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.
Finding the right childminder for your baby is one of the hardest decisions a parent has to make, but choosing Geri was hands down the best decision we ever made for our family.
Our son started going to Geri when he was just 8 months old and remained in her wonderful care until he turned 3. From day one, she created a safe, loving, and nurturing environment where he could thrive. She has always approached everything with great understanding and empathy for both the children and the parents, making the entire experience smooth and reassuring.
Communication with her is absolute perfection. She regularly keeps parents updated with photos, videos, and detailed insights into how the children are spending their days and hitting their developmental milestones. It is such a joy to see their progress in real-time!
One of the things we love most is how much quality time she spends outdoors with the children. She knows the most amazing outdoor spots where kids can safely run, explore, and play freely. From local parks, beautiful gardens, and zoos to fun picnics and even wonderful trips to the beach, she gives the children unforgettable hands-on experiences every single day.
Geri doesn't just look after children; she genuinely loves and cares for them as if they were her own. Leaving our son with her gave us complete peace of mind. We are endlessly grateful for everything she has done for our boy and could not recommend her more highly to any parent looking for exceptional early years care!
Harriet has been part of our family’s life for a long time and has been incredibly reliable and wonderful with our daughter. Our daughter absolutely loves her, and they have developed such a lovely relationship. As a parent, I can honestly say that Harriet is the one person outside our immediate family whom I can trust with our child. She is thoughtful and always willing to accommodate our family’s needs wherever she can. Having her support has made a real difference to our family life. I would wholeheartedly recommend Harriet to any family looking for someone reliable, caring and excellent with children.
Kim
I’m so happy with the care my little one receives here. He absolutely loves going and is always so happy and settled when I drop him off and pick him up. The environment is warm, fun and nurturing, with lots to keep him engaged throughout the day. The meals provided are a lovely bonus, and most importantly, I have complete peace of mind knowing that he is safe, well cared for and in a happy environment. It’s so reassuring to know he is genuinely enjoying his time here, and I would highly recommend this childminder to other parents.
Carmen
My son was at Marta’s setting for only a few months, but during that time she provided wonderful care and always added a personal touch whenever needed.
She took great care of his development, providing a wide range of engaging activities and giving him plenty of individual attention. At the end of the year, she also provided us with a detailed report outlining his progress and milestones, which we really appreciated.
Marta and her team even made a special effort to celebrate my son’s first birthday at the setting, which was such a lovely and memorable gesture.
It’s a real shame that we had to move to a different location, as we would have happily continued with Marta. We are very grateful for the care, support and positive experience she provided for our son.
I am very happy to provide a reference for Mandy, who cared for my son Kairo for approximately a year and a half.
During the time Kairo was with Mandy, she played a very important role in his development and helped him grow in confidence and independence. She supported him with his communication skills, sharing and social skills, learning and development, as well as his fine motor skills. She was always patient, caring and encouraging, and she made learning enjoyable for him.
Mandy also played a huge part in preparing Kairo for starting preschool. She helped him develop the confidence, communication, social and practical skills he needed to take that next step, and I genuinely believe that the time he spent with her helped him become ready for preschool.
What made Mandy particularly special was the way she welcomed Kairo into her family. He was never made to feel like just another child in her care; she treated him as one of her own. Kairo was loved not only by Mandy but by her whole family, and it was clear how much they all cared about him. He built such a strong bond with them that he still asks to spend time with Mandy and her family.
Mandy has also gone above and beyond to support me as a parent. On occasions when she had holidays or time off herself, she still made an effort to help me where she could, particularly when I needed childcare. Even now, she continues to be very helpful by caring for Kairo during school holidays and when his preschool is closed. This has been an enormous help to me and is something I truly appreciate.
I have always felt completely comfortable and reassured knowing that Kairo was in Mandy’s care. She is trustworthy, reliable, caring and genuinely invested in the children she looks after. She has always put Kairo’s wellbeing, happiness and development first.
I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Mandy as a childminder. She has made a lasting and very positive impact on Kairo, and I am extremely grateful for all the love, care, patience and support she has given him over the past year and a half.
I am very happy to recommend Mandy and believe she would be an excellent childminder for any family looking for someone who genuinely cares about the children in her care.
We are very happy with our childminder. We actually visited plenty of different places before making our decision, and her setting stood out to us straight away. It was by far the cleanest and best-designed environment we visited for babies.
She is always attentive, caring, friendly and supportive, and genuinely takes the time to understand and respond to our child’s needs. We especially love that there is a separate room for sleeping, a large garden and lots of toys and activities for the children to enjoy.
