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 73,981 reviews
Emma is an absolutely fantastic childminder—caring, diligent, and truly dedicated to the children in her care. She has been wonderful in supporting our son with his development milestones, which meant the world to us during his early years.
We loved receiving her daily diary updates and photo logs, as it gave us such a lovely window into his day and how happy he was. Communication has always been brilliant; Emma is always available for a chat and has gone above and beyond to accommodate any requests we’ve had. She also plans the most wonderful, seasonally themed activities throughout the year to keep the children engaged and learning.
We couldn't recommend Emma highly enough to anyone looking for an exceptional childminder!
Sam has cared for both of my children from toddlers all the way through to school. With my eldest son he had previously attended a day nursery and I could really appreciate the difference in him being in a home from home environment. She was an attentive, caring and nurturing extended part of our family who both my children loved going to. There were always plenty of outings and structured activities and great communication which I really appreciated. On leaving my daughter was given a book with all her adventures in, she is now 7 and still pulls it out regularly to reminisce of her fun times at Sam’s!! . I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anybody.
Our son's been with Nesh and her team for nearly three years now. I have nothing but great things to say.
From the monent we met Nesh, we knew that we had made the right decision. We knew that he'd be happy in her childcare setting.
Nesh and her team have worked wonders with him. They've helped him become more sociable, his speech, his fine motor skills just to name a few. They were instrumental in making the breakthrough with potty training.
The frequent trips to Willows Farm, soft play, parks and playgroups are things that our son raves about. He absolutely loves them.
The range of toys, books and other learning materials are superb. The expansive garden which he loves being out and about in. It really is for him his favourite place. He looks forward to what he calls his "Nesh Days".
We love getting the daily notes detailing what he's been up to along with all the delicious food he's eaten make us smile. The photos always showing him with a huge smile playing with his friends reaffirm that we definitely made the right decision.
Nesh and her team have a genuine love for the children they look after. You see it with the annual graduation extravaganza barbeque they arrange. It's honestly such a beautiful event.
I would recommend Nesh's setting to anyone. I cannot thank her enough for what she's done with our son.
Awful experience in the short 4 months we have used this service for my 2 year old.
On meeting with this childminder it was clear she only cared about the money, she blackmailed me into taking a space because I was desperate by saying I could only have it if I paid over the summer holidays when it had been advertised as term time. She said if I wasn’t able to pay she would offer it to another parent. I am a primary school teacher and we had been without childcare for 4 months.
When my daughter started numerous red flags appeared. No communication. We would go days without any updates about my daughter. She told me the printer was broken, I suggested a text. She also refused to take her to toddler groups or socialise with other children, even when provided with a list of free ones in the area. She does not plan any learning activities for the children or plan for their needs. I could not tell you in the 4 months what my child had learnt or was working on or any targets. The pictures depicted her playing with baby toys far too young for her age and stage. My daughter was there from 7.30-5.30 and only had 2 nappy changes also in that time. When we asked could she have a nap at her normal time instead of sleeping until 4pm we were met with an attitude. Infact any concern was met with an attitude. My daughter was with another toddler and two babies which I feel is a lot for one person.
My daughter has a visual impairment and an allergy and I have never seen any paperwork supporting. When I asked for this I was given a piece of paper to sign saying I saw it in April when i hadn’t. I asked for an e copy and she said she count accomodate that - because of the way I could track the documents date of creation as she hadn’t done it. Meaning my daughters needs had been neglected. When I said do you not see how serious this is my daughter has a visual impairment she rolled her eyes. I had never seen any paperwork or planning or progress for my daughter in 4 months. She held the pieces of paper infront of me and refused to hand them over until I’d signed the paper.
She complained every pick up about my daughter (she’s 2). Wrote unpleasant messages about her and notes on her communication sheet (when we got one). On more than one occasion she left at 8.05 am (my daughter starts at 8) to pick up other children , leaving me without childcare for 45 minutes-1hr. Not to mention those poor children who were driven around for the first hour of their days. I work an hour away from my house and when my daughter was unwell I was ridiculed for not coming “ASAP” when I was there as soon as I could be on more than one occasion.
The worst was when we reduced our days from 2 to 4. This was originally agreed to and then made up a lie saying she was stopping childminding as she was going back to uni. When confronted she admitted it was because of the drop in money. She then tried to say it was because of our lateness (we had a drop off period between 7.30-8 which we paid an extra £10 a day for) which she had never flagged with us as an issue. Echoing our concerns about communication and trying to cover up for mistakes. This to me shows a major lack of care for my child or their relationship as she only wanted her if we were paying more money. In must also add on her last day she didn’t even get a goodbye or good luck or anything. She didn’t even care that she was visibly upset.
She also wanted payments made into a personal bank account and made us feel AWFUL for using tax free childcare, like second class citizens but is advertising it here as if it is okay.
We also noticed a racial element of discrimination against my daughter which I will not go into here for her dignity.
She does not care about your children, she does not have the patience for them or care about their development or wellbeing. She only cares about the money. I have reported her to numerous agencies and hopefully she is reviewed as a child care provider with the scma. I must also add that due to a data breach the care inspectorate phoned her instead of me to discuss my complaint and when asked was she my name she said yes. They were concerned perhaps this had been for malicious reasons to obtain information.
