Gabi Iwa

The absolute best in childcare!

What can I say about Gabi? She is not only an amazing childminder, but so much more than that. From the moment I placed my son in Gabi’s care, I knew there was something truly special about her that went far beyond childcare.
Gabi creates such a warm, loving, and welcoming environment in her home. The children have plenty of time to play and have fun, but she also dedicates time to helping each child develop new skills, including reading and writing. She makes sure the children enjoy a wide range of activities, from playgroups to outings, giving them a fun and well-rounded experience.
Gabi provides nourishing, healthy meals, all lovingly cooked from scratch. Although our son doesn’t have any allergies, I’ve always been impressed by how careful and attentive she is in ensuring every child’s individual needs are fully met.
Gabi is more than a childminder — she feels like part of our family, and she treats every child she cares for as if they were her own. We are so excited that our younger son will soon be starting with Gabi too, and we look forward to continuing this very special relationship.
I truly cannot recommend Gabi highly enough — she is absolutely magical!

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by Megan F on 14/05/2026

Excellent Experience with Gabi

We couldn’t recommend Gabi highly enough. My daughter was with her from 11 months old until she started reception, and during those three years she became such an important part of our lives. From the very beginning, Gabi was welcoming, friendly, and incredibly reassuring, which made the transition from home to childcare so much easier.

My daughter was very attached to me, but Gabi created a safe, secure, hygienic, and nurturing environment where she quickly felt comfortable and confident. It gave me real peace of mind knowing she was so well cared for and happy.

Gabi provides an engaging environment with a wide variety of developmental activities. The children regularly went to the park, farm, creches, and the library, which greatly supported my daughter’s learning and social development. These experiences helped build her confidence, independence, and social skills in a really positive way.

My daughter has multiple allergies, and Gabi was extremely diligent and thoughtful in ensuring that the food provided was not only safe, but also nutritious and well balanced. I always felt confident that her dietary needs were taken seriously and managed carefully.

Gabi also supported my older son, and both children formed a wonderful bond with her. Even though they are now both in school, they still love going back to visit her, which truly reflects the warm and caring relationship she built with them.

We are incredibly grateful for the care, consistency, and dedication Gabi has shown to our family and would highly recommend her to any parent looking for a trustworthy and exceptional childminder.

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by Tolu on 12/05/2026

Wonderful, caring and fun childminder

My daughter has been with her for 2 years now since she was 2. She was crying at first but Gabi made her very happy only few moments later. She loves playing at Gabi's and with other kids. Gabi has lots of fun activities for them, bring them outside to playgrounds, softplay, doing colouring etc. I feel very lucky that I found her through work benefit site. Would highly recommend Gabi to anyone. Thanks so much for taking care of my daughter xxx

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by CatV on 05/09/2025

Excellent childcare from a caring childminder

Gabi has been looking after our daughter for over 3 years now. She creates a wonderful environment for the children under her care, ensuring they feel safe, comfortable, and valued. Her warmth and genuine care shine through in every interaction, fostering a sense of security and trust that is invaluable to us as parents.

The spaces Gabi has curated for the children, both indoors and outdoors, are fantastic! The play areas are thoughtfully organised, free of small objects, and consistently kept clean, providing ample opportunities for imaginative play and exploration.

One of the standout qualities of Gabi's care is her commitment to providing nutritious homemade meals for the children. We appreciate knowing that our daughter is enjoying fresh, wholesome food that supports her well-being.

Moreover, Gabi goes above and beyond by organizing trips and excursions for the kids, ensuring they spend time on activities that enrich their experiences and broaden their horizons. She also values their educational needs and ensures that the play she organises addresses their cognitive development while making it fun and engaging.

In summary, Gabi has been an invaluable caregiver for our daughter, and we wholeheartedly recommend her services to any parent seeking high-quality childcare. Her dedication, warmth, and professionalism make her an exceptional choice for any child in need of care and guidance.

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by Agata on 03/05/2024

Great Childminder

I can highly recommend Gabi as a childminder. She took care of my girl from
9 months always caring, loving and with a smile on her face. During the day she would send pictures and gave me information about the day at pick up time. She is always willing to help and assist and a couple of times I had to change dates and she was accommodating. I would highly recommend Gabi as a childminder.

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by Teresa on 04/09/2022

I highly recommend Gabi!!!!!!!

I am a mom of a 2y old boy and Gabi is his childminder. I would like to write this review because Gabi is way more than that - In my opinion and experience she is the best childminder you could ever get to look after your child. She is careful and understanding, kind and loving person. Alex felt loved, listened to and homey. She provide a lots of fun activities, she taught him how to drink from a cup. She helped him in so many ways to learn, develop and have fun whilst I couldn't be around. My son absolutely love spending time with Gabi and significantly reduced tantrums.
She is so positive and she will brighten your day with her smile. She is beyond and above, professional with long experience and most importantly she enjoy playing with your child. My son always come home with some piece of art they created during the day. There are no words to describe how grateful I am. She gives 100% of herself and I admire her professionalism. I feel lucky to have her looking after my son and knowing he is happy and safe while I'm away.Huge thank you Gabi !

