Day Nurseries Owned by Old Basing Village Nursery School Ltd

we could confide in and easily go to for advice. The trust and love my daughter had for the nursery teachers was beautiful to see and really helped me feel comfortable when going to work and leaving her from such a young age.
For our daughter, even from such an early age she beamed from ear to ear on the way into to nursery. Developmentally she came on in leaps and bounds.
The nursery regularly catered to our needs for example suggesting they settle our daughter with dollies with the arrival of a new sibling, or making birthday cards for family members while we were at work. It was the little things that really helped us as a family.

and gave valuable advice on our first visiting day. To date all staff has been very friendly, kind to children and my baby really loves it there. It took us around two weeks to settle (I mean no tears at drop-off settle) and it was all thanks to the staff. Otters Nursery promotes spending time outdoors and they have one of the loveliest space for it in Basingstoke. At the end of the day we receive a full report on our child's well-being as well as many posts in the app for some things kids do throughout the day. Every holiday there is a lovely little craft is given to parents which is very sweet. As of the developmental part, there are enough messy and sensory play experiences. Thank you Otters.

manager if required so we can check in on our child’s development. We also receive a termly report on our children’s development. There is a different topic each term and we are encouraged as parents to get involved. We also receive lovely artwork each term which relates to the topic they have been learning about and daily feedback at pick up on what our children have been up to that day. I couldn’t recommend Otters enough.

school. She has particularly loved Cooking and Wild Child, as well as nursery outings. Our eldest left Old Basing Village Nursery School 2 years ago for school, where he continues to flourish, and still talks about how much he enjoyed nursery. We loved the child led ethos of the nursery, and the many photo updates on the App, and would highly recommend the nursery to other parents.

excellent, and they really do know my child as an individual. I can tell that safeguarding procedures are well monitored. I love the ethos of Otters and am very happy for my family to be part of this institution (yes- as parents, we feel very included, as well as our child). Thank you, Otters.

Nursery School provides such a wonderful environment for my daughter to grow in and I love that they spend a lot of time outside and even go for walks! They are really good at sending updates of what the children have been up to and cover such a variety of activities every week. Such a friendly place and I am so pleased my daughter loves it there!

up to and always receive information about what he’s eaten, how long he slept for etc. when we collect him at the end of the day. I genuinely love the fact that he comes out with flour in his hair or covered in paint and with a smile on his face too!

app so I can see what he’s been doing whilst I’m at work. The outdoor areas are fantastic, the staff are so welcoming and accommodating. Our son gets very excited when he knows it’s a nursery day and talks non-stop about all his friends and staff there. Would highly recommend.

things which most appealed to me about the nursery. The staff are all friendly, and passionate about what they do, and they know each child well. The atmosphere is relaxed, and the other children always seem happy too. I feel confident my son is well looked after at Otters and feels at home there. It's lovely to see him coming out of his shell and developing his first friendships.

can see our daughter’s progress and some of the activities she does there.
The car park is quite small which can cause a small wait during busy periods, but this is being addressed by the nursery.
I would highly recommend the nursery to anyone and we are delighted that our daughter is attending there.

us feel welcome and included. We would not hesitate to recommend Otters to anyone.

of the activities he does while he is there and get a good update of how he has been throughout the course of the day at pick up time. We are also impressed at the extra mile that Otters have gone for our son, they use sign language with him to help him communicate and help him with his physio, we are so thankful.
We are so pleased that we chose Otter's, it has a lovely atmosphere and the staff are very friendly. We would highly recommend this nursery.

know our child will get wonderful care and attention on any day of the week.

really helped settle us in. We are now in Toddlers with staff who are all absolutely fantastic and really bring out the best in our son.
The manager is brilliant and always available for a chat. She even called me back on her day off once.
When we were looking at nurseries we decided on Otters because when we went to visit, it was full of children laughing and running around having fun which is exactly what we wanted for our little boy.
I have no hesitation in leaving a positive review and regularly recommend the nursery to my friends and family with children.

the activities they have been doing.

The space is not as big as maybe some other nurseries but the homely feel is a lovely environment.
A good breakfast, cooked lunch and snacks are available but not tea.

Although the car park is small we haven’t had any difficulty at drop offs or pick ups times.

Would definitely recommend to others.

of which one would be hard. I work in education and in particular, the early years setting, so my husband joked that ‘nowhere would be good enough’ for our daughter I’m my eyes.
How wrong he was!
We visited Otters and immediately fell in love with it. The provision they have for outdoor learning and the total dedication of the staff cannot be faulted.
My daughter absolutely loves everything about Otters Nursery. She comes back filthy - which in my eyes, is a sign of a wonderful day, full of exploration! Whether it’s cooking in their mud kitchen, counting conkers or searching for worms in the garden - it’s all hands on learning!
Thank you to all the staff.

in the beautiful surroundings. Staff are warm with parents and children, and take an interest in life outside the nursery. No-one is judged, your own parenting style is embraced.

When we first started at Otters our son's usual routine was followed to help him settle. As he's grown, the staff have enjoyed seeing his progress. There is no shortage of love and cuddles on offer, and I feel happy that he is being looked after extremely well.

There are activities (creating crafts, doing cooking, messy play etc) and special events put on for parents to attend with children.

I like receiving notifications via Tapestry, which lets the nursery update photos and tells parents what the children are up to.

communication with us as parents is excellent. We get a daily book change, an informed log reviewing their day and the Tapestry updates are very regular. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Otters to all of my friends, we can't thank them enough for all they do for him.