Queens Baby Nursery

Queens House, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5BX
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Queens Baby Nursery has been operating for many years and is part of a small group of nurseries in the heart of Buckhurst Hill high street.

Queens Baby Nursery specialises in care and support between the ages of three months and two years of age, within a safe and secure setting.

The nursery is graded Ofsted's highest award of outstanding (September 2018).

All staff members are first aid trained and the nursery has been awarded the Millie's Mark award.

The nursery follows the curiosity approach and a natural theme is followed throughout.

The rooms are divided by age and fully support babies in the stages of physical development supporting them to meet their milestones.

Friendly and experienced professionals keep families at the heart of their children's learning and work in partnership with parents as they share developmental observations, images and videos on a daily basis. Parents are often invited in for weekly sessions such as breakfast mornings and stay and play sessions. Communication is always key and parents are updated weekly with catch up emails, blog posts, Facebook page and newsletters.

The on-site nursery chef cooks a partly organic menu fresh each day which has been created with the support of a certified nutritionist. A three-week rotating menu ensures the children’s diet is varied and healthy every day the children attend. The nursery's long-serving chef cooks with the children daily as they help make tea and freshly baked bread for breakfast.

The nursery employs daily specialist teachers to support children in the earliest years. These include Yoga, Baby Ballet, Lingotots, Theatre Bugs and Tappy Toes. All teachers are fully referenced, police checked and are employed through accredited early years companies.

The nursery has excellent links with the local community and children enjoy trips to the local forest, parks and local businesses for experiences such as makin
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Debbie Selby (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 27

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 2 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • £99 - £102.50
    The nursery offers full day care with sessions from 7:30-6:30 or 8:00-6:00

  • We also take children with the nine month old funding

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

Parking

  • Drive through car park for dropping off and picking up.

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Queens Baby Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.979) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Queens Baby Nursery has 68 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been here for the last 8 months. The whole team at Queens Baby Nursery is amazing and I have complete confidence everytime I drop off my daughter. The updates are fantastic and regular.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Dear A, thank you for your lovely comments, It has been a pleasure seeing your daughter grow into the confident little person she now is. I will pass these lovely comments on to the team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An amazing nursery with the most wonderful, caring and friendly staff. My little boy absolutely loves going into the nursery and he settled in so quickly. I felt completely at ease from his very first day and know that he's being cared for like he's one of their own, which means the absolute world.
His key worker, Ana goes above and beyond and we are so lucky to have her. The whole staff force are so friendly and genuinely care about all the children which is so lovely to see. Regular updates via the app, lots of opportunity for learning and a wonderful menu every week, I'm so happy our little boy goes here :)

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review, I will pass this on these lovely comments to the team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot thank this wonderful nursery enough for the care they provided to my baby. The staff are incredibly nurturing and made my child feel safe and loved every single day. They truly became like family to us, and I'm so sad to leave them. I wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking for a warm,
caring environment for their little one!

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff is what makes this place. So kind, caring and invested in the children's wellbeing and development. I sent my son here in 2022 and didn't hesitate for my daughter to follow in 2025. She is being looked after by the same staff - their enthusiasm and the level of care remains top notch.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Queens baby nursery is certainly an outstanding nursery and deserves the outstanding rating by Ofsted. Our eldest child attended the baby nursery and our youngest is currently there. We absolutely love the care and attention provided by all members of staff, it is clear to see the consistency amongst
each one of them. The manager is simply outstanding in herself, very supportive and caring, nothing is a problem. Our daughter loves being there, she 1.5, and in the mornings she is always excited to get through the doors. I don't think we can praise them enough.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attended Queens Baby Nursery from 13 months and she settled in wonderfully. She loves going to nursery and I have noticed her develop so many new skills since she started. The staff are so caring and loving to all the children and keep me informed with her activities, food, sleep, etc throughout
the day. They have so many creative themed lessons each week and have specialist teachers come in for baby yoga/drama classes, etc. It has really put my mind at ease knowing she is in fantastic hands while I'm at work. I'm very grateful to the nursery for giving my daughter the best start.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely amazing nursery. The staff are so lovely and caring, always happy to see you and your child. You get to know the staff really well and they stay the same, so lots of stability and low turnover. They also do extra activities like drama and yoga, and there's lots of weekly/daily themes like
road safety to keep the kids engaged and learning. We also really enjoy that they take videos of the kids doing things like a dance party so you can see real life at the nursery, and that they put on parent stay and play events for you to come in and spend time at the nursery. Definitely recommend.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so pleased with Queens baby nursery how they take care of my child. As a mother it is really important that you get assurance and feel confident about sending your child for day care . All staff in Queens baby nursery are great. Excellent nursery to send your child to. From the child routine to
activities and general child wellbeing they excel in almost everything.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team at Queen's are outstanding, offer so much care and thought to my daughter's development and wellbeing. I know they work tirelessly to help all the children and you can see that in how my daughter reacts to seeing them. Thanks for everything

