Twoshoes's 5 Star Reviews

A Wonderful Weekend with Nickki

We had the pleasure of working with Nicki over two days for a wedding weekend. Our son is 17 months old and this was his first experience with a babysitter he didn’t know. The first night she made him feel comfortable and did a wonderful job putting him happily to sleep. The next day she brought him some toys to play with! They went on walks, she read to him, played with him, sang him songs, and even taught him an animal noise! We checked in at one point and he had no problem separating from us to stay with Nickki. It just made us feel so comfortable knowing that our son felt safe and happy with her. We live in the US, but if we ever find ourselves back in Edinburgh we will request Nickki’s help again!

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by Lydia on 20/10/2024

The best childminder ever

It was so important to us that our son went to a childcare setting that was loving, gentle and child-led, and we are so thankful we found Nickki. She treats my son like he's one of her own family.

Every day activities are child-led, depending on what the children are interested in or what they feel like doing that day. Lots of art, games, walks, trips to the park and pre-covid times; trips to the museum which my son loved. She has helped my son with difficult feelings from toddlerhood to now almost school age and tries to help him understand his emotions through stories and talking things through.

He clearly adores Nickki, and I'm sad that he won't be able to keep being looked after her as we're about to move out of the town.

We couldn't recommend Nickki enough, and you can rest assured that your child will thrive in her home :)

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by jocraig on 03/07/2021

The best childminder in the world!

Nickki is the most wonderful, loving, caring childminder you could meet. She looked after my daughter from 8 months old til she started school, and my son from age 5 months until we moved house when he was almost 3, so we had 6 continuous years of Nickki's care.
She cares so much about the children in her care, and has their best interests as a priority. She treats them as they are her own children, the house is full of love and fun. She does a lot of child led activities, spends time outdoors with them, walks to the beach, visits to the harbour, takes them to playgroups, bookbug sessions at the library and meets up with other childminder friends so the children in her care have lots of opportunities for socialisation and making friends. She does art activities, jigsaws, lots of games, and reading stories.
Her lovely home becomes your children's home, it's a warm and welcoming home from home, and the children thrive and flourish in her care.
Moving house was a real wrench for us, for the main reason that we were leaving Nickki behind! Thank you Nickki for 6 wonderful years, we miss you!!

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by Hannah on 08/02/2020