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.
I have been sending my children a few days a week in the summer holidays to Moushmi and she has been amazing my kids have not stopped talking about her. She’s kind and caring and you can tell she takes pride in her work. They enjoyed her space and all the lovely toys she had. I’m glad to have found her. Thank you to Moushmi!
I’m very happy to recommend Karishma, who has been working with our family for the past nine months, since our son was seven months old. She has developed a great relationship with our son, and he is very comfortable and happy with her, which gives us a lot of confidence and reassurance when he is in her care.
She makes a real effort to keep him engaged through a variety of age-appropriate activities, including reading, sensory play and other activities that support his learning and development. She pays close attention to his progress and regularly gives us detailed and helpful updates. She also shares thoughtful suggestions with us while respecting and following our requests and preferences as parents.
She is extremely reliable and punctual, always arriving on time and respecting her agreed working hours. When she needs time off, she gives reasonable notice and communicates with us in advance.
She is also very clean and tidy, maintains excellent personal hygiene, and takes care to keep things clean and organised while looking after our son.
We have been very pleased to have her looking after our son. She is dependable, responsible and attentive to his needs, and we would happily recommend her to other families looking for a trustworthy and caring nanny.
I honestly couldn’t recommend Jo enough. Our daughter started when she just turned 1 and we had never left her with anyone but family. This was a big deal for me in particular but Jo made me feel at ease from the start. She showed me and my daughter round and we had a little stay and play session which was great. Jo answered all my questions and really put my mind at ease.
Since our daughter first started attending we’ve seen positive changes in her. She has grown, learnt and blossomed so much, but the biggest difference has been in her confidence and interaction with others. It’s been so lovely watching her become more independent and seeing how happy and comfortable she is with Jo, often walking in with her lunchbox in the morning with no tears - saying bye and waving us off!
Jo has been nothing but caring, patient and attentive, and you can see how much she genuinely cares about the children she looks after. She has also always been so understanding and accommodating with us as a family too, which we have appreciated more than she probably realises.
Thank you for everything 🫶🏼
I cannot recommend Val at Cheeky Cherubs highly enough! She has been an absolute godsend for our family over the years.
Val looked after our daughter, Evelyn-Rose, from when she was just 2 years old right up until she started primary school. The care, warmth, and structured environment Val provided made her transition to school seamless. Because of the incredible experience we had with our daughter, there was zero doubt in our minds when it came to choosing childcare for our son, Axl, who is now thriving in her care as well.
With over 16 years of childminding experience, Val’s setting really is a home-away-from-home. She is wonderfully patient, incredibly professional, and truly passionate about what she does. The children are always happy, engaged, and safe.
If you are looking for a reliable, loving, and experienced childminder who will treat your children like family, Val is the absolute best!
— Michael & Danielle
We have been sending our child, Thea, to Claire for 2 years now and we truly could not have asked for a better childcare provider. From the very first day, the settling-in process was handled with so much warmth, patience, and care that she adapted almost immediately and now runs in without even looking back to say goodbye.
Claire provides a safe, nurturing, and incredibly stimulating home-from-home environment. Every day is packed with wonderful, creative ideas, fun crafts, and excellent early-years development activities like learning numbers and writing. They regularly go above and beyond by organizing fantastic local outings to parks, playgroups, and libraries, ensuring the children get plenty of fresh air and social interaction.
Communication is another area where they truly excel. We absolutely love receiving regular text updates and photos throughout the day, which give us total peace of mind while we are at work. On top of that, they provide healthy, nutritious meals and snacks, and maintain an exceptionally clean, secure, and welcoming setting.
Claire is professional, reliable, and consistently flexible, making our daily routine seamless. They have truly become like an extended part of our family, and the positive impact on our child's confidence and social skills has been amazing. If you are looking for a trustworthy, loving, and outstanding childminder, we cannot recommend them highly enough!
