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.
We couldn't be more grateful for the incredible care Abi provides for our son.
From day one, it was important to us to find someone who felt like a natural extension of our family while remaining completely professional, and she has struck that balance perfectly.
Our son is clearly comfortable with her, which gives us total peace of mind. She continuously encourages his learning and development, keeping him engaged through creative play and time outdoors, something we value hugely. On top of her warm and attentive care, her flexibility whenever our schedules shift has been greatly appreciated.
We truly can't recommend Abi enough!
Both of my daughters attended Christine's setting until we moved away from the area. They had a wonderful time and would often come home and tell me what they'd been up to that day: going to the park, colouring, playing in the garden or in the playroom, learning about colours, reading, painting, you name it! Their development came on in leaps and bounds. Christine and her staff would always be excited to see them each morning and my kids thought of them like family members. Highly recommend!
Monique has been working with us and our 5 month old daughter for around 1 month or so. She is great with Cleo, seems to really understand babies and their cues and has the added benefit of being a trained sleep expert - she has been very helpful in assisting us to extend napping windows and get into more of a routine.
Sandy
We feel so lucky to have had Jenny recommended to us - both of our boys (now age 4 & 9) have gone to her and absolutely loved their time with her. She has a great reputation within the community and also has a great relationship with other childminders in the area.
Our youngest was most recently with Jenny full time, he absolutely loved his time with her. As well as running the childminding group at Hawksley Court (a lovely hall with safe, enclosed outside space for the children to play in and explore), she arranged visits to parks, allotments, splash pads, farms and seasonal treats such as pumpkin picking, visit from Santa.
She sends us pictures during the day so we can see what the kids are getting up to and her communication is great.
We cannot speak highly enough of Jenny, she has become a great friend and an essential part of our 'village'. She's a wonderful person and an amazing childminder.
Bonnie
Unfortunately, my experience with this nanny was very disappointing. She accepted the job and committed to working with us, but then disappeared without proper notice or communication, leaving us unexpectedly without childcare. During the time she spent with my child, I also did not feel that she demonstrated the level of attentiveness, understanding, and childcare skills I would expect from a professional nanny. Reliability and responsible communication are essential when caring for a child, and unfortunately my experience did not reflect either.
Haris has cared for my boys on a number of occasions, and I genuinely couldn’t recommend her highly enough. She is incredibly warm, engaging and enthusiastic, with a wonderful ability to connect with children and make them feel comfortable, valued and understood.
She is calm, patient and wonderfully creative, and has a natural way of captivating children while keeping them interested and engaged. What really stands out, though, is how genuinely she cares about their wellbeing. She nurtures them in such an authentic, thoughtful and loving way, while also encouraging their confidence, curiosity and independence.
My boys have always been so happy and excited to spend time with Haris, and I have complete confidence in her care and approach. She is a true gem, and I will absolutely continue to use her as a tutor. I feel very lucky to have found her and would wholeheartedly recommend her to any family.
Rachel
Sara’s Busy Bees is the most amazing childcare setting I have ever had the pleasure of using. I always felt very confident dropping my son off, knowing he would be happy, safe, and well cared for. He was always welcomed with open arms, warm smiles, and a nurturing environment.
Not only are Sara and her team incredibly loving, patient, and kind, but they consistently go above and beyond. The children are often taken on exciting little field trips, and there are always fun, engaging, and interactive activities planned. No two days are ever the same, and that’s one of the many things that makes Sara’s Busy Bees so special.
I am so grateful to have found Sara and her wonderful team. They have played such an important role in helping shape my little boy into the amazing child he is today and have given him the very best start before beginning mainstream school.
Thank you, Sara and the entire Sara’s Busy Bees team. ❤️
Jacky is absolutely brilliant, and we feel so lucky to have found her. She is warm, reliable and wonderful with our three-month-old son. Liam is always happy and relaxed with her, and I felt completely comfortable leaving him in her care from the start. I couldn’t recommend her highly enough!
