Purbrook Day Nursery & Pre-school

Sadly my son has now left this month to go to school and I was heartbroken. Rocking Horse have been outstanding over the last 2 and a half years and I’m only sorry it wasn’t our first choice on my return to work. Without a doubt, this isn’t just a nursery, it has been part of our family. My son has grown and developed through their amazing care and I can not recommend Rocking Horse enough. Having needed additional speech and language assistance, they have worked alongside the specialists and have their own in-house specialist too. He has come on leaps and bounds. Even when we were struggling with the first dentist visit, they adapted their classes to incorporate the learning of dental care, etc. And the next visit to the dentist was a dream. They are flexible and when needed jumped in to help where we needed support.

Drop off is a breeze with a hidden gem of the car park at the rear. Two amazing gardens for the children to play in, amazing activities and more importantly, an incredible team.

My child has spent many happy years here at Rocking Horse. I really couldn’t ask for more in terms of care, attention, safety, fun, learning and development. The preparation for big school is great, and I’m so impressed with all the social skills, interactions and independence they develop at this setting - it really is top-notch. The manager leads a great team here and it has a lovely family feel, especially with all the social and fundraising events too. We will miss Rocking Horse so much when it’s time to leave and we’ll always be grateful for our time here - special memories!

The return to Nursery after the Covid closure has been very well organised, reassuring and sensible. My child just couldn’t wait to return and going back was a happy day for us all and a seamless event. The drop off and collection is smooth, quick and safe.

My son has attended this nursery for 2 years, he is now leaving in August to go to year Reception.

I cannot say enough about how loving, caring, supportive and talented the team are, my little boy loves his time there always talks about the staff and children. They nurture the children to get the best out of them the kids love the 2 outside gardens building dens watching the tadpoles grow to frogs and much more.

I helped out in the muddy puddle walk earlier this year and what a delight that was, it was so nice to see all the children going round the walks finding ladybugs all sorts of different flowers and generally enjoying nature.

I will always recommend the nursery even though my little one does not go there now. If you are looking for a nursery that will 100% care for your little ones please sign up to them.

Both my daughters have attended Rocking Horse Nursery and the whole experience has been fantastic for all of this.

From starting, they have felt part of the family, the staff are friendly and very caring. I am so happy that I have found such a lovely place for my children to go while I am at work.

Our eldest son attended this nursery for approximately 18 months before he left for school. Our youngest son now attends and has done for 15 months since the age of 1. He loves his time spent there, especially when outside in each of their 2 garden areas. He benefits from the range of activities offered to him, the opportunity to be physically active but also to partake in more relaxing, but still stimulating, activities. The environment promotes variety, creativity, and imagination from the children.

The staff are approachable, kind and caring and have developed knowledge of our son's individual needs over the time he has been attending.

I have recommended this nursery to friends and will continue to do so.