Lucia Moy's Reviews
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5 out of 5
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This childminder provides an exceptional experience, offering a warm and welcoming environment that combines the resources of a nursery with the comfort of a family home. Children thrive under her care, enjoying delicious home-cooked meals, engaging activities, and socializing with other children. Parents consistently praise the childminder's communication, organization, and ability to connect with children, noting significant improvements in their children's eating, napping, and overall confidence.
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Below are the latest reviews for Lucia Moy. 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 really cannot overstate how amazing our experience was with Lucia. She is warm and welcoming and our child was extremely happy with her, enjoying the toys, socialising with the other children, eating her delicious home-cooked food and generally thriving in the love and care which pervade the setting. We feel very lucky as a family to have had Lucia and her family as part of our story. Thank you, Lucia!
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JK13
on 30/01/2025
From day one I knew my little boy (age 2 when he started with Lucia) would be happy at Lucia's. Her setting has the space and resources of a nursery with the warmth of a family home.
Very quickly my little boy settled well, happily going to Lucia 2 days per week. On the few occasions he had a wobble, just one cuddle with her would calm him down and I always left feeling reassured. He bonded so well, not only with Lucia but also her two boys and her husband who were always so kind.
My son was not a very consistent eater at home but always ate brilliantly with Lucia - especially her vegetable soup with noodles! He always napped easily with her too despite struggling at home.
Lucia's communication was fantastic. She gave me a verbal update at the end of each day, as well as updates and photos on Tapestry. Her invoicing was incredibly clear and she would get back to me very fast if I had questions or needed to make changes.
I cannot recommend Lucia highly enough. Her care couldn't have been a better start away from me for my little boy. He has now started school nursery very easily with lots of confidence and I've no doubt I have Lucia to thank for that.
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on 11/03/2024
Lucia’s setting is immaculate, organised, and from the moment you enter, you can tell she runs a tight ship! The setting is cosy and welcoming and right away our daughter felt comfortable and at home. Lucia is warm and approachable and knows how to connect with little ones almost immediately upon meeting. Our daughter loved going to Lucia’s house, was always happy to arrive, and upon pick up for the rest of the evening - she was happy and in a great mood, which was enough to tell me she’d had a great day. Communication was as frequent as was necessary. We were so lucky to have crossed paths with Lucia and even though we moved away, I feel we will keep in touch. Just have all good feelings about this setting and have absolutely no hesitation in highly recommending Lucia to other families. She made every effort to make sure our daughter had a positive experience. We are so grateful.
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taliafb
on 26/03/2023
Our little girl (third baby so experienced all kinds of childcare settings) was lucky enough to start going to Lucia’s when she turned one last October. I could not have asked for anything more from Lucia and her lovely family to make our daughter feel so at home while being looked after in the most caring, fun and happy environment. Lucia is a true natural when it comes to caring for children; always smiling and thinking of fun activities to do but at the same time teaching valuable and important skills from a young age. Our daughter has learned so many things while being in Lucia’s care and having seen different childcare settings, I can honestly say this one was by far the easiest and nicest for us all to get used to. Home cooked meals, quiet sleeping environment in proper cots, sandpit in the garden and stimulating toys inside; very happy kids and thus parents!
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Ellen
on 13/03/2022
Honestly, words cannot express how fantastic and caring Lucia and her team (Shauna and Anna) have been looking after my daughter.
I was particularly drawn to Lucia’s childminding setting because it offered a true home from home experience for my daughter. The time, attention focus and care which is provided to all of the children who attended is second to none. It truly felt like having a wider extended family.
My daughter truly thrived whilst being at Lucia’s setting and always came home with so much to talk about how she spent her day doing loads of creative and fun activities with her friends. I honestly couldn’t fault anything and my daughter being at Lucia’s setting gave me total peace of mind.
Lucia uses Tapestry to ensure parents can follow the development and progress of their children. It was always a highlight of mine during work to get notified on email by Tapestry that Lucia and her team had uploaded an update for my daughter and see pictures of the things she’d been up to previously.
Another huge plus was the quality and variety of the meals provided for the children. Always homemade! My daughter was always happy. A huge plus when you collect your child knowing that they’ve been well fed and are content.
I would highly recommend Lucia’s setting with all of my heart. You and your little one will not be disappointed.
