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.
We honestly couldn’t be happier with the incredible care Kathryn and Byron provide. From the very beginning, their ridiculous amount of experience and knowledge — they are truly overqualified in the best possible way — helped us feel completely at ease. We know every day that our little girl is in the safest, kindest hands.
What stands out most is how genuinely they nurture her. They don’t just look after children; they understand them. They totally “get her” — her quirks, her joys, what makes her tick — and this means the world to us. There is such comfort in knowing she spends her days with people who know her so well and value who she is.
Their ratios are exceptional, completely unheard of, and it shows. Every child receives thoughtful, personalised, almost specialist-level attention. Communication is excellent too — we adore the regular updates and photos throughout the day, which give us such reassurance and joy.
Every single day is made the most of. There’s no coasting: she is out playing in the park, visiting farms and libraries, exploring new activities or enjoying wonderful seasonal crafts. Their son is also a delight — kind, gentle, and such a lovely role model for the younger children.
The homemade hot meals are another huge bonus (our daughter is a particular fan of the porridge!). It’s these thoughtful details, big and small, that make their setting feel so special.
Overall, we couldn’t be happier. Kathryn and Byron go above and beyond in every way, and we feel incredibly lucky to have them caring for our daughter. We recommend them wholeheartedly.
Alessandra and Clarissa make Mama Bear the warmest childcare. They welcomed and nurtured our son making him feel at home. We are extremely happy and grateful to have met them as they have been fundamental for our son childhood with cuddles, love, play and home cooked meals. They have an amazing indoor and outdoor play area too!
We enrolled our daughter with Patricia when she had just turned 1 and she has provided the most amazing care for her. Patricia has got so many resources to ensure the children have a fun and engaging time, both indoors and in her big garden for the warmer months. She cooks delicious and healthy food and often gets the little ones involved in cooking and baking. We particularly love how often Patricia takes the children out - playgrounds, soft plays, toddler classes, sandpits, parks, libraries, they are always out and about having adventures. After one year with Patricia we moved out of the area and were so sad to have to say goodbye, given how settled our daughter has become with her. I would highly recommend Patricia, we miss her greatly!
Abbie has helped with our son since he was just 3months. He’s now nearly four and Abbie is definitely considered apart of our family, she is super attentive and caring and she always goes the extra mile for us, we know she truly cares and we hope to maintain a relationship with Abbie for many many years into the future.
Thank you for everything Abbie,
We appreciate you very much x
Amina
Amy is quite honestly the best thing that has happened to our family. From both a
professional and a personal lens, Amy is a gift, and we truly have her to thank for the joyful,
curious, and caring little girl our daughter is today.
Amy is not just a kind, fun, and organised nanny, but a true professional who is exceptional at her job. She brings an authentic energy to every task, combined with a level of
organisation and efficiency that you would struggle to find even at the highest levels of the
corporate world! She is knowledgeable, passionate, and adaptable, and on the rare occasion we have given feedback, she has been receptive and open to change. Amy is structured in her planning, always a step ahead, and has allowed us as parents to trust her with
everything from ensuring Olivia’s development is on track, to creative family birthday gifts
and Olivia’s holiday packing!
Amy’s communication is timely, clear, and honest, and her time-keeping and punctuality
infallible. In the 2 years she has worked for us, there is not a single occasion she has been
late, which is quite remarkable. She has happily coordinated her holidays as best possible to
suit our availability or communicated well in advance so we can easily arrange cover. Amy
always conducts herself with the utmost integrity in every aspect, allowing us to trust her
implicitly.
As parents, it is not easy to hand over primary care of your child to another person,
especially on a full time basis as we did. However, I would choose it a million times over with Amy. She is an exceptional nanny on every single level, with an innate warmth and kindness that cannot be taught. I truly cannot recommend her enough!
Sadrish has been a valuable addition to my children's lives as she has provided a high level of care and nurturing as a babysitter. She continues to help me out with last minute babysitting bookings at such short notice. As a single mother this past summer, having Sadrish availble has enabled me stay on track with some of life and works demands. She is extremely reliable, flexible and very communicative. Her care of my children as their babysitter has been wonderful and much appreciated.
There are no words to describe my positive experience with Donna and her assistant Charmaine.
My son was 11 months when he began his childminding journey with them. As he has always been a breastfed baby since birth and most of the time I've been looking after him on my own, I was initially very concerned if he would have ever got used to having an afternoon nap at their place and being able to stay for longer hours. Donna was extremely supportive during the adaptation period. She fully matched my son's needs in those early days making sure he was happy and calm during the few hours when he was still getting to know them. 3 weeks later I could see in my son's eyes he had fully accepted Donna and Charmaine: his smile at drop-off and pick-up says it all :) With regards to my son's lunch nap: Donna has made sure he falls asleep within minutes with no tears :) and a smiley face when he wakes up.
My son has always been well fed and clean: huge thanks to both of them. Thank you too for keeping me updated about my child's routine and daily needs.
I'm so pleased my baby is happy at Donna's place. This gives me peace of mind whilst I'm at work.
THANK YOU, Donna and Charmaine, for all of your efforts matching my son's needs and helping him feel happy so he reaches his full growing potential!
Mariya
Sadia has been very accommodating to my family needs and flexible to my work schedule.
She is very professional and caring to children. She does her best to make children feel comfortable.
Has supported my child with his learning and helped him to become more independent for school.
We also maintained good communication and she updated me with my child's progress.
