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 75,217 reviews
When we reluctantly started looking for childcare for our daughter 2 years ago we couldn't decide between nursery/childminders and from the second we walked in we knew instantly that's where we wanted our daughter to go. They have all been amazing- From supporting us with improving our daughter's delayed speech (doesn't stop talking now š¤£), persevering with food difficulties, to days out to farms, light sensory sessions etc.
Our 20 month old son has been there for almost a year now too and both our children absolutely love going.
Honestly wouldn't choose anyone else to look after our children. Best decision we made.
Jade
We cannot recommend Busybee Childcare enough! From day one, Alice has made our child feel so safe, welcomed, and loved. The environment is warm and stimulating, with a wonderful balance of structured learning and fun outdoor play. Weāve seen growth in our childās toileting, speech, and social skills and Alice cooks lovely food which our child loves. Knowing they are in such caring hands every day gives us complete peace of mind. Alice is fantastic at keeping us up to date through messages and pictures of the wonderful things they do and each day. Thank you Alice
Our son only started at Vikki's Little Vikings in September at 13 months old and settled in very quickly; he will now toddle in very happily and will even close the door on me with barely a look over his shoulder!
Vikki, Claire, Gemma and Jen always open the door with huge enthusiasm and are very welcoming. They very clearly love their work and are dedicated to it.
I love the little crafts/artwork that he comes home with and the daily record detailing how he's been, what he's done/played with, what he's eaten and how much, how much he's slept and when, his nappies etc. This helps us plan our meals at home and how long to allow him to nap once we get home etc.
The daily activities are varied and enriching, but I love that there is a routine. He likes What's in the bag and joining in with the nursery rhymes. I am also led to believe that he's quite taken by Rocco the tortoise!
The food prepared is homemade, healthy and varied which our son enjoys very much by all accounts! He prefers Vikki's cottage pie to mine it would seem!
In terms of practicalities, the setting is very local to us (I've heard numerous children laughing and having fun in the garden whilst pegging out my washing over the last 10 years š).
I also love the flexibility with hours, which is not afforded by nurseries. Since our eldest started school, I dropped my working hours to 9am-3pm. The nursery our eldest attended would have charged a flat daily rate regardless, which would be costly and unnecessary. With Vikki, he is there 9am - 3pm and that's it, no additional charges accrued.
Vikki's holiday/off weeks fall within school holidays, which is when we're off with our eldest. That's another win, as a nursery charges for his place whether we'd be on holiday or not.
Most importantly, our son is very happy. I cannot wait to see how he develops and to hear from him directly what a great day he's had at Vikki's!
My child has been at Sallys for 3 years now and it has become her 2nd home, she loves going and I have always felt comfortable knowing sheās being looked after incredibly well, and having a mix of ages to play with has been great! Sally is kind, caring, thoughtful, loving and stable.
My child has been very happy at Sallys over the years and I canāt highly recommend her enough!
We couldnāt recommend Tamara more highly as a childminder. She has been absolutely wonderful with both of our girls, providing such a warm, caring and nurturing environment.
Tamara is fantastic with the kids, and itās been such a comfort knowing they are in such capable hands. She goes above and beyond to make sure they are entertained and well looked after. Tamara takes the kids on brilliant days out. They have an absolute ball!!
Now that our kids are no longer at Tamara's, we really miss getting daily photo updates of their adventures (as do my parents who also loved getting their daily pics of the grandchildren). We hope to stay in touch with Tamara over the school holidays still as my girls regularly talk about Tamara and we still sing all the nursery rhymes Tamara has thought them (we're going on a bear hunt, is a favourite of Polly's).
We feel incredibly lucky to have found Tamara and would wholeheartedly recommend her to any family looking for a trustworthy, kind and reliable childminder.
We couldnāt recommend Ewa highly enough! She has looked after our little boy since he was just 1 year old, and we are so grateful for all the love, care and support she has given him over the years. She has always made him feel safe, happy and loved, and it has been such a comfort knowing he is in such caring and trustworthy hands. She has played a special part in his life, and we truly appreciate everything she has done for him. We would highly recommend her to any parent looking for a kind, reliable and loving childminder. Thank you for everything! ā¤ļø
Molly was on time and brilliant. We felt comfortable with her looking after our children. She left the kitchen perfect even though we weren't expecting the dishes to have been cleaned.
We would not hesitate to recommend Molly as a kind caring childminder.
She interacted with our children and even read a bedtime story.
Thank you Molly.
The Oppenheim's
Earthlin
We honestly couldnāt ask for a better childminder! Choosing who to trust with your little one while you go to work is such a big decision, but from the moment our daughter started, weāve had complete peace of mind knowing she is in such amazing hands.
She really takes the time to understand and tailor everything to our daughterās individual needs and routine, making sure she feels happy, comfortable and cared for. The home-cooked lunches are amazing, the healthy snacks are a lovely touch, and the communication throughout the day is fantastic. Itās so reassuring to receive updates and know how her day is going.
She truly goes above and beyond, and you can see just how much thought, love and effort she puts into everything she does. The daily activities based around the seasons are such a lovely idea and give the children so many wonderful opportunities to learn, explore and have fun.
Our daughter absolutely loves going to her ā in fact, sheās even started closing the door on me when I drop her off! š That alone says it all about how happy and settled she is.
We are so grateful to have found someone who genuinely cares so much about the children she looks after. It makes going to work so much easier knowing our little girl is safe, happy, learning and being loved and cared for.
We couldnāt recommend her highly enough to any parent looking for a truly wonderful, caring and dedicated childminder.
Claire is as good as they come, my son loves going to Claire's for the day. We had previously been sending him to a local nursery where I wasn't to happy with the conditions and level of care even though I partly wanted a more "school like" environment. When we were lucky enough for Claire to have a vacancy arise for days that we needed the difference was night and day.
