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 71,416 reviews
Anna has been an exceptional childminder for my son over the past year. She is trustworthy, dedicated, and consistently provides a warm and caring environment. My son enjoyed his time with her and frequently asked for his next time.
Anna offers a wide range of engaging activities , crafts and dancing and high quality food , demonstrates great flexibility to accommodate the needs of working parents. Her support gave me complete peace of mind. I genuinely believe she deserves the highest rating for her outstanding service
Ali
My son went to Dilshana when he was 9 months and went to her on and off for few months. He developed so many new skills and liked her. She was honest reliable and very kind. She makes baby feel like home. She helped me in emergencies when I needed care for my son. She was keeping me updated in regards to his adaptation at her setting. I recommend her.
Andreea
Debbie is a very professional and caring childminder. She provided a clean, warm and calm environment for our son who started with her at eleven months, and he settled in with ease. The children have plenty of toys, and she plans activities that match what they enjoy. Our son grew so well in her care. Communication was smooth, she was flexible with our weekly schedule, and we handed our son over each morning with a smile knowing he was in good caring hands.
I can’t recommend Vesna highly enough! She looked after our daughter for several years after school. Vesna was absolutely brilliant with my daughter from day one. Her nurturing, patient, and positive approach made my daughter feel completely comfortable and happy, and it was clear how much she enjoyed her time there. Communication was always excellent. I always felt that my daughter was genuinely cared for and safe. The environment was warm, clean, and welcoming, and it was obvious how much love and effort Vesna put into her work. We feel incredibly lucky to have found Vesna, and I’m so grateful for the wonderful impact she’s had on my daughter. Truly outstanding!
Izzy started looking after my little boy on an adhoc basis around 2 years ago. He was then around 7 and a little worried about having a babysitter while I was at work. That lasted about 5 minutes and since then Izzy has become one of his absolute faves. She picks him up from school, takes him to and from football, cooks for him, does his bath and bedtime. I can’t recommend her highly enough. She’s incredibly kind, professional and reliable. Just don’t steal her on my days…!!
Sarah
My daughter loves coming to Sarah each day and shows how happy she is to be there by reaching out to Sarah and giving her a cuddle on arrival each day. This makes it so easy to leave her there and go to work.
Sarah is amazing, she shows how much she enjoys being with and spending time with the children each day and how good of a relationship she has with them.
Sarah makes childcare services so easily with her flexibility, communication and the fact all meals are included, which my daughter loves by the way!
We were quite disappointed with our experience with Carrie. Our baby is very sensitive and needed someone who could take a bit more time to settle her gently and help her build trust. Carrie had a tight schedule and other children to care for, so the environment just wasn’t right for our little one.
After two or three weeks of settling sessions, Carrie said our baby wasn’t ready for childcare and wouldn’t be able to take her on — this was only a week before I had to return to work, which put us in a very difficult position.
Our baby is now with other professionals who’ve had the time to give her the comfort and reassurance she needs, and she’s settling much better. I think Carrie is a good professional, but this setup just wasn’t the right fit for us, and I wanted to share that in case it helps other parents with sensitive babies.
Lara
Katie has become a constant for Gracie and she has grown to love her time there with her and her new friends. She always seems so happy coming home and saying that she had a fun day, painting, going outdoors to the park, or box hill walking, crafts, explorative toy play and the social groups she takes them to in Wednesdays.
Gracie loves warm characters and is used to a lot of affection at home, so Katie is perfect for her in terms of making her feel home from home. She always is greeted with a smile in the morning and she's helped Gracie become super polite (lots of please X, please Y and thank yous) which is lovely given she's new to talking. Katie has sparked her interest is cosmic yoga for kids which she now asked for at home and she's become really good at saying her emotions like happy and hurt through Katies teaching in the week.
Very grateful to drop Gracie to Katie every day as I know she's in good hands.
Holly
My little one started with Sarah in August and has settled so well. He has a lovely time and has made friends easily. He gets excited when I tell him it’s time to go to see Sarah, which is a great endorsement from someone under 2. His speech and behaviour has come on so well in his time there, and he’s starting to pick up things like colours and numbers too. He eats like a king while he’s there and always comes home full of babble about his day. Would definitely recommend Sarah
We are lucky to have found Katie, who has helped out with childcare on numerous occasions. She certainly has a good understanding and way with children. Her academic background is evident in the way she engages and keeps the kids occupied whilst we are away. The kids hardly acknowledge us when we depart or return.
Katie is highly recommended.
We hired Gemma as our night nanny and she worked four nights per week for us between April 25 and November 25. Gemma took the time to visit us twice before we had our son to go through her approach together/answer any questions and get to know each other, and she was also always available on WhatsApp to answer any questions. Gemma started work for us the day we came out of the hospital with our newborn. She was a consummate professional from start to finish- she was reliable, always punctual, trustworthy, took excellent care of our baby (we hardly ever heard him cry with her) and also gave us a lot of helpful advice. Our son was very comfortable with her. These are such important things when you are handing over the care of your newborn to someone. We have no hesitation in recommending Gemma. We are only sorry that she couldn’t stay for longer! Thank you Gemma :).
