Verifying against the live site and live WHOIS/DNS…
Common questions
Is childminders.co.uk legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns childminders.co.uk?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for childminders.co.uk. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
One registrar since Sep 7, 2026 · no ownership change on record since 2009 · last checked Aug 17, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
Current AboutUs recordJun 29, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar
Childcare LimitedSep 7, 2026Registrar Childcare Limited in the registration data recorded on Sep 7, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 29, 2026
Ownership
Ownership recordsJul 30, 2009 – Apr 8, 2024Registration records for childminders.co.uk are held from Jul 30, 2009 to Apr 8, 2024 (23 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2009–2024
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Sep 2016 – Sep 2018No nameserver records held, Apr 2024 – Sep 2026No nameserver records held, Apr 2024 – Sep 2026Nameservers: gradwellcloud.comSep 10, 2016Registration records listed gradwellcloud.com nameservers (ns1.gradwellcloud.com, ns2.gradwellcloud.com) for childminders.co.uk from Sep 10, 2016 to Sep 10, 2016.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
No certificate recorded yet.
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (6)
Jul 30, 2009 – Apr 8, 2024Ownership: Registration records for childminders.co.uk are held from Jul 30, 2009 to Apr 8, 2024 (23 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Sep 10, 2016Zone file: Registration records listed gradwellcloud.com nameservers (ns1.gradwellcloud.com, ns2.gradwellcloud.com) for childminders.co.uk from Sep 10, 2016 to Sep 10, 2016.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 17, 2018 – Apr 8, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed cloudns.net nameservers (ns21.cloudns.net, ns22.cloudns.net, ns23.cloudns.net…) for childminders.co.uk from Sep 17, 2018 to Apr 8, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 17, 2018Zone file: childminders.co.uk's nameservers moved from gradwellcloud.com to cloudns.net at some point between Sep 10, 2016 and Sep 17, 2018. Last seen at gradwellcloud.com: Sep 10, 2016 (registration record). First seen at cloudns.net: Sep 17, 2018 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 2 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jun 29, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.
Nameservers: cloudns.netNameservers: cloudns.netSep 17, 2018 – Apr 8, 2024Registration records listed cloudns.net nameservers (ns21.cloudns.net, ns22.cloudns.net, ns23.cloudns.net…) for childminders.co.uk from Sep 17, 2018 to Apr 8, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to cloudns.netSep 17, 2018childminders.co.uk's nameservers moved from gradwellcloud.com to cloudns.net at some point between Sep 10, 2016 and Sep 17, 2018. Last seen at gradwellcloud.com: Sep 10, 2016 (registration record). First seen at cloudns.net: Sep 17, 2018 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 2 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
AboutUs record:
Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 7, 2026Registrar: Registrar Childcare Limited in the registration data recorded on Sep 7, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 29, 2026
All 4 safety checks passed (Oct 25, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Mar 18, 1998 — 28 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Childcare Limited — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 7, 2026).
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 69 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 69 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No MX and no DMARC (mild)
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.