Kia

Kia is amazing!

We have 3.5 year old Emilia & 10 month old Theo.

Kia has been babysitting our eldest since Nov 2022. And nannying our youngest since Jan 2023.

Honestly, she’s great!

She’s got lots of experience working in nurseries & it shows. She’s great with kids of different ages. And she’s given us great advice, like when we were absolutely clueless trying to potty train our eldest. There’s been times when I couldn’t handle looking after both of my own kids at the same time, but she could aha.

She’s also very respectful of our parenting choices (gentle parenting, BLW, cloth nappies, breastfeeding etc.) & happily follows whatever systems/ rules we have.

I remember when Theo was small she took him to the playground, but checked first to see if he’d been on a swing before. If he hadn’t then she’d save that first for us. Just little things like that I find so respectful & kind.

Theo’s got severe eczema & gets contact rashes from food. It’s a lot of extra hard work. Constantly applying creams, long list of foods he can’t eat & things that can’t go on his skin. But Kia is amazing with it. I know he’s in safe hands & I don’t worry about him when he’s with her. (Which is saying a lot! I won’t let anyone in our family have him unsupervised yet. I don’t trust them not to set off his skin).

She’s very hardworking & reliable. I actually can’t think of a time that she’s let us down. If something does come up she’s flexible & gives lots of notice.

She’s done some really lovely activities with the kids (painting, water play, sensory bins etc.) And sent some absolutely gorgeous photos showing what Theo’s been up to.

I’m actually a bit sad that Theo’s starting nursery & she’s dropping back down to just evening babysitting. It’s the end of an era!

She’s a really lovely person & I’d recommend her to anyone.

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by Rob about Kia on 20/11/2024

Response by Kia on 20/11/2024:

Thank you so much, really appreciate it! :)

a godsend!

We were in a bind looking for temporary cover after our nanny had to leave a couple of weeks earlier, and by some miracle Kia was free to take care of our 22mo daughter. I know wish I’d found her earlier and offered her a full time role! She is caring, patient, kind and communicative , sending updates throughout the day and photos, as well as a detailed round up of the day’s food, nappies and activities. Our daughter is a tricky napper but Kia has persevered and managed to make her sleep, and we have seen an improvement in her night sleeping too. Our daughter comes home with drawings and new words, and in a period of change and upheaval we couldn’t have found her better care than with Kia. She occasionally has her lovely son Rory with her, which is so good for our daughter’s development and she loves him. I could not recommend Kia highly enough and would certainly think of her first for any future opportunities.

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by KMH about Kia on 20/11/2024

Response by Kia on 20/11/2024:

Aww this is so lovely! Thank you so much❤️

Kia was amazing!

We were last minute. We had two kids (cousins) under 2.5 years. We weren't Oxford locals. We were in an Airbnb.
All things which would = stress.
Enter Kia…
She was punctual and professional and had two kids following her every move within seconds of walking in. + She managed to put both to bed earlier than they would normally.
Kia smashed it — I can't recommend her highly enough.

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by Ally about Kia on 02/09/2024

Response by Kia on 02/09/2024:

Thank you!😊

Lovely, kind and patient Kia!

Kia came and looked after my 5 month old for two days. She was so calm, easygoing and lovely. He was being a bit fussy with his bottles, and Kia was really up for trying whatever we came up with to get him more comfortable. Highly recommend Kia! It always felt like she genuinely cared for him and would do whatever was best for him, which is just what you want to feel when someone is looking after your baby.

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by Sonja about Kia on 15/07/2023

Response by Kia on 15/07/2023:

Aww, Thank you so much!☺️

Kia is a star

Kia has babysat and nannied for us, taking great care of our one-year-old. She is reliable and punctual, very patient and caring. She has plenty of energy and is confident with the little one, happy to play at home and take her out to the local park. She even tidied up the toys afterwards! Strongly recommended.

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by Charles about Kia on 22/11/2022

Response by Kia on 22/11/2022:

Thank you! :)