Veronika
Sharon is absolutely amazing. Ours son Daniel was attending a nursery and when he couldn’t settle in 4 months we decided we need to look for something else. Sharon was a God sent. He settled in a just a few days and has loved every minute he has spent there in the last 3 years. She provides a lovely, nurturing environment with plenty of fun and engaging activities, and it’s clear how much she cares and how much attention she put into everything she do. We are truly grateful for all the love, patience and care she have shown our child. We couldn’t have asked for a better childminder and would happily recommend Sharon to any family looking for someone they can trust.
We feel incredibly lucky to have had such a wonderful childminder look after our son. From the very beginning, she was warm, caring and nurturing, and it was clear that she genuinely loved and cared about the children in her care.
Our son absolutely loved going to “Sweetie”, as he affectionately called her. He was always happy to go and came home full of stories about his day. Knowing that he was so settled, happy and comfortable in her care gave us complete peace of mind as parents.
She provided a lovely home-from-home environment where he felt safe, supported and encouraged to learn and develop. She was attentive to his individual needs and personality, while also giving him plenty of opportunities to play, explore and become more independent. We really appreciated the variety of activities and experiences she provided, as well as the care she took to support his social, emotional and developmental progress.
Communication with us was always excellent. She kept us informed about how he was getting on and was approachable, reliable and understanding whenever we had questions or concerns. We always felt that our son’s wellbeing was her priority.
We will always be grateful for the care, kindness and happy memories she gave him. We would wholeheartedly recommend her to any parent looking for a caring, trustworthy and dedicated childminder.
We have been incredibly lucky to have had Kirsty look after our two children over the past year.
She is kind, caring and both of our children have been so happy, settled and excited to go, which has meant the world to us as parents. She has created such a warm and welcoming environment, and we know our children are safe and well cared for. We couldn’t recommend her highly enough.
I almost wouldn't recommend Nina, because… we'd much rather keep her for ourselves :)
Unfortunately, we're moving away, which means we have to say goodbye after having her with our family from when our son was 4 months old until almost his first birthday. During such a transformative first year, she has been absolutely invaluable.
Beyond being an exceptional nanny, she is genuinely kind, honest, professional, and incredibly hard-working. Having had the chance to get to know her a little personally, I can say she is someone you can trust and, importantly, someone who truly keeps her word and honours the commitments she makes. In a big city where relationships can sometimes feel quite transactional, this is something we have valued enormously.
With our son, she has always been warm, sweet, patient, and deeply attentive to his needs as a newborn and now a baby. With her experience both as a mum of three and as a nanny, she is often able to anticipate developmental stages and assist you through them.
As a native English speaker, she has also been a wonderful linguistic influence for our Italian family during our son's first year.
She actively asks for feedback and guidance to understand how you like things done, but is then incredibly proactive, organised and self-managed. She notices what needs doing without being asked and truly makes family life easier.
Any family lucky enough to have Nina care for their children will quickly understand how special she is. We are incredibly grateful for everything she has done for us. And while we are so sad to be losing her because of our move, we couldn't recommend her more highly.
Arlinda
We honestly couldn’t recommend Puneeta enough. When Aaron first started, he was extremely attached to us and found it very difficult to be left anywhere. He would cry, kick his feet and desperately want to stay with us. We never imagined he would become so comfortable and happy away from us, but Puneeta was absolutely amazing with him.
She was so patient, loving and understanding, and slowly helped Aaron build confidence and trust. Before long, he actually started looking forward to going, and would come home telling us all about his day and the things he had done. Seeing that change in him has meant so much to us.
Puneeta always made sure Aaron was learning something new, while also giving him plenty of opportunities to play, explore and develop at his own pace. She supported him through potty training as well, which was a huge milestone for him and for us!
The homemade food was another huge bonus. She prepared lovely, nutritious meals and was also so thoughtful about catering for halal eaters, which gave us great peace of mind.
Her garden is beautiful and filled with the most wonderful toys and activities, giving the children such a lovely space to play and explore. Aaron also made his own little friends, which was something really special for us because he had always preferred playing with his sister and wasn’t particularly interested in other children before.
Most importantly, Puneeta is genuinely loving and caring. You can tell that she really cares about the children she looks after and wants them to feel happy, safe and confident.
