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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4.9 from 74,203 reviews
I asked bubbly/wendy to come for an initial interview. Her messages to me were very vague and she never answered the questions I had for her about ways she would handle small children etc, nevertheless I still decided to ask to come for an initial interview since she had reached out to me initially and expressed interest in the job I had posted. On the messages and job advent, I had clearly outlined that she would need to provide me with legitimate documents so that I can verify her identity since her username doesn’t match her actual name and also as a precaution for my welfare and my child’s safety. I had also clearly posted on my advert for Nannies NOT to contact me and waste my time if they were reluctant to sharing their information. Despite this, she still reached out and agreed on the messages that she would share them before I let her into my flat. On the day of the interview, I told her I would meet her at reception, check her documents and then I will take her to my flat. Instead of meeting at the reception, she was demanding for my flat number and at this point I didn’t know if this was a dodgy stranger and was going to tell her to leave. After half hour, she turns up at reception with a big scowl on her face and when I greeted her with a smile, she was being very rude and there was no hello, and she was making a scene in front of the receptionist. I asked to see her documents, at this point she was speaking to me really rudely and with a lot of attitude, hence why I would avoid using her. She made it into such a big deal and had a frown on her face, I was so put off by this, I was considering asking her to leave. The interview itself was more to see the way she interacts with my child, but it was just her going on about her career history and there was very little interaction between her and my child. She made some unnecessary comments regarding my child as soon as came into my home. Overall the experience was just terrible and was just embarrassed that I let someone like her into my home and make my scene in front of people that I know.
We met Renee for a trial and really liked her. She was warm, energetic and very professional, and you can definitely tell she genuinely loves working with babies and children.
She was also incredibly well prepared and brought all her documents, ID and references with her, which really impressed us and made us feel reassured. She shared lots of lovely photos and stories from previous families too.
We felt very comfortable with her and really liked how she interacted with our daughter.
In the end, a close friend unexpectedly became available to help us with childcare, so we decided not to hire a nanny for now.
Renee was honestly the best nanny we met during our search, and we’d happily recommend her to other families.
Maria entered in our family very nicely and easily. She has amazing communication skills with the parents and has a very good sense to get the children needs and what they like.
Maria bond very easily with my two different children boy and girl. She took initiative in proposing activities and outings.
I highly recommend her to parents and will certainly keep in touch for futur needs
Vanessa
Our son has been attending Rifka's jouse since he turned 1 year old and he's been enjoying going there every morning.
Rifka and her team have created a home from home atmosphere our son loves. He loves the home cooked food too!
Rifka is attentive and good with children. She really helped our son with every stage of his development.
We feel lucky to have found Rifka and highly recommend her to other parents.
As a solo parent with a first-time baby and no parents alive to support, I was very nervous to go back to work and be away from my daughter. But Sao gave me such confidence from the moment I met her. Not only did she show me all of her qualifications and expertise in child psychology, first aid and more when we met, her experience shone through simply in her warm, friendly and positive approach with my daughter (then 8 months old).
Sao was always exemplary with her communications to arrange dates and times, and was always on time, open to adjusting her arrival as I figured out the best times to travel for arriving to work in good time. Sao was very flexible with my ad-hoc schedule of returning to work over 5 months (some working from home, some going into work on site) and agreeing to a last minute additional date when I was asked to cover someone on sick leave at work. On days Sao was in her care, my daughter was always so happy, well-fed and tired out (in a good way!) when I came home, from a day of activities making use of the local facilities around us (indoors and outdoors).
With my permission and always with advance notice, Sao also brought her grand-daughter along to a few days of looking after my daughter (9 months apart in age), and this helped my daughter's social interactions no end! Sao had all the equipment (ie. double buggy) to manage them both and this was only an added bonus to the level of care my daughter received - her first friend!
Whilst I am excited for my daughter to start nursery, I am going to miss Sao's updates of what she and my daughter would get up to together, and I hope we'll keep in touch so that my daughter and I remain friends with you. A huge thank you Sao, for all your support and care - we will miss you!
Jhinuk S
Ariana is amazing! She’s incredibly warm, caring and loving, and our almost two-year-old daughter absolutely adores her. She’s been looking after her on Fridays for quite some time now, and every time Ariana arrives, our daughter runs to the door to greet her, which says it all really.
She’s very outdoorsy, which we love. We practically don’t see them all day — they grab some food and head off on their little adventures to playgrounds, Twickenham beach, park walks and wherever else the day takes them.
Ariana is also a great communicator. She’s easy-going and respectful of us as parents, but she’s not afraid to share useful observations or suggestions when she genuinely thinks something could benefit our daughter. She’s always ready to listen and understand our perspective too.
Most importantly, she’s just a genuinely lovely person to have around, and I completely trust her with my child. We feel very lucky to have found her.
Juste
Absolutely amazing! I was so nervous about child care and lydnsey made it very easy for me. My son who is almost 4 really enjoyed it here and settled in very well. He is always telling me stories about his day at Lyndsey's 🥰 Beautiful setting and plenty for the kids to do, he even learnt to write his name! Highly recommended!
Toni
My little boy has been with Akanksha since he was 1. Akanksha’s setting is clean and spacious for the children, with a lovely garden for those summer months. Both Akanksha and her assistant Simran have always done a wide variety of activities with kids including yoga, story times, lot of outdoor play, cooking, arts and crafts as well as many others. They have had a big effect on my son's development, his skills have just continued to grow over the years and he's really enjoyed being there. Akanksha always made healthy, nutritious tasty food for the children and are fed very well! Additionally, Akanksha’s always been flexible with times etc if needed which is highly appreciated. Overall, my son has really enjoyed his time at Akanksha’s and has progressed massively in all areas since being there, I would highly recommend Marsh House Childcare to anyone who’s looking for a trusted childminder, she’s great! Thank you Akanksha!
