garden with so many toys! Plus they go out so regularly to parks, music groups and to meet other childminders and their children which is great to extend the children’s socialisation with others!
I would 100% recommend Nikki as a childminder to others, it’s the best decision we made sending Henry to her!
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We placed our daughter with Nikki in September 2023 when she was 23 months old. Nikki invited us for an informal chat prior to agreeing terms of her service for our daughter.
Nikki is friendly and welcoming. It was clear to see at our first meeting with her how special her relationship was with each of the children that she had in her care at that time. Nikki was honest, open, straightforward and extremely informative prior to making our agreement with her. Nikki had all the information we needed to hand, such as her qualification and safety certificates, and she ensured that we were given all relevant paperwork prior to our agreement so that we could review everything we needed to.
Our daughter was given opportunity for 'taster' sessions with Nikki and her group prior to her commencement date which were extremely beneficial.
Our daughter can be fairly timid, but since the beginning of her care Nikki has encouraged her and her language and interaction skills have come on in leaps and bounds! Our daughter's bonds with the other children in Nikki's care have grown in strength week after week, and she misses them all at the weekend.
Now, our daughter is especially animated on Wednesdays when Nikki takes her group to a local children's entertainer... there's always lots of singing and dancing on the way home on those days! It's wonderful for us as parents to see the enjoyment she gets through Nikki's group.
We know that Nikki is close to other local childminders. They sometimes meet up for play dates at the various local parks. It's brilliant to see all the fun they have in the photos we receive from Nikki. It's also wonderful to be handed over our daughter's creations on collection when they have had a creative day!
Nikki is always professional. She goes above and beyond to make each of the children in her care feel special, listened to, and have their development and talents applauded!
We thank Nikki for all her hard work! Our plan is that daughter will remain in Nikki's care until she begins school and we look forward to Nikki's continuing support and help with our daughter's life's experiences and development!
For anyone looking for a childminder service local to her, I highly recommend Nikki.
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Our son, Oliver, has been with Nikki since November 2021, when he was only 8 months. We are so happy we found her, she is such a great support to me and my family. Oliver loves going to Nikkis, he always so happy when he arrives at the door, he gives Nikki a cuddle and walks straight in.
Nikki has lots toys, books, a big garden, with slide and paddling pool too. Nikki makes sure that the children have all that they need to keep them entertained. She also tries to spend a lot of time outside exploring all the local parks.
I can honestly say that we are so happy with Nikki and would 100% recommend her to other parents looking for Childcare.
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Nikki looked after our son from the age of 1 until he recently started school and we could not have hoped for anything more from a Childminder. Her home is full of nurture, love and fun.
During his time with her, Nikki ensured he was given a wealth of opportunities and was always creating something, visiting somewhere exciting and engaging with other children. He would talk endlessly about the parks he’d visited, song times he’d participated in and friends he’d made. As a result he has thrived because of her care.
We could not have wished for anything more for our child’s pre school care and despite being sad to say goodbye to Nikki this September we know that she has helped to prepare him perfectly for school.
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Our twins have been going to Nikki's since July 2020 and absolutely love her!! They settled so quickly and have formed wonderful relationships with Nikki, the other children in her care and Nikki's family. Despite spending a large part of their lives in lockdown they are happy confident girls and Nikki has had a big part to play in that! Nikki does lots of wonderful activities with them and they spend alot of time outside,which they love. Her home from home environment and wonderful childcare skills have meant we have always felt confident and happy leaving our girls with her. They get excited when they realise they are on their way to her house,which makes drop offs a whole lot easier!!!
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Louise
about
NikkiC
on 20/03/2021
Response by
NikkiC
on 21/03/2021:
I look forward to seeing the girls every day! It's such a pleasure to spend time with them and to watch them develop and grow!
Both my children were with Nikki from 9 months to when they started school and they talk about it years later and still want to go and see Nikki. We still go through their diaries with daily updates and so many pictures now.
It became a second home for them, they loved the structure. Visits to playgroups, theme parks, other child minders in the morning, home for lunch and sleeps and then park if there was time. Saying that Nikki has a fabulous house and garden so plenty to do at home.
Overall a fabulous childminder that I recommend to anyone and everyone that is pregnant!
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Debbie
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NikkiC
on 15/03/2021
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NikkiC
on 19/03/2021:
Hey Debbie, thank you for your wonderful review! It was an absolute pleasure having your children! Such a shame you only had 2 children!! XX
My older daughter has now been in Nikki’s care for 2.5 years. She is extremely happy there and sometimes even asks if she can go to “Nikki’s house” on the weekends or holidays (😊)! My daughter formed some wonderful friendships with the other children there. She also always speaks very fondly of the rest of Nikki’s family. Nikki is now looking after my younger daughter as well. I was amazed at how quickly she has settled in there, especially that she was only 9 months old when I went back to work. Nikki is very open and honest and always maintains great communication with myself as well as other parents. She is warm, chatty and smiles a lot 😊- someone you just feel good being around. I trust her completely and I know that my children are well looked after while I am at work. The children are never bored as Nikki takes them to a variety of playgroups, soft play areas, playgrounds, parks, farms and even amusement parks. They often bring home their art work from various sessions, teach mummy new songs that they have learned or come up with new games and activities which they picked up while in Nikki’s care. It is wonderful to see them thrive and develop in a happy and safe environment that Nikki creates for all the children in her care. Nothing is ever a problem for her, she is very flexible and will work around your requirements. She always makes sure that your child is happy which is her first priority. I can strongly recommend Nikki as a childminder.
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Nikki has been our childminder for our 2 children for over 4 years and they have loved every moment of their time with her. She has provided them with a wide variety of experiences and has let them do loads of craft and messy play so that I don't have to! Both children feel that Nikki's house is a second home to them and are always delighted to be going there.
I would absolutely recommend her as a childminder.
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