Day Nurseries Owned by YMCA Fairthorne Group in Hampshire

nursery is its biggest appeal. Can't recommend this nursery enough.

were very helpful and communicative, letting us know what our girl had been up to, and giving detailed feedback at parent's evenings and via the app. The resources and activities were great - she received a lot of stimulation, and in particular, was helped with a speech impediment, and became much more chatty over time. The meals were good, too, and it's a lovely, new, purpose-made, small-and-cosy setting: just three rooms - babies, toddlers, preschool, with a shared garden full of toys and adventure equipment. To top it all, they put on a lovely 'graduation' ceremony for the leavers. Such an excellent nursery, we wholeheartedly recommend it!

he is happy. He gets so excited when we arrive at nursery and I think would happily stay with them longer if he could. He loves the outside space and the walks they go on, along with the variety of activities which take place inside too.
I really can't thank the team enough for the hard work they put in to make the children happy!

with parents once a term. Parents to come in a read stories on World Book Week? Also sometimes in the wet weather parents are stood waiting for long periods at drop off or collection. (I waited almost 20mins in the pouring rain with a newborn while queuing to collect my child) could we not wait in the cafe (which is closed for the evening pick up) when the weather is very wet? Better for staff, parents and children.
(Can't comment on cleanliness as never allowed in setting)

in a place they love!

question about where we would send him because they are all so lovely and caring at the YMCA. The experience we have had there is welcoming and caring. Our boy, who is now in the baby room, loves it there and the teachers are amazing.

worker. He often speaks of him at home and the other teachers. He always comes home looking like he had a great time! My only flaws in this setting are, we never see the manager, I understand the drop-off and pick-ups are outside but it would be nice to make contact with the manager once in a while. And the other is, the menu really lacks quality and my child often will come home hungry. Other than this, we are really happy with this setting and look forward to seeing our son grow throughout his nursery journey.

outstanding in supporting his development, tracking his attainment and putting targets in place to support him. He always comes home telling us what a fantastic day he has had, the friends he has made and all the delicious food he has eaten.
The environment is well thought out, inviting, engaging and motivating.
They also offer a breakfast club which is great for working parents.
Childcare is expensive wherever you go but I trust the YMCA wholeheartedly with my children.
I would recommend them to all parents in Andover, thank you YMCA!

with the children. It's also nice to see male members of staff. They have helped him immensely with his speech and I love that my son gets a wide variety of meals and eats so much better than he does at home. I would recommend this nursery to anyone!

welfare of our daughter and she loves going there. I love all of the creative things that she makes and brings home, especially for special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day etc.
If ever there have ever been issues, the staff are really good at talking to us and talking through what they can do to help support or manage what has happened. They have also been wonderful at supporting us when we have had personal problems and therefore last-minute childcare needs.
We feel very connected to the staff at the nursery and our daughter's love for it speaks for itself. We are grateful for everything they do.

some of the meals could be changed however as they are not a big hit.
It would be great to see more plant life in the outdoor space.

is cared for and happy, she sometimes doesn't like going in and they make her feel comfortable once she's in the pre school room. They are currently developing skills needed for infant school in September, my daughter is learning how to spell her name and recognising numbers and letters as well as adding and subtracting. The rooms are always clean, tidy and safe. The outside garden area is fantastic, this is where my daughter has the most fun she loves to be outside playing in the sand pit or digging in the mud.

are lovely and shows they have a passion for their jobs and caring for little ones around them. We could not have asked for a better nursery/pre-school!

on the days he hasn't been at nursery.

this nursery!

miss being at YMCA when he moves on to school!