The environment is clean, safe, welcoming and very well organised, which gives us great peace of mind. We really appreciate all the care and attention she gives our little one and would highly recommend her to other parents
Georgeta
We’ve had such a great experience with our babysitter. She is trustworthy, thoughtful and incredibly playful with the children. She’s looked after my kids twice now, and they’ve been really happy and comfortable with her. I felt completely at ease knowing they were in her care. We’ll definitely be booking her again and would highly recommend her to other families!
My first time actually engaging someone from this site I was nervous, but my 2yo girl was immediately comfortable with Emma. She drove over and sat late for our first date night in a while (on pretty short notice). Took really good care of our little girl and kept us updated! I didn’t even realize I’d been holding my breath, but then she sent me a baby monitor pic just to let me know DJ was sleeping and I immediately felt so much more relaxed.
Thank you Emma!
LesBourg
We feel so lucky to have found Anna. As first-time parents, leaving our daughter for the first time was a huge step for us, and naturally we had lots of worries and questions. From the very beginning, Anna made us feel completely reassured and supported. She took the time to get to know our daughter, understand her needs and help her settle in at her own pace, which made such a difference to us.
What means the most to us is knowing that our daughter is not only being looked after, but is genuinely loved, understood and encouraged while she is there. Anna puts so much care into everything she does and has created such a lovely environment where our daughter can grow, learn, have fun and simply be herself.
We have really valued having someone we can trust completely. Anna has always been so reassuring, positive and approachable, and has given us confidence throughout what has been such a big new chapter for us. She makes us feel comfortable asking questions and sharing any little worries, and we always know that our daughter is in safe, caring and capable hands. That peace of mind is something we honestly couldn’t put a price on.
Since starting with Anna, we have watched our daughter come on leaps and bounds. Her development, confidence and independence have grown so much, and it makes us incredibly proud to see. She absolutely loves going, and seeing her excitement when she knows she is going to Anna’s means the world to us. Knowing she is happy, settled and enjoying herself with friends makes leaving her so much easier.
Anna has become such an important part of our daughter’s early years, and we are so grateful for the love, patience and encouragement she gives her every day. We have complete trust in her and genuinely feel that we couldn’t have chosen a better person to care for our little girl.
We have every faith in Anna and couldn’t imagine our daughter being anywhere else. We would wholeheartedly recommend Anna to any family, especially other first-time parents who may have those same worries we had — she has given us the reassurance, trust and peace of mind that every parent hopes to have.
We’ve found Princess in a time when we needed someone to take care of our boy. The first impression was amazing, lil man loved her. We were relieved to find someone reliable and knowledgeable to help us out. I highly recommend Princess if you are in need of a caring professional that truly gives everything when taking care of little ones.
We honestly couldn’t recommend Helena highly enough. We sent our daughter to her from just 10 months old, and she stayed for 3 very special years. From the very beginning, we knew she was in the best possible hands.
She absolutely loved going and always came home happy, full of stories and excited to tell us about her day. The care, love and attention she received was incredible, and it was so lovely to see her confidence grow and watch her thrive under Helena’s guidance.
The support with settling her in and helping her through transitions was amazing. Helena’s communication was always fantastic, and we really valued all the advice, updates and reassurance along the way.
The amount of time and effort Helena put into activities, learning and development was brilliant. Our daughter was given such a wide variety of experiences and opportunities, all while being cared for in such a warm, nurturing and homely environment.
Our daughter has made so many lovely memories during her time with Helena, and we will always be incredibly grateful for the part Helena has played in her early years. We were genuinely so sad when it was time to say goodbye.
We would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a caring, dedicated and wonderful childminder.
We used Celma and her fantastic team over almost 5 years for our two daughters and could not recommend her more! Our girls went happily every day and we were always so confident that they were safe, loved and having the best time.
They always enjoyed a great range of activities and often came home with lovely artwork and stories about their adventures - and were lucky enough to spend a great deal of time in Celma's huge garden. We were always able to have a debrief at pick up to celebrate achievements and discuss any challenges.
We'll always have the warmest memories and are so grateful to have had Celma in our lives - and also feel sure the girls have made friends for life!
We consider ourselves so fortunate to have had Claudia be part of our daughter’s life since she was one until she started reception. The level of care, education and enrichment has been beyond our expectations. The setting and range of activities has meant we have never worried about our daughters development at any time. Every day our daughter was excited and enthusiastic to get to her house as she knew she was going to have a great day filled with joy, curiosity and love.
Anne looked after our little girl Rosie from the age of one until she was three and a half and started preschool, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful childminder.
