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.
Berfin did a wonderful job looking after my son Fenix from birth to 8 months old in 2025. She started as a night nanny, and was ready to go the moment we came home from hospital. We loved her support so much that we continued with her as a day nanny after 3 months.
We're first time parents, and she was so helpful in teaching us how to look after a baby, from settling to sleep and understanding his needs. She was crucial to our son's development - helped him fall asleep in his bed (which was HUGE), transition to solids (helping with meal prep too) and provided a variety of experiences (park walks, playground, children's activities.). She also did well with our dogs, providing a calming presence. Overall I highly recommend Berfin!
melloko
My 2.5 year old daughter has been going to Charlene since she was one year old, and she settled in very quickly. She absolutely loves going to Charlene’s house and is always excited for her days there.
Charlene makes sure the children have a wide variety of experiences. She regularly takes them out to playgrounds, parks and museums, and there is always something exciting planned for the day. My daughter often comes home with something she has made – paintings, crafts, or even cupcakes she has baked herself.
Since starting with Charlene, my daughter’s development has improved massively. Her vocabulary has grown, and she has become much more independent in many areas. Charlene has a very professional and proactive approach to childcare. She carefully keeps track of each child’s development and actively supports their growth across different areas. Every week she introduces a theme and plans books, activities and exercises around it, which makes learning fun and engaging.
Charlene also regularly checks in with me to discuss how we feel about our daughter’s development. After our two-year health visitor review highlighted that we should work on improving my daughter’s fine and gross motor skills, Charlene placed more emphasis on activities that support these areas, which has helped my daughter make great progress. She also started helping with her potty training, which has been a huge help for me.
During school holidays I also bring my four-year-old daughter to Charlene’s house. She loved baking and spending time there, and she is already asking to come back during the next holidays.
I am very grateful to Charlene for her dedication to childcare. She is extremely reliable and trustworthy. When I drop my daughter off, I know she is in safe hands and I never have to worry. I know she is having a great time with her friends and enjoying lots of fun activities. Charlene always sends an update during the day, with a detailed account of what my daughter ate and did, and lots of lovely pictures.
Anna
Giulia has been caring for my child for almost a year, and I honestly couldn’t recommend her more highly. She looks after my 2-year-old and has been incredibly caring, patient, and flexible from the very beginning.
My son settled in with her very quickly, which says a lot about the warm and supportive environment she creates. She has also been wonderful in helping with his physio where she can, which I really appreciate.
Giulia is an amazing childminder and I feel very lucky to have found her.
Diane was absolutely amazing with my little boy. He was with her from 9 months to 2 years and loved it. He even cried when he had to come home at the end of the day! She takes all the children to the park, farms and little days out which is so nice and communicates really well. We would get photos and videos all day long. It’s really daunting having someone look after your children whilst you are at work but I would highly recommend Diane at Popsicle xx
Lauren
We couldn’t be happier with the care our child receives from Little Stars. Ben and his wife are both incredibly kind, patient, and attentive, creating such a warm and welcoming environment for the children. It’s clear they genuinely care about each child’s wellbeing and development.
Ben is very professional and organised, and his wife is wonderful with the children as well. It’s also a big bonus that she speaks Mandarin, which adds a lovely cultural and language element to the experience.
Our child always looks happy at the end of the day, having had a fun and engaging day full of activities. Communication with them is always easy and reassuring, and we feel completely confident leaving our child in their care.
We highly recommend Ben and his wife to any parents looking for trustworthy, nurturing, and dedicated childminders!
Paige came into our setting to look after my 9 month old. Couldn’t fault the care she provided. She would always attend work on time ready to work and would prepare age related activities and help out with anything that was needed (eg, laundry, bed changing, general tidying) would highly recommend to any future families.