We are so pleased that we chose Debby and Allan for our daughter. She started with them when she was only seven months old, so we were a little worried about her settling into any childcare setting, but we instantly trusted Debby and Allan. They worked with us to find ways to help her to transition and settle with them, and now at ten months we are worried that she prefers being with them to us! Seeing her going on outings every day, spending time outside and being encouraged to develop in confidence and motor skills is brilliant, and we feel so pleased that we chose Debby and Allan over another setting. We are also really pleased that she has the opportunity to watch the older children and learn from them, while activities are adapted to include her in an age appropriate way. I would recommend Debby and Allan to any parents looking for a setting in which their child can spend lots of time outdoors, feel like a home from home, and most importantly, be with people who they can trust completely and with whom their child can form a strong bond. We feel so lucky to have found them!
We are so pleased that we chose Debby and Allan for our daughter. She started with them when she was only seven months old, so we were a little worried about her settling into any childcare setting, but we instantly trusted Debby and Allan. They worked with us to find ways to help her to transition and settle with them, and now at ten months we are worried that she prefers being with them to us! Seeing her going on outings every day, spending time outside and being encouraged to develop in confidence and motor skills is brilliant, and we feel so pleased that we chose Debby and Allan over another setting. We are also really pleased that she has the opportunity to watch the older children and learn from them, while activities are adapted to include her in an age appropriate way. I would recommend Debby and Allan to any parents looking for a setting in which their child can spend lots of time outdoors, feel like a home from home, and most importantly, be with people who they can trust completely and with whom their child can form a strong bond. We feel so lucky to have found them!
Claire looked after my youngest daughter from 9mo until she was ready for school at 3.5y and I couldn’t praise her enough. She was like a home away from home my daughter learned so much and genuinely flourished under Claire’s care. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a wonderful minder for their child!
Aysun, takes care of our child with so much care and attention, we were worried because our baby was smaller than others when she started, but Aysun made sure all the other kids love ours and take care of her. We even accidentally met one of the other kids in the park and that baby was still taking such good care of ours. Every single day Aysun puts in so much care and attention on the food, on the crafts, on the music sessions on the activities in the garden, she puts in a lot of love and effort and we can see the immense growth in our child and her ability to lern so quickly
Sienna was calm and pleasant with my son during the two nights she worked and initially gave me confidence that we had found a suitable arrangement. We clearly agreed that she would cover four consecutive nights, and I relied on that agreement when planning my work.
After completing the first two nights, however, she cancelled the remaining agreed nights on Sunday afternoon, only a few hours before I was due to leave for work. This gave me virtually no realistic opportunity to find, speak to and safely arrange another overnight carer at such short notice.
Because I was unable to secure alternative childcare, I ultimately had to cancel two work shifts and lost the income from both. This was extremely stressful and financially damaging for me, particularly because the four nights had already been agreed in advance.
I also asked to see a current DBS and photo ID. She told me her DBS was not current. On the first day, I asked to see photo ID and she said she would bring it the following day. She did not bring it on the second day, and when I asked again, she said she would bring it the next time. However, she cancelled the arrangement before I was ever able to verify any photo ID.
There was also an incident on the morning after the second night that concerned me. When I entered the house, there was already a very strong smell of poo throughout the playroom. My son came over and hugged me, and when I touched him I realised he had soiled himself and the poo had already spread on him. Sienna told me she thought he had only just done it when I arrived.
I immediately cleaned him up while Sienna was still there. At that moment, I was focused on sorting my son out, paying her as agreed for the shifts she had completed, and getting through the morning, so I did not fully process what had happened. It was only afterwards, when I had time to reflect on it, that I became concerned about whether he had been left soiled for longer than I realised. I cannot know the exact time it happened, but given the strong smell throughout the room and the condition he was in, it left me uncomfortable about whether he had been checked and changed promptly.
Parents who rely on childcare in order to work need both reliability and confidence that their child’s basic care needs will be attended to properly. In my case, cancelling two already-agreed overnight shifts with only a few hours notice left me unable to find safe replacement childcare, and I ultimately lost the income from both shifts. Together with the concern I had about my son being left soiled, I found the overall experience extremely disappointing and unfair, particularly because the four nights had been agreed in advance and I had relied on that commitment.