Rosie absolutely loved being with Anne and was always so happy and excited to go. She adored the other children too and would always ask when she was going to see “my Anne” next, which I think says everything about the special bond they had.
Anne always did such lovely things with the children. They were constantly out and about enjoying trips to the park, farms, soft play and the beach, as well as doing lots of arts and crafts and activities at home. Rosie had so much fun, but she was also constantly learning and developing. We could see her confidence, independence and development growing all the time she was with Anne.
As a parent, the most important thing was knowing that Rosie was in safe hands. I never had to worry when she was with Anne because I knew she was being genuinely loved and cared for, while having the best time. You can see just how much Anne loves and cares about every child she looks after, and there is nothing more reassuring than knowing that the person looking after your little girl genuinely loves her too.
Anne became such a special part of Rosie’s early years and we will always be so grateful for everything she did for her.
Thank you, Anne, for loving and caring for our little girl and giving her so many happy memories. We couldn’t recommend you highly enough.
You really are Superwoman! ❤️
Priya has been fantastic with our son! She came super last minute and has been very diligently. It was super easy to trust her and we would love for her to regularly watch our son
Fatou accepted a role to cover the evening school run hours with the week I would be traveling abroad for a week. With just a few days to go, she sent a message that she couldnt do role with a very flimsy excuse . This on the day she was due to visit to meet my son who I had prepared for her visit. I questioned why she had left it so late to pull out of the job - she didnt bother to reply.
I spent alot of time chasing her references- which were fought with problems. Her time at Southfields was as a placement so they declined to give her a reference. And the rest were provided by her friends who said she looked after their siblings. All in all I feel let down and disappointed. I will now need to make alternative arrangements with 4 days before I travel. Shes a real let down!
We honestly couldn’t be more grateful to Syeda for everything she has done for Ibraheem since he was just 15 months old.
From the beginning, Syeda has been so nurturing, caring and patient with him. As a mum, knowing that your child is with someone you trust is priceless, and we have always felt that Ibraheem is safe, happy and well cared for in her hands.
It has been so lovely watching him grow and develop. He has become such a confident and sociable little boy, interacts so well with other children, talks so much more, has become more independent, enjoys trying different foods and has learnt so many new things.
We truly feel Syeda has played a special part in his development, and we’re so thankful for the care and encouragement she gives him. We feel very lucky to have found her and would happily recommend her to any parent looking for someone they can genuinely trust with their child.
Farhana
We honestly don’t know where to start, because calling Sara a “childminder” doesn’t really feel right anymore. After nearly a decade of having all three of our children in her care, Sara has become so much more than that, she has become part of our family.
Our journey with Sara began in 2017, when Riley started with her. He was only little, but the friendships and memories he made at Sara’s have stayed with him. One of the friends he met there is still his best friend today, which says so much about the little community Sara creates around the children.
Then came Olivia in 2020. She too made a very special friendship at Sara’s, with Daisy, and that friendship has continued beyond her time there. It’s amazing to look back and realise that Sara hasn’t just provided childcare for our children, she has given them friendships, experiences, confidence and memories that they will carry with them.
And then Indie joined in 2024. Even though her time with Sara was shorter, she was made to feel just as loved, safe and at home. She recently left in August to start preschool, and, of course, she had made her own special friendship with Sav along the way. Sara actually potty trained Indie herself without us having to ask! That’s the level of care and understanding she gives the children. She knows them so well, notices what they need and genuinely invests in helping them grow.
Over the years, we have watched all three of our children become more confident, independent and sociable while in Sara’s care. They have had countless adventures, activities, days out and experiences, but it’s the little things that stand out just as much, the cuddles, the encouragement, the laughter, the friendships and the feeling that they are genuinely loved and cared for.
There is something incredibly reassuring about leaving your children with someone you trust completely. We have never felt that they were simply being “looked after”. They have been nurtured, encouraged, entertained, challenged and, most importantly, loved.
Sara has been there through such a huge part of our children’s early years, and it’s hard to put into words how grateful we are for that. She has watched them grow, celebrated their milestones and become someone our children have formed a genuine bond with.
In fact, Sara is now family to us, arguably even more so than the children’s own grandparents!
We couldn’t recommend Sara highly enough to any family looking for childcare. If you are lucky enough to get a place with her, you are not just finding a childminder, you are finding someone who will become a truly special part of your child’s childhood and, ultimately, a special part of your family’s life.
Thank you, Sara, for nearly ten years of love, care, patience, fun, friendship and memories. We will always be incredibly grateful that all three of our children got to have their own special experience with you. ❤️
