Everything you need to care for your Kiddi! (Kiddicare)

Member Name: Hannah0802

Product:	Kiddicare
Date:	15/05/09 (45 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Enormous product range, suitable for all budgets

Disadvantages: Can prove expensive

This review is for Kiddicare the shop not for Kiddicare.com.

Kiddicare was established in 1974 and is now the largest privately owned nursery supplier to the public in the United Kingdom.

I first became aware of Kiddicare about 8 years ago when my sister was pregnant with my niece. At the time there wasn't a huge number of baby shops in existence like there is now and even on the internet there was only a few main players such as Mothercare. When my sister was told about this shop in Peterborough we decided to take a nose.

Back then they were located in a small shop which was literally packed to the rafters with all kinds of pregnancy and baby related goodies. However, the shop was small so the choice was limited with only a few of each item on show.

Over the following years the company expanded both shop wise and internet wise and they have moved several times. They have recently opened a new showroom which boasts 15000 sq metres of display.

My sister in law is currently 7 months pregnant and is looking for a new pram so this week we decided to to take a drive to Peterborough and check out the new show room.

Their new building is pretty impressive and due to its vast size it is clearly visable from the main road. It is a very modern warehouse looking building with big glass panels and is two tone grey with the Kiddicare logo emblazened across the top.

The show room has a large car park with ample good sized parking spaces. Size of a car parking space may seem a silly thing to comment on but as any heavily pregnant lady or someone with a small child knows you do need extra room when getting in and out the car and there is nothing worse than tiny spaces where you risk bashing other peoples cars.

On entering the building it is immediately apparent that there is an enormous range of products on offer. The abundence of products is almost overwhelming and if it was my first pregnancy I could imagine it would be a little daunting.

There are three floors to the showroom. The ground floor has general baby products such as bottles and streilisers along with toys.

The second floor is where you find the prams and buggies. The choice here was impressive. I was say there was around 300 different prams to choose from with a variety of price ranges. They were all arranged by make so along with the pram you were able to see what accessories were available to match.

The third floor was where you could find the nursery furniture and bedding sets. Again the range was impressive and covered all budgets.

The show room has a coffee shop which I think is very important as there is so much to look at there you could be there some time and when pregnant it is nice to have somewhere to sit down and relax for a few minutes.

The coffee shop was resonably priced and sold a selection of sandwiches along with hot meals such as cooked breakfasts and jacket potatoes.

The coffee shop was very clean and the staff were friendly. There was a mixture of comfy sofas and coffeetables along with normal dining tables. Bowls and cutlery were provided for children and there was a bottle warmer and microwave available. There was a large number of highchairs and an enclosed play area for your little ones to play safely.

Overall I was very impressed with the showroom. The products range was enormous and you could certainly get everything you wanted.

The only downside for me was that whilst we were there a cleaner was mopping the floor. This made it a little slippery and although he put up the relevant warning signs I do wonder if this is a good idea in a shop full of heavily pregnant ladies.

I would recommend a visit but be warned with that much choice its going to be expensive!

Summary: A must for any pregnant lady.