We feel incredibly lucky that Aaron had Puneeta during such an important stage of his development. She has helped him grow in confidence in so many ways, and we will always be grateful for the love and care she has given him. She really is amazing, and we couldn’t recommend her highly enough!
Nadia was a brilliant nanny/babysitter to my 1 year old daughter. she always arrived on time and performed any task to perfection. she even did my daughters food prep for the week while my daughter was taking a nap. and she always cleaned after her and my daughter can make a mess! and from the first day i met i felt she had really good energy from her, shes well educated and proactive. and she won my daughter from the first glance! which is rare as my daughter takes about 30 minutes to warm up to people but she wanted to sit on Nadia lap within the first 10 minutes! overall, I highly recommend her! and we also miss her!
We honestly cannot recommend Mary highly enough. This is the second child we have brought to Mary over the years, there was no other option Evan!
Mary is so much more than a childminder; she becomes part of your family. She genuinely cares about the children in her care and also about their families, offering support, encouragement, and reassurance whenever it's needed. Her warmth, kindness, and dedication are second to none, and it is clear that every child she looks after is loved and cared for as if they were her own.
There is simply no better childminder in Wishaw. The environment she creates is nurturing, fun, and safe, and our children have thrived under her care. Knowing they were with Mary gave us complete peace of mind.
As others have said, Mary becomes part of your support network, and that couldn't be more true. We will genuinely miss seeing her every week, but we know we'll keep in touch because we'd be lost without her. Our family will always be grateful for everything she has done for us and both our children.
Thank you, Mary, for being such an important part of our lives. ❤️
We feel so lucky to have stumbled across Louise and Mimi and Beverly Brook Childcare. Their warmth and experience engaging with children is immediately evident, and felt like such a safe pair of hands for our children to thrive with. Their commitment to providing adventurous and creative opportunities for the children meant our son was bubbling with things to tell us at the end of each day. Any parents would be lucky to have the opportunity for their children to experience their care and ethos.
Hannah
We cannot recommend Karen highly enough. Our 3-year-old son, DS, started going to Karen after he had really struggled to settle into nursery, so we were understandably quite nervous about how he would cope with another change.
From the very first meeting with Karen, DS was incredibly comfortable around her, and in her home, which immediately put us at ease. It was clear from day one that he felt safe, happy and completely at home in her care. He absolutely loved attending and would look forward to going, which was such a huge relief for us after seeing how difficult he had found nursery.
Karen provided DS with such a lovely balance of activities, both indoors and outdoors, giving him plenty of opportunities to play, explore and learn in a fun and nurturing environment. It has been so wonderful to see him happy, confident and engaged.
Most importantly, we always felt completely safe and reassured knowing DS was in Karen’s care. She was warm, caring and attentive, and we always knew that he was being looked after as an individual and that his needs were genuinely understood.
Karen has made such a positive difference to DS and to our family. We are incredibly grateful for the care, kindness and happiness she has given him. We would recommend her without hesitation to any parent looking for a wonderful, caring and trustworthy childminder.
Zara
After my twins spent time in 3 other nursery’s I found Sara…. And she is EXACTLY what my twins needed! They even ask to go to Sara’s during the school holidays….. it’s like they are going to family!
The twins have enjoyed daily visits out and about learning new things every day. Sara puts everything she has into the children in her care are clearly wants them to enjoy their time with her.
Communication about the children’s day is clear and detailed and we get photos and videos of them having an amazing time!
She has been super flexible with my constantly changing schedule.
Highly recommend!!
We knew within 5 minutes of entering her home that Justine was the right person to look after our boy. And we couldn't be more grateful to her. She is the most caring and nurturing person. Our son has been going to her since the age of 1 and he is now 3.5 years old, thriving in her care and he has blossomed into a wonderful boy thanks to her, ready for nursery. The variety of activities, arts, crafts, trips to the farm and life skills that Justine has taught him is immense. We are so grateful and thankful to have met Justine and for all the looking after him and guiding us all through these early years like a part of our family. We will miss her so much!