Yvonne has been so good to my baby. She’s been looking after her since 8 months old. We’ve never had any bad experiences at all. Baby loves to go to her and sometimes does not want to come back home! 😁
Baby also has allergies which she takes really good care not to contaminate and have looked after baby so well. We are so glad we’ve met Yvonne and would definitely recommend her.
She also takes take out for fun and gives you ample notice on what’s going on for the week so you can prepare your child at home. She is so gentle and caring. We love how our baby is being cared for and how baby has grown confidence and lots and lots of skills. 🫶
We initially looked at nurseries in Brighton but found many felt too restrictive, with children spent most of their time inside the same four walls. Switching our search to childminders led us to Debby, and our first setting meeting instantly put us at ease. Her home is incredibly welcoming, and seeing the children interact so happily was deeply comforting.
Months into our terms, we couldn't be happier. We receive daily WhatsApp updates filled with photos and videos of our son exploring and making friends. They are always on the go visiting the woods, beaches, Sea Life, parks, and soft plays, alongside fun painting and playtime at home. The team communicates with the children in a calm, polite manner and actively collaborates with us on our current parenting goals.
You will not regret choosing Debby. My only advice is to book a viewing immediately before her spaces get snapped up!
After eleven months spent nurturing and caring for our first son, we started the settling on a known and branded nursery, which seemed very caring and the perfect environment we were looking for. Unfortunately, during the settling period we soon understood the reality was far from the loving and caring environment we were sold, and after the third week we decided it just wasn't the nurturing environment we wanted for our son so we looked for an alternative, while both of us were transitioning back into full time work.
I came across Happy Family, and we immediately noticed it was a much more personal and caring, tailored approach, more gentle and aimed at discovering and valuing the child interests and experiences.
Very quickly our child settled in and he was happy to be at the facility, where he found loving staff, exciting entertainment and wonderful activities to experience, discover and grow and develop new skills.
From the activities they organise, to the food they provide, to the trips they take daily, it is wonderful to know that our child is in an environment that is as close to the love and consideration he had at home with us.
Now, one year later, we have seen amazing improvements, we see our child growing, walking and talking, being happy with his friends, being excited with all the amazing activities Pegah, Mehdi and the team create. He is stimulated and nurtured, being fed with freshly made nutritious and healthy food - to sum it up, being loved as close family would do. We are very happy with the settings, and with no hesitation we recommend Happy Family to all parents who are looking for the best childminder from any point of view.
Also, facilities and hygiene are taken seriously, all policies are transparently and thoroughly developed, shared and documented, admin and communications are great and Pegah and the team are always spending their own time and weekends in improving the settings, organising activities and going the extra-mile, a true and genuine sign that they really love their job and they do it with the utmost passion.
We feel very lucky and blessed for having found them, and are certain our child could not grow and develop any better - Pegah and team, we are very grateful for the work and effort you put in to caring for our child and all the children in your setting, it's very hard as parents to leave your child in the care of someone because of work, but it is a relief to know that when he is not with us he is being exceptionally cared for.
Our twin children, Lara and Jude, now almost three, have been with Sharon since they were just under a year old, and we genuinely could not have asked for a better childminder.
Both of our children were born extremely premature at 24 weeks and spent a significant amount of time in hospital. Because of this, choosing the right person to care for them was a huge decision for us. We needed someone we could completely trust, and from the very beginning Sharon gave us that confidence. Over the past two years, she has become like part of our family.
Sharon genuinely loves and cares for Lara and Jude, and it is obvious how much they love her too. She is incredibly reliable and has always provided them with a safe, warm and welcoming environment. Her home is absolutely spotless, and we have always felt completely comfortable leaving the children in her care.
She puts a huge amount of effort into making their days fun and varied. She regularly takes them to playgroups, including activities with live music, singing and dancing, and does lots of arts and crafts, painting and other activities at home. They spend plenty of time playing outside too, and in the summer they absolutely love things like playing in the paddling pool, always carefully supervised.
One of the things we have appreciated most is the amount of individual attention Sharon gives to their development. She has gone far beyond what we ever expected, teaching them words, numbers, colours and emotions, reading books with them and constantly encouraging them to learn and communicate. She has also helped them try new foods and become more confident and independent. We genuinely don't think they would have received this same level of individual care and attention in a larger nursery setting.
