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
4.9 from 75,536 reviews
Jo was our Nanny for 2 years, looking after our primary school age son & daughter as well as our toddler. She was always so patient, kind and caring towards all of them. She would cook meals for them, take them out for day trips and come up with fun activities to do with them at home. We were so grateful for the time she worked with us and would highly recommend her!
Unfortunately, we did not have a good experience. We had several meetings and trial sessions with the nanny, and after discussing everything, we were happy to proceed with the arrangement.
However, she decided to pull out just one day before the agreed start date, leaving us with virtually no time to arrange alternative childcare.
While we completely respect her concerns and decision, we feel these should have been communicated much earlier, especially given the time and effort invested by both sides.
Reliability and clear communication are extremely important when arranging childcare, and the last-minute cancellation put us in a very difficult position.
Overall, a disappointing experience, particularly after spending considerable time making the arrangements.
Karen was our nanny for three years and was, quite simply, amazing.
She is warm, calm, incredibly capable and genuinely loves and understands children. She strikes that wonderful balance of being nurturing and affectionate while providing the consistency, boundaries and gentle guidance that young children need.
With her wealth of experience, we had complete confidence in Karen's judgement, and she was an invaluable source of reassurance and advice over the years.
Karen was exceptionally dependable and professional, and knowing our children were in such safe and capable hands was invaluable. She became a much-loved part of our family, and both of our children developed a wonderful relationship with her that remains to this day.
We feel incredibly lucky that Karen was such an important part of our children's early years and would recommend her wholeheartedly to any family.
Whoever has Karen as their nanny next will be very lucky indeed!
Madi was great with both my daughters (8 and 2) so much so the eldest has asked for her to come back really soon.
She was prompt arriving at our house and had really good communication sending us updates of the girls throughout the evening.
Bonus that the house was tidy for when we got back home.
Both us and the kids can't wait to have her back.
Lindy is such a lovely, kind and friendly babysitter. She took wonderful care of our children and made us feel completely comfortable and at ease. We’re so grateful for her help and really appreciate how caring and reliable she is. We would happily recommend her to anyone! ❤️
Duffy
Leaving my kids with a babysitter was a big worry for both me and my partner until we met Sweety. She is absolutely lovely, caring, and patient. My kids feel comfortable and happy around her, which gives us great peace of mind. We are so happy to have found her and couldn’t recommend her enough
Hannah is wonderful. I can't think of anyone else I'd rather leave my child with.
I booked her without a meeting first due to an urgent request. She was incredibly accommodating, understanding and responsive. Taking all our household challenges in her stride during the session, she even had our two noisy little daschunds under her feet!
It didn't take long for my daughter to feel comfortable with Hannah's fun, open and gentle interactions, —not always the case for little ones under two! I felt so relieved getting out of the house with no separation tears (hers or mine lol) for once, knowing my daughter was in trusted hands <3
I would highly recommend Hannah to any family looking for a professional, experienced carer.
Thank you so much and we both look forward to seeing you again soon.
Pav has been a fantastic childminder for our son for 2 and a half years. She has provided him with such a nurturing start to his education journey. He started doing 2 full days then increased to 3, settling with ease. Pav takes the children out at least once a day and will take relevant learning materials and books with them. She will also plan bigger days out to farms, national trust properties, visits from local specialists/ professionals (beekeeper, firefighter) and meets other childminders regularly. She manages the mixed ages brilliantly and ensures everyone is catered for and thriving. The food is homemade, nutritious and varied. Pav truly felt like one of the family and we very grateful to have found her.
I am delighted to recommend Layla, who has been our housekeeper for the past two and a half years. Throughout this time, she has consistently been reliable, trustworthy, caring and exceptionally hardworking.
Layla takes great pride in her work and always maintains our home to an excellent standard, with genuine care and attention to detail. Beyond being an excellent housekeeper, she is someone we have come to trust and value enormously.
When I have to travel, Layla helps care for both our home and my teenage daughter, giving me tremendous peace of mind. She has such a warm, kind and lovely personality that even my very shy daughter feels completely comfortable and at ease having her around. That, for me, speaks volumes about the wonderful person she is.
Layla is dependable, thoughtful and genuinely cares about the people and home she looks after. She has become a much-valued presence in our household, and we are truly grateful for everything she does.
I would wholeheartedly recommend Layla to anyone looking for not only an outstanding housekeeper, but also a genuinely trustworthy, caring and lovely person.
Carla have been nannying for us for a few months now.
She is an excellent nanny, very professional, always on time, and performed all the routines with the children very well.
Her communication is also 5 stars.
I recommend her services and I will continue to book her services for my family.
Ana
We are so grateful for the care and support our daughter has received. Anna made a lovely effort to introduce her to the nursery using words and songs from our home language, helping her feel familiar and settled from the beginning. She has also supported her wonderfully with food through playful activities, stories and games, making a real difference to her relationship with food. When we ask our daughter who her friends are, alongside children's names, Anna is always one of the first people she mentions. She speaks about her as a friend rather than just her nursery teacher, which says so much about their special bond. The whole team is fantastic, and if we were lucky enough to have a second child, we would choose Anna again without hesitation!
Theodora
I have known Daniela for the past 11 months, during which time she has been caring for our three children, aged 9, 5 and 2.
