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Childminding 4 U review

Ranked 1 of 4 in Childminders in Telford

Best overall childminder in Telford: Transparent prices, funded places and spotless reviews

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Telford · Service area: Telford, Madeley

Childminding 4 U in short

Childminding 4 U is a family-run Ofsted-registered childcare service in Madeley, run by Samantha and Paul Steedman from a home with a playroom, sensory room and garden. What sets the setting apart is openness: the fees page prints all-day, morning and afternoon session rates with meals included, funded-place concessions, and overnight and unsocial-hours charges. Samantha came to childminding after nursery and nanny work with childcare and SENCo awards behind her, while Paul joined after an Army aviation career.

Customer reviews are perfect on both public sources we hold, with top marks on Google and on a national childcare directory, though the base is small at a handful of ratings in total. Our verdict: Childminding 4 U suits you if you want an established Madeley home setting with transparent prices and funded places. It counts against it that no insurance details are published and the review base is narrow. The stated Good Ofsted rating is its strongest paper credential.

Childminding 4 U reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Childminding 4 U, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google5.0 out of 53
Childcare.co.uk5.0 out of 54

Our verdict

Our judgement: Childminding 4 U suits you if you want an established Madeley home setting with transparent session prices and funded places, run by two experienced carers [3] [4]. It counts against it that the review base is small and no insurance details are published [5] [2]. The stated Good Ofsted rating is its strongest paper credential [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
69.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 3 reviews; Childcare.co.uk 5 out of 5 from 4 reviews [2] [5].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

85

Ofsted membership is listed on the business's own website [1] [3].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

90

All-day, morning and afternoon session fees with meals, funded-place concessions, and late, retainer, overnight and unsocial-hours charges are all published [3].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out the playroom, sensory room and garden [1], term-time hours aligned to council term dates [3], the team's experience and qualifications [4], and phone and email routes [3].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Years trading11Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • You get a full published fee scale: all-day, morning and afternoon sessions with meals included, funded-place concessions, and overnight and unsocial-hours rates all printed on the fees page [3].

  • The team is experienced: Samantha became an Ofsted registered childminder in 2015 after nursery and nanny work, with Level 3 childcare and SENCo awards, and Paul joined after a 22-year Army aviation career [4].

  • Reviews are perfect across both public sources: 5.0 from 3 Google reviews and 5.0 from 4 childcare.co.uk reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [5] [2].

Limitations

  • The review base is only 7 ratings in total across the two sources [5] [2].

  • No insurance details are published on the pages checked [1] [3].

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Questions about Childminding 4 U

Is Childminding 4 U any good?

On the evidence, yes for Madeley parents: it tops our Telford childminders table, holds top marks on Google and a national childcare directory, and states a Good Ofsted rating [5] [2]. The review base is small at a handful of ratings, so read the full page and its sources. Send an enquiry by phone or email for term-time sessions.

Is Childminding 4 U Ofsted registered?

Ofsted membership is listed on the business's own website, which states a Good rating, and its directory profile lists Good inspection grades obtained from the Ofsted website [1] [2]. No registration number is printed on the pages checked. Ask for the URN with your enquiry and check it yourself on the Ofsted reports site.

What does Childminding 4 U charge?

The fees page publishes all-day, morning and afternoon session rates with meals included, funded-place concessions, and late, retainer, overnight and unsocial-hours charges [3]. Few Telford settings publish this much. Read the fees page in full, then ask for a written quote on your exact hours before you agree anything.

Where does Childminding 4 U work?

The setting is a home in Madeley, Telford, with a playroom, sensory room and garden, running term-time sessions on weekdays with funded places accepted [1] [3]. It suits Madeley parents first and nearby Telford families who can travel. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm a place is practical for you.

How is Childminding 4 U ranked?

It ranks first of the four childminders in our September round, chosen as the best overall pick for transparent session prices, funded places and an experienced team. It has fewer reviews than some runners-up, so weigh the company record alongside the ratings. Read the full review, then ask for the written quote.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Toddler and Me65.6 / 100Ranked 2. Best for families near Buildwas wanting setting-based childcare with classes.
  2. Cherubs Childcare Hadley61.4 / 100Ranked 3. Best for Hadley parents wanting an Ofsted-registered childminder nearby.
  3. Littlebutloud Childminding60.8 / 100Ranked 4. Best for Snedshill parents wanting weekday sessions with funding accepted.

Sources

  1. Childminding 4 U homepage — Ofsted-registered service in Madeley Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Childminding 4 U childcare.co.uk profile — reviews, rates and Ofsted grades Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Childminding 4 U fees page — session fees, funding and other charges Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Childminding 4 U about page — team, experience and qualifications Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Google Maps Places entry: Childminding 4 U (3 reviews at 5.0) Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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