At Claire's we have absolute faith and trust that our son is in a level of care which you would be hard pressed to find with anyone else, She seems to have an endless supply of energy and good nature. Whilst I'm working i know without doubt that my son is being looked after, is in a safe environment, with someone who has his best interest at heart, who he trusts, in a nice environment and is safe. Everyday our son is home with new activities , friends , artwork and stories of where he's been for the day and he genuinely is excited to go which was worlds apart from the crying his eyes out at drop off time with nursery and other carers.
Claire has been so good to our son that we will be sad to leave as he is not far from being old enough to head on to school, she has been absolutely amazing and is a genuinely kind and caring woman who often goes above and beyond at times just to make the kids and even sometimes the parents happy, she always has an ear and a word of wisdom from her experience and always takes a genuine interest and care into your life and well being (I'm sure she could run a side gig counseling from her front porch at times). If you have the opportunity to have your child in Claire's care absolutely do not pass it by.
Eb is a wonderful childminder, as my child is safe and well looked after. She enjoys going to the nursery as she gets to learn and play, she comes home with lots of arts and crazy stuff, drawings, colouring from spending her day at the Nursery. During the summer we she enjoyed some of the little trips and days out Eb provided. Couldnāt be happier taking my child to Little Oasis.
My little boy was with Steph for 4 weeks whilst he was in between leaving nursery and starting nursery school, he can be quite reserved to start with and get upset easily but he absolutely loved it. He would come home and tell everyone about his day whether that be going to the park, playing with other children, going to play group and what different things he had done with Steph and not once did Steph say heād been overly upset cause he was very comfortable. Most mornings heād run right in without even saying goodbye to meš¤£. His only āproblemā there is that heād give Steph a mission with her food, deciding whether he did or didn't want to eat her food that dayš so we started sending him with a packed lunch alongside Stephās snacks. She would always send me photos and updates throughout their day of what theyāve been doing to keep me in the loop. Heās not been with Steph for 3 weeks now and he still shouts at me pretty much daily that he wants to go to Stephs house. Couldnāt recommend her more!
Sharray
I believe this person is a fraud. She requested a full monthās payment in advance but never showed up or carried out any of the work she had agreed to do. After exchanging a few messages, she blocked me and stopped responding completely. I would strongly advise others to be cautious.
Daniella
We needed a babysitter to look after our baby boy during my sister's wedding and Lyndsey was an absolute star. She came the day before to introduce herself to him and she has a wonderful calm and gentle presence. Our baby took to her immediately and we felt so comfortable leaving him in her care. I could not recommend her enough - she made the day and evening a breeze and even managed to get my sometimes rather clingy, feed-to-sleep boy settled for sleep, something we hadn't managed with other babysitters so far!
Ella
Couldnāt recommend Lindsey enough. My daughter struggled to settle for a while when first starting and Lindsey went above and beyond to support us and her to become more confident when being dropped off to her setting. Her experience really shows in her support and guidance and always has the childās best interests.
Lindsey has got a lovely setting and is always putting on activities for the children including helping the children make lovely little art for special occasions. My daughter particularly enjoyed playing in her garden and has made some lovely friendships with not only the children but Lindsey too.
Having photos/videos sent regularly was also a lovely little touch to know they are happy during their day. I couldnāt be more greatful for JustKidz childcare.
My daughter was always so shy when first starting Lindseyās and struggled with being with unfamiliar faces she has now grown so much in confidence her speech is becoming so clear and her manners are amazing which I believe has come from Lindsey and her setting.
Having used both nursery provisions and now childminder I would highly recommend Lindsey for a more personal small group with more 1 to 1 support.
Thank you for everything Lindsey you will be missed by Nellie.
Jo and her team have been excellent for our two children. We have been using them for over 5 years and our children have thrived. They love spending time there. At our children's parents evening they recognised the work Jo has done to make our children school ready.
Hannah
I will recommend Emma any day any time since my children start going to her setting they have always talking by going back and sometimes picking them up refuse going home with me . She treatd the children like her own no complain at all. God bless her for me. She has been a life saver since my schedule in university started.
A wonderful, caring, kind and helpful lady. She helped me with my now 2 year old and 4 year old regularly for 2.5 years. The children loved spending time with her and were always excited when she came. She is very trustworthy and hard working, and was like part of the family. I highly recommend her.
Frankie looked after our newborn during night shifts for 6 weeks when our little one was 2 weeks old. She was always punctual, reliable and professional. After showing her where everything was kept on the first night, she confidently took care of everything independently from then on. I could leave everything in her capable hands, which gave me complete peace of mind.
She provided a thorough handover every morning, and I really appreciated her helpful advice and suggestions along the way. I really valued how Frankie understood my needs as a recovering mum. She was thoughtful, supportive and made those early weeks so much easier.
Frankie was also incredibly warm and friendly with our older children and quickly became a valued part of our family routine. We really miss having her around! For any mum looking for that extra support and reassurance, especially during those early newborn weeks, Frankie is someone you can truly rely on. We are so grateful for all her help and couldn't recommend her highly enough!
We are so glad that we have found this childminder: her setting provided everything we were looking for and more. Small lovely group of kids and families, cleanliness, lot of educational and fun activities, outdoor space, and lovely and delicious home made food. Our daughter attended from the age of 1 to 2.5 years and has developed a lot under her care. Her assistant is also amazing with the kids and plays on the guitar. Other assistant is also brilliant and teaches kids for movements and fun. She created structure for kids, provided guidance for us parents during potty training and sleep training. She also provides daily updates and pictures that makes you feel like you are not missing out on anything while you are at work.
Viktoria