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We couldn't have wished for a better experience (for us and for our first child) at Queens Baby Nursery.
The staff were amazing and so caring, they clearly love and care for every child as an individual and it really put my mind at rest when our first baby was starting nursery. It was tough going back
to work after maternity leave and they were incredible during the settling in period and for his entire time there.
The updates via the app (photos, what's happening during his day, when he's eaten and slept) are so nice to have and regularly brightened up our day to see how happy our child was.
The manager was so helpful and reassuring and communication was very good from everybody.
We will be sending our second baby there because we trust them so much.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments, it was a pleasure supporting you and your child when starting nursery, which we know is a difficult time especially when you are a first time mother. We look forward to having sibling number two :)

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter attended Queens Baby Nursery from 11 months old and I could not recommend the nursery more. It is a fantastic place and has given her a great start. She settled really quickly and is always really pleased to go to nursery. She loves the staff and we have always found everyone to be so caring,
friendly and kind. We get lots of information, photos and feedback on how she is doing and we will be sad to say goodbye as our daughter is now almost two and too old to attend any longer.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments, it has been a pleasure in supporting your daughter and becoming the confident little person she is. We wish her all the best for her next chapter in life.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are incredibly grateful to Queens Baby Nursery for the exceptional care and love they've shown our daughter. We can't fault a thing about our experience here. The communication, activities and encouragement has been fantastic. Thank you so much - we will miss you all!

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for your wonderful feedback and it has been our pleasure looking after you daughter and see her flourish to the confident little person she has become.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It is clear to see once your child attends Queens Baby Nursery why it has been awarded outstanding by Ofsted. But locally, its reputation precedes it. Unfortunately I have experienced other nurseries in the area prior to my son attending Queens, and if I could go back and make my decision again I would
send my child to Queens every single time. When you drop your little one off, to when you pick them up, the warm and caring staff make you feel like your most precious asset is safe, which I can tell you from experience is such a relief. Not only that, they are well fed, and incredibly well stimulated with such a variety of activities. This nursery really does tick all the boxes and I am so thankful to all the staff who have been amazing.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments and it has been a pleasure looking after your child and seeing them grow into confident little people and now ready for a new chapter in life.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children went to Queen's Baby Nursery, they absolutely love it and I can't thank the staff enough, they really care and the quality of care they gave to my children is phenomenal and I am very grateful. Now my son is graduated from nursery but my daughter continues her education with Queen'
s pre school, I just want to say how wonderful they have been and I definitely recommend them!

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

It has been our pleasure seeing both of your children grow into confident little people and starting their next chapter of learning.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son was so sad to leave Queens Baby Nursery - and my daughter felt just the same two years prior!
The team are so warm and engaging with the children; they have a unique dedication to nurturing the early years.
I felt so at ease to see my children head into the nursery door each morning, and not
need to look back. It really is a home-from-home.
The manager and the whole team are like a second family to us. As a parent, I always felt supported, through developmental stages and important milestones like potty training.
I would (and do) highly recommend the ursery to new parents in the area.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments and it has been our pleasure to support both of your children through their learning and making them confident little people and enjoying their next chapter of learning.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Queens Baby Nursery's dedication, patience, and nurturing environment have made a significant positive impact on our son's development and well-being. The nursery's ability to connect with the children and provide personalised care has made a world of difference to our family. We are incredibly grateful
for the peace of mind that comes from knowing our son is in such capable hands. Thank you once again for everything you do. Your hard work and dedication are deeply appreciated.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for you wonderful comments, it has been our pleasure seeing your son growing through so many different milestones and becoming the confident little man he has become.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely brilliant nursery! All of the staff are amazing, so helpful, patient and friendly. They took the time to reassure me as a mum when I was worried about my child settling in. They gave him so much love, care and confidence. He thoroughly enjoyed his time at Queens Baby Nursery and I would highly
recommend it! The food is so nice too, lots of healthy options and variety. And they do lots of fun activities with the kids. I just wish he had been longer there so he could have had more fun! It's such a cute, homely nursery with a nice outdoor space. The key worker is an outstanding key worker, very dedicated and caring in her role. Always there to support the parents and family as well as the child. My son loves all of the staff a lot and made some friends and lots of good memories there too!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had an amazing experience with Queens Baby Nursery. Our daughter has loved her time there - we couldn’t have asked for a better environment for her to develop over the past 12 months. The staff are all brilliant and have taken such good care of her. There are always so many activities and learning
experiences and we are always kept updated on what has been happening throughout the day. We couldn’t have asked for a better nursery.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

