Shay's Reviews
Childminder
5 out of 5
Parents say
Parents consistently praise this childminder for creating a warm, nurturing environment where children settle quickly and genuinely enjoy attending. She demonstrates excellent flexibility with scheduling and payments whilst providing engaging activities and play opportunities. Children form strong bonds with her and their peers, with many preferring her setting to traditional nursery care.
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Parent reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Shay. 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.
Honestly, Shay has been amazing for us. Our contract has come to an end for now because I’ve paused work, but I couldn’t not leave a review because of how much of an impact she’s had.
My son still asks me almost every day if he can go to Shay’s, which says everything. He genuinely sees her like family.
Before Shay, he was in nursery and mornings were really hard — lots of tears at drop-off and just a stressful start to the day. As soon as he started going to Shay’s, everything changed. Drop-offs became so much easier and the tears reduced massively. He was happy, comfortable, and clearly felt safe there.
As a parent, that kind of peace of mind is priceless. Shay is warm, caring, and just has a natural way with children.
I’d 100% recommend her to anyone — she’s honestly been a game changer for us.
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Tasha20
on 03/05/2026
Shay has been a brilliant supporter and very flexible she doesn’t put any pressure to make payment quickly. I will always pay her and not miss a payment as I am very trustworthy 😄 I just love the flexibility that she provides. I can just literally call her up and she’ll be ready for childminding sessions with my son. He loves it there! He loves her and he is always excited to go there. Never a moment where he will say he doesn’t want to go he even prefers to go to Shays, then going to a nursery setting. Shay takes him to the soft play and he loves it there. My son is 3 years old and she has been looking after him since 2yrs old.
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Sab
on 05/09/2024
My son has been with Shay for a year and six months now.
He was well settled and that was my biggest worry as he has never been left with anyone prior to her.
Shay made him feel comfortable and confident, taught him new things, allowed him to make new friends and has been an amazing influence on him.
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Zainab
on 18/08/2024
My daughter has been going to Shay’s for almost a year now and loves it. She has made friends and gets excited in the morning to go.
We love how flexible Shay is with our schedule she is very accommodating and caring.
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Sara
on 14/08/2024
My 3 year old twins loved coming to Shay. It was their first time being away from me and they settled so well. Shay takes care to ensure they settle well, and took time to understand the twins individually. They were always kept busy, and I could as their confidence as the weeks went by. They have a speech delay and possible selective mutism, but this didn't stop them from having the best time, with structured and free play. They would always look forward to 'Shay Days' as we called it. Shay is such a natural, and her experience shows.
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Nerissa
on 13/08/2024
My daughter has been going to Shay since she was 20 months old. She has such a wonderful time there, playing with other children and doing fun activities, and would go every day if she had her way. It is a beautifully resourced setting. She has now been joined by her baby sister, who loves it just as much.
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kgarner
on 13/08/2024