Definitely not the home from home service/extension of a family a childminder should be. The way myself and my daughters dad have also been spoken to infront of my daughter and the way she’s been spoken about infront of her to us is nothing next to unprofessional.
There are amazing other childminders in the area!! Please avoid!! I wish I had gone with my gut instinct on the first meeting.
Aimee
I couldn’t recommend her enough. She is incredibly loving, caring and attentive, and you can really see how much she genuinely cares about the children she looks after.
What I love most is the amount of one-to-one attention my child receives. She takes the time to really get to know each child individually, understanding their personality, needs and interests. My child always feels loved, comfortable and settled in her care, which gives me so much peace of mind as a parent.
She provides a lovely, clean and safe home-from-home environment, with lots of fun and engaging activities that encourage learning and development. She is patient, nurturing and always attentive to the children's needs.
It is such a lovely feeling knowing that when I leave my child with her, they are not only being looked after but are receiving genuine love, affection and individual attention. I feel completely confident and reassured leaving my child in her care and would highly recommend her to any parent especially because my son struggle to settle in new environments and around new people but he was able to settle very quick and this is because of the calm environment that he was in. I as a parent am also very happy with the level of support and reassurance I get as I’m always getting nice updates on the app which allows me to check in on my little one while I’m at work and yes that always put a smile on my face.
Caroline is a fantastic childminder for our family. Our child settled in immediately and is always happy and excited to go. He is with Caroline this entire summer holidays ( 3 /4days a week ).We love receiving daily updates and photos, and it is clear how much care and thought goes into the activities, healthy snacks, and outings. We always feel complete peace of mind knowing our child is safe and well-looked after. Highly recommended!
Cindy is a lovely, welcoming but very professional individual. My son has additional needs and i had to leave him with a sitter for the first time which I was terrified about. She gave me so much reassurance, regular updates through the day including photos and the environment in which she childminds is clean, safe and has resources such as toys which is lovely . She is thorough with details before, during and after the service and would definitely use her services again.
She has looked after my two children, aged seven and three, and we have always had such a lovely experience with her. She is warm, caring, patient, and very attentive to both of their needs.
My children always felt happy, safe, and comfortable with her, which gave me great peace of mind. I could leave them in her care feeling relaxed and confident, knowing they were being well looked after.
She is kind, trustworthy, and wonderful with children of different ages. I would happily recommend her to any family looking for a caring and reliable childcare provider.
Dani is a wonderful childminder, my 2 year old adores her and I trust her fully. He always has a lovely time with her, and comes back happy and well cared for. Dani communicates really well with me and is professional and friendly. I couldn't recommend her highly enough.
Miranda
My son has been going to Val’s for the past 9 months and we couldn’t be happier with the care and support he receives. He absolutely loves going and gets so excited to see her.
He enjoys all the activities they do together, especially going out, dancing and colouring. We have seen such a lovely improvement in his speech and communication since he started attending, and his sharing and social skills have come on so much too.
It is so lovely to see how happy and settled he is, and we feel completely confident knowing he is being cared for in such a warm, nurturing and fun environment. We are so grateful for everything she does for him and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a caring and dedicated childminder.
Abbey
Mansi watched our 2.5-year-old daughter for two mornings while my partner and I were visiting family near Shefford. She took time before the first morning to talk to us over Zoom and explain her approach, and we immediately felt comfortable with her looking after our daughter. Within a few minutes of meeting Mansi, our daughter was completely at ease and had a wonderful time during her mornings with her - she even kept talking about how much fun she’d had with her for a week afterwards! We could tell Mansi had looked after her with a lot of care and professionalism, and we won’t hesitate to contact her again next time we’re visiting the area.
Marta was so gentle and flexible with introducing my daughter to her first childcare setting 2 years ago. She always comes up with interesting visits, and manages to communicate fairly and gently any issues the children may have (sharing, different personalities, toilet training) so well, and accommodates as much as possible to what your child needs. We have made such good friends with the other children, the family and with Marta, that I am incredibly sad we are aging out of our weekly days with you.
I would recommend Linda she’s a very nice person and was amazing with my child. she has helped my child a lot. Linda is very helpful my child was always happy with Linda. I’m very grateful of Linda amazing childminder. Thanks to Linda my child will be starting school in September she helped a lot when I asked question about school application.
In the future I will know where to find a great childminder.
Thanks Linda for taking care of my child
God bless you 💕
A_xo
Sara looked after my two daughters with so much care, kindness and patience. They loved spending time with her and always felt happy and safe. My children absolutely adore her and I always had trusted her.
We have now moved out from London, otherwise my youngest daughter would definitely be going to Sara's childminding setting.
I would highly recommend Sara to any family looking for a caring, reliable and trustworthy childminder. Your little one will be in great hands. 😊
Carolina
Sara took wonderful care of my baby. She was kind, patient, and attentive, and I always felt my baby was safe and well looked after with her. She was reliable, caring, and communicated well throughout. I truly appreciate all her help and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a trustworthy caregiver.