We all adore Nikki and we don't know what we will do without her.

We love that your are fully trained and are able to share with us all your knowledge. As a parent that works in the field of child development, I am well aware that I can be every childcare's worst nightmare. I never felt that way with Nikki, quite the opposite. We often share knowledge and ideas :-)

Nikki is very professional. She is always up to date with the most recent policies and regulations.

We love that Nikki provides the perfect balance of a small home environment with regular opportunities for the children to socialise in larger groups. Playgroup visits happen regularly. Nikki also provides regular outdoor time, either in her own garden or in other areas for the community. Riley is very active, enjoys going out for walks and exploring outdoor places. This is very important for us as parents. We love receiving regular updates and photos throughout the day. Nothing beats a nice photo or video during our lunch break.

Nikki works alongside us as parents to develop and nurture Riley. From our first meeting, Nikki always cared to know what we do at home so she could support us further. Nikki is always happy to offer advice and support in a way that is not pushy.

Nikki's care is very tailored to each individual child. Nikki has gone above and beyond to help Riley (and us) during the more challenging times, such as picky eating, toileting, speech, and toddler tantrums.

For us, the most important thing, is how much Riley loves Nikki. He jumps to Nikki's arms if we ever see her around Tescos. He talks about Nikki and all the children all the time at home. We even have requests to go and see Nikki during the weekend or every time we are close to her house. We are certain Riley sees Nikki as one of the most important people in his life.

We have come rely on Nikki for almost every aspect of Riley's development. But the day when I realised how much I have come to rely on Nikki was the day after a "not so nice" meeting with Riley's nursery at the time. They had highlighted a number of developmental concerns, which I as a mother, was aware they were there, but was not concerned. I left the nursery feeling that my son was not wanted there and was more of a hassle to them than anything else. I felt pressured to put him in nursery full-time because they kept telling me that having him in two different settings was causing the delays he had. After that meeting, I was a nervous wreck. Working in the field of children with disabilities, I was prepared with a number of assessments and professionals to help. Nikki was able to calm my nerves and offer her support and advice. Nikki filled in assessments for us, offered us an open door if any other professionals would like to come and visit Riley. We decided to pull Riley out of nursery so Nikki could have him 3 times per week. That was by far the best decision we have ever made. Within 2 weeks Riley's milestones were no longer a concern for us. We often sit and say "We should have done that ages ago".

We consider Nikki a part of our family and we will be forever grateful for everything she has done for us and Riley. We are dreading our moving day and we don't know what we will do without a Nikki.

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