Daniela has been a caring, responsible and reliable person throughout this time. She has been wonderful with our children, and I would happily recommend her to any family looking for a trustworthy and dedicated childcare provider.
Sarah is a very very lovely person , she makes me the parent and my child feel safe and welcome , she cares for my little one just like her own and she engages the kids in all kinds of activities….. I am always rest assured that my child is in a safe space and place when he his with Sarah… I highly recommend her to everyone ❤️❤️
Fatimah
I honestly cannot recommend her enough! She was absolutely wonderful with my 3-year-old son — incredibly gentle, caring, patient and attentive. My little boy loved spending time with her and felt so comfortable, which gave me real peace of mind. She was also kind enough to accommodate us at very short notice, which I truly appreciated. It’s not always easy trusting someone with your little one, but she made the whole experience so reassuring and positive. We are genuinely grateful and would happily recommend her to any parent looking for someone warm, trustworthy and caring. Thank you so much! ❤️
Abeer
We honestly can’t thank Domenica enough for everything she has done for our two children. Our eldest started with Domenica when he was around 1 year old, and our youngest joined her at just 6 months. From the very beginning, we knew they were in the safest, most caring hands. It was so reassuring to know that both our children were being looked after by someone who genuinely cared for them, and they absolutely adored their time with her.
Domenica has always gone above and beyond, providing so many fun activities, exciting outings and lovely experiences for the children. There was never a shortage of things to do, and it was always lovely hearing about all the adventures they had been on and seeing how much fun they were having. She took such wonderful care of both of them, making sure they were happy, loved and well looked after. We always felt completely at ease knowing they were with her.
Both children have learnt, grown and developed so much during their time with Domenica. She has created such a lovely, warm environment for them, where they have made happy memories and built lovely friendships along the way.
We sadly left the area in summer 2025, which meant saying goodbye to Domenica. Our daughter continued with her until the year before starting school, when she moved on to preschool, and she was so sad to leave. She is now in Reception, and we know how much of a special part of her early years Domenica played. Both children have been so lucky to have had her in their lives.
We feel incredibly fortunate to have found such a kind, caring, dedicated and wonderful childminder. We would recommend Domenica without hesitation to anyone looking for someone to care for their little ones. Thank you for everything, Domenica – we will always be so grateful for the love and care you gave both our children! ❤️
I am very happy with the childcare provided by Dominika. She started looking after my son when he was just 14 months old. From the very beginning, she made us feel welcome and offered us so much support, which I truly appreciated.
My son settled in straight away, with absolutely no problems. Dominika is a very warm, caring and approachable person, and I always felt confident that my child was safe, happy and well looked after in her care.
She is also very flexible when it comes to working hours, which was incredibly helpful for us, especially as her availability fitted in perfectly with my daughter's school hours. Her flexibility and willingness to accommodate our needs made a real difference to our family.
Communication has always been excellent, and I have always found her very understanding and supportive.
Since my son started attending preschool and his hours with Dominika were reduced, he still often talks about her and remembers his time there. He regularly says that he would love to spend more time with her, which I think says everything about how happy and comfortable he felt in her care.
I would highly recommend Dominika to any parent looking for a caring, reliable, flexible and trustworthy childminder. We are very grateful for everything she has done for our family.
Geany has been our childminder for almost 9 years now and we can't recommend her enough! Both our children love geany. She is like a second mum to them. Our son attends now and our daughter went before him.
Our kids have learned so much and are looked after so well in such a loving, safe and friendly environment.
We would definitely recommend Geany to anyone who is looking for someone they can trust to look after their children and to help them grow into wonderful and capable kids.
Phoebe, Esi, Akos and Bernice cared for our son from when he was a baby until he started nursery at three. With a small baby, no nursery felt right. But Elelyon is perfect for little ones: a group big enough for real friendships, small enough to feel like family. They love the children like their own, and because there are four of them, the care is consistent, with no emergency closures. Our son is lucky to have a big loving family and this became another branch of it.
We didn’t realise how much the setting mattered until we saw how it was shaping him. The mixed-age group was the first surprise. Phoebe encourages the babies to learn from the older children, and whenever we marvelled at a new skill like eating, sleeping or walking, she’d tell us he’d picked it up from the others.
As he grew, they taught him to look after the little ones. When his sister was on the way, Phoebe purposefully prepared him for months. He was gentle with her from day one, careful with her head, eager and excited to care for "his baby". Potty training was the same: when we’d stalled, Phoebe’s lead had him trained in two weeks.
He’s a very energetic boy, and we worried about him being in a house. We needn’t have. They go to a huge park nearly every day and the children really run. He came home tired!
They balanced independence and support for a curious little adventurer, and respected him as his own person. Now he’s excited to meet new children, kind when others cry, and extremely respectful. When I first saw him patiently wait his turn for his piece of cake at a birthday, which he got last, we knew it was Elelyon magic.
Months into nursery, his best friends are still the ones from El Elyon. They made the move to nursery so smooth, and they absolutely adore each other. Now our daughter is about to start with them, and we can’t imagine her being cared for by anyone else.
Saskia responded to my ad quickly, and put me at ease very quickly after speaking. My 2 kids enjoyed their time with her and were both calm and happy when I got back. My little dog even took to her unusually fast as well!. I've not used a babysitter before and neither my kids nor I really knew what to expect, so thank you for making it easy and stress free.
I'm sure we'll see Saskia again, and I would recommend her to others.
Luke