Donnad97
Babysitter in Perth
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Female Member since Jan 2010 Last Updated Jul 2025 Last Login 24 Jul 2025
My Summary
5Star Childcare From Donna Poppins! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
About Me
5 star childcare is suitable for all special occasions and events throughout Scotland
A tailor made service can be provided to cater for your requirements.
You could enjoy a romantic meal, attend a business conference a wedding, party or formal function
5 star childcare will ensure your child/ren have a great time safe in the comfort of your house, hotel or venue
Wedding babysitting
Help get little ones ready while adults sort themselves out, take the kids away while the bridal party is getting ready, keep little ones entertained during meals and speeches, take young ones away to the hotel room or designated where I can change them into their pyjamas and settle them down for bed time until wedding is over.
If required can organise a crèche for children during your wedding day to entertain them and allowing guests to enjoy the wedding
Ad hoc babysitting as and when required.
My Experience
My previous post was nursery manager for over 15years, wanted change possibly start my own business up.
I have supervised twice at carnoustie open golf as senior supervisor for worlds most famous golfers children in top security Accomodation
I have babysat for various families at Gleneagles hotel for 8 years which requires very high standards of care to children aged 0 to 16.
I am happy to babysit for children with additional support needs if required.
I have done many jobs supervising bridal party children during their preparations on their big day.
Should you require more than 1 babysitter I have a list of high standard babysitters I use on big bookings.
I am fully PVG disclosed and emergency first aid for children
Ideal for families on holiday and wanting night out with no kids.
For some reason cannot download all documents should you require me to email anything i am more than happy to
References available if required.
My Qualifications
NVQ Management - post graduate
SVQ3 - Early years and childcare
SVQ 2 - Social Care
First Aid
Food and Hygiene
Medication administering Certificate
Makaton introduction (sign language)
mental health Fist Aid
Child protection level 5
Child CPR NHS trained
My Availability
Although I am unable to do on going days during the week I can accommodate for anyone looking for childcare for a wedding or staying in a hotel as this is ad hoc one time.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Last Updated: 01/07/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
Due to how highly skilled and experienced I am this is how my fees are £15 per hour compared to others asking for cheaper with less skills and experience.
Per family (max 3 children )£15 per hour
Bookings with more than 1 family,
fees can be negotiated
Travel cost depending on distance
Overnights available fees negotiable
My Documents
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 08/05/2022)
- PVG Check (added 08/05/2022)
- Basic Disclosure Check (added 20/10/2019)
- Other (added 05/03/2024)
- Reference: well known and years of experience (added 29/05/2022)
- Reference: 5 star reviews reward (added 29/05/2022)
- Training Certificate: emergency first aid (added 22/10/2019)
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5 out of 5
Parents say
The babysitter received consistently high praise across numerous reviews. Parents commended her professionalism, warmth, and ability to put children at ease. She was described as experienced, reliable, and excellent at communicating. Many noted how she followed routines, provided updates, and went above and beyond expectations. Several reviewers mentioned feeling completely relaxed leaving their children in her care, even for extended periods or special events like weddings.
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Donnad97. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
We used Donna for a wedding at Errol park and she was fantastic. Would highly recommend
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Duncan
on 26/05/2025
Donna & Corinne were booked to look after a number of children including our child for a wedding just outside of Dundee in Scotland.
It was the first time a babysitter had looked after our 15month boy (he’s on the trickier side too) so naturally we were slightly anxious but Donna was fantastic at putting our minds at ease.
They were absolutely amazing from start to finish. Donna asked for a brief on my child before the day, they arrived promptly and sent us pictures throughout the day to put our minds at ease.
My one issue is that I live in Essex and won’t get an opportunity to use them regularly!
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Daryl
on 25/05/2025
We had the absolute pleasure of having Donna and her colleague look after the little ones on our wedding day, and we couldn’t be more grateful. From the moment they arrived, they were warm, professional, and completely put us at ease. They cared for the babies brilliantly—calm, confident, and incredibly kind throughout.
