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 cannot recommend Becky highly enough.
From the moment our son started, she made him feel safe, welcome, and part of the family.
The activities are brilliant — so much outdoor play, crafts, and learning through fun.
Our son comes home every day full of stories and has grown so much in confidence.
The communication is excellent and we always felt completely at ease.
We’re so grateful we found you!
Ali helped us for four full days while I worked from home and looked after my mum following an operation, and she was absolutely fantastic. It was our first time using childcare outside the family, but I felt completely at ease with her from the start. She is kind, warm, fun and incredibly trustworthy, and was completely on top of everything from feeds and hygiene to playtime and plenty of walks around the garden. She was also always punctual, which I really appreciated. She was a real joy to have around and clearly genuinely loves caring for children. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to friends and would absolutely use her again.
Florence
Ruthy has looked after our daughter Lily for 2 days a week for the past four years, and we genuinely couldn’t have asked for a more caring and dedicated childminder. Lily absolutely adores her and has had the happiest time in her care.
Ruthy is incredibly hardworking and attentive and puts a huge amount of effort into making sure the children in her care have varied, interesting and enriching experiences. Lily’s days have been filled with playgroups, library visits, trips to parks and playgrounds, as well as lots of play and activities at home. Through these groups and outings, Ruthy and Lily have also built a lovely local friendship group over the years, which I know they are both going to miss enormously when Lily starts school in September.
Ruthy makes sure we know what Lily has been doing during her time with her, keeping a daily record of activities and sharing lots of photos and videos with us along the way. She is readily available whenever we need to speak to her and has always been approachable and responsive. She has also been very flexible and accommodating when we’ve needed to make changes to our usual arrangements, which we have really appreciated.
Most importantly, Lily has been incredibly happy with Ruthy. For four years she has gone off each day excited to see her and has come home full of stories about everything they have been doing together. She has felt safe, cared for and loved, and I think that says more than anything else could about Ruthy’s genuine love for her job and for the children she looks after.
We feel incredibly lucky that Lily has had Ruthy looking after her for such a significant part of her childhood. She has played a really important part in Lily’s early years, and starting school is definitely going to be a bittersweet transition. Lily is going to miss Ruthy enormously — and so will the rest of us. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to another family.
kboden
Our son started with Susy when he was just 8 months old and stayed for three wonderful years. From the very beginning, he was given so much care, attention and encouragement, with daily pedagogical and developmental activities that he absolutely loved. Raoul also created strong friendships with the rest of the crew, which made his time there even more special.
Our daughter is still with Susy and continues to thrive in her care. Susy is reliable, kind, flexible and genuinely caring, and the children are always welcomed into a warm, happy environment.
The food is fabulous!
We feel incredibly lucky to have found Susy and are so grateful for everything she has done for our children. She has been such an important part of their early years, and we really couldn’t recommend her enough. ❤️ She truly feels like part of our family, along with her own children and her dog Billu.
We recently moved to the North and so our daughter had to leave Marta’s. We were so sad to leave and incredibly grateful for all that Marta did for us. Roxie loved going there and really developed quickly going to her setting, building friendships with others her age and was never more than 4 children at one time which made it a home from home. What can I say, Marta is a superhero and we trust her implicitly. She has a wonderful way of making children feel included and valued and gives them so many valuable experiences out in the community; Parks, playgroups, Strawberry Picking, library sessions, farms.. Marta knows exactly what is going on the local area to maximise the kids’ learning.
She does a lot of crafts with them, Roxie always bringing back work she had done that day. The pictures Marta updates us with everyday are also great and gives us a timeline of how much our daughter has come on and all the incredible things she did with Marta.
Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts.
FBould
We were really happy we found Shanice. She is warm, friendly and built a lovely bond with our little one. Shanice was always attentive to our questions and needs as parents. As well as being organised and professional, she provided a homely environment where the children clearly had lots of fun with music, dancing and creative activities as well as trips out. We also really appreciated her home cooking, as did our son!!
Thank you!
We have been absolutely delighted with our childminder. She is incredibly kind, caring, and understanding, and has always been flexible and accommodating to our needs. She provides a warm, welcoming, home-like setting where our child feels safe, happy, and well cared for. We really appreciate the genuine care and attention she gives and would highly recommend her to any parent looking for a wonderful childminder. My child took a while to settle in but Abi was very patient and understood his requirements and aversions. She is flexible and shows good communication. He was always excited to see his small friendship group and she is attentive to all.
My son has been attending Lauren's setting now for nearly a year and she honestly felt like family very quickly! Lauren has always made sure that my son feels safe, happy and comfortable within her home 🏡 ❤️
Lauren offers a wide range of activities, toys and outdoor play for the children. She always sets up different theme tuff trays for the children to explore their imagination and creative skills! She updates me with pictures and videos at the end of each week so I can see what he's been upto, and its always something fun!
My son has loved being at her setting from day 1, he often asks for her and he's always so happy to run through the door in the mornings!
Lauren offers a beautiful, cosy home, perfect if you don't want the Nursery type setting. I am so glad we found Lauren and would recommend her to anyone looking for childcare.
A true diamond 💎🫶🏻!