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by Mariya on 09/03/2022

The Best of the Best

Gabi is a marvel and a true professional at her job. She is genuine and kind and a really good person. We trusted her implicitly while our son was in her care – he was always made to feel like one of the family. Her home is beautiful and welcoming and well equipped to keep the children entertained both indoors and out. She is full of creative ideas to keep the children interested and happy and on good weather days always made sure that they got out to stretch their legs. Our little boy was in Gabi’s care for four months from Sept- Dec ‘20 - just as we came out of lockdown. Life still hadn’t returned to normal so there were still limitations on play center’s and various indoor kiddie activities. As hard as this was, Gabi’s energy, can-do attitude and work ethic never wavered, and our little boy was always happy to spend his day in her and her family’s company.

I can-not recommend Gabi highly enough – she worked with me so well and was patient and kind when it came to routine and made sure that all meals were healthy, wholesome and nutritious. We were always kept informed of any eating or sleeping irregularities and Gabi always went above and beyond to make sure our little boy was well catered for. On days when he wasn’t quite himself or had a temperature – Gabi took great care of him until we were able to collect him and kept us informed of his progress. I confidently say he was never deprived of cuddles or love while in her care.

Honestly, Gabi is one of the nicest people I have had the good fortune to meet. Definitely one of the easiest decisions we’ve made where childcare is concerned. We’re expecting our 2nd child soon which is why we no longer need help with childcare – but given half the chance I’d have loved for our little boy to have stayed in her care.

Tina and David

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by Tina on 04/01/2021

The best Childminder in Eltham!

My daughter was under Gabriela's care for almost a year of which 6 months was on a full time basis.
Previously my daughter was looked after by her grandmother and we were worried how she would settle in with Gabriela. It turns out we had nothing to worry about as Gabi made her feel very welcome and was very understanding throughout the process of settling in.

Gabriela is a professional childminder with huge knowledge about children and their needs. She provides them with lots of activities and days out and at the same time is very caring and helpful. With Gabriela no two days are the same!

My daughter has always been a picky eater and Gabi has gone out of her way to accommodate her needs. We have noticed a great improvement in Hanna's eating and she is now able to eat all her meals on her own which is a huge achievement and Gabriela has played a crucial role in the process.
Whilst being looked after by Gabriela my daughter has developed her communication skills and is now much more confident. She has learned all colours, shapes and numbers. Gabriela was providing arts and crafts activities on daily basis. My daughter is now able to to do them on her own and coming up with different ideas for projects at home which is fantastic.

Gabriela provides excellent environment with so many games, toys and learning. She is very accommodating and always willing to help when I have been in need. My daughter absolutely loved staying with Gabi. I could not have wished for a better person to look after my child.

Paulina

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by Paulina on 22/02/2020

Excellent first rate childminder

My son was in her care for 4 months (May-August 2017) from the age of 1 year 2 months. At this young age he was not always happy to leave me, but with Gabriela’s love and patience he settled each morning very quickly and soon became happy to let me go, at one point he didn’t want to come home when I went to pick him up!

I would highly recommend Gabriela as a wonderful childminder who is trustworthy and competent in her job, but more than this is the love she shows the children, even calling them part of her family. She really takes time to understand each child and their personalities and adapts to the needs of the child.

Her house is a fantastic space with a lovely garden and she has plenty of age appropriate toys. My son gained such a love of her toy kitchen we bought one for home! She provided well balanced home cooked meals and my son started eating new things.

The only reason we moved to a different childminder is Gabriela fitted us in last minute and she didn’t have space from September. I would definitely recommend Gabriela as a loving and caring childminder, as a parent I had no concerns and always felt confident my son was in the best hands when he wasn’t me.

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by Parent on 07/02/2020

5 star experience with 'gabicare'

My almost 5 year old daughter has been under Gabi's wings for 2.5 years. Gabi is as close as possible to be a mum to the kids she looks after (and often even better!!!). And her little girl is like a sister to my girl.
At Gabi's every day is an adventure. Kids have lots of opportunities to do creative things as well as get rid of excess of that energy of theirs. Gabi's house and a very good size garden are very well equipped (better that some nurseries!). I should also mention Gabi's cooking skills. She prepares lovely meals (often from organic ingrediens) and is totally responsible for my daughter eating veggies and fish with no problems whatsoever :-).
Kids are very happy and thriving at Gabi's....to the point that they don't want to go home....so be warned! :-)

On a serious note - I can't really fault her. She's perfect at what she does, because she really loves kids.

Cannot recommend her enough!

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by Parent on 23/08/2018