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.
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4.89 from 73,094 reviews
Me and my husband are absolutely amazed of the childcare Alberta provides to all the kids. Our 3 years old daughter is under Alberta's care 6 hours per day and I can't express how satisfied we are with our child development progress and how happy our daughter is with her childminder. In our busy life we so appreciate and we're very grateful we can leave our girl with a clear conscience for most of the day under Alberta's care who pays attention so much to every child. She takes care of them with love and respect and at the same time she is consistent and teaches children good manners. Communication is very good. At pick's up time she describes all they have done through the day, how much of their lunch they ate ect..
I'm very impressed of creativity and all the ideas to keep children engagement. Thank you for your dedication and best care for our Pola.
Alex & Jack
Alex
We have been sending our 2 year old to Nichola for about 6 months and she settled in extremely well. She always enjoys the days she goes to Nichola's. Nichola regularly takes her out for day trips and fun activities. We couldn't recommend Nichola highly enough. Our daughter's speech and development has come on leaps and bounds. Nichola really encourages her and gives us excellent feedback on how she is doing on a daily basis.
Over the last three years Carly has cared for our two children, two days a week, offering a consistently calm, nurturing and stimulating environment where they have been truly happy and settled.
Our youngest started pre-school aged 3, moving into wrap around support through nursery and school.
Carly provides a safe, engaging space with range of toys, activities, plus access to outside yard, organised fun trips and healthy dinners.
Any conflicts between the children quickly resolved. Carly is great at communicating and we felt so grateful to have had such a reliable and caring childminder to support our family.
Carly is a superstar.
We feel incredibly fortunate to have had Ylva care for our son from the time he was 8 months until 2yrs+. We are genuinely heartbroken to be leaving her as our family is relocating. She is exceptional.
Ylva strikes a rare and beautiful balance between being firm and deeply nurturing. She sets clear boundaries and gently but consistently encourages independence from a very young age. Under her guidance, our son has learned to do things for himself (take off his own shoes, coat, wash his hands etc), to be capable, and to take pride in that capability.
At the same time, she is endlessly warm, attentive, and loving. She truly understands child development—nothing she does is without purpose. Every activity is thoughtful even when it looks like simple play. Whether that’s nursery rhymes for language development when he was a baby, to carefully selecting a handful of books each week and reading them repeatedly, understanding the importance of repetition for learning. As he grew she focused on creative or skill-building activities like puzzles, drawing, painting, and early workbook exercises that support fine motor development.
One of the things we admire most is how active she is. Her instinct is always to get the children out exploring and engaging with the world—rain or shine (“no bad weather, just bad clothes!”). Outdoor play is a constant, and the children benefit enormously from it.
As first-time parents, Ylva has also been an incredible source of support for us. She has a gentle, reassuring way of guiding without ever being overbearing—offering thoughtful advice, sharing her expertise, and helping us feel more confident in our own parenting decisions. We have always felt that she is not just caring for our child, but partnering with us, and that has meant so much.
We cannot recommend Ylva highly enough. She has had such a meaningful impact on our son’s development and confidence, and we are forever indebted to her. Any family would be privileged to have her care for their child.
I greatly recommend Daniela as nanny. She has been nanny for our child since October 2023, she’s been taking care of our son wonderfully and we are delighted to have her.
Daniela is energetic and caring, always making sure our son is happy and safe.
She is well organized, ensuring that activities, meals and routines run smoothly. She takes him to all kind of activities and playgroups around and he likes spending time with her.
She helps out around the house, doing laundry and cooking. It is a big help for me and makes our lives easier. She was lifeline for me in the start as a first time parent. Daniela is fantastic caregiver, dedicated, reliable and responsible.
We feel incredibly fortunate to have found Sonia as our son Charlie’s childminder. She is exceptional, always putting the children’s best interests at the heart of everything she does. Each day is thoughtfully planned with a variety of engaging activities, from zoo trips and soft play to outdoor adventures, visiting the local care home or local meet ups with other childminders. This has given Charlie the opportunity to socialise and mix with a wide range of peers.
All of the activities Sonia provides are educational and carefully tailored to support each child’s individual development. Since starting with her, Charlie has come on in leaps and bounds. His confidence has grown enormously, and it’s been amazing to watch his progress.
