“I have to say the nursery has been the best childcare experience of my life. I cannot give you enough stars.”
July 2024
Both my children have been incredibly happy and well nurtured by the amazing staff at the Nursery. Tiffany has been the dream keyworker, and both my girls adore her. Forest School, playball and all the wonderful outings to see animals and meet old peoples in care homes have enriched their experience even more. We are very sad that our youngest is moving up to school and our will always treasure the memories of the happiest and best nursery we could have ever hoped for.
Louise is a leader, and her presence, vision and guidance is clear to see and the results are lots of well prepared and happy children.
Top marks from us!
The Leggett Family.
June 2024
My daughter Ella joined the nursery at 2 years old, after struggling to settle at a previous nursery. Ella absolutely loves coming to the nursery. She started as a quiet, slightly shy child which was not her characteristic when with her family, but when with other people she didn’t know she could become very quiet. Louise and her amazing team have helped Ella enormously with her confidence, communication, social abilities, and educational learning. It’s become a fun, safe and happy place for Ella to be whilst I am at work. There is not a single thing I would change at the Nursery, and Ella being there has done her the world of good. She has lots of friends now, understands the alphabet and basic numbers. It really has been the perfect start to prepare her for school.
June 2024
The staff are highly experienced, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable about child development and EYFS learning. Our daughter has thrived under their care. Initially when she started out in a nursery setting, she was quite shy and still developing skills to make friendships and find her voice. After 2 years at The Nursery, she has blossomed into a confident child, formed many close friendships, and is ready for school in terms of phonics and numeracy. The staff go above and beyond to nurture each child’s strengths and develop areas of improvement. They are readily available to meet at any time to discuss specific issues with parents and frequently post messages and photos. We have so appreciated their excellent individual care and communication.
The Dominque family.
May 2024
The Nursery is simply an incredible setting. As you enter the building it’s clear that you’re somewhere special, you’re in a homely environment which feels warm, friendly and caring. I’ve been exceptionally impressed by the quality of teaching from the staff in this setting. They have high expectations of the children but ensure they tailor their teaching to meet the needs of individuals. Children relish the chance to take part in group times and delight in tricky challenges, with one toddler recently stating in a lesson observation, “Yes, challenge!” The Nursery truly values diversity and inclusion and it’s clear that children at this setting feel that they belong in this community. Moreover, The Nursery has carefully designed it’s curriculum to ensure that play is at the heart of it’s learning. Children love learning in this setting and the high-quality range of continuous provision is impressive. It’s been an utter joy to work with this exceptional setting.
Abigail Stocker, MAEID BA (hons), Personal tutor for Early Years Initial Teacher Training at Best Practice.
September 2023
“The Nursery at Lathbury Road is the most incredible early years setting: a magical gem of nurseries and outstanding in every way. It offers children a safe and happy haven in which to grow and prepare for school. It provides its children with a very solid and stimulating academic grounding, whilst also providing an extremely warm and caring environment. It’s very strong approach to pastoral care includes helping to nurture and gently guide children’s behaviour, alongside their social and emotional development. The owner of the nursery, and the dedicated team of teachers, are all phenomenal – brimming with positivity and happiness – and completely invested in helping each individual child reach their full potential. My son has absolutely thrived under their care and he has relished every minute of his time at The Nursery; always full of smiles and laughter as he runs in the door every morning. He has truly blossomed under the kindness and attention of all the amazing staff, whilst also developing strong and lasting friendships with his peers. I feel very privileged that my son has had the chance to attend The Nursery and I know that he will take many treasured memories of his time there with him as he now moves on to school. As a family, we will all be lost without The Nursery in our daily lives anymore!”
September 2023
” The Nursery is a special place and a beautiful part of our lives. Our daughter has flourished under their care, learnt enduring skills, made lovely friends, had lots of fun and created wonderful memories. The teachers are kind, nurturing and passionate, and their creativity is inspiring! We couldn’t imagine a better preparation for school or a warmer preschool setting.”
September 2023
‘It has been a great pleasure to witness how our son’s confidence has grown since joining The Nursery, and how he developed brilliant, supportive friendships with other children. Roméo is consistently happy to go to the nursery and is always full of joy with what he achieves in the settings. As parents we are very proud of Roméo’s writing, counting and fine motor skills in particular with Legos, and he has definitely been inspired by his older brother. We are so happy to see that Roméo has developed so many of the skills that will make his time in Reception easier and are confident that his transition to school will be happy and smooth! Thank you very much to all the teachers from The Nursery, who provided outstanding support, teaching, and creative expression opportunities.”
July 2023
“We have seen our son develop enormously and brilliantly over the almost-two years he has been at The Nursery. He has loved every moment, and made so many great friends and learnt so much. He will miss it an awfully, but equally, he is definitely ready for school! We will be excited to see him moving on to the next stage and develop further, and we know that, thanks to all the superb work everyone at the
nursery has done laying the foundations, he will hit the ground running. Thank you so much.”
The Smith family.
July 2023
“We feel that our daughter has developed really well at The Nursery, including her social skills. Her phonics and handwriting are coming along nicely, and busy bees is such a great way to introduce a more school-like structure to prepare her for real school. The nursery has such a loving and caring atmosphere – a real family!”
