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.
Rating Distribution
4.89 from 73,691 reviews
Beca watched my 12 month old son for a couple months a couple days a week. They had a lovely time together it seemed and he always seemed happy to see beca when she came. She had open communication and was flexible with her availability. Beca either stayed at our house and played or took him to the soft play down the road or to the park.She would on occasion feed him his dinner and bath him ready for bedtime.
I was looking for a childminder who was available on weekends, and that’s when I found Shiro. She provided exceptional care for both of my children and even supplied meals, milk, and snacks during their stay.
Shiro also kept me informed throughout the day by sending regular updates, including photos and videos via WhatsApp, which gave me confidence and peace of mind.
I highly recommend Shiro to any parents seeking a trustworthy, attentive, and reasonably priced childminder. Her dedication and care exceeded my expectations.
Naomi
Elise looked after my two kids (3.5 and 15 month girls) and our cousins 7 month old baby boy for 7 hours at our hotel whilst we attended an event. She was marvellous, my 15 month old is completely clingy and she was fine while we were gone. They were happy, safe and in very good moods when we came back. I'd 100% recommend her to anyone and use her again happily.
Tessa
I honestly cannot thank Rajith and the team at Shinning Stars Nursery enough for everything they have done for my twins.
Returning to work after spending two years at home with them was one of the most emotional and worrying times for me as a parent. My twins had never been away from us and had very little interaction with other children. They were extremely clingy, especially one of them, and at the time we were also dealing with delayed speech and very picky eating. I constantly worried about how they would cope in a nursery setting.
When I found Shinning Stars Nursery, Rajith immediately put my mind at ease. She listened to all of my concerns and reassured me that the twins would be okay. She was incredibly understanding, flexible with my work rota, and even allowed us to pay weekly instead of requiring full payment upfront. That kindness and support meant so much to our family.
The first few weeks were not easy, but Rajith and her team showed so much patience, care, and understanding. They never made me feel like my children were "too much" or difficult. Instead, they worked with them, encouraged them, and helped them settle in at their own pace.
Looking back to March and seeing how far they have come brings tears to my eyes. The transformation has been amazing. They now run into nursery happily and genuinely look forward to attending. Their speech has improved so much, they can identify colours, count from 1 to 10, ask for food and water, and are becoming more confident and independent every day.
As a parent, there is no better feeling than seeing your children happy, thriving, and excited to learn. Shinning Stars Nursery has played such a huge part in their development, and I will always be grateful for the love, care, and support they have received.
Thank you, Rajith, and thank you to your wonderful team. You have made such a positive difference in our twins' lives, and we will nevery forget it. I would highly recommend Shinning Stars Nursery to any parent looking for a nurturing, caring, and supportive environment for their child.
Joyce Moore
Parent
Abbie looks after our 1 year old twins for our wedding weekend (2 nights and wedding day) Abbie had popped into see the twins prior to the wedding weekend to see where everything was, discuss food and nap schedules. She helped to get them changed into their wedding outfits, kept them happy and content during the wedding ceremony and brought them in and out of photos aswell! She is so amazing that they both were so happy and content with her the whole time.
Abbie made our wedding weekend so much more relaxed as she took away any parenting pressures from us and we were able to enjoy our day!
I would recommend Abbie to anyone, she is reliable, trustworthy, amazing with all children and goes above and beyond to help!
I am extremely disappointed and saddened by my experience.
My daughter was refused babysitting simply because she has mild autism. As a parent, I find this incredibly upsetting. Autism is not something to be feared or treated as a reason to exclude a child. My daughter is kind, loving, funny, and deserves the same opportunities and respect as any other child.
What upset me the most was the impression that her diagnosis alone was enough to make a decision, without any effort to get to know her as an individual or understand her needs. Every autistic child is different, and making assumptions based solely on a diagnosis only reinforces harmful stereotypes.
As a parent, I am genuinely disgusted and heartbroken that, in this day and age, a child can be turned away because of a disability. I hope this experience encourages greater understanding, compassion, and education about autism so that other families do not have to experience the same hurt.
I cannot recommend a service that made my daughter feel excluded because of who she is.