All the parents were so pleased knowing their children were in such capable hands, which meant everyone could relax and enjoy the day. Donna and her colleague handled everything seamlessly, from feeding to naps and playtime, and did it all with smiles and a genuinely caring attitude.
They were also extremely easy to work with—reliable, punctual, and great communicators. They made the whole process feel effortless and stress-free.
We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Donna to anyone looking for trustworthy, experienced childcare for a special event. She was absolutely fantastic.
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bandh
on 19/05/2025
We were visiting Scotland from overseas for a wedding and left three kids (aged 1, 3 and 5) with Donna. We spoke to her before we arrived in Scotland and she immediately put us at ease. We were away for over 12 hours, during which Donna kept our kids entertained, fed them and put them to bed. She was completely professional and respectful of our existing routines. The next day, our kids were excited to tell us how much fun they had, and were asking about when Donna would be back. We wholeheartedly recommend Donna for any early age childcare scenarios.
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Sam
on 11/05/2025
This was my first time leaving baby with anybody outside my family. Donna was very kind, reassuring and respectful of our situation and baby's needs. She listened to me talk about baby and followed my instructions. She played and kept him happy while I was away. I got updates which was reassuring and made my night more enjoyable. She even managed to put him to bed quicker than I can. Miracle worker and really helped me. Highly recommend Donna to anybody who needs some help with their little one.
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Dana
on 06/04/2025
We've had Donna come sit out kids twice now. Donna came to introduce herself and alleviate any fears we had hiring a child minder for the first time.
Donna watched our two boys whilst we had a night out and checked on our eldest, worried when he was hiding under the covers sleeping - these extra little things shows that she truly cares.Then followed our routine instructions with both our toddler and baby as we would hope for.
After a short play session with our toddler Donna collected our boys after a wedding so we could have a child free evening, travelling 45 minutes there and back to collect them and take them home for dinner and bed.
Our toddler ran into Donna's arms when he saw her and this truly shows he is happy and was happy to go home with her childminding.
Not only did Donna do the dishes but brought in the car seats to make things a little quicker and easier for us all.
I'll be booking regularly and would encourage others to meet her as you won't have any regrets.
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Hannah
on 10/03/2025
We booked Donna to look after our two year old when we came to Perth for a family wedding, it was for a long time, pretty much 1pm till 1am. We had a couple of phone calls and a video call in advance so our daughter could see her, she absolutely set our minds at rest, I was a bit nervous leaving our toddler with a stranger but Donna couldn’t have been more understanding, she’s so lovely and clearly very experienced. On the day she brought toys and books, she had such a lovely way with our little girl. They went to the park to play and she text us several photos of them having fun throughout the day. Would highly recommend, she’s an absolute pro!!
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Emma
on 06/08/2024
We recently asked Donna to help us out with caring for 3 children aged 4 years, 14 months and 6 months while attending a wedding. Not the easiest age combination but Donna coped brilliantly. The 4 year old said he had a lovely day with her. We felt very positive about all aspects of our experience with Donna and would happily use her again.
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Suzanne
on 25/07/2024
I couldn't recommend Donna more highly, she babysat for us slightly last minute and was brilliant. She popped round to meet the kids beforehand and put us all at ease. Which meant on the night we had no worries about her putting our five year old to bed and neither did he. Both of our children were very happy to have Donna and we will definitely be using her again. She is brilliant!
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ZoeKerri
on 01/07/2024
We were visiting Perth for a wedding and were in dire need of a nanny to take care of our 4 month old for the day and evening. Donna was absolutely brilliant! Prior to our visit we had two video calls to get to know her which was very helpful and made us feel perfectly safe. She was very kind and took great care of our son. She even brought plenty of toys to keep him entertained. Would not hesitate the tiniest bit to recommend her.
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Froukje
on 04/06/2024
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