As parents, we want the best for our 24 months daughter and to find someone to look after her the way we molded her and align to our montessori way. Because we want to train first our daughter independence and confidence, lifelong love of learning and holistic growth. We are really keen not just with the cleanliness of the environment and set up, but also avoiding the use of too much screen. We had a hard time looking for a montessori place in the area as it’s rare to find. We prayed for guidance, then surprisingly when we’re browsing over the childcare website we saw Bambini Montessori Childcare. We immediately sent a message and Priya was so lovely to send a response. From initial conversation we had, I was really impress as she value confidentiality and privacy. When we visited the area, I was impress with the set up and felt that my daughter will easily settle as it’s almost similar to her play area at home. Priya was very professional and helpful from the beginning we decided that Bambini Motessori is the right place for our daughter.
Our daughter’s first week were really nerve wracking for me as a mom, because it’s our first time to leave her and for her not to see any of us around for longer hours. But Priya and her team were so kind to reassure us our daughter is okay by giving us updates and feedbacks and also sending us our daughter’s photos and videos ( which for me were really precious as I can still monitor her milestone even if I’m not beside her). I also love how Priya and her team settle my daughter everytime we leave her without any screen involve, which for me is very important because I prefer interaction rather than screen. Also, Priya was so hands on in working hand in hand with us for our daughter’s development which I greatly appreciate. Also, Priya is so considerate and understanding regarding the schedule of our daughter, which also help my mental health specially on days I really miss my daughter.
As a mum who love and a silent advocate of Montessori Learning, I will definitely recommend Priya’s Bambini Montessori.
May
Bev is just amazing! She has cared for our first daughter from 6 months until she went to nursery and now has our second daughter who is currently 2.
Bev’s home is such a warm and welcoming space with an array of activities to aid the children’s learning. She has a wonderful outdoor space to use when the weather is nice and the children are always provided with healthy meals and snacks.
From our first meeting, Bev’s knowledge of early years and inviting character radiated through and we were ready to sign on the spot!
Bev has become an extension of our family and one of the best decisions we’ve made for our daughters and we truly don’t know what we’d do without her!
Our daughter has been with Jamma and Mick since she was 12 months old. The care and attention they provide, in an environment that truly feels like a home away from home (but much more fun!), is everything you could hope for in a childminder.
Their daily reports and observations are incredibly thoughtful and attentive, and it’s been wonderful to see how much our daughter has grown and developed in their care.
We feel unbelievably lucky to have our daughter in the safe hands of Jamma and Mick, and we couldn’t wish for anything more.
I first brought my daughter to Emete in September I was so worried about how my daughter would be settling in as she has never really been left with others. I dropped her off and within 5 minute I revived a picture of my daughter and her reassuring me how much fun she was having. The communication is outstanding and she really does treat your children like her own. Everyday my daughter comes back so happy with a smile on her face. Everything she does I see through the app even nappy changes get recorded and nap times. She takes them often to the park when the weathers warmer and also to stay and plays which is amazing as you don't get that at a regular nursery. The meals she cooks are incredible proper homecooked meals and they must be yummy as my daughter tells me there so yummy and that her favourite part of the day is mealtime. She also has a garden which the children play in which not all settings would have. Another thing I love is how immaculate my child comes home. She makes more mess on her clothes at home then at nursery so Emms takes extra care on keeping the children clean. My daughter don't stop talking about emms and how much fun she has with her. When I tell her we're going nursery she gets so excited and jumps up and down saying her name. She's flexible with hours and if you need extra time for a certain day she can provide that. Overall I'm extremely happy with my daughters care and from day 1 I knew I made the right choice. Would recommend emstinyhomenursery to anyone with young children I honestly think she's the best in the business
Yasmin is an incredible childminder, and we couldn’t have asked for anyone better. From the very beginning, she created a warm and safe environment that helped our child settle in with ease and gave us complete peace of mind.
About a year and a half ago, our child started as a quiet and insecure baby. With Yasmin’s patience, care, and encouragement, she has grown into a cheerful, chatty, and confident girl. Yasmin is always supportive in helping the children develop their independence and confidence.
She also makes a great effort to organise outings during half terms and the summer, giving the children wonderful opportunities to explore and learn, from visits to the farm to watching a caterpillar grow into a butterfly. She also brings the children together, helping them build strong friendships and learn important social skills like sharing and communication.
It’s clear how much thought, care, and dedication Yasmin puts into every day. She creates so many meaningful experiences and memories for the children. We are incredibly grateful for the love, patience, and guidance she has shown, and we truly appreciate the positive influence she has had in shaping our child’s confidence and personality. She’s fantastic!!