July 2023
“We are so proud of the progress that Theo has made at The Nursery – it is a credit to the staff, they are so kind, caring and conscientious. I feel like nursery has been like an extension of family for Theo!”
July 2023
“Thank you so much to all the nursery staff for your loving kindness and gentle care for Esther. It’s really our privilege to be a member of the Nursery and witness both our girls thriving happily by such a nurturing environment. You have moulded Esther into someone who is excited about school, and genuinely curious with her living environment.”
June 2023
“Thank you for looking after Isla so well during her year with you. She has learnt so much and we feel she is very well prepared for her transition to big school. There is a wonderfully nurturing atmosphere at The Nursery and as parents we have felt fully engaged with all that you do for the children.”
The Ridgway family.
September 2022
“We just wanted to say once again that Matilda had the most wonderful time at The Nursery and, despite the challenges of the pandemic, feel you have prepared her brilliantly for primary school. She thoroughly enjoyed her first few days at Primary School – informing us when we collected her after her first morning that “I want to go back”! She was also allowed to go to school on Friday, even though her group wasn’t scheduled to do so, because her teacher felt she was more than ready!
Much of her confidence and independence was developed and nurtured under the guidance of Louise and the wonderful team. We can’t thank you all enough for the care, support and love you showed our daughter over the last two years. “
The Swainson family.
August 2022
“It is almost impossible to express how much The Nursery has meant to our family over the past two years.
We love the way you create such a caring and nurturing environment, your amazing creativity in following the children’s interests from week to week, and the incredible effort you put in to making new experiences for the children (e.g., special foods, celebrations, forest school, sports day) our daughter has had such a wonderful time at The Nursery and has flourished here, as did our son before her. The Nursery will always be an important part of our children’s stories and will remain in our hearts. “
-Metz Moser family
July 2022
“It is hard to find the words to describe quite how privileged we feel to have had such a wonderful team looking after both our children alongside us in their early years.
The Nursery is a caring, happy, supportive, positive,energetic, inspirational, fun place that has been a real ‘home from home’ for our two children.
We will miss you greatly and remember you fondly.”
-The Storey Family
June 2022
“The Nursery has been the best place for our child to learn and grow outside of our family. After viewing a few other places, we immediately knew we wanted our daughter to go to The Nursery the moment we walked in and met Louise! The staff are all very caring and nurturing and the teaching is great! Thank you Louise and everyone else for all you do! We would choose your place over and over again. “
–Sherri Damion and Maisie
“Annabel has loved and thrived under your care and love. We were amazed at how quickly she blossomed from a shy little girl to a cheeky monkey who simply cannot stop talking! Your dedication, attention to detail, compassion and love have really stood out and we owe you a huge debt of gratitude in spring-boarding Annabel to the next phase and the rest of her life”
May 2022
“We have been thrilled to see Esther grow in confidence and independence, and to see her enjoying nursery so much. It’s a great delight to read the weekly memo and get a taste of what the children have been learning and exploring. We really appreciate having this guidance on how we can best help Esther at home. Thank you, you are all doing an amazing job!!”
“We are so grateful for the opportunity to have had both of our boys at The Nursery. It has exceeded all my expectations. The staff could not be more caring and nurturing yet managing behaviour in a really productive and positive way. My children have been well prepared for starting school both academically and socially, which stands them in good stead for their future education. Most of all, nursery is so much fun! The activities are so creative and enjoyable I wish I could stay there all day too! Thank you! “
-The Dear Family May 2022
September 2021
“Thank you for being so amazing and for getting the best for the children. The energy and effort everyone applies on a daily basis is really incredible and we are very grateful for everything you do and the joy you bring.”
August 2021
“The Nursery was the best possible place for both of my children to spend their early years. It is far more than childcare, here the children spend their days discovering, exploring, learning, playing and laughing. It’s a wonderful, joyous place and we only wish they could stay until they were ten.”
-The Greenwoods 2021
June 2021
“I can’t imagine a happier place for our three children to have their first experience away from home than under the care of Louise and her staff at The Nursery. The Nursery is a place of magic run by smart, creative, attentive staff full of joyous, engaged children. Incredible attention is given to each child and their well being, as well as exploring interests and themes.
Our children were nurtured, supported and grew in confidence both socially and emotionally at The Nursery. They were given a solid foundation in writing & numbers, and above all, an enthusiasm for learning which meant when the time finally came to sadly leave nursery, they were ready for school. We will be forever grateful for the gift of The Nursery.”
The Mardes family.
August 2020
“Thank you, for a really wonderful two years. I have never had a moment’s hesitation since first visiting with Joe at a few months old, and have been consistently impressed and amazed by all you do with the children to expand their experiences and understanding of the world around them. “
– Joe 2020
“We are truly grateful for the progression our daughter has made during the last two years. The Nursery staff team has been very supportive, patient and professional. Our daughters emotional and social skills have developed greatly, we still cannot believe how much difference she is comparing with when she first started. The Busy Bees learning classes have prepared her academically and socially for her big school. She was lucky enough to participate in nativity plays, sports day, nursery day trips, forest school and nursing home visits. She is looking forward to going to big school, though she sure will miss everyone from The Nursery.”
