Niki looked after our son between the ages of nine months and two years - until the age he started a nursery. She and her daughter were an integral part of our family during this time - and it’s difficult to put into words how lucky we’ve felt for that to have been the case.

Niki is reliable, punctual and has great attention to detail in everything. She prepared age appropriate food in a way that our son enjoyed eating it. She’s always picked up on the slightest changes in the wellbeing and mood of our son and both alerted us to them and handled them appropriately. She’s taken the initiative to fix broken toys and torn books. She’s helped out with chores for our son and with odd bits around the household.

Niki’s background as a preschool teacher shined through her work; she’s got a depth of knowledge and a keen interest in child development which translated into her day-to-day effort. She repeatedly came up with creative ideas for age appropriate play and activities - always encouraging our son to move onto the next level in terms of his understanding of the world and physical development. Her experience showed in the way she communicated with him, involved him in day-to-day activities and encouraged him to communicate with other children.

We found having Niki’s daughter accompany our son day-to-day delightful. She is a sweet, well behaved and social child. The two children developed side by side, learned from each other and provided invaluable companionship to each other during the pandemic. Niki’s extensive experience with children again showed in the way in which she made sure both children got the appropriate amount of attention by addressing their specific needs.

We cannot recommend Niki enough! She - and her daughter - will be greatly missed by us!

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