Nicoles
Childminder in London: Merton
My Summary
About Me
Hi, my name’s Nicole. I’m a Ofsted registered childminder in Raynes Park and I provide families with a home from home setting. I live with my husband and two children.
I absolutely adore children and love what I do. As a childminder, my main aim is to provide the children in my care with a loving, nurturing and safe space to develop through play.
A typical day for me begins with sitting the children down for breakfast before the school run to West Wimbledon. I then get out and about with the younger children in my care. Activities can include soft play, play group, trips to the library, trips to the park and much more. Often I will also meet up with other local childminders. We also spend time at home crafting, playing and dancing/singing to music. Again, in the afternoons I do school pick up and the children return home for some chill time and dinner.
My Experience
I Have been childminding for over 9 years. I am DBS checked and Ofsted registered, as well as first aid trained. I engage in continual professional development, including regular childcare courses.
My Qualifications
I'm on the Merton directory, and have done lots of courses, aswell as Ofsted registered and DBS checked
My Availability
I work full time Monday till Friday 7:30-6:00
My Fees
- Childminding from £9.00 per hour
£80day fee
£9.00per hour
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at West Wimbledon Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 20/04/2026)
- First Aid Certificate: First aid (issued 25/01/2025)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Nicoles. 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.
We’ve had a really positive experience with Nicole. My child attended from the ages of 1-3 years old, From the start, Nicole created a warm, safe, and welcoming environment where our child felt comfortable and settled quickly.
Nicole is incredibly attentive and caring, always taking the time to understand our child’s needs, interests, and routine. We’ve especially appreciated the variety of activities provided, which support both learning and play — from creative crafts to outdoor time and social interaction with other children.
Communication has been excellent throughout. We receive regular updates, and it’s clear our child is happy and well looked after. It’s reassuring to know they are in such capable and nurturing hands.
We’ve seen great progress in our child’s confidence and development since starting with Nicole, and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Nicole to other families.
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Simply
on 05/05/2026
We honestly couldn’t have asked for a better childminder than Nicole (“Nic Nic”). From day one, she has created a warm, fun, and engaging environment that both of our children have absolutely loved being part of.
Nicole has a gift for making every day exciting. There are always thoughtful activities planned, along with daily trips out, which the kids look forward to so much — and all are included, which is such a bonus. It’s clear how much effort she puts into creating opportunities for them to play, explore and learn.
She is also incredibly reliable. Short of being on death’s door, Nicole is always there, which gives us huge peace of mind as working parents. More importantly, she consistently puts the children’s wellbeing first. We have always felt they are in a safe, caring environment, and she will always communicate any concerns with us.
We’ve really valued the updates she provides during the day — hearing what they’ve been up to, what they’ve eaten, and how their day has gone. She offers a great variety of food (even if our older one doesn’t always agree!), and it’s reassuring to know they’re being so well looked after.
Our children are now 3.5 and 1.5, and both have been with Nicole since they were 10 months old. Watching them grow and thrive under her care has been wonderful. We are absolutely gutted to be leaving due to moving out of the area — otherwise, we wouldn’t hesitate to stay with her right through to reception.
We feel incredibly lucky to have had Nicole as such an important part of our children’s early years and can’t recommend her highly enough.
James and Caroline
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James
on 28/04/2026
Nicole is amazing with my daughter. Since she went to Nicole’s, I have noticed big improvement in my daughter’s developmental skills. She is a happy little girl having so much fun with Nicole in various activities such as painting, baking, colouring and much more. We love Nicole!
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Talisa
on 22/03/2023
My eldest son started going to Nicole’s after the last lockdown and he flourished whilst in her care. She provides a wide, fun range of activities for the children and will always try to take them outdoors on fun trips to the farm, park, softplay, pet shop etc. Nicole’s house is always welcoming, clean and well organised with plenty of toys!
She has no trouble in gaining my sons confidence and encouraging good behaviour. She is a great communicator and sends me updates throughout the day, including photos of his activities which makes me feel involved in his care. My son is very settled and happy with Nicole and I believe she has helped with his development. He has grown in confidence since being in her care and I know how much he loves going to “Cole’s house”.
Nicole really understands each child’s individual needs and treats them all as if they were her own, with lots of love and care. I would absolutely recommend Nicole as a great and reliable childminder!
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Elif_K
on 23/02/2023
My son has been with Nicole since October 2017 He was 18months and now he is 6 years old. As a parent who has two older children, and never used childcare before, I was extremely worried. Nicole gave me peace of mind as she always gives 100% to her job, I am so grateful to have met her, and my son loves going to Nicole’s house.
Nicole always gives us updates during the day and makes sure that the children are always engaged in some sort of activity.
Nicole’s family are also absolutely amazing too. Just the most wonderful loving family.
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Ekaradal
on 25/11/2022
We came to Nicole in April 2021, having initially had a terrible experience with another childminder in the area. Resultantly, we were apprehensive about sending our 1 year old to another childminder after this. Nonetheless, Nicole's warm, bubbly and loving nature instantly put us at ease. We have found Nicole has provided our son, Daniel, with a loving home away from home from the minute he started in her setting.
Nicole's sociable, down to earth nature has 100% rubbed off on our son to the point where I will take him to Raynes Park on a Saturday morning and he demonstrates how he is on first name terms with a number of people (my favourite thing is how well known and loved he is in The Bridge Cafe)! This is a testament to how well regarded Nicole is in the area and how often Daniel is taken out and about. Each day I receive a dozen pictures of Daniel enjoying his day. On any given day he could be attending play group or soft play, taking a trip to the allotment (and coming home with fresh veg for me!), going swimming, riding the bus, feeding the ducks by Kingston river or taking a trip to the library. When at home in Nicole's setting, she encourages his development through play. At 2 years old Daniel has come home reciting his alphabet, colours and days of the week - all of which I had little to do with!
As a family we are so glad to have found Nicole and hope to always remain in contact with her. I cannot emphasize how much we trust and value Nicole and how she has helped our son to develop so much in his formative years of life.
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Roseanna
on 22/11/2022
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