Nickie W
Childminder in Woking
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Female Member since Oct 2011 Last Updated Jan 2025 Last Login 13 Jan 2025
My Summary
About Me
###UPDATE ON 23/10/24. WE HAVE NOW FILLED ALL OF OUR CHILDCARE SPACES.
WE WILL HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 2025 AND ARE HAPPY TO MEET WITH PARENTS IN ADVANCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SECURE A SPACE FOR THEIR LITTLE ONE .HAPPY TO DO TERM TIME ONLY OR FULL TIME ###
I have worked with children all my working life, starting with being a live in nanny at the age of 17 to being a childminder. I have seven children of my own aged 37, 29, (both now married and left home ),27 (now left home and joined the RAF), 24(now left home and joined the marines) ,14 year old twins and a 10 year old. I also have four grandsons aged 11, 8, 6, and 2 and two grandaughters aged 6 and 10 weeks .I am used to juggling children of various ages and enjoy the challenge of ensuring all the children's individual needs are met. My husband works night shifts so is around in the early morning and late afternoon to help with our own children.
I thoroughly enjoy my job and work with the parents of any child cared for to ensure the parents wishes for their child are carried out. I actively engage the children in learning through their play experiences. I attend toddler groups, baby gym and soft play as well as parks and woodland walks to help the children learn to play alongside and with other children in a child friendly environment.
I feel that continuity of care is extremely important for children and it is vital for them to make strong secure bonds with both myself and the other children in my care so that they will grow to be happy secure young people in the future with the ability to form good attachments to others. I aim to care for the children until they leave to go to school or continue with me until childcare is no longer required.
I encourage the children to fully participate in activities which sometimes means lots of mess...paint, playdoh, muddy puddles.
We currently have two cats, a goldfish and a hamster who the children have really taken to and this enhances their learning about animals and how to care gently for them.
I have special needs experience of dyslexia and aspergers. I also have childminding special needs experience of global developmental delay.
I am happy to cook for the children I care for and offer healthy food and snacks and will take any allergies and dietary needs into consideration. I currently care for children who have gluten intolerance and dairy allergy. My own son has a nut allergy so I am also trained in the use of an epi pen. I am also happy to accommodate parents who would prefer to bring their child's food with them.
My fee includes all meals, snacks and childrens activities eg soft play, baby gym.
Update to my account,
My daughter Harriet is now working alongside me as an assistant every day. Harriet lives in Liphook and brings her son Roux who is 2 and her newborn daughter with her to work. Aoife was born prematurely in august this year ( due nov ) but is thriving and has joined our littlexones to play. Harriets daughter Niamh who is 6 attends school in liphook but joins us during school holidays. Niamh is a very sociable ,friendly little girl and looks forward to seeing her friends in the holidays.
Harriet worked in a day care nursery before becoming a nanny. She has worked for 2 families, the first with a 3 month old and a 4 year old and her last family who have 1 year old twins and a five year old.
Harriet is dbs checked, holds a first aid certificate and safeguarding.
We care for lots of children on different days so the children in our care will have lots of different friends of varying ages from 8 months to 4 years.
UPDATE TO MY ACCOUNT 18/02/23
AFTER DISCUSSION WITH OUR CURRENT FAMILIES WE ARE NOW BACK TO OUR NORMAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIALISING. WE GO TO SOFT PLAY, TAKE WOODLAND WALKS, PLAY IN THE PARK AND HAVE HOMEBASED PLAY.
WE WILL REMAIN VIGILANT WITH HAND WASHING.
WE ARE HAPPY TO MEET WITH NEW PARENTS AND WILL MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND A HANDS OFF APPROACH ON INITIAL MEETING. ALL SETTLING VISITS WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL CHILDREN WHICH WILL ENSURE CHILDREN ARE HAPPY AND SECURE TO BE LEFT. THIS WILL ALL BE DISCUSSED AT THE INITIAL MEETING
HARRIETS LITTLE GIRL NIAMH HAS NOW STARTED AT HER LOCAL SCHOOL IN LIPHOOK. HARRIET WILL NOW BE WORKING 9.30AM UNTIL 2.30PM 3 DAYS A WEEK AND 8 TIL 5 ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. I WILL WORK FROM 7.15AM UNTIL 5.15PM. IN THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS WE WILL BOTH WORK ALL DAY.
MY HUSBAND PAUL IS AROUND IN THE MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS AND IS DBS CHECKED. HE IS A VERY GOOD STORY READER AND HAPPY TO BUILD DUPLO AND HELP WITH PLAYDOH AND COLOURING WHEN REQUESTED!
WE HAD LOTS OF LITTLE ONES LEAVE OUR CARE IN JULY AND AUGUST READY TO START THEIR NEXT JOURNEY AT SCHOOL.
WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY SOME LOVELY LITTLE ONES WHO BEGIN THEIR NEW ADVENTURE WITH US.
My Experience
I have looked after children from aged 12 weeks to 12 years and thoroughly enjoy the challenge of the job. I have also helped childminder friends with their little ones. As a live in nanny I formed a strong relationship with the child in my care and also with his parent which I feel is vitally important so as to be able to offer continuity of care to any children cared for.
My Qualifications
7 O levels
first aid
child protection
Diploma in Home Based Childcare level 3
My Availability
My working hours are Monday to Friday 7.15am til 5.15PM
I offer term time only contracts with no fee in the school holidays if required as well as full time contracts.
