Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield)

Cranfield University, 1 Duncan Road, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0ZU
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9.9 104 Reviews
  • Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield), Bedford
Cherry Trees is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art nursery on the Cranfield University site.

Providing large spacious rooms and a fantastic garden, children’s imaginations are inspired on a daily basis by the established and experienced practitioners.

Cherry Trees also offer the extracurricular activity of Starshine Yoga every other Monday and Tiny Mites music on a Thursday.

A fully inclusive service is provided to all families offering a convenient service.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Amy Fenn (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 50

Total Places for Children

  • 95

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Inset Days

Parking

  • Free parking is available - there is a layby at the front of the nursery and access to a large car park at the side.

Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield) Reviews (104)

9.9

Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.851) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield) has 104 reviews.

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Review from Darren F (Father of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is at Cherry Trees and he loves it! Its so reassuring for me to know that he is happy and settled there. He comes home telling me all about what he has been doing, he especially likes playing in the garden. My son has made friends and really likes the staff in his room. His key person has been
very supportive and caring when he was settling in and throughout his time at nursery. It has a friendly welcoming atmosphere and I would definitely recommend it.
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Review from Felicity M (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son always loves going to pre-school and has a very enjoyable active day each day. He has been at Cherry Trees for over 2 years and over that time all the staff have gone out of their way to ensure he is very happy. Children are all cared for individually and recently the nursery manager made our
son a special construction area to play in as promised. She stayed late to ensure this was really first thing in the morning, such a lovely gesture - he was very pleased!
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Review from Tracey C (Grandmother of Child) published on 24 November 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Cherry Trees is the most fantastic nursery for my granddaughter who attends full time. The staff are caring and always provide excellent care and cater for her individual needs. Her Dietary needs are catered for and the meals provided are tasty and varied. She is always excited to come to nursery each
morning to see her friends and find out what activities there are. My Granddaughter has made very good progress since attending and I am confident she is in a fun and caring environment which is positively outstanding!
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Review from Hayley P (Mother of Child) published on 30 September 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Cherry Trees since he was seven months old and has recently moved from the baby to toddler room. I cannot fault the quality of care at the nursery, my son has developed into an independent, outgoing child with their help and is always excited to arrive for his sessions. The
staff are always very welcoming, keen to chat to learn more about what we have been up to and helpful in advising us of methods for helping him to develop further outside of nursery. He is obviously very happy and happy boy = happy parents!
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.851)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.851) out of 10 for Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.956 for Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield) is calculated as follows: ( (195 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 203 Ratings = 4.956
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.895 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Cherry Trees Day Nursery (Cranfield) is based on 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 95 number of registered child places is 19. 17 Positive Reviews ÷ 19 = 0.895
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Amy

Amy Fenn

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2010

Amy is the Manager of Cherry Trees Day Nursery in Cranfield and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector since 1994. Amy has numerous qualifications such as BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies, BTEC and SEND training and has worked for Childbase since March 2010.


What is your favourite feature of Cherry Trees?
The open spacious rooms, as well as the atrium which is a communal space where all age groups can learn and explore together.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
From when we made the move from our smaller nursery building to our current purpose-built eco setting; the transition was flawless and was followed by a huge growth in occupancy. My team are just amazing; although we have grown over the years by double, we've never lost the 'family feel'. Everyone is so positive and caring towards each other, and recent events have shown just what a united team we are. Everyone is keen to play their part and contribute to our success in whatever form that might present itself. Most recently it has been about adapting to huge changes and they have done it so well, I'm very proud to be a part of their team.

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