Cedar Park Day Nursery (Twyford)

I would highly recommend Cedar Park. Our son had only been there a few weeks before lockdown began but had already settled in well thanks to the lovely staff. During lockdown the nursery kept us informed at every step and sent videos and activities to do at home. He's now been back a week, and I am so impressed with the extra measures they have taken to keep everyone safe. It's been very carefully thought through and the procedures are very clear. We feel confident that he's safe at nursery and lucky that he has so much outside space to play in and such good care. Thank you Cedar Park.

I highly recommend Cedar Park. It is professionally run with excellent facilities. Most importantly the practitioners are fantastic - they really care about the children and their development. They are always doing different activities and the children spend a lot of time in the large gardens, with forest school being a particular highlight. We have a pre-schooler at Cedar Park, who has been there since 2017. He is really excited about returning after the lockdown to see his friends and teachers. The nursery has been exemplary in dealing with the coronavirus situation pre-lockdown, staying in touch during the lockdown and preparing for children's return next week. Our 18-month-old started in October last year. He settled really well, building close bonds with the practitioners in the baby room and transitioned really well when he moved upstairs to the new facilities. We are very fortunate to have Cedar Park in Twyford.

My daughter has been attending Cedar park nursery from 12-months and is now in pre-school. At every stage, we have been very impressed. Staff all around are very friendly, professional and welcoming. The nursery has a great facility, the rooms are well equipped, and I especially love the outdoor space and that the children spend a lot of time playing and exploring outdoors whilst getting fresh air. My daughter has learnt a huge amount especially, now at pre-school, and I feel she is well prepared to start reception in September. Even now during the lockdown, the nursery team is sending out emails with supporting information, activities and messages for the children, which is so welcomed. Overall, Cedar Park has been great, and I would highly recommend it.

Car Parking used to be a mission impossible in rush hours temporarily. At the moment it is resurfaced and plenty of spaces are available.

Cedar Park has been a home away from home for my son and we have been extremely happy with it over the past 8 months. It is a very special place where all the staff know your child, regardless of their class. My son settled in very quickly and all the staff in his class have been brilliant. We would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fun, nurturing and special place for their child.

Our daughter has additional needs and the team at Cedar Park have worked so hard with us to help meet her needs, by adapting ways to do things and using additional aids to help her enjoy activities with the other children and to further her development both physically and cognitively. Since starting at Cedar Park, we have seen such a difference in our daughter's social skills and she is always so very happy when we go to collect her. We would have no qualms about recommending Cedar Park as a nursery - they have been excellent - we can't recommend them enough.

Our family have been nothing but impressed by Cedar Park but in particular, the room leader in Butterflies. With her experience, enthusiasm and professionalism she leads a fantastic team of staff. Each member of Butterflies brings a different quality to the group and it works very well. The home/nursery communications have been very good, especially as my son struggled with settling and room changes. We will miss the high standards of the Butterflies team when our son moves up but have heard good things about Pre-School.

We have sent all three children to Cedar Park and could not be happier. Our daughter has moved on to the infant school, but always enjoys going back to pick up her brothers such is her fondness for the place and teachers. Our son's previous room (Butterflies) leader is exceptional. She helped him so much with potty training, devising a special plan with a watch alarm. She taught him Spanish (which I loved as I lived in Spain), encouraged him to try all foods and was a firm but fair hand when needed to be. She and her co-worker in the room, who is also fantastic, built an igloo out of milk bottles (to highlight plastic waste) for them all to climb in. They are both smiley and welcoming and genuinely care for the children under their watch, and the children know it - you can sense it's a very happy room.

My sons carer is a fantastic person and my son loved every minute of Butterflies. She kept the room fun whilst also teaching him key skills. He learnt Spanish which sadly he has already forgotten as he hasn’t been able to continue it in pre-school. She was kind and knew each of the children’s little quirks and personalities. When we have spent time with other families we always used to talk about her and one another carer- they were a great team.

My son attended Cedar Park from 9 months until he started school. I found it amazing then which is why I choose to send my daughter there. She started at 9 months and attends 5 days a week. It’s even better than it was before. The staff and team at Cedar Park are amazing from the off they go above and beyond for your children and your family. It’s so welcoming and positive.