Our child has been with Edina for almost 2 years now, obviously being our first one. we were very anxious about choosing a childminder. When we met Edina, we were blown away with the way our daughter was at ease with her. After witnessing that, we knew Edina had to be her childminder.
Edina's setting is a modern apartment fully child proof, warm, and cosy with lots of space for the kids.
We would highly recommend her to any parent looking for someone reliable, caring, and truly committed to a child’s wellbeing.
Our daughter has been with Lauren for a couple of months now and is having a great time. Our daughter can be a bit of a tough audience and the fact she loves Lauren to bits and is excited to go and see her speaks volumes. Lauren is super friendly and our daughter always comes home bearing lots of fun art projects they've been doing during the day. I'd have no hesitation in recommending Lauren as a childminder.
As a first time parent I found it petrifying at the thought of leaving my child for numerous hours with people he or I didn’t know and settings I didn’t know, however after finding Simone and Brian I can honestly say was the best decision I ever made. My son started at the setting when he was roughly 9/10 months old and he had come on leaps and bounds. From the child I first dropped of non verbal, single child so not socialised really and super clingy to this confident little boy who can count, have full blown conversations and so sociable it’s hard to believe it is the same child! He has just thrived beyond my belief.
At times Tommie can be challenging and does try and push boundaries however Simone and Brian deal with him perfectly! Tommie rarely wants to come home and when he is at home will often ask to go back to “ aunty and Brian’s house”!
I honestly couldn’t recommend these two enough! their communication with me as a parent is also fantastic, I get updates each evening and Simone is also coaching and guiding me to use strategies at home which benefit my son tremendously!
Amy has been looking after our son for over a year now and we couldn’t be happier. Our son took to Amy on their first meet, as she’s warm, caring and fun and he’s been thriving in her care ever since. She’s attentive to all of his needs and understands him as an individual. It’s been extremely reassuring having him in her care, as we don’t need to worry, always knowing he’s having a great time.
No day is the same, Amy always makes sure they are doing something fun, creative or adventurous, while learning and developing their skills. We get regular updates and photos, along with progress reports.
We can’t recommend Amy enough.
Eloise
Reliable, Honest , Kind.
My husband and I were struggling to balance work and childcare after a series of disappointing experiences on hiring babysitters from this portal. We had hired a couple of ladies before Ivy, but none were reliable—they either became unresponsive or give convenient reasons
When I reached out to Ivy, she immediately responded and was completely upfront about her availability and £ expectations. She has proven to be incredibly reliable and honest in my experience.
Ivy is also very friendly, and my child genuinely enjoyed spending time with her. She actively engages him by reading books and taking him to the park. I highly recommend Ivy if you are looking for a reliable babysitter on this portal.
Liene is a hero, at the start we changed our requirements (times of day/night) and Liene was very understanding and accommodating and made herself available. Very hands on and brilliant with the kids, everytime we said Liene was coming round the kids got all excited, very reliable and always made the last minute requests which was a blessing. Although I no longer need Liene to babysit for me as often she will definitely be my first point of contact if I need anyone.
Time keeping was excellent always arrives with a smile.
This was my first time using this app and first time using an outside babysitter which was daunting at the start but thanks to Liene she put our minds at ease.
Thank you so much Liene
Our experience with Rochanna has been very positive. She provides a warm, safe, and nurturing environment where children feel comfortable and well cared for. From the moment we started, it was clear that she genuinely cares about the children and puts a lot of thought into their wellbeing and development.
She is attentive, patient, and very responsive to each child’s individual needs. Communication has always been excellent—she keeps us updated on how the day has gone, including activities, feeding, and naps, which gives great peace of mind as a parent.
The environment she provides is clean, organised, and stimulating for children. She encourages learning through play, supports social development, and makes sure the children feel included and happy. It is clear that she has a lot of experience and takes her responsibility seriously.
Knowing that my child is in a safe and caring environment while I am away is incredibly reassuring. I would highly recommend her to any parent looking for a reliable, kind, and professional childminder.
