Latest Reviews
Here are some of the latest reviews that we have received from parents who have used childcare providers and tutors listed on Childcare.co.uk.
I contacted Aman seeking support and advice for my autistic child, as I was desperately trying to find help for my child’s needs. Unfortunately, from the very beginning, I found her communication extremely rude, dismissive, condescending, and lacking empathy.
Despite feeling uncomfortable with her attitude, I continued communicating with her because I was genuinely desperate for support. After a few months, I contacted her again yesterday asking if she could call me back for advice. Her first response to me was simply, “What do you need?” which came across as cold, aggressive, and highly disrespectful.
As a parent already struggling to seek support for a vulnerable child, I found her manner deeply upsetting and unprofessional, especially from someone who claims to help families and parents.
When I questioned why she was speaking to me in such a dismissive way, she immediately became defensive and threatened to report me and call the police, despite the fact that I had approached her respectfully throughout. I have screenshots of the messages which clearly show the way I was spoken to.
She has also blocked me, which makes me feel she was trying to prevent me from leaving an honest review about my experience. She also made comments such as “may God guide you,” which felt patronising and made me feel as though I was a mad person and being treated unfairly simply for asking for support for my autistic child.
Parents of children with additional needs are often already under huge emotional pressure and deserve compassion, patience, and professionalism. Sadly, this was not my experience at all.
Based on my experience, I would strongly advise parents to think carefully before contacting this person, especially if you are already in a vulnerable situation and looking for genuine support.
From our very first day, Clare made my daughter and I feel completely at ease. Looking back on the past year, her care has been absolutely faultless. The children spend their days out and about, having fun and connecting with nature. As an animal-obsessed little girl, my daughter has truly flourished under Clare's guidance. Clare treats every child with the utmost care and makes everyone feel welcome. Leaving your child with someone else can be daunting, but I have never had a single doubt. Thank you so much, Clare, for everything. ❤️
Jules started caring for my son at 11 months old when I returned to work. She made me feel so much more at ease throughout the entire process, calling within 30 minutes of dropping him off for the first time to let me know he had settled and was ok. My son thrived with Jules and loved his time with her. Jules is extremely kind and reassuring both for the children and for parents. Jules was always willing to offer additional help where needed. She really is a gem x
I cannot thank Vicki enough for everything she has done for my children over the past 10 months. From the very beginning, she made them feel safe, happy, and cared for, and they absolutely loved going to her.
She created such a fun, loving, and welcoming environment, and the kids always came home smiling and full of stories about the amazing time they had with her. It’s clear how much care, patience, and dedication she puts into looking after the children.
I am so grateful for all of her help and support, and I truly appreciate everything she has done for my family. The biggest sign of how wonderful she is, is that the children don’t want to leave her!
I would without hesitation use her again in the future and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a caring and trustworthy childminder 🥰
Debbie has been looking after our child since he was 2! First impressions were amazing and still to this day it’s the same! She goes above and beyond for the children and they adore her! Nothing is ever too much and as well as it being a fun environment they develop and improve their skills so much with all the activities she plans for them all. 100% recommended!
Rumi is a phenomenal childminder. I often have to be in London for training, and she has never let me down. She is deeply reliable, professional, and entirely trustworthy. I am so happy to have found someone I can leave my child with and not worry for a single second. I highly recommend her services!
Lilyana
I would highly recommend Nina. She worked with our family in a combined housekeeping, nannying and cooking role and was a huge help to us.
Nina is trustworthy, reliable and punctual, and she was always warm, kind and good-humoured. She was lovely with the children and very capable at keeping the practical side of a busy family home ticking over.
She helped with laundry, organising the children’s clothes and belongings, family shopping, cooking nutritious meals, walking the dog and generally keeping things running smoothly. She is also a really great cook and made lots of lovely family meals for us.
Nina is calm, organised, hardworking and very easy to have around. We really appreciated her help and would happily recommend her to another family.
olibell
I have been sending my 1 yr old to Asmeet for 8 months now and he loves going to Gnomes Den. Asmeet runs a small home-based nursery setting which is ideal for babies and toddlers transitioning from being at home to spending some time in a childcare setting. She knows my son well in terms of his likes and communication and she is good at fostering positive interactions between the kids. My son attends part time but he has still come on so well in his social skills which I credit in large part to Asmeet. They do different activities depending on the day and time of year. Asmeet takes time to feed the children and individualises her approach to each child’s food intake depending on how much they tend to eat in one sitting and their level of independence with eating.
My daughter has been at Lisa’s for a few months now and already we’re having such a positive experience. She is clear about wanting to encourage the children’s learning and development whilst working towards the next set of milestones whilst completely tailoring this to each child’s needs and personality.
My daughter started at Little Oaks at 16 months after our previous childminder unfortunately decided to close. Lisa already knew my daughter from the weekly playgroup and other outings they attend together. Shes was already very drawn to Lisa, as she says, she’s definitely a child magnet! I was put in contact with Lisa and immediately arranged a visit. After meeting with her I knew this arrangement was going to be the perfect fit.
I was incredibly anxious about her starting somewhere new at the age she was, being more aware of changes to her routine, but I immediately felt put at ease by Lisa. She arranged play dates with our previous childminder and made a point to interact with her at playgroup to get her more comfortable prior to her start date. We also had various settling in sessions which made the process an extremely smooth transition. Since starting the other children have been so friendly and welcoming and they’re loving helping take care of the littlest one.