I accept childcare vouchers and am registered for the government tax free childcare.
I offer the funded 15 free hours and the funded 30 free hours if parents are eligible.
I am happy to take and pick up from Holy Trinity Pre school.
We have decided to focus our childcare on pre school children therefore we no longer have school aged children during the week or in the school holidays ( except for grandchildren and siblings of our pre school children who were with us as little ones)
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 22/01/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
£7.50 per hour .
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Knaphill School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at The Knaphill Lower School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- First Aid Certificate (added 30/11/2019)
- DBS Check (added 30/11/2019)
- Inspection Report: Ofsted report (added 28/11/2019)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Nickie W. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members 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.
Nickie and Harriet are amazing team, my child was 18months when he joined them, very nervous and scared of past childminders experience, but after a weeks time he wanted to go all by him self, always happy, learning so much, enjoys. It is such a relief to see my child so happy and thriving in all his areas. Highly recommend. Thank them enough for the love and effort they have put for Mikaeel.
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Batool A
on 13/08/2021
Nickie and her daughter Harriet provide a “home from home” experience for the children they care for. My son started with them when he was almost two, and stayed for around a year. In that time he grew to love Nickie and Harriet, and became firm friends with Harriet’s lovely little girl. I felt confident that my little boy was being loved and cared for as though he belonged to them.
Nickie was more than happy to accommodate his allergies and eating issues, which made such a difference to him and us. She really went out of her way to make sure he felt included and ate the same or similar to the other children.
Nickie has ample transport and safely takes children on lots of really fun days out. My son enjoyed trips to various soft play centres, baby gyms, playgrounds and parks.
Communication is great, and Nickie is happy to chat at the end of the session, but also writes the day’s activities and food/nappies down in a personal diary.
I couldn’t recommend anyone more, and we were all very sad when the time came to leave Nickie’s care.
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louise85
on 20/04/2020
Nickie looked after my daughter from the age of 9 months - 2.5 years, and right from the start my daughter was always happy to go to Nickie's to play. This makes your day so much better (as mum) to know that your child is happy and children are only happy in an environment where they feel safe and loved.
I have no doubt as to Nickie's care and affection for the children in her care, she goes above and beyond in looking after all of them.
My daughter loves Nickie and indeed the members of her family that live there, and it was a very sad day indeed when the time came for my daughter to move on to Nursery.
I would recommend Nickie as a childminder to anyone who is looking for childcare, she is so passionate about what she does and so caring. The children definitely come first and are so well looked after and entertained. My daughter built some lovely little bonds and friendships with the other children there and it is a time I will always cherish. She gave such a great start to my daughter not only in terms of 'education' but also in letting her know that leaving mummy isn't a scary thing to do - it's so much fun to go and play with others.
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MummyTwo
on 02/04/2020
My 2 & half year old daughter has been with Nickie since she was 7 months old, she settled in very quickly & still loves to go to Nickie’s where she has fun, learns lots & is treated like one of the family. I sometimes think she’d rather stay there than come home with me when I go to pick her up 😊
Nickie has always been very accommodating & flexible, I feel very lucky to have her as my childminder.
My Daughter also loves Nickie’s daughter, so I’m pleased to learn they will soon be working together.
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Kerri
on 01/05/2018
If you are looking for an excellent caring and dedicated childminder for your children then look no further. My daughter has been with Nickie since 10months old and absolutely loves going. She has learnt so much and so have i. She gives 100% dedication to the children in her care and teaches them soo much as they grow. She has treat my daughter Reya like one of her own and as a first time mum also made me feel at ease to leave her. Nickie takes them to softplay, days out, park trips etc they always doing something lovely and fun. I cannot recommend Nickie enough shes is an excellent experienced childminder. My daughter is now coming up 2 in august and still loves to go..... she doesnt even notice when i leave she has that much fun. I look forward to reading her daily dairy to see wjat my daufhter has been up to that day and it always makes me smile. I could not manage without Nickie and would recommend to anyone ☺
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Jess mcm
on 19/04/2018
Nickie looked after my boy since he was 4 months old. He is now 8 years and still wants to go there in the holidays and spend time with her and her children. (which speaks for itself!!).
I could not have found a better surrogate Mum whilst I was at work knowing my son was in such brilliant care and being treated like another member of the family whilst incorporating any needs I may have had for him.
I respected Nickie's advise and experience on most of my son's different stages of development and still do!! She has become a great friend and can't thank her enough for all she has done to assist my son in being the well-rounded boy that he is today!!!
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on 09/07/2012
Nickie Wakeford has been my childminder for over two years and I cannot recommend her highly enough (she was recommended to me by a friend).
Nickie is an excellent childminder - my daughter loves going to her and really enjoys the time she spends there.
Nickie is very loving to my daughter, and treats her like one of the family. Nickie spends a lot of time with my daughter and the other children she looks after, taking them out to numerous activities (e.g. the park, playgroups, activity centres) and reads and plays with the children. She makes sure that appropriate and educational games are played - which are fun too of course! She writes a diary for me each week on my daughter's behaviour and ensures that my requirements are met (for example we discuss how my daughter should be treated when she is rude and naughty, and Nickie follows my approaches).
My daughter really enjoys playing with Nickie's own children and with the other children that Nickie looks after. I could not manage without Nickie, she is a brilliant childminder.
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on 04/07/2012
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