Zoozoo's Reviews

The absolute BEST.

My little boy has been at zoozoo for a year now and honestly I can’t tell you how often I thank my lucky stars for leading us to zoozoo. It’s the most anxious time finding childcare, I went to a few nurseries and a couple of child minders before zoozoo and I felt unsure and so upset about having to go back to work. But then when I walked into zoozoo I knew immediately I’d found our people!! The most warm, friendly, genuine and amazing duo who are so obviously passionate about what they do. The children are always outside playing and learning in nature which is where my son is most happy. They’ve been picking Gareth and Victorias produce from their veg patches and fruit trees this summer, loads of amazing summer walks, reading and singing. My son’s speech is incredible for his age and I honestly believe it’s because he’s absolutely thriving at zoozoo. When we drop him off he happily runs in and calls Gareth and Victoria his friends. We get loads of updates during the day, pictures and a daily log which is so detailed. We get regular assessments of milestones etc which is great too. Sadly we read so many awful stories about nurseries or child minders that have ended in tragedy which makes going back to work and finding suitable childcare even harder, but trust me. You will not have any worries with your child going here. I already feel emotional about the prospect of my little boy leaving zoozoo because I just feel he’s so well cared and safe, I go to work each day feeling confident with who he’s with and what he’s doing and that he’s happy. What more could you ask for? I try and thank Victoria and Gareth for all their hard work and all the effort they put into activities for the children etc but it’s never enough. They’re absolutely wonderful and are just the best in their field of work. They’re incredible at what they do. Thank you! Catherine & Mark

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by Mrs B on 19/08/2025

Couldn’t recommend enough!

We could not recommend ZooZoo enough. I was absolutely dreading putting my baby into a nursery / childcare setting, especially because he had to start at 7 months old when I was returning to work, but choosing ZooZoo was the best choice we could have made.

It’s such a homely setting and our little boy absolutely loves going - he is always full of smiles and shouting ‘Gareth!!’ when we drop him off in a morning and sometimes doesn’t want to leave at the end of the day because he enjoys being there so much!!

We can really see how much he is developing by being there and joining in on all of the fun activities with Victoria, Gareth and the other children. He often comes home doing the actions to wind the bobbin up!!

We get daily updates on what they’ve been up to as a group as well as more personal updates of what our little boy has eaten, when he’s slept, how he’s been that day etc! We also get daily photos to see all the fun he has.

The meals and snacks they provide are also fantastic - always healthy and nutritious (including home grown fruit / salad that the children help to pick!)

The overall experience that they give to the children is just incredible from singing, playing instruments, reading, exploring the local area, seeing trucks / tractors nearby, feeding the ducks, sand/water play, mark making… the list is honestly endless and the activities they do are so wide ranging and creative. We also get lovely homemade cards for special occasions which is so kind and thoughtful, and they celebrate each child’s birthday.

We also get regular reviews so we know where he is up to with his development and what they are working on with him.

With him being our first baby they’ve always taken the time to explain everything we need to know when it comes to funding / hours etc to make sure we fully understand everything.

It is honestly such a special place and I’m so happy that we managed to get a space for our little boy - he absolutely adores Victoria and Gareth and we can drop him off everyday knowing he will be happy, in a loving and caring environment x

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by C Brain on 06/08/2025

Perfect

We first tried to get our son into ZooZoo 2 years ago but unfortunately only one of the 3 days we needed was available.

After lockdown, and a change in our circumstances, we managed to get our 4 year old and 1 year old into ZooZoo together full time and can't believe how much better they are than our previous nursery.

We received more updates in the first week than we did in 3 years with the previous provider!!

The SETTING is perfect for children with a warm indoor area, covered outdoor and expansive garden with animals and allotment for the children to interact with.

CLEANLINESS. Both children come home, more often than not, in the same clothes they went in only lightly soiled from play time. If for any reason their clothes are changed we get a notification to tell us the nature of the dirt/wet.

FOOD. Both children come home content and not hungry after eating varied meals and in summer time fresh picked fruit and veg leaving us to enjoy time with our children and play after work instead of cooking and feeding as we have had to do in the past.

COMMUNICATION is above and beyond anything we would have expected and I do not believe anyone does it better than ZooZoo. From day 1 we were kept up-to-date on how both of them were doing, when they were happy, sad, upset or just content in the setting. Which again after previous nursery experience was just our of this world.


I cannot recommend ZooZoo highly enough and am gutted that we didn't get our eldest in sooner. Both children were clearly happier entering and leaving for the day than with the last nursery, the oldest spoke more about what he had done that day as we could prompt him from our updates throughout the day and our youngest who suffered with a chronic snotty nose for the first 12 months of her life suddenly stopped being snotty which I can only put down to a smaller group size at ZooZoo and the cleanliness of their home.

And if all of the above wasn't enough, Victoria and Gareth are nice friendly people you can have a genuine conversation with and believe they are telling you the truth as oppose to just what they think you want to hear.

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by Steven on 18/09/2020