Lisa was brilliant, and our toddler clearly took to her very quickly. We had originally arranged some babysitting for December, then needed an extra full day of childcare at short notice (the week before). I got in touch and she was able to confirm her availability very quickly, and was happy to chat on the phone to clarify a few questions. She was very understanding and reassuring when I explained that this was the first time that he’d been looked after by someone outside family or nursery, and that I was a bit anxious about it.
Despite not having met our son before, he took to her very quickly and had a really lovely day with her. It was so nice to receive some photo updates while we were out. All of her communication was professional, kind and helpful, and I would not hesitate to recommend her. Thanks again!
Lidia has been the best thing that could have happened to our daughter. She has been going to Lidia’s for a year now, and we couldn’t be happier.
Lidia is truly the best childminder, our daughter never wants to leave because she has so much fun there.
She takes the children to lots of different places, keeps them active and engaged, and our little girl comes home smarter and more confident every day.
I also believe Lidia is an excellent role model for our daughter: a kind, patient, hardworking woman who genuinely cares about the children she looks after. We are so grateful for everything she does, she’s also really understanding. We are both really glad Kali is in her care while we’re working , we know she’s in the safest hands.
We have been sending our son to Aniko since september and have nothing but positive feedback. Aniko is incredibly caring and gentle with the children and also keeps them entertained with fun activties right up until hometime. The settling in process was smooth and gentle and Aniko took real care to ensure our son felt comfortable in her care. I cant recommend her services enough!
Our son was with Sophie from 11 months to 2 years old, and we couldn’t have been happier with the time he spent there. Sophie offers a real home from home environment, in which she takes so much care in organising fun activities and outings for the children. It’s obvious how much Sophie cares for the children she looks after and they are made to feel part of her family. We always looked forward to the detailed daily updates and photos that Sophie sent us, and she was brilliant at communicating with us. It felt like the perfect place for our son to begin his childcare journey and he absolutely thrived over the year he was with Sophie. He clearly had such a wonderful time with her as he always came home smiley and full of confidence and often with a lovely piece of artwork that he had made while with Sophie! We very sadly moved away which is the only reason why we didn’t stay with Sophie for longer. We couldn’t recommend Sophie highly enough and wish we still lived nearby so that our daughter could go there too!
Olaide looked after our daughter, Cora, for 4 days a week from when she was a little over 1 year old until she was nearly 2. From our very first visit to meet Olaide she stood out vs other childminders as genuinely caring for both Cora and us. As with most first time parents, we were apprehensive about having someone else looking after our baby, but Olaide did a fantastic job of managing all of us during a tailored settling in period. It took only a few weeks for Cora to begin loving being dropped off! Olaide was a huge support in helping Cora develop crucial interactive skills, problem solving skills and building all manor of motor skills. The set up in Olaide home is perfect for the small number of little ones she cares for, especially the fantastic garden, and Olaide has a great local network for helping the children meet others at the playgroups and playgrounds.
We couldn't have asked for a better carer for our daughter, and Cora's time with Olaide was a perfect transition environment before the more intense nursery experience. If we hadn't moved house we would have wanted Cora to stay with Olaide much longer, and we really miss having her in our lives!
After being off for 16 months on maternity leave, returning to work was a big step for me. Having Momtaz supporting us has made the transition so much easier and far less stressful.
Momtaz has been wonderful with my child from day one. She keeps them busy with all kinds of activities — indoors, outdoors, creative play, and little adventures that they absolutely love. It’s clear she really cares, and my child always comes home happy.
I’ve seen such a positive change in their confidence since being with Momtaz. She understands their personality, what makes them feel comfortable, and how to support them in a gentle, encouraging way. Knowing my child is safe, settled, and genuinely enjoying their time with her has given me so much peace of mind as I returned to work.
I’m truly grateful for everything Momtaz has done for us. Her support has made a huge difference to both me and my child, and I honestly couldn’t have asked for anyone kinder or more reliable.
We moved to the area 3 years ago and hit the jackpot with Sue. I can honestly say i couldn't ask for a better nanny for our 2 young boys - i work full time and wanted someone like family to be there when i couldn't.
She is always on the doorstep 8.30am with a big smile ready for the day, the kids adore her, she takes great care of them and is full of love and fun. I trust her completely - she takes the boys to school / playgroups / park in her car and when i get home they are happy, bathed and the house is always neat and tidy.
We would keep her forever but are moving abroad and would love to see Sue go to a good family.
I'm happy to chat on the phone, i know how important finding the right nanny is. Pls ask Sue for my contact.
Ella
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