I couldn’t be happier with Little Explorers childminder. She is such a lovely, warm and caring person, and you genuinely feel like your child is being looked after by a friend, while still receiving a very professional and reliable service.
Courtney is very easy to talk to and is always approachable, including when it comes to discussing any issues or things happening within the family home. I receive regular updates and lovely photos throughout the day, which gives me a lot of reassurance and makes me feel involved in what my child is doing.
She also was very accommodate my childcare needs and continues to be :) Most importantly, my child loves going and is always happy and excited to be there. It’s such a comfort knowing they are in such a safe, happy and nurturing environment with lots of different activities
NikkiB
Nicole has looked after my daughter and son for the past 5 years, and I honestly couldn’t recommend her enough.
She has always been so caring, kind and loving towards them. She has fed them, played with them, looked after them and been there for them through so many stages of their lives.
I have always felt completely comfortable leaving them with Nicole because I knew they were happy, safe and well cared for.
She has become such a special part of our lives and the children absolutely love her. We are so grateful for everything she has done for them over the last 5 years.
Thank you for being such an amazing childminder, Nicole
Our daughter has been going to Rachel since she was just 10 months old, and now just turned 4 years old she is getting ready to start school with the fantastic support and guidence Rachel has provided she is fully ready for the change. We feel so lucky that Rachel has been such a special part of her early years.
Rachel is such a kind, caring and wonderful childminder. She takes the children out and about most days, giving them so many opportunities to explore, play and have new experiences. My daughter has come home with the most amazing memories and stories, and it’s lovely to see how much she has enjoyed her time there.
Rachel has also done so much to prepare her for starting school. She has helped her learn her numbers, recognise letters, write her own name and develop all the skills she needs to confidently take that next big step into school. It’s been amazing to see how much she has learnt and grown, all while having fun and enjoying herself.
One of the things I’m most grateful for is the friendships my daughter has made while being with Rachel. She has met some lovely little friends along the way, and those friendships have become such an important part of her childhood.
Rachel has created such a warm, happy and nurturing environment where my daughter has always felt safe, loved and completely herself.
Thank you Rachel for everything you have done for our daughter over the past few years. You have played such a huge part in her life. We can't wait for our second baby girl to start with you next September and for her to have the same chance to create the most amazing childhood memories.
We couldn’t recommend Rachel highly enough to any parent looking for someone who will care for their child as if they were their own. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My daughter had been with Emma since she was 11 months old and remained in her care until she was 10 years old.
I could not have asked for a better childcare provider. The setting was always clean and ready for my daughter. Emma always prepared a healthy balanced menu always taking into account any special dietary requirements of my daughter - and this came my mind at rest.
Emma shows a genuine care and love for all the children. She always went above and beyond for my daughter, always communicated clearly any changes and letting me know about my daughters day. Emma is a complete professional always offer guidance and support throughout the years. My daughter always enjoyed the daily activities and the wonderful outings.
I would highly recommend Emma as a childcare provider because she has the expertise and experience.
Choosing Dana was the best decision I made for my son. From the start, she was absolutely incredible at managing his separation anxiety, making him feel safe and secure from day one. Over time, Dana became far more than just a childminder; she became a trusted family friend whose support and advice meant the world to me. She even managed to successfully potty train him while he was there. Saying goodbye is so hard because he will really miss Dana and her wonderful family. Thank you for everything!
Seba has been an absolute gem and has helped our family immensely. She supported us particularly with our baby’s evening and night-time routine and sleep, and her help genuinely made such a difference to us.
She is incredibly reliable, caring and trustworthy, and she has a wonderful way with our baby, warm, patient and completely natural. We have always felt very comfortable leaving him in her care and know that he is happy and well looked after with her.
We feel incredibly lucky to have found Seba and couldn’t recommend her more highly. Any family would be very lucky to have her!
Gloria
Our daughter has been at this nursery for the last year and loves going. she has a great relationship with the staff and you can see this at every drop off and pick up, she’s always happy going in and is well cared for every day. She loves going to nursery and learns so much. She has developed so much and has learnt so many things. We get updates regularly on the app which is a great comfort for parents. If you are looking for a nursery for your child, I would recommend this nursery to everyone
My little girl has thrived since she started at Zig Zag! She started at 8 months and has come on leaps and bounds in the last year. I know she’s well cared for and the staff know the children as individuals and cater to individual needs. I wouldn’t send my child anywhere else! The rooms are lovely and well laid out for the children and they have so many lovely activities each day! I 100% recommended Zig Zag to anyone looking for childcare for their little ones!!
My little one moved to Esther from a different childminder and I do not think I can praise her enough. She goes that 1 extra mile that makes a massive difference. My little one loved to go to auntie Esther and had a brilliant time in there. She does a lot of fantastic activities and her welcoming care makes it a home from home enviorement. Shes loving caring and no words can described how greatful I am that I have found her. I do not think you can find any better childminder. She gives updates eveey day and you can always message her if unsure. Communication between her and parents is briliant.
Ayodele is a wonderful kind lady, she took care of my son so much that I never had to worry about anything, we tried to connect with several child minder but we couldn’t make it happen but with ayodele it happened instantly, my son loved it there and he loves her so much. She cares for the children and takes care of them. I highly recommend