My daughter was a bit nervous around dogs as she hadn’t been around many before and I flagged this with Lisa. She ensured they were introduced slowly and let my daughter warm up to Maggie. Her and Maggie soon became fast friends and now there’s nothing she loves more than being greeted by friendly Maggie at the front door.
Lisa’s passion and dedication for her career as well as her genuine love for the children is obvious. She puts so much time and care into the activities that are put together, always ensuring there are learning opportunities to be had. The children are frequently taken out on wonderful trips and are integrated well into the community. Lisa is involved with many of the other local childminders and regularly meets up with them on days out ensuring the children are socialised in larger groups than just the more intimate childminder setting. They’re regularly taken to a playgroup with other childminders, an old peoples home to do fun activities and other local groups. As well they’re always going out on lovely day trips, nature walks and making use of Lisa’s well equipped garden.
The added extras are so thoughtful from providing ice packs when the weather is warm to the lending library outside her house. She provides all water bottles, coats and weather appropriate clothing so you just need to drop them off with their lunch box which reduces the mental load from parents.
Lisa’s communication is excellent and she’s always happy to answer any questions. The baby’s days app is used and updated throughout the day. I always look forward to the photo updates provided and you can see how nicely the children all interact with each other.
I feel so lucky that my child has been able to experience such a wonderful and caring childcare environment. I can see her thriving within Lisa’s setting already and I can’t wait to watch her confidence and abilities continue to grow whilst being supported by the lovely Lisa. It will always initially feel quite daunting to leave your baby in the care of someone else but I have no qualms sending her to Little Oaks. Lisa is truly the best and I would unequivocally recommend her to other parents.
Lauren
My one year old has recently started going to Wendy's we couldn't be more happier with his progress. Even though the first few drop ins were tough for him Wendy was able to settle him down so quickly. And now they are getting much much better with time. My son loves playing with Wendy and her family and has a great time when he is there. I also love that Wendy keeps a journal for him and so we get to read what he has done through out the day which is great. I would recommend Wendy for anyone looking for a caring, kind ans loving childminder for their little ones.
Loida has been our live-in nanny and has been nothing short of exceptional! She is warm, energetic, and completely dedicated to the well-being of our daughter (14 months old when Loida started with us)
She is exceptionally organized and proactive. She has been committed and consistent with my daughter’s routine and was always finding creative ways to keep her engaged. Our daughter loved her, and we have always felt confident leaving her in Loida’s care. Loida also took great care of all the child-related household tasks.
She handles the complexities of a live-in role with great maturity and professionalism. As a live-in nanny, she has been respectful, discreet, and a joy to have around.
We are only parting ways due to changes in our circumstances (or we would have her in our family for longer), and we know she will bring immense joy, support and structure to her next family. Any family would be incredibly lucky to have her. We cannot recommend her highly enough!
I am more than happy to speak over the phone to provide a more detailed reference for serious inquiries
As a mum of an 8-year-old autistic son, I had a very positive experience with this childminder. She was patient, kind, and took the time to understand my son’s routines and individual needs, always making him feel safe and comfortable in her care.
My son quickly built trust with her, and I could see how calm and happy he was around her. She was reliable, attentive, and always communicated well with me.
She was reliable, attentive, and always kept good communication with me throughout the day. I could genuinely see that she cared about my son’s wellbeing and happiness, not just as a job but with real compassion and understanding.
I would highly recommend her to any family, especially parents of autistic or special needs children. We are very grateful for her care, support, and understanding.
judd
Bhupi has been taking care of our son for past 18months and has been very reliable and punctual. She engaged with him and also comes up with ideas to teach him as well. Our son is very fond of her and looks forward for her visit. Will be happy to have her back anytime.
Joules was so so lovely and fantastic with my kids, she babysat for 14 hours so we could attend a child free wedding, sent me photos and updates so I didn't worry as it was the first time I've left my children with anyone. She is so lovely, patient and kind and my kids absolutely adored her! They have actually asked me to go out more so they can see her again! Honestly cannot recommend her enough, she was brilliant! And will definitely lovely to have her sit for us again when we next go out.
I am so honoured I’ve found Charlotte to look after my daughter. She is very kind, genuine and caring, with a positive personality. She is very well organised, prepared, responsive to needs, and supportive no matter what is it about.
In her care my daughter easily settled in, and found herself. My daughter started to speak in english with Charlotte as a second language and was able to speak in just a couple of months. We also got help from her with my daughter eating difficulties, and lactose intolerance in the beginning, and she was always worked with us to get the best out of every situation.
I will be always grateful for her, the love, the kisses and hugs she gave for my little girl.
Ps.: If you want nothing but the best for your child, then please don’t hesitate to choose Charlotte as your childminder.🌷
We are so happy to have found Lara for our 1 year old who has now been in Lara’s care since earlier in the year. Having used a childminder in the past who I hoped to use again for my second, I was apprehensive to find someone else after moving but I am so glad we found Lara! My little one has settled so quickly, he is smiling at the door in the morning ready to go in and I know he is very happy throughout the day. Lara’s communication is fantastic, we receive updates during the day and it’s a great way to follow what he has been doing/learning. I have seen real difference in his development since joining with Lara and he gets to develop social skills with the other children too. Lara provides a warm, kind and home from home setting which is what I love the most! The outdoor space is incredible which is great as my little one loves to be outdoors as well as all of the different activities they engage with daily. I can’t recommend Lara highly enough and we are so glad our little one is in her care ☺️