Wow – where does one even start to describe the service provided by Nells Cuddly Tots? The phrase “home from home” doesn’t do it justice. My wife and I have been truly impressed by the professionalism, care, attention to detail, and genuine dedication to providing an exceptional experience for our daughter.
Nelly and her team put the child at the heart of everything they do. It has been a joy to watch our daughter grow and develop while attending Nells Cuddly Tots.
For many parents, leaving your child in the care of a childminder or nursery can feel daunting. What Nelly does exceptionally well is keep you fully informed throughout the day, providing regular updates on your child’s activities and progress.
Our daughter initially attended Nelly’s provision two days a week, while also going to nursery three days a week. She settled in extremely quickly, which led us to move her to Nelly full-time.
We couldn’t recommend Nells Cuddly Tots enough.
Rumi is a very good babysitter. She entertained my son the whole evening, played a lot of different games and made a tasty dinner. My son liked spending time with her.
Rumi was very flexible about the timing and easy to agree on many things.
I would recommend this babysitter.
Oksana
Michele is a great caregiver for my two children. She looks after them twice a week after school, provides school pick up. They're often out at the park or enjoying a variety of activities inside if the weather isn't great. They don't want her to leave at the end of the day.
Her communication is always very good, plenty of updates and photos throughout the afternoon, and about upcoming days.
Sarah was brilliant from the start. On first meeting she brought all relevant paperwork with her without being asked too. She made us feel at ease from the get go. She looked after my three children 12,10&4months. She played games with the two oldest and kept them entertained while also seeing to the babies needs. Great experience and would definatly use again. Thank you 🙂
What amazing lady she resources you sends you photos , And helped me out so could go work on weekends At short notice and early in morning my son settled so well for her and my son his on path way for Autism so was big relieve he went and settled so well she has a beautiful home And interacted with my son so well counting couldn't ask for better Amazing lady brilliant At her Job
Veronica started looking after our daughter, just before her second birthday, and she quickly became a very important person in her life. She is kind, gentle and patient. Our daughter has always been a bit slow to warm up to new people, but she took to Veronica very quickly. Although she no longer works with us (because my daughter is now at school), we still see her regularly and she still looks after our daughter from time to time.
When she was with us more regularly, Veronica spent lots of time outdoors with our daughter, taking her to different parks and exploring the local area. They always had a lovely time together. Even now, at five, our daughter is always excited to see her for babysitting and often chats about her in between.
Veronica is also a great cook. When our daughter used to nap, she would often make us supper — her idea, and something we were very grateful for.
We think very highly of Veronica and would happily recommend her to any family looking for someone warm, reliable and caring.
Rebecca
Laura has provided excellent care for our two boys aged 3 and 4 and we are sorry to part company with her.
Laura took on the role during a period of great change for the boys, with our previous long-standing nanny stepping down and our oldest child starting primary school. Laura has been flexible and accommodating during the transition period over the summer holidays and stepped in to the role quickly and effectively. She consistently ensured that the children were picked up on time and prepared meals for them three nights a week. She supported our youngest with potty training and helped settle our eldest in with the demands of starting school, all whilst providing a safe, fun environment for the children. Laura has also been flexible when we have required short-term cover due to work demands for which we are most grateful.
It was our hope that Laura would be nanny to our children for a long time to come; unfortunately, this was not to be. This is in no way a reflection on Laura who has been professional and accommodating as well as a positive, stable influence on the children. We wish her all the best for the future and would commend her to any future employers.
Chiara was the very first experience we had leaving our 11 month old daughter, Eva, with anyone. We were extremely anxious and had many concerns especially seeing as she didn't sleep by herself at all. However, Chiara managed to handle not just Eva but also us as nervous parents.
Eva loves going to Chiara and taking part in all the different activities and excursions they go on and even got Eva to take naps by herself. We get sent pictures regularly and updates on how Eva is getting on whenever we ask. We literally couldn't wish for a better childminder for our family.
Sadly, we didn't get to use Chiara's services for as long as we wanted to as we have moved abroad. But if we could pack Chiara in our suitcase and take us with us, we 1000% would!
When we stayed in Brighton for six months from Japan, we entrusted our 4-year-old daughter to Karlie’s House. In one word—it was the best experience she could have had, and we are deeply grateful to Karlie.
Karlie took the children out almost every day, and the range of activities was remarkably diverse. She encouraged creative and spontaneous play through contact with nature, making art, pizza-making, and many other hands-on experiences. Our daughter also frequently joined forest school sessions. Karlie has a deep understanding of how children can play and explore in nature — and this is the aspect we highly appreciate.
Although it was initially difficult for her to communicate in English, she gradually became comfortable and confident. She started engaging with Karlie and the other children without hesitation. I believe this was thanks to Karlie’s patience and her warm, attentive approach to children.
Karlie is incredibly reliable. Her safety management is excellent, and she always provides clear and detailed information in advance. Every day she sends many photos and written updates of the activities, and we truly enjoyed receiving them.
She is a wonderful educator and caregiver—we have nothing but gratitude for her.
Akiko
Ella looked after our two boys (ages 2 and 4) for nearly a year and was fantastic. She built a brilliant relationship with them instantly. She is a very active nanny who loves getting the kids out of the house; she regularly took them to playgroups, the library, soft play, and the Bath Area Play Project.
She is also great at socializing children, often arranging meetups with her own nannying network so our boys could play with friends. At home, she was patient and engaged, helping with reading and building Lego. We wouldn't hesitate to hire Ella again in the future. Any family would be lucky to have her.
