Nicola looked after my daughter from 9 months old to almost 3 years old. Being a single parent I was petrified of leaving my daughter to go back to work but Nicola made the transition so easy for the two of us and really set my mind at rest. She sent me regular updates of her progress from activities they were doing down to how she was getting on with eating. My daughter had a dairy allergy which she eventually grew out of but Nicola was so good and careful with preparing her food.

Nicola would do something different with her children everyday with trips to the park, barleylands, gruffalo trails, thames chase, rhyme time at the library etc. Nicola's homesetting is just lovely also with a wonderful range of toys and activities to do in the house and lovely garden. My daughter had such fun with her and the other children and I know she was always completely safe. I have a polite, confident, sociable, outgoing little girl now thanks to Nicola who we ended up seeing as a second mum to my daughter. We have moved quite a way away from Brentwood now and miss her so much!

Cannot recommend Nicola enough!

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