Magic Nursery Whetstone is a well-resourced and purpose-built nursery, ideal for age-specific learning throughout pre-school, supporting all aspects of learning and development prioritised by the EYFS.
A fingerprint biometric access system adds to the security and peace of mind of parents, while the atmosphere is one of fun and active play.
All children are served a varied and nutritionally balanced menu, while age appropriate children enjoy multiple trips out during the year to theme parks and museums and at least four extra curricular classes each week from exercise to foreign languages, all with no additional charge.
Group: Magic Nursery Group
Person in charge: Bernadette Mealy (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: London Borough of Barnet Council
Number of Staff: 28
Service Offered: Day Nursery (Privately Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 56
Age Range: from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0730-1830
When Closed: Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
Fees Guide: From £46.50 to £72 per day. From £27 to £40 per half day
Languages Spoken (other than English): Chinese - Cantonese, Punjabi Mirpuri, Greek, Modern, Italian, Japanese, Panjabi, Punjabi, Polish, Romanian, Twi, Chinese - Mandarin
The Review Score of 8.3 (maximum of 10) for Magic Nursery Whetstone is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 3 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Magic Nursery Whetstone in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months.
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Day Nursery / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Day Nursery receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 4.833 for Magic Nursery Whetstone is calculated as follows: ( (31 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.833
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Day Nursery to friends and family?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. The calculation is the same as above, except the points are divided by 2.
The 3.429 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Magic Nursery Whetstone is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months and is calculated as follows:
3 + 0.25 = 3.25
Target of 11.2 positive Reviews (56 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 2 Reviews ÷ 11.2 Target = 0.179
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Magic Nursery Whetstone has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.262)
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Carly N (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 26 September 2017. Relates to August 2017.
My son had a fabulous two plus years at Magic Nursery in Whetstone. He bounced in happily every day, welcomed by warm, caring staff - he still tells me now that his best friends are three members of staff at the nursery!
The staff always communicated well with me and I felt happy and secure leaving my son in their care while I was at work.
Thank you for helping develop my son into the happy, confident child he is now.
How likely would you be to recommend Magic Nursery Whetstone? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Helen (Mother of Child) on Monday 25 September 2017. Relates to September 2017.
Excellent care and support for my son who has special needs. Professional and dedicated staff and always with a smile on their faces.
How likely would you be to recommend Magic Nursery Whetstone? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Daniela C (Mother of Child) on Friday 31 July 2015. Relates to July 2015.
We had a difficult time coping while our daughter was in nursery. All the staff and management at Magic Whetstone were very kind and helpful supporting us. I can never be thankful enough for the time they gave us.
How likely would you be to recommend Magic Nursery Whetstone? Extremely Likely
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