Vicki has looked after my son from the age of 6 months to 2 years (we are only leaving due to relocating overseas).

Vicki is a fantastic childminder, she is warm and loving, full of enthusiasm and has an amazing connection with the children she looks after. We feel extreme comfort in the fact that every morning my son happily and excitedly walks straight through Vicki’s door (often without looking back) excited for the day ahead.

Vicki provides a warm and caring environment full of encouragement, compassion and patience. It’s been incredible to see my son’s development with Vicki as he learns and grows. She always plans really nice activities for the children and although going to playgroups has been limited due to Covid, she takes the children on outings to the park, there’s also lots of singing and creative messy play. We are big fans of the creative activities she does with the children and it’s a real joy to receive some of the arts and crafts creations at the end of the day.

With all the activities, Vicki is also really good at creating balance for the children during the day, she makes sure that the children also get quieter and calmer downtime as well. I am always really impressed how long and well my son naps at Vicki’s during the day. We are also really impressed at the healthy meals she cooks for the children - there’s always a wide variety, including lots of fruit and veg.

Vicki has been incredibly helpful, patient and flexible with me as a first-time mum (I think the settling in process was more for me than my son). I was concerned about maintaining my son’s routine and nap times, which Vicki happily accommodated. We appreciate how honest Vicki is and she is fantastic at keeping you updated on how the day is going.

A final note in regards to Covid - Vicki and her family have been extremely careful and conscious through all of the lock-downs. While friends have often been forced to consistently isolate for weeks due to out-breaks at Nursery, our bubble with Vicki and the two other families have never needed to isolate. Everyone took great care to make sure we protected our bubble, which resulted in little disruption to our lives.

We are very grateful for the genuine love and care Vicki has shown towards our son during our time together. Vicki enjoys what she does, she takes utmost care and nurtures the children as if they were her own. We feel very fortunate to have found her and it’s been a good first child care experience for our family.

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