Thank you Lucia, Shauna and Anna for everything!x
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Jemima
on 11/02/2021
I was looking for someone who will pay as much as I will do to my baby -
My first daughter started with Lucia when she was 4months old. Lucia Ana and Shauna have been the best They have been giving love, attention to details... everything that my kid needed
Margot have grown there and have been joined by her little sister in jan 2020
Here you will find a loving home environment where all attention is given to your kid. As there is kids from baby to pre-school they learn from older kids and grow to become the loving oldest one
They do learn a lot in term of languages letters maths living together caring ... they create a bubble of friendship where kids grow together and become friends for life
Here you have the benefit of childminder with attentions of details and personalised care and the benefits of nursery where kids grow together and learn from each other -
It’s the perfect size settling perfect environment
Lucia used tapestry so you have a regular update on what’s going on but also she is very flexible she will update you regularly in the day when you left your baby during the day she will follow your lead and makes sure that you kids is happy
In term of food she cooks everything and it’s healthy and organic !
I can’t recommend Lucia more and I wish she would have moved with me !
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Wladys
on 05/08/2020
I found Lucia after my previous childminder went back to Spain. My daughter went to Lucia's for about two years and she absolutely loved it! She still asks when am I going back to Lucia's?'
Lucia has built a strong nurturing team with her lovely two assistants Shauna and Anna. They are so professional and lovely, the children have a great time when they're there and they also learn lots! I can't recommend Lucia enough, she is a very warm, thoughtful and professional person. Anyone would be lucky to have their children looked after by her and by her assistants.
Miss you guys!
Clara
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Clara
on 24/01/2020
Lucia and her assistants Shauna and Anna are such wonderful carers! My boys went to Lucia's for almost 5 years between them, and I couldn't have wished for a better childminder. Lucia's was the perfect blend of a mini nursery (with a variety of children to socialise with, and lots of activities scheduled) and a home caring environment where they had consistency of care with the same people over a number of years. My youngest son started there when he was 7 months old and it was such a relief to find somewhere that I knew could give him the individual care he needed in a home environment. Lucia was thoughtful about accommodating his food and play preferences and caring about easing him into a routine. We got regular feedback on how my sons were progressing and very detailed reports on their Early Years progress. My boys were very happy there for a number of years and we still keep in touch as they are part of our family!
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Nicky
on 09/11/2019
My daughter stayed almost a year with Lucia and she would stay much longer if she would not reach her pre-school age. She is rather shy and not adapt on new environment and people.Here the settling was absolutely smooth and she clearly enjoyed the new place from day one. The fantastic trio of Lucia, Anna and Shauna have made her everyday in nursery feel special and accomplished and she has learned so much. Not only in the areas of "Early Years Foundation", but also in the social area. She found her first real friends here and it was so naturally supported by Lucia and her assistants. They also clearly operated as an extended family and helped us throughout all challenges like potty training, sleep training etc. When I was going through a high risk pregnancy and complication after birth of our son, they helped much beyond their childminder responsibilities. True home out of home and the best first experience with childcare for our daughter.! We are keen to have our newborn son there too.
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Lenka
on 08/11/2019
As my husband said there is not enough stars to rate Lucia's place.
My daughter Matilda enjoyed a lot and made friends and was happy there.
I recommend for everyone who wants to have home environment for their children. Great start for social life for kid aswell.
Thank you, Lucia once again for all your care and love.
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Madara
on 22/04/2019
Both my girls started at Lucia’s aged 1 and were looked after by Lucia, Shauna and Anna. My youngest left a few months ago and not a day went by when my husband and I ever felt worried about leaving them. From day 1, Lucia’s communication was second to none. She settled my girls in so naturally and they both adored going to her house in the week. They were content, excited to go and never wanted to leave! Lucia was accommodating with dietary requirements and was flexible in terms of when I wanted them to sleep, not sleep or sleep for a bit! She and her girls got to know my daughters so well and they learnt so much there, emotionally and socially. Their key workers formed special relationships with my girls and I was always updated with photos and videos to see what they were getting up to. The setting uses ‘tapestry’ online to inform parents of their child’s developments, an excellent way to engage parents in their child’s day. They work as a loving team with the chidlren’s best interests at heart. I would recommend Lucia in a heartbeat.