Sonia is incredibly nurturing, approachable, and knowledgeable. I always feel comfortable asking her for advice, and her insight is invaluable. Charlie is always excited to go, and it truly feels like a second family to him.
I feel so lucky to have found Sonia, and only wish I’d found her sooner!
I cannot recommend Jess more highly!
She has turned learning around for my year 1 son with combined ADHD
I was left with no option but to homeschool after school not working for numerous reasons.
Jess is positive and friendly and offers a variety of fun and engaging ways for my son to learn.
He loves lessons with her so much that I'm keeping them going throughout the summer holidays on his request!
Maxine
I cannot sing Lucy's praises enough. She looks after our two children (3 year old boy and 1.5 year old girl) 2.5 days a week and she is the main reason our sanity remains intact. The children absolutely adore her, as do we (and our dog), and have peace of mind when she is looking after them. She is a true 'kids' person, always happy and positive, and takes a 'fun but fair' approach. They are always doing crafts and activities - going outside to the park, softplay, playdates, the pet shop, the library; when I hear about their day, I just know that they are having so much fun together. And it is a huge bonus for our kids when her son is on school holidays and with Lucy, as they also adore him and having him to play with - our son gets a buddy to play with and our daughter gets doted on by him. Lucy is also excellent at getting the kids out of the house, not just because it is good for the kids, but also conscious of parents working from home. She also helps out with the kids' laundry and batch cooking (where me and my partner fight over who gets the kids' leftovers because her cooking is better than ours). When I was interviewing Lucy, one her references said to me, "if you can get her, snatch her up" and I couldn't endorse that more or recommend her more highly.
We feel extremely lucky to have found Julie, we were looking for a full time nanny to look after our 3 month old. It was a very stressful time, right in the middle of Covid lockdown. I had to go back to work earlier than hoped and we were too far away from our family to get their support. Julie became such an important part of our family, and our bubble! She gave me the support I needed navigating the new life of a mum, gently guiding me or giving me the reassurance I needed. Her experience really showed in the way she looked after our little boy, he immediately was comfortable with Julie and to this day 5 years on still calls her Nanny Julie. Julie was with us for 4 years in total, also supporting us with baby number 2, looking after both boys until they moved on to school and playgroup. Julie is still very much part of the family and the boys love looking through the beautiful photo albums she made with them of all the fun times they spent together. Genuinely could not recommend Julie enough, she is kind, calm and so knowledgeable about children and taking care of them.
I wish I could give more than 5 stars to Violeta ! We feel incredibly lucky to have found such a wonderful childminder for our daughter. She started caring for her when she was just 9 months old, and over the past 2 years she has played such an important role in her early development.
From the very beginning, she created a warm, safe, and nurturing environment where our daughter could thrive. It’s been amazing to see how much she has grown in confidence, curiosity, and happiness under her care. Every day was filled with thoughtful activities, play, and learning, all tailored to support her development.
What truly sets her apart is the genuine love and attention she gives to each child. We always had complete peace of mind knowing our daughter was not only well looked after, but truly cared for. Communication was excellent, and we always felt included in our daughter’s day-to-day experiences.
You have no idea how lucky you will be to have her taking care of your little one!
ciara
Rosie has been a great support to me and the children. She looks after my children when am at work and the children loves her. She drops them in school early and picks them up afterschool. She supports my children a lot and makes my life a lot easier. Rosie is a blessing to myself and the kids. She helps with homework, feeding and taking the children to the park to play. She is part of my MUST HAVE as a mum.
Faby has looked after my 18 month old daughter for 6 months now, and is completely exceptional. We love her and so does my daughter, and I completely trust her to not only take care of my daughters safety and wellbeing, but she also does so many creative activities, goes on adventures and has fun with her. Faby’s teaching background means she doesn’t just supervise, she really engages and helps my daughter learn and explore new things, and we can see the difference she makes to her development. The singing and dancing they do together is a particular highlight!
Faby is always prompt, reliable and communicates really well. She cooks and eats with my daughter, takes her out on trips, and always leaves everything clean and tidy.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her services and skills and we feel truly lucky to have her in our lives.