The food is freshly cooked on-site every day, such a healthy balanced diet. They also cater for my daughters dairy allergy.

Although this is a big nursery the approach is personal with the staff taking time to consider each child and family and what works best for them. My son who left last summer was very well prepared for school and I am sure my youngest will be too.

My son joined the Caterpillar room in September 2019. Staff were wonderful in helping him to settle in, and it was obvious he developed a great relationship with all the staff there (and in particular with his primary carer). The team were also very accomodating when we realised our son had a food intolerance. Our son has since had a seamless transition to the Ladybird room. The team are great at communicating his progress to us, and it's clear our son has learnt a lot during his time at Cedar Park.

The Butterflies Team leader is just utterly brilliant in every way. She has an incredible way of understanding each child's individual needs and catering for them endlessly. She has so much love to give them and the butterflies all know this from the get-go. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the room and is excellent at instilling manners, routine and good behaviour. My daughter loved every single day with the butterflies team leader and since moving up to preschool she still insists on popping into butterflies for a quick cuddle and chat, which is always greeted with a smile and open arms.

My son has progressed through all the Cedar Park classes and enjoyed every one of them but I'd like to give a special mention to the Butterflies team and to the team leader in particular for making his time with them very special for my son. He is a naturally curious child and happy to take his thoughts and ideas to the class. The Butterflies team leader was always keen to embrace the children's ideas and build learning around those themes; when my son first became fascinated with space the Butterflies team led the class in learning about the solar system, making their own planets, designing a corner of the classroom into a space centre and even purchasing an astronaut suit for the children to wear. A similar approach was taken for his volcano phase! This determination to listen to the children and give them a voice had a great impact on my child who, as he is about to transition to primary school, is a very happy and confident child. Thank you!

A range of interesting activities for the children, with excellent staff to support them. The main reason we chose Cedar Park it was the staff, their professionalism, caring, positive attitude, and kindness, and this has not changed from the day we first visited the nursery. Each day, children and parents are greeted with smiles, children are welcomed and cuddled in a caring manner on those days they don't want to separate from parents. Each child is treated as an individual and dealt with on this basis, each day my child has carried out a number of activities but with plenty of free time, mostly outside, which has increased her social skills and confidence. At the end of the day, we are always given feedback on what she has been doing.

However, we have been incredibly impressed with how they've managed the recent challenges with Covid-19. They were always quick to implement new changes as things changed in the weeks before lockdown and kept us well informed regularly. They were quick to update us on the plans for fees and to keep in touch while our daughter isn't able to attend. She has absolutely loved seeing her room team on videos and clearly still remembers them fondly. Such a difficult time and they've been amazing so far. Thank you, Cedar Park and the Caterpillar team.

The nursery is amazing - the facilities, the activities, the menu, you wouldn't dream of a better care for your child! Also, the staff is really kind and loving, and you see how they genuinely care about the kids.

She is one of a kind and her hard work and dedication to the children, the nursery and the company should be recognised. Her number two in charge is also amazing. They are a brilliant team and she should also be commended.

My son has been attending Cedar Park Day Nursery (Twyford) for nearly 4 years and is now in his final year currently in preschool. I would highly recommend the Butterflies team/Team Leader member of staff, she was excellent at teaching Spanish, great attention to detail in relaying information to me at collection, all of the children loved her and she always came up with great activities for the children to do. In my opinion, the Butterflies team/Team Leader is a very valued member of the team and always goes the extra mile to ensure the children are happy, enjoy their day and learn as much as they can in a very fun way.

There are many good points about this nursery, naming few; great environment, friendly facilities, varied food choices, great communication across all starting from the very nice receptionist, supportive nursery manager to all teachers who put so much effort and even the most friendly cook lady I've ever known! Thanks to all and especially Butterflies team and its Team Leader, my child has a fantastic time at the nursery. She put so much effort in the development of children, teaching them Spanish and most important having days full of fun and happiness! She put so much effort into making this place great, somewhere where children are in the centre of attention and they feel like part of a community.