Jackieb's 5 Star Reviews
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5 out of 5
Parents say
Parents consistently praise this childminder for providing a loving, safe, and nurturing home-from-home environment. She is credited with supporting children’s confidence, learning, and milestones through engaging activities, outdoor play, and regular updates, with families describing her as trusted, supportive, and like family.
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I honestly cannot recommend Jackie highly enough! Finding someone you trust to look after your little one is such a big thing, and we feel incredibly lucky to have found someone so wonderful.
The love, kindness, patience and care she shows Ella is everything you could wish for as a parent. It is so reassuring knowing that Ella is not only safe and well cared for, but genuinely happy, loved and nurtured every single day.
The time, effort and thought that goes into everything she does is amazing. From the lovely activities and experiences to all the little touches that make each day special, it is so clear how much she cares about the children.
Watching Ella grow in confidence, learn new things and develop such a lovely bond with her childminder has been wonderful. There really is no better feeling than knowing your child is excited to go and comes home happy.
Jackie is so much more than just a childminder. She provides a warm, loving, home-from-home environment where children can truly thrive.
Thank you for everything you do for Ella. We appreciate you more than words can say, and any family would be incredibly lucky to have you looking after their little one. ❤️
An absolute gem, and we couldn’t recommend her more!
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Carly
on 02/11/2026
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JackieB
on 02/11/2026:
Thank you so much for your lovely review. It really makes everything I do worth while x
I don't think there are enough stars to give Jackie!
My daughter (I) had been with Jackie since she was 11months old she's now 2 and half. She loves going to Jackie's, we never want to give Jackie up, even though my daughter has started another setting I still keep her 2 days a week with Jackie because she loves it there so much and Jackie gives each child the support they need, they're always engaged whether that's doing learning, crafts, playing spending time in the garden and doing treasure hunts. My daughter is excited to to go there, she's made lovely friends and come on leaps and bounds, if I could go back to the beginning and find Jackie sooner I would have done so for my older son!
Jackie has been super supportive to us as a family when going through some difficult health issues with our child and has had my daughter for longer or changed days so we could attend hospital appointments.
We get WhatsApp photos every day which is a great comfort to see what your little one is up to and Jackie is always quick to respond or let you know about anything.
Jackie's costings are really reasonable considering the service she offers, so nab a space whilst you can, you won't regret it!
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Danielle
on 02/11/2026
Our son has been with Jackie since he was 5 months old and she has been nothing short of amazing to us. Jackie really treats all the children in her care as one of her own and she really is like an extra bonus family member. The children have become great friends and have a great day every time with Jackie, with as much garden play as the weather allows and trips to the park, jumping in puddles and meeting lots of animals along the way. Jackie sets up lots of educational activities for them as well as lovely seasonal crafts to bring home. Jackie has taught our son so much already, from weening to talking, counting and learning colours and I give all credit to her for his amazing nap and sleep schedule. We have no troubles leaving him everyday and we know he’s well loved as much as if he was at home for the day. We receive regular updates and lots of pictures by text everyday which we always look forward to.
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Laura
on 29/10/2026
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JackieB
on 29/10/2026:
Thank you for your lovely review, it lets me know I'm doing things well!
It is a pleasure looking after your little cheeky crazy boy! I love him to bits as you already know! x
I can’t give enough stars for Jackie, our daughter has attended since she was 1. I was very anxious about making the right childcare choice for her, but we are so lucky to have found Jackie. We love her and trust her like a family member. I value her opinion and have asked her advice on lots of things like potty training and giving up the dummy and she’s helped us with these milestones, she really cares about each child. She gets the children outside whenever possible either in the garden or for longer walks with a picnic which my daughter loves. She is so creative with craft ideas too, I have some lovely keepsakes now that I never would have thought of doing. I have no idea how she keeps her house so tidy but it’s a very calm space and you can see from the updates throughout the day that the children love it there. They have lovely home cooked dinners and my daughter always eats well there. People comment that our daughter is very polite and we definitely can’t take all the credit, Jackie has helped us raise a lovely confident young person and I can’t thank her enough.
