Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin)

The baby room is not too busy, so gives staff time to focus on the children individually.

All staff are really friendly, make a massive effort to really get to know all the kids and provide a nurturing environment. The facilities are reasonably good although rooms can be hot in summer (I believe aircon is being installed for next year).

Highbury was recommended to me by a friend and it has not disappointed. My son settled in so well and all the staff have been so good with him. He is leaving today a more confident, independent little boy.

Thank you to everyone who has cared and supported him. It's much appreciated.

Our boy started at Highbury Lodge full time from 15 months old until he was almost 5 as he started school. It's a difficult thing as a mum leaving your baby with other people, but I really felt he was in a place that felt like 'home from home'. The effort that goes into making it a fun, inspiring and creative environment by the staff is just great. The extra mile the staff personally go to contribute to each day is also worth mentioning. Bringing in activities from home they have come up with. They really do have love and care for the children. And they will constantly take on any questions/concerns/challenges you might be having with your child. They did activities I would never have thought of if I was at home with him every day, and he has learnt and been inspired a lot. And there is a lot to say about the importance of building little buddies at a young age for social ability and confidence. A huge thank you to all the staff, and a few in particular that were his key workers.

All the children helped paint the tractor. Also, the activities around it were brilliant. The staff have really listened to what the children love.

I cannot praise enough the dedication and friendly nature of all the staff. My son is in the Caterpillars room and I can see that he made amazing progress and has developed his social skills thanks to you. We appreciated the variety of activities and the personalised daily assessment! An excellent nursery that I will recommend without any hesitation!

Highbury is such a great nursery. We love it and so does our daughter. The staff are wonderful. I cannot recommend highly enough. Happy children and happy parents. Brilliant.

Overall the atmosphere is very warm and welcoming and we are very pleased with our choice to send our son to this nursery

My son started at Highbury Lodge in August this year and he has settled in extremely well due to the help and guidance from the superb staff. He has a visual impairment and so initially, I was apprehensive about how he would cope, but he has been very well supported both internally by his key person and externally by his visual impairment teacher. They have worked together to ensure that my son achieves all he can.

Our son has attended this nursery since 7 months old; he's now 15 months of land a confident friendly child. He thoroughly enjoys the time he spends there and I can't rate the staff and the facilities highly enough for the great place this is. Sending your child to nursery can be a big decision and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Highbury lodge to anyone.

The transition from nursery to pre-school was seamless. The range of learning and activities is outstanding. The garden in simply amazing. This is the best nursery I have visited. A first class establishment. I couldn't be more pleased. Thank you to everyone who works at Highbury Lodge, you are all stars.

We have been using this nursery for 4 years and the standard has always been excellent. The food is very good and my children have progressed extremely well with their learning and confidence.

My son has attended 'Highbury Lodge Day Nursery, Hitchin' for two tears. He is developing well in all areas and enjoys the time he spends at nursery. He is very comfortable with staff. Staff always give detailed feedback at the end of the day. I have always had the greatest of confidence in the nursery and all the staff.

My child has such fun at nursery. He makes lots of strong friendships and often talks about his nursery nurses with affection. I am very impressed with the high levels of professionalism and customer care shown by the staff. The staff are always smiling and are exceptionally creative, the nursery is regularly restocked with unusual creative games.

I have two children at Highbury Lodge and cant speak highly enough of it. My youngest is in the baby room - they provide a caring and nurturing environment. She cant wait to leave the house and go to nursery. My oldest is more reserved about nursery. He has always had a tendency to get upset at going. However, Highbury are supportive and help him make the transition each morning. When I pick him up he is having a great time.

We have two children at Highbury Lodge, one in preschool and one in the baby room. Throughout our time using Highbury Lodge, the staff have been wonderful, both in how caring they are and in the breadth of activities our children take part in. Our children have developed really well as a result of the attention they receive as groups of children develop their social skills, as well as quality 1-2-1 time with key staff. The nursery, rightly prides itself on the partnership it has with parents and I couldn't recommend Highbury Lodge highly enough.

Staff are always happy and friendly. My daughter is always happy and content. She's come on in leaps and bounds. Would happily recommend the nursery.

My daughter has attended this nursery for a year and a half now. She continues to develop socially, intellectually and emotionally. This is optimised by her time spent at Highbury Lodge. I continue to be wowed by her development, since she spends the rest of her time with myself. I am clear as to the nurseries contribution to her growth. This nursery mixes, firm, fairness, compassion, humour, ingenuity, imagination, attention to individual needs and love to create an environment in which children flourish.

d) Management and staff - approachable and friendly, prepared to listen and act on the views of parents.

My son is due to start school this year and is a summer baby which has made me nervous as he will be one of the youngest in his year. The staff in his pre-school room and the management at Highbury are doing a fantastic job at getting him ready for school. There are many activities going on, from role play to being given pencil cases, all to familiarise the children with what will be their new environment come September. All very subtle but powerful. I am very impressed and reassured that he will be ready for the change when the time comes.