Our 12 month old is so happy at Penny's. He waves me off happy in the morning and babble-chats with happiness on the way home. When I met Penny, she said she would treat him as one of her own and that is exactly what's happened. Penny's three kids adopted him immediately as one of their gang. He is clearly thrilled he gets to pretend to be a little brother for part of the week and join in playing with them and their toys in the gorgeous open play space and garden at Penny's.
Penny takes the kids on multiple trips, to the zoo, farm, park, library, play groups, classes, so there're always photos of how much he's enjoyed learning, talking and having fun in the day, and Penny sends a summary of naps, food, and nappies at the end of the day. She's been fabulous helping us in trying new nap schedules or anything new around food or toileting. And she clearly just loves it!
I thoroughly recommend Penny to any family, she's brought so much to our son's life
Megan has been supporting our family for several years now. She is an excellent carer for my 14 year old autistic son. She also looks after my two younger children meeting all of their needs equally. I know I can rely on her and the children all like and trust her. I can highly recommend Megan.
Our four children have attended Zainub's setting since they were babies, and now our third child is leaving to start nursery. It's such a bittersweet moment for our family.
Zainub and her team have become like a second family to us. I don't have a village, but they have truly been my village and so much more. They have cared for our children with so much love, kindness and patience, and they always keep us updated with lovely photos and videos of the activities the children are doing throughout the day.
Every member of the team is fantastic, but I have to give a special mention to Auntie Aisha. My boys absolutely adore her and are always talking about her at home. She greets them so warmly every morning, making them feel safe, happy and excited to start their day.
Choosing Zainub for our childcare was one of the best decisions we've ever made. I know my children are happy, loved and thriving there. As soon as the door opens, they run inside with huge smiles, which says everything.
Thank you, Zainub and the whole team, for everything you have done for our family over the years. You have played such an important role in our children's lives, and we will always be grateful. We will miss you all so much and couldn't recommend you more highly. ❤️
Beata has been our daughter’s nanny from just over one year old all the way through to her teenage years. It is hard to imagine how we would have managed without her.
As two full-time working parents, having Beata in our lives has been truly invaluable. She has taken exceptional care of our daughter at every stage of her growth from a baby to a young teenager, always with dedication, attention, and genuine affection.
Beata is caring, reliable, precise, and incredibly professional. Her presence has made a real difference to our family.
We cannot recommend her highly enough.
Beata is a gem and truly deserves an outstanding review in every aspect of her work as a nanny
Marilu
Sarah took on our 9 months old little boy, now 13 months. He loves her never cried going in in the morning, he always sleeps well, and eats well, never comes home with a full nappy. She truly treats my child like her own. I can honestly recommend her! If I could give 10 stars I would.
Dotty
My daughter has been attending Lolo’s Day Care for almost a year now, and we have been so happy with the care provided by Lorena and her lovely team!
The settling-in period can be difficult for any family, but everyone at Lolo’s Daycare made us feel reassured throughout the whole process. Our daughter was so well cared for from the beginning, and since then we can confidently say that she has thrived.
As Lorena, I am also from Brazil, and it was very important for us to find someone who could celebrate and embrace our culture. We have especially appreciated how she has spoken Portuguese with our daughter and helped her maintain that connection to her Brazilian roots.
The setting is fun and engaging, with plenty of activities, outings and outdoor play. Now that the weather is warmer, the children make great use of the lovely garden and enjoy lots of different activities.
They also use an app to keep parents updated throughout the day with photos and information about what the children have been doing. We really appreciate this, as it’s lovely to see how happy our daughter is and get a glimpse into her day.
We are so grateful to the team for creating such a warm, caring and nurturing environment, and we would highly recommend Lolo’s Day Care to other families.
Rekha showed her willingness to teach my daughter and committed to the tuition, but all of a sudden gave personal reasons (health issue) and discontinued the tuition with just a day's notice. Left my daughter with no tutor at this crucial time. Also, a strange thing is that, despite discontinuing tuition with us, she is still posting about her availability to take up other new candidates - which is totally contradictory.
Quite confused if this was an intentional discontinuation, as she keeps posting about her availability in the group to other children for tuition.