It has been a pleasure looking after your daughter and seeing her grow into the independent little person she has become.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We really miss Queens Baby Nursery! Our daughter was so loved by all the staff. We would drop her off in the morning knowing she was in a loving, caring, and safe place. We didn't want her time there to end. It was homely for her. The activities were so varied, the staff got really creative with ideas
and really knew her personality and needs. Thank you for teaching our daughter so much and looking after her so nicely. She is a real chatterbox and an independent almost two-year-old. She was ready for her step up to Queens Nursery with her friends thanks to you all.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you so much for your review. It was our pleasure to support you as a family and your daughter through her milestones and see her flourish and become the child she is today.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I've now had the pleasure of having two children go to Baby Nursery. Both children have had a wonderful experience from start to finish. Personally, I believe they have developed into confident, social children partly due to the nurturing and structure provided by the team at Queens.
The staff are
amazing and stable with most of the personnel remaining the same over the three years I have known them. I will be extremely sad to say goodbye. They have been an important part of our early years and we can't recommend them enough.

Reply from Debbie Selby, Manager at Queens Baby Nursery

Thank you for this lovely review and it has been a pleasure seeing both your children become the confident little people they are today.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.979)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.979) out of 10 for Queens Baby Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.979 for Queens Baby Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (233 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 238 Ratings = 4.979

  • b) 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Queens Baby Nursery is based on 20 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 27 number of registered child places is 5.4, which has been reached with 20 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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 (5)

Debbie

Debbie Selby

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2019

Debbie is an exceptional, experienced manager who gained her NNEB in 1984 and in May 2013 achieved an Early Years Professional Status. Debbie continued training and in July 2013 became a BA in Early Childhood Studies graduate. Debbie’s strong passion for working with children and supporting their development needs is exemplary. Debbie joined the team early in 2019. Debbie thoroughly enjoys supporting the children through their milestones, transition to Queens Nursery, reflecting on the practice within the rooms and being an outstanding role model to the team with her superb mentoring skills. Debbie ensures the nursery is running to an outstanding manner every day.
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Zoe

Zoe Minihane

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2018

Zoe is an exceptional and energetic deputy manager who joined our team in 2018. Zoe is highly skilled in outdoor play and plans very exciting activities for the children outside and in the local community. Zoe is highly qualified and holds a level 5 in Childcare and Education.
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Hannah

Hannah Robertson

Job Title: Room Leader

Joined: 2017

Hannah is the room leader of our youngest room the cubs room. Hannah is exceptional in her role as parent partnership lead and successfully hold families at the heart of the nursery as babies settle in well and engage in awe and wonder play and experiences.
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Ana

Ana Mountino

Job Title: Room Leader

Joined: 2017

Ana is an exceptional room leader who is also a fully qualified teacher. Ana uses her teaching skills to build on children's vocabulary and physical skills. Ana is very caring and introduces Montessori play to the children.
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Kayleigh

Kayleigh McAllister

Job Title: Nursery Co-ordinator

Joined: 2016

Kayleigh is the Nursery Co-Ordinator who works between all three nurseries in the company. Kayleigh has a Ba Hons in Early Years Education and ensures all three nurseries are working to an outstanding level every day.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Queens Baby Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Queens Baby Nursery accepts?

Queens Baby Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 2 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Queens Baby Nursery Open?

Queens Baby Nursery is open: 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.

How many Children does Queens Baby Nursery have capacity for?

Queens Baby Nursery has capacity for a total of 27 Children.

How far is Queens Baby Nursery to the centre of Buckhurst Hill?

0.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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