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Lani
on 17/01/2019
We have two boys who went to Lucia’s setting. One at the age of 12 months and the other one at the age of 9 months, both on full time basis until they went to Reception. I cannot recommend Lucia and her team highly enough. Over the years all 3 of them - Lucia, Anna and Shauna were a key worker for the boys at some stage and we could not be happier. In fact neither of our boys went to a nursery, as we felt they got better attention and learnt more at Lucia’s than they would have done at a nursery. Flexibility, friendliness, updates, enthusiasm, app to check on a progress of your child, lovely cooked meals on daily basis, and not forgetting a big smile on Lucia’s face every day made our boys very happy and therefore made us very happy parents indeed. If I had another child I would know exactly which setting to go to - Lucia’s.
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on 16/01/2019
Our daughter Edith spent 3 months with Lucia as her first experience of childcare and she had a wonderful time. She was always excited to arrive and clearly loved her caseworkers. Lucia and her team always kept us up to speed with how our daughter was developing, we particularly liked the app through which we could see photo and video updates. She ate well, slept well and learnt a lot in a relatively short time. Highly recommended!
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on 07/08/2017
We found Lucia on childcare.co.uk and after reading the very positive reviews went to meet her and were struck right away by her warm friendly manner, and her professional and considered approach to what she does – and most importantly our daughter Jean took a shine to her from the start! Also the childcare setting was fantastic - a welcoming, secure and comfortable home full of colour, educational toys and arts and crafts, and a garden for outdoor play.
In her year and a half of being looked after by Lucia and her assistants Shauna and Anna, our daughter has really thrived - the structured, fun environment that Lucia provides (and the delicious food) has contributed so much to the bright social and confident (and hungry!) girl that she has become. By interacting with a smaller group of children from a range of ages, Jean advanced at a rapid pace - we’re sure her skills and vocabulary progressed faster than they would have done had she been in a large nursery class with children all the same age. Lucy follows the early years curriculum and there is a perfect balance between play and learning in the day to day activities there - looking through Jean’s updates/milestones book put together by Shauna we can see how enriching and enjoyable the environment has been for her.
We feel so lucky to have found Lucia, Shauna and Anna - with both my partner’s and my families living in Canada, we’re grateful to have had our daughter looked after by such loving, funny, skilled and responsible people who genuinely care about her wellbeing and development. They have filled the extended family role - when our son was being born, Lucia was there to take care of Jean, and Shauna who was her key worker has such a lovely bond with her. We will be staying in touch even though Jean has now moved on to preschool.
Having our daughter looked after by Lucia was easily the best decision we have made as parents. We want our son to have the same brilliant foundation as his sister - when he’s old enough we plan to send him to Lucy as well so she can work her magic again! Many thanks and much love, Sue + Dan
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dgbarnes
on 20/02/2017
Lucy looked after our son from 7 months old when he started going part time. Through all his early years he came a several days a week right up until he started primary school. We are so lucky to have found such a lovely homely environment for him. It's a great mix of a caring homelike setting, but with enough children there that they look like a like gang of friends playing together all the time. I alwasy felt my son was receiving lots of individual attention, but also getting a good dose of social interaction with group of kids of mixed ages that prepared him for school. It was a happy, loving environment for him, where he was taught, played, made friends and had a lovely time. I couldn't have asked for more, and we are grateful to Lucy and her lovely team (Anna and Shauna) for the years they were part of our son's life.
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on 06/02/2017
I cannot rate / recommend Lucia and her team highly enough.
My DD has been attending Lucia's facility since she was 13 months and has loved every minute.
She has developed in every sense of the word and Lucia has cared for her like she is her own daughter.
As a first time, super anxious and over protective mother, I cannot express my gratitude, admiration and thanks to Lucia, for providing the best, nurturing and safe environment for my most precious DD.
Please Gd I would send all of my kids only to Lucia!
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on 30/08/2016
My daughter and son have both been with Lucy over the past four years and now my son is about to start Reception, we as a family are choked to think we won't be seeing her, Shauna or Anna as often in future. The care they provide is beyond what either my husband or I expected of a child-minding setting. They not only provide a safe, stimulating and deliciously well fed environment for young children, but they also care deeply about the happiness and development of their charges. My kids have always felt hugely valued with Lucy and her team and there is a real sense of affection between all parties. Choosing a childminder is hard: you would give your life for your children and can't hand them over without a leap of faith. After four years with Lucy and the girls in her team, I can honestly say you can trust them absolutely to honour their commitment to your children. They are simply brilliant and we will miss them enormously.
