Springburn Childcare

Ermin Street, Shefford Woodlands, Hungerford RG17 7AA
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9.6 62 Reviews
  • Springburn Childcare, Hungerford
Springburn Childcare is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty and is surrounded by open countryside, yet only two minutes away from the M4.

The children develop and learn through positive outdoor experiences and play. The children can investigate the wildlife areas or grow fresh fruits and vegetables to learn about the growing cycle and the importance of healthy eating.

The experienced and long-serving team creates a safe and caring environment for all children to confidently develop. Staff provide fun and interesting activities to deliver the early years curriculum, as well as additional extra-curricular activities. Springburn was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted October 2018.

Nursery features include a contemporary wooden building, specifically designed from a child’s point of view; three separate outdoor spaces, adapted to each stage of development; natural surroundings; quick access to M4 junction 14; a large off road car park for safe and convenient drop-off and pick-up.

Menus are created seasonally, there is an on-site chef who prepares carefully balanced menus and freshly cooks all meals, using only high-quality ingredients.
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Funding & Fees

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sarah Smyth (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 87

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Springburn Childcare Reviews (62)

9.6

Springburn Childcare has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.607) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Springburn Childcare has 62 reviews.

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Reviewer Connection to Springburn Childcare
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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Springburn since she was 6 months old. The staff are amazing - so caring and genuinely interested in her as a person. I rarely get a wave goodbye when I drop her off in the mornings as she's so focused on the staff, the toys and of course breakfast. The food is all homemade
and smells delicious; my daughter nearly always eats everything so she obviously approves too. My daughter is very happy at Springburn - I really couldn't ask for more than that.
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Review from Lankyjinja (Father of Child) published on 14 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Extremely happy with the care that my daughter receives here. The nursery is run well and my daughter is being encouraged to grow mentally with stimulating activities. The staff seem to really love the kids. Thanks, folks, please keep it up!
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.607)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.607) out of 10 for Springburn Childcare 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 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 14 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 4.952 for Springburn Childcare is calculated as follows: ( (160 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 168 Ratings = 4.952
  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 4.655 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Springburn Childcare is based on 14 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.85
    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 87 number of registered child places is 17.4. 14 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.4 = 0.805
  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)

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Sarah Smyth

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2025

Nursery Manager at Springburn Nursery. Years of experience in Early Years care.

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