We were really anxious about the first time our daughter got a mobile phone. Parent shield took the worry away from us. We were able to monitor calls and text and discuss any problems that arose befor... See more
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ParentShield, The UK's Child-Safe Mobile Phone Network. The network only for kids with advanced monitoring and control technology. Block or allow numbers instantly from your web portal. Set call time or spending controls. Receive word alerts to your phone if any messages to, or from the child phone contain those words. ParentShield is recommended every day by police, social workers and fostering associations as it allows carers to maintain a good overview of the types of conversations being had, and with whom. ParentShield was formed in 2017 and now protects thousands of children and young people. Word alerts allow parents to know instantly should their child receive or make a call or exchange SMS with someone new. This allows parents the opportunity to review communications and provide help, support or assistance in a timely manner if necessary. To combat SPAM calls - all ParentShield phone numbers are pre-registered with the Telephone Preference Service before they are issued. Spammers often target newly-allocated phone number ranges as they know they have some immunity against legislation that requires a number to have been registered for 30 days. ParentShield is used by over 10,000 children in the UK and is also provided in residential care situations because it provides a level of protection unavailable from a normal adult network.
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Stenson Road, DE73 7HL, Derby, United Kingdom
- 03301221180
- hello@parentshield.co.uk
- parentshield.co.uk
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First time with a mobile
We were really anxious about the first time our daughter got a mobile phone. Parent shield took the worry away from us. We were able to monitor calls and text and discuss any problems that arose before it got out of hand. We will be using it again when our youngest gets a phone.
A great personalised and easy to use service for peace of mind
What I liked about ParentShield is both the simplicity of getting set up and the app itself with the peace of mind you get. This is a very comprehensive and personalised service which really helps tailor it to your needs. The word and call filter plus message playback provides extra peace of mind. Everything is covered and you feel in full control. I'd recommend it particularly for parents of younger phone users as it will highlight any words or red flags and you receive a text in real time notifying you of any red flags / alerts. You feel in total control, which, as a parent, is a great help, and is what good customer service is all about.
Really helpful team
Can see when my child gets calls and texts from my phone, feels safe for him. Upgraded sim and team were so helpful helping me change over, even outside office hours!
Amazing customer service
Amazing customer service, even available at odd hours like today - Sunday 6pm!
Can’t recommend highly enough… puts…
Can’t recommend highly enough… puts children and parents in shared control and offers the securities needed for children. As parent of 8 year old with only a brick phone, daughter is learning to use phone as a communication tool safely prior to embarking on a journey that will lead to being online and in digital age of smart phones.
Really helpful service and excellent…
Really helpful service and excellent customer care. Great product, gave us peace of mind with our teens.
Amazing Peace Of Mind
Excellent company, very responsive and the system is amazing for keeping track of your child's mobile life. Very reasonable monthly costs does exactly what you need and keeps the babies safe, incredible peace if mind.
Excellent company
Excellent company! Best customer service, other companies should take note! Quick, helpful, friendly, nothing is too much trouble. I have used ParentShield for both of my children, it’s been fantastic to enable them to have safe and secure introduction to a mobile phone, love the control and assurance I get as a parent! Highly recommend!!
Parentsheild - Safety First
We have used Parentsheild now for over a year - honestly there is no service quite like it. We have been able to keep our daughter safe on her phone as only approved numbers can call or text her - it alerts you when someone tries and the amount it has filtered has been insane.
Whenever we need help the online chat service is so helpful. Today Paul put on additional data as my daughter ran out and I couldn't track her location, it was done instantly. The service really is customer focused and not like the big phone companies just chasing money.
Graham has always been informative and patient with my many questions and ensured our daughter has the best deal for her needs. Now she is in high-school her plan has changed.
If you are unsure about a mobile for your child have reassurance that a parent like me working in a school wouldn't use anyone else.
Have always managed to help when…
Have always managed to help when there’s been a pickle! Really helpful. Always available when required. Considerate. Thankyou for your support. I’m so pleased I came across you!
This company was great
This company was great, especially with the setting up and helping us prepare a phone for our granddaughter.
The service they provide enables parents, grandparents and other care-givers to keep an eye on all calls and messaging. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them
Keeps children safe when your not tech savvy
I'm not the most tech savvy so this has solved my worries about keeping my son safe on such a technologically advanced life they have now.