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on 11/08/2016
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Lucia Moy
on 17/08/2016:
Thank you very much for beautiful feedback. We all feel very proud of your children and their achievements while attending our setting and wish them and the whole family all the best of luck. You'll be missed very much but we'll keep in touch and hope to see you soon.
I agree with everything the other parents have written about Lucia's, so I'll share the reasons why I chose Lucia to take care of my son (from 1 year's old- 3 and half). Lucia and the girls surpassed our expectations.
- Lucia is responsible and professional, yet has an incredibly warm, friendly, and fun personality. You feel like she loves and cares for your child as much as you.
- Her home environment is wonderfully nurturing, with great indoor and outdoor space with lots of toys and activities to keep your child active and entertained all day.
- The smell of healthy home-cooked food wafts from the door (everyday I would be jealous)
- A variety of children meant that my son became socialised very quickly at a young age, able to interact well with younger and older children
- It is a happy home, I knew my son would have fun and enjoy his time there. A great transition for a 1 year old.
I am incredibly sad that we left as my son moved onto a nursery recently. Without a doubt I wish he could have stayed. We all miss Lucia's! Good carers are rate to come by - like Gold dust. We all absolutely adore Lucia.
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on 05/11/2015
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Lucia Moy
on 19/11/2015:
Thank you very much Jacqueline. We all miss Will. We had a great time with him and your family and look forward to have you back with Will's little sister. Lots of love to you all. Lucia and girls
When my son 1st started his school, Lucia and her lovely staffs used to pick him up and have him in their lovely place. It is in a wonderful setting, and every staff were all nice and very helpful. I highly recommend :)
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on 17/08/2015
My son Jacob was at Lucy's for almost a year from the age of 2 years. Lucy is a fantastic childminder, who truly loves and cares for the children. She was able to make Jacob comfortable in his new setting very quickly. He also went through many changes while in Lucy's care. We moved recently into the area, potty training and the arrival of a new sibling. She was helpful and considerate of how these things might be impacting him.
Jacob was always happy and had a fun, activity filled day when I picked him up. The day is nicely structured, with some kind of arts and crafts on most days, outside time etc. She is also, unlike a nursery, able to adapt for the children. For instance if Jacob really wanted to eat peppers at lunchtime she is happy to give him some even if not on the dinner plan or if he enjoyed playing an activity she would invest in it.
Jacob loves Lucy and her team to the point that he considers them as family. What more can I say!
The only reason Jacob no longer goes there is that he got a place in preschool, however once he is in full time school, I plan to send my youngest to Lucy. Thanks Lucy for everything!
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on 18/10/2014
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Lucia Moy
on 22/10/2014:
Thank you very much Latifa for such a nice review. We all had a nice time with Jacob and I am very happy to hear you will be in touch in the future. Wish you all very best of luck.
Lucia looked after our daughter from 1yr to 16 months for four days a week and we couldn't have wished for a better start for her. We always felt she was in a warm, caring, safe and fun environment. Her speech developed beautifully, her eating was fantastic (having been a little tricky in this department before), she made friends and enjoyed being there very, very much.
Lucia's house is wonderful, it's a bit like a mini nursery but with the added benefit of a more personal, home environment. She's got plenty of toys, great activities, theme weeks and a wonderful garden for the children to play in. Lucia cooks fresh meals everyday to provide a healthy and varied diet.
Lucia was always very flexible when we had to pick up Emily late or put her in on a Friday due to work commitments, which was hugely helpful.
Her assistants also deserve a mention for their careful, caring attention.
If you are able to get a place with Lucia then you are lucky and should take it. Our daughter would still be there if we hadn't moved too far away for it to be feasible. Luckily we have been given a beautiful book with lots of pictures of her development and her little friends which makes a great memory for her to look at.