Sushma
My 13 month old son Jude had an amazing couple of months at Kavita’s. It was the first time I’ve left Jude with a non family member and he did so good. Kavita works with a couple of lovely staff members that keep the kids entertained, well fed and slept! Jude practiced lots of new skills such as painting and drawing, and he socialised lots with kids and adults alike. Kavita, I will always be grateful for the flexibility you gave our family, we really needed it. Jude has moved on to a nursery near our new home but I hope he can visit Kavita and her team again in the future!
Shahad
We were very lucky to find Lisa for our daughter - she provides a real home from home for all her children. Our daughter is pretty reserved and can find it difficult to make herself heard in large groups but Lisa was endlessly patient and supportive, resulting in a really tangible improvement in our daughters confidence. Unfortunately personal circumstances meant we had to leave Lisa much earlier than we had wanted. If I could I would have kept our daughter with Lisa till secondary school!
Lisa offers the children a warm, supportive and structured day with fabulous home-cooked food and daily trips outside to parks, children's centres, stay and plays, libraries etc. In all weathers the little ones were out exploring and building their confidence and knowledge of the world. She supports their interests with toys and activities tailored to their interests. They have a separate room to nap in which was really great for our little one who loves her sleep! Lisa kept us regularly informed with her progress and activities for the day so we always knew she was in excellent care. In the short time she was there our daughter grew to love Lisa and the other little boys she went there with. We will forever be so grateful to Lisa for bringing her out of her shell and nurturing her voice and sense of self.
Charlie
Emily has been helping us with our two year-old every week this past year. She has been wonderful and understanding with all of the milestones, including sleeping in a big girl bed, losing naps and potty training. Our daughter absolutely loves her time with Emily and even asks when she can play with her next whenever she leaves. We fully trust her to take our daughter out to baby clubs or activities around the area. She is incredibly reliable and consistent and has been a delight to get to know.
Lauren
We couldn’t be happier with Alice! From our very first introductory conversation, I had a really good feeling about her and thought she was going to be amazing with Luca — and I definitely wasn’t wrong.
Alice is very open and transparent, and her extensive experience really shows. I feel completely at ease leaving Luca with her, which is incredibly important to us. Their sessions are always interactive and engaging, and it’s very clear that Luca genuinely enjoys spending time with her and has built a lovely connection with her.
We’ve also really appreciated the advice Alice has given us along the way. Her experience means she has lots of useful insights, and we’ve already found her suggestions really helpful.
We feel very lucky to have found her and would wholeheartedly recommend Alice to any family looking for someone experienced, trustworthy, caring and genuinely wonderful with children.
Dora
I asked Mary to babysit my two children for an afternoon/evening at short notice. She was very responsive to messages and was happy to have a video call beforehand so we could introduce ourselves. She turned up promptly, was great with the kids, and handled bedtime well. We're planning to book Mary again to help out with the kids for a wedding we have next month.
Vasi has been providing care for my son for over 3.5 years and I have watched him grow into a happy and confident boy who is now ready to start reception at school in September.
Vasi's home is warm, friendly and very clean. She shares her home with her husband and my son has a great bond with him too.
Vasi puts a lot of effort into creating interesting and educational activities which my son loves.
She provides fresh, nutritious meals on a daily basis including lots of fruits and vegetables.
Vasi truly loves children and I feel incredibly lucky to have found her.
I have so much gratitude and appreciation for Vasi and I will never forget how much she has helped my family.
Our little boy started with Sharon when he was around 1.5 years old and has come on leaps and bounds. The care and attention is amazing with lots of activities. Her home is incredibly clean and our little boy settled in very quickly. We cannot thank Sharon enough for how easy it made us feel leaving him in her care.
Andrea helped me for a couple of nights, to look after our 16mo toddler for a few hours in the evening. Aside the very professional approach (Andrea is DBS checked, provides reassuring info upfront and doesn’t hesitate to meet in person or via VC for introduction), Andrea got on very well with our baby boy who was pretty tearful at first given he doesn’t normally like new babysitters. Andrea’s patience and overall experience (she’s full of tricks and techniques to calm upset babies) played a huge part in our son smoothly adapting to her and within the first hour he was falling asleep in her arms.
Really recommend Andrea (though I hope she will not be too popular as I’ll call her next time we are in London and need a babysitter!).
> I would highly recommend Shamsho Jama as a childminder. My daughter has been in her care over the past couple of months, and it has been lovely to see how much she has settled, grown in confidence and enjoyed her time there.
She has been particularly understanding of my daughters individual needs and temperament, and I really appreciated the patience and kindness she showed her while she was settling in.
Sarah was a childminder for my ~1-year-old son. She is a lovely and warm person, and my son really liked her. I appreciated that Sarah made sure to keep him occupied with different activities, both at her setting and socialising with other children at the community centre. She also gave him plenty of opportunity to be active and develop physically in her spacious back garden, with a large assortment of toys and outdoor play equipment.
Sarah was always punctual, attentive, and a good communicator. I am very glad we found her.
Lulu has been caring for our baby for a few months. We have found her to be a highly professional, kind and warm presence. Our baby loves her time with her and Lulu always finds ways to keep her engaged and content. We're pleased that Lulu always has our baby's safety and wellbeing in mind (e.g. choosing weather-appropriate attire, acting before she might be hungry or thirsty) and she keeps us up to date with photos and texts. She takes the initiative when needed but also listens to our suggestions and this has been so helpful and reassuring for us as parents.
Yara_26