Sharon also regularly does thoughtful little things for the children simply because she cares about them. She has bought them books and flashcards to help with their learning and has given them lovely personal gifts, such as snow globes at Christmas. None of this is expected, but it says a lot about the kind of person she is and how invested she is in the children she looks after.
Communication with us has always been excellent. She keeps us regularly updated about what the children have been doing and how they are getting on. We have also really appreciated her sensible approach to childhood illnesses. She understands that young children get minor coughs and colds and doesn't unnecessarily send them home, while of course taking things seriously when they are genuinely unwell.
We would have happily kept Lara and Jude with Sharon until they started school. Unfortunately, we are moving away, which is the only reason we are leaving. It is genuinely very emotional for us because the children adore her, and she has been such an important part of their lives for the past two years. There is clearly a very special bond between them.
We feel incredibly lucky that Lara and Jude have had Sharon caring for them during such an important part of their early childhood. She is kind, caring, dependable, patient and completely dedicated to the children in her care.
We could not recommend Sharon more highly. Any family would be incredibly fortunate to have her as their childminder, and we are very sad to be saying goodbye.
Carmen
Nicki and Stew are exceptional childminders. From day one, our son has loved going to Nicki and Stew's house, regularly asking if it's a Nicki and Stew day. The setting is safe, stimulating, and full of great learning activities. We love the daily updates and photos, and we have seen fantastic progress in our child's confidence and social skills, now having a complete chatterbox. Highly recommended to any parent looking for dedicated childcare!
Our son has enjoyed all the trips out, including a love of babycinnos, we are worried when he starts school in the next few weeks he will be disappointed with the lack of trips.
Nicki and Stew are fantastic childminders and to use the words of my father in law "it's like Freddie goes to family members they treat him like one of their own, he's so lucky, they give him loads of experiences"
Our little one is so happy going to Maryam's. He settles in easily every day and always comes home in great spirits. We've seen a real boost in his confidence since he started. He has grown really comfortable around other children and genuinely loves playing and socialising in groups.
From messy play, arts, and story time to outdoor exploration and fun group celebrations, Maryam and team always plans engaging activities that bring the kids together.
On top of that, everyone is always so helpful and attentive. They listen to any requests or concerns we have, adapt to our routine when needed, and make sure our family feels supported every step of the way.
We are extremely grateful for the care Maryam and team provides and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Happy World Childcare to any parent.
We had agreed on a regular childcare arrangement, but reliability broke down very early after only a few shifts. After that, I found it very difficult to rely on her for childcare.
On one occasion, arranged childcare fell through only a few hours before I was due to leave for an evening/night shift, leaving me in an extremely difficult position trying to find replacement childcare at very short notice.
Afterwards, she told me to let her know whenever I needed cover and indicated that she was available. However, when I subsequently contacted her about specific shifts, there were repeated changes, appointments, uncertainty and occasions where I could not get a clear or timely confirmation. This meant that even when I was told she was available, I could not confidently plan my work around that availability.
I completely understand that genuine emergencies and personal circumstances happen, but when someone agrees to provide childcare that a parent is relying on in order to work, reasonable notice and dependable communication are extremely important.
Based on my experience, I would not personally rely on her for childcare where my ability to attend work depended on confirmed cover. The repeated uncertainty and last-minute changes caused me a great deal of stress and repeatedly left me worried about whether I would have childcare when I needed to leave for work.
My daughter has LOVED attending Iva’s home after school. Iva was the first childminder my younger daughter had without her big sister and she was extremely anxious. After one visit E was excited, very happy in Iva’s home and keen to return.
We have heard all about the many activities, books, games and garden fun they have as well as the amazing home cooked food. E also talks a lot about the most gentle and friendly pets who sit next to her when she reads or plays. Iva is always happy to and does communicate with parents. For me though what I really like is that Iva knows the children in her care. She listens to them and joins them in play, knowing their likes and dislikes.
I would highly recommend Iva’s care for any child