Bessborough Nursery & Pre-School

The staff at Bessborough Nursery are fantastic, and my son loves them. They are great at coming up with exciting new activities every day and encourage his own interests as well. They also have outside space so the children get outside every day. The nursery is like an extension of home.

Bessborough Nursery has a very excellent care of children. They provide lots of learning activities for babies and toddlers to ensure their development skills are reached. The staff and manager are professional, friendly and attentive to children's needs. The garden space is a plus.

Keep us well updated, and management is excellent.

Our daughter has started to go to this nursery from 1 year old in the baby room and went through all the next rooms (toddler and pre-school) in the past 2 years. Teachers always go the extra mile and they do so many activities with the kids. They are spending a lot of time in the large garden which we like a lot. They log in an app for everything they do throughout the day which is really reassuring as well.

All the team are both smiley and kind but also seem professional and organised, which I really like. The garden facility is great also and they have really engaging activities throughout the day.

Although the nursery is rather scruffy on the first appearance with potholes that are difficult to navigate by buggy, we were initially happy with the caring environment and kindly staff in the baby room. The best feature is the generous outdoor space. Sadly, staff turnover eventually ruined our time there. Our initial key carer resigned and then a few months the competent and charming manager resigned. This resulted in an unkind, officious, and overall disastrous period of management. We approached LEYF central management with our numerous concerns but received zero feedback (they didn't even bother to reply to us). After several exhausting months, we switched nurseries to a different nursery brand. We are so happy with our current nursery and relieved to have left LEYF behind.

The staff are amazing and take amazing care of all the children. My daughter is always extremely happy to go each day and is bouncing with joy when I pick her up in the evening. This is testament to the fantastic environment at the nursery and all the staff.

All in all, an outstanding child care provision that supports language and early years development through a consistent and engaging approach.

Bessborough Community Nursery is outstanding. My family is extremely happy and impressed by the level (high standard) of care that our daughter is receiving. From day 1 the team has managed to with our trust and confidence. Our daughter has made a lot of progress and is super happy. The manager and deputy manager are supportive of both their team and family. A huge thank you for the hard working team!

My grandson has been at Bessborough for just over a year now and he has come on in leaps and bounds. He is developing at a rate faster than expected and I believe this is because of the staff and LEYF as an organisation. There are so many stimulating activities to do and my grandson is experiencing things my own children experienced in reception.

My son is very happy at nursery - he enjoys the activities as well as the surroundings. The staff are receptive to any concerns and will work with me to help my son eg writing.

Bessborough Nursery is a wonderful welcoming nursery with friendly staff. My daughter was extremely anxious to start nursery and settling in was an emotional challenge for us both. Our keyworker was extremely supportive and caring and has helped my daughter settle into nursery amazingly. She now loves to go to nursery!

All staff are very friendly and attentive to the children. I am very thankful to them for what they do as all children are different and require a different approach. The nursery is always clean and the standard of food that they get is excellent.

I really like how well they communicate, with news letters, reviews etc, and even just the photos of the children enjoying activities. They are also always available to discuss any concerns or worries.

The nursery itself is well equipped, homely, light and airy and pleasantly chaotic. I especially love the outside space and how it opens right onto the rooms. This is something I didn't find in any other nursery I looked at and is so nice as they can go out in all weather, and I love picking her up in the summer and finding everyone still hanging out in the fresh air.

Our son is always very happy to go to nursery in the morning and walks in with a smile after a kiss and cuddle. The carers make him feel at home, the environment - and especially the large garden - is very welcoming, the lunches always get a thumbs up and a colourful description when we collect him, etc.

I am very happy that my daughter attends Bessborough community nursery. She is very happy to go to nursery every day. She is developing every day and keep surprising us with all the skills she learns from the nursery every day. I find nursery stuff very professional and I feel very involved and supported regarding my daughters care. Thank you very much for looking after my baby so well :)

Very friendly and supportive staff for parents and children. Thorough information given at pick ups and ideas on how to continue to support your child's development shared. Great values shared in regard to table manners and communal dining to learn feeding skills. Very nutritious meals provided and flexibility shown in individual child needs ie, weaning onto cows milk

Very friendly staffs. Who truly enjoy working with children. I found the their approach to child care and the working with parents.

The new cook is amazing and serves up delicious meals that are also nutritious.

Wonderful nursery: I would highly recommend it. Great staff - including a lovely on-site chef - and supportive, available management. They also have a lovely outside space for the children to play and run, including a dedicated outside area for babies under 2.