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Susanna
on 08/12/2024
Our son started at Jackie's at 9 months old. I was absolutely dreading it but Jackie made it so easy. She listened to my concerns always. Helped if there was something troubling our son. Was a safe place for our son to go away from home. His confidence and learning with Jackie was incredible and I was sad to move on as Jackie and Neil felt like family. Our little boy still talks about Jackie. I wish I could have taken her to preschool with him! Thank you for everything Jackie!
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Sara
on 20/06/2024
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JackieB
on 20/06/2024:
Thank you Sara,
It was a pleasure looking after X and I wish I could have come with him to preschool too!
I still miss him and think of him a lot x
I cant even begin to explain how amazing Jackie is. My little boy was only about 5 months when he started with her and I was so anxious about leaving him but Jackie made the whole process so easy and stress free! He absolutely loves going and always comes home happy. She stays in contact throughout the day and sends pictures and updates. She does lovely home cooked meals and does a wide variety of activities throughout the day with lots of walks to parks etc. You will not find anyone better she treats all the children like her own with lots of love and cuddles. I am so so happy we found her on this site. I wish I could rate her more stars because she definitely deserves it!
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Sammy
on 10/01/2023
I have nothing but amazing things to say about Jackie , her care is absolutely outstanding.
Being a first time mum with anxiety, I found it really hard trusting anyone to look after my son . Working full time I needed someone who my son felt at home with.
When we found Jackie we knew she would be the person to care for him. Reuben took to her instantly, and we could tell he felt at home straight away.
Jackie is so kind , caring , patient and provides a child-centred and safe environment for our son. Jackie provides excellent home cooked , healthy meals which Reuben very much enjoys. Jackie also encourages fluids and promotes healthy eating.
We are so pleased with the progress Reuben has made whilst being in Jackie’s care. He finds the different activities so enjoyable, and has become more outgoing and social which is fantastic!
Jackie’s house is very warm, and welcoming with a variety of fun toys and activities available.
Neil ( jackies husband ) is fantastic, just like one of the children and they all adore him!
I couldn't recommend jackie anymore 😃😃
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Beth
on 31/05/2022
I will attempt to out into writing how amazing Jackie has been for my son. He has been with her since the age of 3 months and I can honestly say I couldn’t have wished for a more relaxed, home from home environment for him. Lots of cuddles, play times and he developed so I in in his time there, I could not have wished for any more than what Jackie provided. It is a very relaxed, playful environment with lots of outdoor play. Jackie’s husband, Neil was the apple of my sons eye and he would flap with excitement in his presence. I am so very sad to be leaving Jackie and the inky reason being relocation. It will be very hard boots to fill after such a perfect time for myself sons early years. Highly recommended in every way possible.
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Kelly
on 06/07/2021
Jackie has looked after our little girl for nearly 18months now. Our little girl loves going there and is always happy going and when she comes back. They do lots of varied activities in the day and Jackie keeps in touch sending photos and videos throughout the day.
Nothing is ever too much trouble and she treats our daughter with love, kindness and respect. She really is a part of our family and I'm very grateful to have found her. Our little girl has just turned two and talks in fluent sentences, counts to twenty and knows all her colours, animals and alphabet. A complete testimony to Jackie and the undivided attention she gives our little girl and the other children in her care.
We love her and would rate her five stars 1000 times over.
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Natalie
on 26/11/2020
Jackie looks after my little boy,he always goes and comes back very happy each time.Jackie is very friendly and caring and does a great job looking after my little boy. We couldn’t feel anymore at ease leaving him in Jackie’s hands. We know she does a brilliant job!
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on 25/04/2019
Jackie is a lovely, warm and friendly childminder. She has taken excellent care of my daughter from the very beggining. With a home from home environment jackie takes care of my daughter brilliantly and I couldn't think of anyone else I would want to look after her.
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Danni88
on 17/04/2019