Western Elms Day Nursery

59 Western Elms Avenue, Reading RG30 2AL
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9.7 26 Reviews
  • Western Elms Day Nursery, Reading
Western Elms Nursery enjoys an excellent reputation within the community. Situated near to the town centre, the nursery operates from a Victorian house that is truly a home-from-home.

The nursery is a privately run setting established in 1962, caring for children between three months and five years. The current owner has a broad range of childcare experience and has run the nursery since 2004.

The established, dedicated, professional staff team treat each child as an individual. They promote each child’s development using a wide range of resources in a safe and secure environment. Healthy balanced and nutritious food is freshly prepared on the premises.
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Jean Jones
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Jean Jones (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 48

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 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 & Christmas Eve at 12 noon

Western Elms Day Nursery Reviews (26)

9.7

Western Elms Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.699) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Western Elms Day Nursery has 26 reviews.

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Review from Luqman K (Father of Child) published on 2 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very good nursery. Could improve further in many areas, but overall very good. They have some good staff, and yes I would recommend this nursery.
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Review from Irina S (Mother of Child) published on 14 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I believe choosing Western Elms Day Nursery for my daughter was the best decision I could have made! I want to thank all the staff for being so caring, thoughtful, attentive and loving to the children. I especially appreciate an individual approach that they show to every kid. My daughter comes from
a foreign country and had problems with English initially. During her 6 months stay in Western Elms, she progressed enormously and is now ready to go to school.
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Review from Marta W (Mother of Child) published on 6 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I find this nursery brilliant. Staff are fantastic, really friendly and helpful. My children are happy to come to nursery and share their experiences after every session.
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Review from Manuel R (Father of Child) published on 6 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter was coming from different country without speaking English at all. Since she started nursery she has developed very good English talking, understanding (maybe more than talking), sharing toys with kids. My and my wife are very pleased with all her learning.
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Review from Aaliyah B (Mother of Child) published on 18 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended this nursery since he was just 6 months old, he is nearly 4 years now. This nursery is brilliant from the baby room to the pre school room I cannot praise them enough. All the staff clearly adore children and work closely with each child building a strong relationship. My son has
always had a key worker so they monitor his progress and update you regularly with a parents evening. They have a lovely cook who cooks tasty fresh food and they even get the children involved with cooking and baking. The owner is very passionate about her work and is hands on with the children. The manager is amazing and also hands on in the rooms. I have always felt comfortable leaving my son here, it's actually been like a second home to him. His current key worker was amazing and I cannot thank her enough. The key worker in the baby room always made it that little bit easier leaving my son at such a young age. I cannot praise them all enough!!! The premises are nice, spacious and clean.
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Review from Katie J (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attended this nursery this year. Due to my own feelings: I couldn't keep him in nursery, which the staff fully understood. The staff were so friendly, they formed a bond quickly and were very good with my son. He really enjoyed his time with them. I would also like to give a special thank you
to two members of staff in particular, who have been helpful every step of the way and wiped his tears when mummy left .
The office staff were also very accommodating and understanding of our situation.
We would like to say a big thank you to the whole team and would without hesitation place our son back with them when our circumstances change.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.699)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.699) out of 10 for Western Elms Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 9 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 4.861 for Western Elms Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (97 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.861
  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 4.838 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Western Elms Day Nursery is based on 9 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 = 3.9
    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 48 number of registered child places is 9.6. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.6 = 0.938
  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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