Mother91's Reviews

Wonderful home from home childminder

Being new to the area, we were apprehensive about finding childcare for our 1 year old when I was due to return to work a few years ago. My own Mum is an experienced childminder so I had very set ideas and understanding of what type of childminder/ setting I wanted for our little boy.

We went to meet Kim at her home when our little one was around 6 months and from that first meeting we knew we found the one. Kim was warm, chatty, showed us loads of policies and journals. Her home is beautifuk, clean and the children have plenty of space, both indoors and out to play in. Most importantly, Kim was eager to meet our little one and have a cuddle. We left knowing that we had found the right childminder (despite thinking we would need to visit a few to find a good one). This felt like amazing luck considering this was our first childminder we had seen!

Kim offered several settling in sessions in the build up to starting full time, we took it a session at a time and our little one settled really well.

Kim is out and about a lot, taking the little ones to various places during the week including local playgroups, the library, farms, parks, museums etc. I feel that this has helped our little ones confidence grow and he loves being out and about now!

Kim provides regular updates and photos / videos daily so you can see what your little one is up to. This is a lovely way to feel involved and up to date with what your little one is up to during the day. Kim provides updates as and when required and you are also able to message and check in if needed.

Kim has been amazing over the past 2 years but sadly due to location of our little ones pre school, we had to make the very sad decision to leave.

We are so thankful for the amazing 2 years of childcare Kim has provided and would recommend her setting to all!

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by Mother91 about Kim Hilton (Childminder) on 09/10/2025