She was polite, respectful, and punctual. She was patient with my children and kept them engaged and comfortable throughout the time she spent with them. She communicated well, listened to instructions, and showed a caring attitude. Overall, I had a positive experience with her and would be happy to recommend her to other parents looking for a reliable and friendly childminder.
Angela and Cam wow !
What can we say . We looked at lots of childminders for our son Vinnie, but the visits stopped as soon as we came accross Angela and Cam.
Our son is cared for like he is part of their family. He learns , plays , eats healthily and has fun . He takes part in all sorts of activities and we get updates of what he is doing during the day . He enjoys the most amazing breakfast, lunches and dinners having hearty home cooked food. He Gets taken on days out and gets to spend his time in an amazing setting which has all the facilities you could hope to have even at a nursery .
But the big difference being he gets so much more time love and care from this amazing family.
He has made so much progress in a year with them due to their amazing teaching skills and the quality time they spend with him.
Trust us you will not find another childminder that runs close. We are both teachers and honestly have never come accross any other people in the profession that we would feel more comfortable in leaving our precious boy with.
Thanks Angela and Cam!!!
I wholeheartedly recommend Mamta as a childminder. She looked after my daughter, Julia, from the age of 8 months until she started school. Throughout those years, I always felt completely confident that Julia was in the best hands.
Mamta is one of the best childminders I have ever met. She is kind, caring, patient, and truly understands children's needs. Julia was always happy to go to her, and she came home smiling every day.
One of the things that impressed me the most was the environment Mamta has created for the children in her home. I was genuinely amazed the first time I visited. Everything is thoughtfully designed with children in mind, providing a safe, welcoming, and stimulating place where they can play, learn, and grow. It is clear that she puts her whole heart into what she does.
Even though Julia has now started school, we are still in touch with Mamta. Julia often loves to visit her, even if it's just for a hug. That says everything about the loving bond they have built over the years. Mamta also always remembers Julia's birthday, which means so much to us and shows how much she genuinely cares about the children she looks after.
I had the pleasure of having Lida look after my son as our full-time nanny several years ago in West London. She is an exceptionally reliable, trustworthy, and responsible individual who genuinely cares about the children in her care and is deeply committed to their wellbeing and happiness. I wholeheartedly recommend Lida to anyone looking for a nurturing, dependable, and caring nanny.
I don’t usually write negative reviews, but I feel this space needs more honest feedback, especially for families who don’t have the support of a village around them.
We first got in touch with Rana in April because my wife was due to return to work in June. We agreed that Rana will work with us on an ad hoc basis as a transition before starting full-time in June.
Things started off really well. Rana was proactive, kind, and very helpful with both our son and around the house.
However, after a couple of weeks of working full-time, things started to go downhill.
Communication became very difficult. She would either misunderstand or completely ignore what we asked of her. She insisted on doing things her own way, often pushing to take our son out even when he had already been outside that day. We explained that, with his meals and naps, one outing (to the library, soft play or the children centre) was more than enough, but our wishes were repeatedly disregarded.
She also spent hours on her phone while our son is napping. On many occasions, she didn’t notice when he woke up from his nap.
On one occasion, a side table fell on him while she was sitting nearby.
Attendance and reliability also became a major issue. She would often message us at the last minute to say she had a doctor’s appointment and would not be coming in. We repeatedly explained that we needed as much notice as possible so we could make alternative childcare arrangements, but this never improved.
The way she left was particularly unprofessional. At 11 p.m. on a Sunday evening, she messaged my wife to say she would not be returning because she was “unwell” and needed to focus on her health. We later discovered this was untrue through a parents’ group, where she told another family that she was available to start immediately.
Our experience was extremely disappointing. Reliability, communication, honesty, and respect for parents’ wishes are essential qualities in someone caring for a child, and unfortunately, our experience fell far short of those expectations.
Jessica helped me by jumping in when I needed a babysitter for my 9 year old while we were in Brighton. She was warm and friendly and a delight for Aria to hang out with, they went to the cat cafe :) ... I felt confident in Jessica and she was fun for my daughter to spend time with.
Johanna