Isabelle
Aunty Pat, what can I say about this amazing lady. Sent from heaven. Let me tell you I had been looking for a good childminder for 4 months. I kid you not. My son had a stroke and has difficulty with his hand, and I never would leave my son with just anyone. Not even family. I called Aunty Pat told her my struggle with a child with additional needs and she said bring him I would love to meet him. She was so personable, likeable, I felt like I was speaking to one of my actual aunties. Such a humble woman. I went to her house and met her in person and I felt like family, like I was home. She has an amazing spirit, let me tell you guys you will get many childminders out there but not a lot of them genuinely care about your child and have an amazing spirit. You want someone with a warm spirit who your child can take to. Aunty Pat had an amazing spirit and my family said yes she’s the one for Kaleem. My son is delayed in walking aunty Pat started helping him to walk straight away, she started getting him to use his right hand as soon as we got there. She even checked up on me to make sure me and my son was ok on the weekend. I’ve already seen improvements on my sons disability, and what I truly loved that she did was told the other children about my sons situation and to play with him and encourage him to use his right arm to crawl. Aunty Pat said to me I really want to help your son develop and become the best version of himself. She is the last of a few angels in this world. I take her like family. Look if you want a childminder that will look after your child like her own, is personable, amazing, kind, motherly and develop and grow your child into a well mannered, educated being reaching his full potential look no further. You found her. Trust me don’t look no further please cause there’s nothing out there. She even speaks positivity over my sons health. She tells me he will be ok, and that means a lot for me because I’m so low over my sons health and disabilities.
Naomi has been the most wonderful childminder to our little boy. She had him for 18 months and he would have stayed with her longer but we moved out of the area. She is the most caring, creative, fun and diligent childminder and person. We really miss seeing you every day and of course our son does too. We cannot recommend Naomi enough, she goes above and beyond her job. The children are so lucky to be in her care.
Helen helped us for 10 weeks from when my daughter was a week old to 12 weeks. My husband and I could not have managed the initial phase without her. My surgery recovery was challenging as was my milk supply. Helen looked after our daughter with thought and care, and was super reassuring in how she handled the baby. She is experienced and has lots of tips and information, and helped us establish a feeding routine. She would always advise based on her experience but leave it to the mother's judgment, which I appreciated. We had a great experience and was very thankful for her presence in those early days.
I can’t recommend Emma enough. My daughter absolutely loves going to her and is always so excited when it’s time to go. She talks about Emma all the time even when she’s not there, which just shows how comfortable and happy she is in her care.
Emma has been so supportive and helpful, and I’ve seen such a big improvement in my daughter since she started attending. It’s really reassuring knowing she’s in such a caring and positive environment.
As a first time mum I was incredibly anxious about leaving my son and had previously tried a local nursery which I wasn’t happy with.
From the moment I met Sonia and visited her beautiful house I knew this was the type of environment I wanted my son to spend his days at. I love the home away from home environment and my son has thrived being under Sonia’s care. More language! More confidence! Happier overall!
Sonia is extremely knowledgable within the Early years and child care sector. She personalises all learning to each child.
Sonia will do all the things you may be nervous to do with your child - trips every week. Dylan has visited the zoo, nature reserves, museums and so much more! I much prefer this to him being stuck in one room every day in a nursery.
With Sonia you get the best of both a childminder and a nursery as she spends some time meeting with other childminders in the local area and creating a nursery style morning in a church hall and other times they’re out on trips and learning in other various ways.
I could go on FOREVER about how amazing she is and what she has done for my son in such a short amount of time we have known her.
Shaleena x
I honestly can’t recommend Sam highly enough. She has been absolutely incredible with my son and has gone above and beyond in every possible way.
From day one, she created a warm, safe, and nurturing environment. It’s clear how much she genuinely cares about the children she looks after, and that really shows in everything she does.
She puts so much thought into activities, learning, and development, and I’ve seen such a positive change in my son’s confidence and happiness since being in her care. Communication has always been amazing too, which gives me total peace of mind.
I feel so lucky to have found someone so kind, reliable, and dedicated. Any parent would be lucky to have her and I couldn’t have asked for better childcare ❤️