Niki
Childminder in Chesham (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jan 2017 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 14 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello,
I am a Ofsted Registered childminder, graded Good recently, living in Chesham, 10 minutes walk from the town centre and the local tube station, very popular with the parents working in London. I live with my husband and my 12 year old son and 2 maltese puppies
I have a lovely home and a large garden for children to play and explore and a lot of garden toys. I also have toys and technology equipment for children all ages.
I plan activities on daily basis to meet the needs of individual child. I take children to the park, play groups and the local library. On holidays we take lots of trips to explore the local attractions and learn new things every day.
Activity we will do at home include
Painting
Baking
Reading
Dressing up
And following the early years foundation.
I observe the children on a regular basis and use whatsup and other documents to share the children's developments with parents.
I am a fun, creative and energetic person who loves working with children. I am trustworthy and like to know that parents are completely happy with the service I provide and the high standard of care i give to all children. I have references available and would be more than happy to provide them.
I am also a Forest School Provider and in the process of becoming a "Curiosity Approach" accredited setting
Taking on new enquiries for the new funded childcare - space available from January 2025
My Experience
I have been working with children from as young as 6 months to 11 years for the past 14 years whilst regularly attending Childcare courses and updating current policies and procedures to ensure to continuous care, safety and progress with the children's development is maintained and the children are understood and gain confidence whilst growing.
My Qualifications
Ofsted Registered Childminder
Level 3 Diploma in Childcare
Paediatric First Aid Trained
DBS Checked (Myself & my husband)
Early Years Foundation Stage
Full Public Liability Insurance
Forest School Provider
Training for The Curiosity Approach Accreditation
My Availability
I understand that parents may work during the night, have odd hours, or work weekends. Even though I operate mainly Monday to Friday between 7.30 am-5 pm, I will try to accommodate and welcome all who need childcare, regardless the time.
All day care for children of all ages
Wraparound holiday care
Holiday care
Emergency childcare for instance if a parent is unwell or has a last minute commitment/doctor appt, etc
Please contact me for further information
I have a space available from November 2024
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My Fees
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
Please email me for current fees due to variable requirements for different contracts
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Thomas Harding Junior School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
My Ofsted Inspections
The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childminder has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childminder.
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 14/06/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Niki. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
I have been using Niki since September last year and I have been so pleased with the quality of service she has provided. She has looked after my little girl who absolutely adores her, she is someone who I completely trust to keep my child happy, safe, fed and well looked after. I wouldn’t leave my child with anybody and when I was on the search for someone to leave my daughter with I wanted someone who I knew would look after her as well as me. I can not recommend her enough, this is the type of person you want to leave your children with and be reassured that whilst in her care you can relax and know that they’re with someone who is truly more than capable and someone who truly cares about your babies. We all love Niki and are so pleased to have found her, like I said I do not have anything but positive words to say about Niki and the work she does!!
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We  absolutely love Niki, my son who starts with Niki from 7 months old.
She look after child very well in a warm environment, my son feel loved and he always walk himself to Niki house.
Niki pay a lot of effort to take kids out to explore, which really helpful to stimulate on kids learning while parents are at work.
I found a lot of good habits been build on my son, I believed Niki create a safe and healthy environment for kids to explore and learn everyday with all other child.
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Niki has been looking after my baby since April when I went back to work. She made what was a daunting time so much easier. My son adores her and she has helped him progress with weaning and his speech. We have great communication from her during the day which put our minds at rest. Niki is kind, caring and so loving with the children, I couldn’t recommend her highly enough.
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Niki has been looking after my daughter since February, and she’s so happy with Niki. She looks forward to going to her house and has such a great time.
When looking for a childminder Niki immediately made me comfortable and confident. She creates a home from home.
I’m so pleased I found her and can’t recommend her enough.
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about
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on 01/07/2023
Response by
Niki
on 01/07/2023:
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! X
Niki has been a godsend for our two boys ever since she first started looking after our oldest son nearly four years ago. She so clearly loves children and has bent over backwards to help our family over the years. We stayed with her even when we moved to the other side of town. I can't recommend her highly enough.
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