I’ve just closed my ParentShield…
I’ve just closed my ParentShield account after 4 years, and I wanted to share how good the service has been from start to finish.
It has always been so easy to speak with a real person who could explain everything clearly, their knowledge and patience is commendable, and this level of care has been consistent throughout my time with them.
Now that my child is older and ready to move on to a standard SIM / phone contract, our time has come to cancel, but I genuinely can’t recommend ParentShield highly enough. They combine thoughtful safety features with customer service that shows they truly care about what they do. It’s rare to find a company that leaves you with such a positive impression even at the end of the journey.
Tricky contract termination
Tricky contract termination : Everything seems to be working fine and although pricey, the services provided are as described. My only disappointment came when it came to closing the number. As mentioned, I did ring up the office to provide my month notice which has to be via phone or email only. There were no questions asked and termination was acknowledged over the phone but no emails so I went back again a week before for PUC codes to transfer the numbers where I found out that they would require another month to get a PUC code which no one mentioned while when I spoke over the phone. Parent Shield Team please make it bit more know to Parents for such things

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Customer service were very quick to…
Customer service were very quick to respond and solve the issue
So far so good
So far, so good.
As parents of a child who is about to start walking to school on their own for the first time, we were concerned about her safety and want her to have the ability to notify us of her safe arrival/imminent departure but do not want her to be glued to a device so a full phone plan wasn’t want we wanted. We also want to have the ability of monitor her usage, messages and call without having to go through her physical phone.
Looking at the tariffs ParentShield provides, there wasn’t one that fit our needs so I thought I’d try my luck and ask some questions via the online chat which is where Cody came in. I explained my needs and he immediately suggested a tariff that fit our requirements, he then stayed on the chat and answered my various, and sometimes silly questions, quickly and efficiently. Once my order was put through, I set up my portal profile and got back on the chat to request a secondary person, Graham for help on this, who again helped me so much. I then had another question and got back on the chat where Julie then supported me.
All in all, I am very happy with the service I have received so far. Every advisor I have spoken to have been great.
My 11 year old son has been begging for…
My 11 year old son has been begging for a mobile phone for a while now and I have always resisted. I have been anxious to avoid allowing him access to social media platforms etc. I did however decide to do some research and found this website and read all the glowing reviews. I raised some queries with the company and received a really quick personalised reply which I was very impressed by. We chose a Balance Phone after seeing it was a phone recommended on the Smartphone free childhood website. Parentshield confirmed their SIM is compatible with Balance phone. We have been so impressed with both the Balance phone and Parentshield. With Parentshield, you have a portal to access and input phone numbers for your child to be able to call and receive calls from. Unless a number has been added to the safe list in the portal, your child can not send or receive messages/calls. There are also words you can input into the portal that will trigger an alert to the parent if child uses them or receives them. There is also the option to record calls made and received and to record all messages sent and received. With the tamper proof nature of the Balance Phone along with a Parentshield SIM, it gives peace of mind to any parent. My son is also thrilled because the Balance phone is a Samsung Galaxy which has been locked down by the makers of the Balance phone so my son is pleased to have a dumb phone disguised as a new smartphone. And no social media or access to games. Perfect!
Top rate customer service
Have been a customer for a long time now and needed to use the chat service that they offer after having fraud on my bank account my payment to them had failed, straight away was given clear and effective advice how to fix the payment and normal service was restored to my daughters phone. I said it last time and I say it again the “big” phone companies good learn a lot from these guys
We had a pretty great experience
We had a pretty great experience with Parent Shield. The team was very responsive and helpful when we had any issues or questions. Things work pretty much like they say. We only had slight issues with using data on the phone. Our son says he sometimes doesn’t have access to the data we’ve paid for, but other times it works just fine. No idea what the issue was, but it wasn’t a big deal since he mostly used data on WiFi anyway. It wasn’t not a bad thing that he couldn’t use it while out and about.
The system is great for giving the kids a bit of experience with a phone and yet not overwhelming them or putting them at risk with unfettered access. I am very pleased with it.
First class service and total peace of…
First class service and total peace of mind for any parents worrying about giving their children a mobile phone.
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