Childcare.co.uk

I’m ofsted registered childminder since 2014. Enjoying thoroughly my work with children. I got all jobs from childcare. Basically they are my main provider and I really like this website. I’m very much thankful to this website. I have introduce this website to many providers as well as parents to find the right provider for their children. Once again thank you so much for everything. Thanks

I often struggle to get childcare for my two kids primarily babysitting on weekends when me and my partner want to go out. Admittedly it would be a five star rating if I didn’t have to pay a fee to access all the information, but once I paid and had access to all the numbers I found the service very good. I like the fact that it’s very clearly set out; peoples availability, their going rate and their qualifications as I personally would prefer a babysitter to have qualifications if I don’t know who they are. The fee is not too expensive if you pay for one week which gives you the opportunity to take down peoples numbers and talk to babysitters and childcare professionals before the membership runs out. I will definitely re-purchase another membership further down the line when my children need a nanny or childminder when I go back to work.

The app itself is ok. The distance and mile radius is way off, the advance search feature doesn’t work if you select more than one key word or tag. Users have said that they cannot send messages to me sometimes and it’s a whopping £25!!!!!! FOR ONE MONTH??!!?!! I would love to have it for another month but it’s way too expensive!! The benefits of the app are good, it’s easy to use and good for finding work. I’ve paid my £25 but still am yet to secure a position, I would have been able to afford another month should the price have been at least halved. I can’t fork out more than 25 quid in two months! The response team and customer service were lovely though! A guy named Rick was really fast and efficient in helping me out the other day with some issues I had. Overall I do recommend this app but wish it was a bit cheaper :(

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Initially I was excited to use this app because I am in the middle of my training in Early Years and it is hard to find babysitting/nanny jobs in my area. Once my account was accepted and I filled in all my details, I started looking for jobs and found many which suited me. All is good at this point. Then, I try and CONTACT these parents - low and behold to find out I have to pay for Gold membership to do this. This app is super misleading - what’s the point of having the free version of all you can do is look on the profiles of parents or childminders, get your hopes up that you’ve found a good match and then find out you have to pay a lot of money in which people can’t afford. App creators - please make messaging more accessible for all. I promise a lot more people would use the app and you can always get money from advertising instead. I’m so disappointed with this app because I genuinely thought I had found a few jobs that I could have. Unfortunately as a student, I can’t afford to pay monthly membership on top of all my living bills. I will be deleting the app until I am able to message clients for free. 😞

I was enjoying using this app as a way to contact parents looking for childcare. However my account was closed abruptly and I haven’t been given a reason why. If my account was re-opened and I was given an explanation, I would rate 4 stars. EDIT: As promised, I now have changed my rating due to the reopening of my account. The support team are very effective and explained the situation quickly