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on 14/09/2014
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on 17/09/2014:
Thank you Christine for lovely review, we still talk about Emily and missing her a lot. All her friends are mentioning her every day. Wishing you all the best of luck in your new house.
regards Lucia
My daughter has been looked after by Lucy and her assistants from the age of two (3 days a week) to the age of five (3 afternoons after school a week). Lucy's home is the perfect environment for children - there are lots of toys and books and lots of space for play inside and out. Lucy is warm, caring and above all fun, my daughter loved her visits there and all the family has developed a special bond with her. We could not hope for a better person to look after our child. I cannot recommend Lucy highly enough.
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on 04/09/2014:
Thank you very much Sue. We loved having Maeve around and we all miss her a lot.
My son went to Lucy's once a week for two years and loved it. Lucy was always good at settling him, even if he was initially upset, so I was able to go to work confident that he was happy and being well-cared for. There was always plenty going on and lots of fun toys to engage him. Once he started school, he would still ask if he could go to Lucy instead - which I think says everything!
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Lucie helped look after our twin sons between the ages of 18 months and 3 years. She is an excellent childminder and I cannot recommend her more highly. The twins started nursery school and so our childcare requirements have changed otherwise I would have gladly kept her on in some capacity forever. She is that good: Extremely professional operation she runs in a large cosy and happy setting with wonderful toys, outdoor space and lovely assistants - all who are also excellent. She cooks delicious homecooked healthy meals every day and all the children learn excellent table manners and eat many more vegetables than they would have done at home! We will truly miss her - as she has been amazing influence on the twins and on me. Kind and caring but also good with discipline we love her and will always miss her. I have learned a lot from her too. Any child would be very lucky to be looked after in her setting.
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Lucia Moy
on 12/12/2013:
Thank you Ruth, for lovely feedback. It was our pleasure to help you with your twin boys, it has been a great experience for us and in those two years we were looking after them, we loved every day they came in. Boys will ne missed a lot and we hope to remain friends forewer. Look forward to hear from you how are boys doing in the future.
I want to say BIG thank you Lucy and( her assistants -Zaneta and Anka) for being the best childminder to my son Maximilian(2years 8month now) . Maximilian has been going to Lucy since he was 7 month old.
He started as part timer 2x a week for a year and now from January 2012 he goes there full time.
Lucy is very profesional, kind, caring and loving. Maximilian loves her deeply and she is very important part of his life.
Her house is fantastic! It is childrens paradise :) They do loads of activities and Maximilian is improving in every way.
I had a big problem with my sons eating and sleeping, but now the problem is in the past. His routine is briliant and his eating improved rapidly.
Food is always fresh and would say must be very tasty as my son can by very fussy.
I am very happy I found you Lucy and I am sure Maximilan will always remember you and have a lovey memories from his childhood.
I would highly recomend Lucy !
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Lucy looked after my son Nicolas, age 2 for a few weeks whle I completed some freelance work. Lucy's house is lovely, a great space for children to play in with a large back garden and plenty of toys, indoors and out. Nicolas settled in straight away, making friends and seemed perfectly content there, enjoying the various activities, toys, books and freshly cooked food on offer. He's a fussy eater but his range of food expanded quickly while he was there. It is very evident that Lucy enjoys her work - the atmosphere there is warm, friendly and fun and all the children seemed very happy there. I recommend Lucy and her team very very highly and would not hesitate to use her services again.
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on 03/11/2012:
Than you very much Rachel, it has been absolute pleasure to have Nicolas around. We would be very happy to see you again in the future.Wishing you all the best.
My son Oli was looked after by Lucy and her fantastic assistants Janet and Anna from age 1-2. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Oli was so happy there and she was always flexible, understanding and incredibly warm and caring with him. He was well fed on fresh home cooked meals, always happy and smiling and developed at an incredible rate.m She has a lovely home full of toys and great activities for the children, with a huge garden very well set up with sandpits, outdoor toys and she was always keen to help me out of a pinch if I needed to go to work early or was running late to pick him up.mwhen I was heavily pregnant with our second and was finding the pickup difficult, she arranged for Janet to drop Oli home in her car for a small extra charge which was an absolute godsend. We were so lucky to find her and are only leaving because we have moved too far away to cope with the journey there and back in time for work as well. She is fantastic and anyone in the area should look no further for their Childcare needs.
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Lucia Moy
on 10/08/2012:
Thank you Sarah, it was great pleasure to have Oli and your family as part of our group. would love to see you in the future. wish you all the best