– Mila 2020
“Our son has come on so much emotionally, physically and academically over his time at nursery and we’re ever so grateful to all the staff for their hard work and kindness. Thank you ever so much!”
– Freddie 2020
“Thank you to the whole team for preparing our son for school so well, and for giving him a wonderful nurturing dynamic and safe environment in which to grow.”
– Max 2020
“Louise and her team have been an amazing attribute to my daughters development at nursery.They have supported and nurtured her throughout her time there and we will miss them all immensely. I hope that my daughter’s transition to school will be as smooth and positive as it was at The Nursery with plenty of encouragement and learning in a fun way which is what she responds well to.”
“Thank you to The Nursery staff especially her key person who has been a crucial figure in her life and we will miss her so much. “
– Clara
“We are really going to miss seeing everyone from The Nursery, we are so grateful for the love and care our two children have received it has felt like we are dropping them off with family each day! We have felt so lucky to have had the amazing structure that The Nursery set up provides. Both children have loved coming each day which has also been so key to their independence and development.”
– Finn and Isla
“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication to shape our daughters character and help her achieve her potential on every front. “
– Electra
“Thank you so much to The Nursery for such a great start! Joe has been happy and engaged there from day 1, and I hope he has the same good fortune moving onto big school. “
December 2019
” I Knew The Nursery was good when putting my son’s name down, but since he started I’ve been absolutely blown away by the quality of the care and education he has received. I cannot imagine a better start to his education.”
October 2019
“I just wanted to say Thank you for the opportunity to work at your beautiful nursery and to be part of such a hardworking, compassionate and dedicated team! I felt very welcomed by all the staff and enjoyed every moment with the children, even the more channelling times! I think you all do a fabulous job and especially admired the creativity and independence you encourage in the the children. Forest school will always stand out to me as something really special and important for the children to be part of. “
– Gaby
September 2019
“I am writing to wholeheartedly endorse the Nursery: its program of weekly activities for toddlers, its spacious and well organised physical plant and perhaps most importantly its dedicated and caring staff.
Our 4 year old son loved his time there: the friendships he made, his introduction to verbal and artistic skills, and the time spent during breaks in the spacious back garden.
Perhaps the greatest asset of the Nursery is its caring and supportive staff, a group who love the children entrusted to them and work tirelessly to help them advance and grow.
My wife and I strongly recommend the Nursery.”
June 2019
“It has been a complete joy and privilege to send 2 of our children to The Nursery, we are convinced that the care, compassion and creativity you and your team have shown our children has been transformational.
You have helped them develop strong foundations of kindness, curiosity, independence, and self esteem. We cannot thank you enough for being such a positive presence in their lives, and we are sure your influence will continue to help them adapt and flourish. “
– Stevenson Family
20/08/18
“The Nursery has given our son an exceptional start in life and a fantastic foundation for school – everything I hoped for and so much more.
While still 2 years old he had the lovely, caring support of his key worker and the teachers & carers who all understood him & connected with him straight away.
The Nursery has a truly delightful staff who are always cheerful, always engaging and inventive with the children and feedback to parents about their child’s progress & interests everyday.
Our son has absolutely loved his time with you & couldn’t wait to get to nursery in the mornings. He had new experiences all the time and whenever he had a special interest of his own the nursery just picked it up and ran with it – extending his knowledge and enjoyment all the more.
He would surprise us with new skills he’d picked up & he loved the singing and dancing he learnt with you. He will miss you all so much. You are a very hard act to follow.
Thank you for two very special years.”
19/07/18
“Louise and her team have taken wonderful care of my two sons over the past four years. I can’t overstate what a lovely, safe, warm place the Nursery is. The team have responded sensitively and with great care to my individual children’s different personalities and needs and from the outset made it clear that they intended to support us as parents in our decision-making and preferences for our children. It is a happy and stimulating environment and my children have been very comfortable there from the age of just-2 to nearly-5. The staff are incredibly dedicated and I can think of so many examples of them going the extra mile. I am sad to be saying goodbye now but luckily I will be back in one year’s time with child number three!”
19/07/18
“You are such a great Nursery, always inventive and stimulating for our children. We are so grateful for everything they have learned and discovered with you, we couldn’t dream of a better place for them to start their social life outside of our house!”
06/07/18
“Thank you so much for looking after our daughter for the last two years. I can honestly say that we have never had a moments concern about her care with you, and have only ever seen warmth, enthusiasm and engagement from all the staff, It is a great place.”
31/08/17
“Thank you all so much for making our daughter’s time at The Nursery such a positive and happy one. She will have lots of wonderful memories, and we are very grateful for all the love and care she has received.”
25/08/17
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at The Nursery for making such a wonderful environment . Our children have been very happy and very well looked after, and I have always felt confident to leave them with you each day, knowing that they will be cared for with kindness, intelligence and encouraged in all aspects of their development and well being…”
14/07/17
“Thank you so much for creating such a warm ,loving and creative environment for all the children who attend The Nursery.”