Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin)

11 Highbury Road, Hitchin SG4 9RW
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9.7 126 Reviews
  • Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin), Hitchin
Highbury Lodge Day Nursery is set in a beautiful converted Victorian building, with spacious interiors and adaptable play areas.

Activities are designed by highly trained practitioners in line with EYFS principles.

Strong parent partnerships are promoted within the nursery with parent partnership meetings and a fully inclusive package as part of the service. They have also achieved an Eco-Schools Green Flag award by implementing 'Green initiatives' within the nursery.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kirsty Rose (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 42

Total Places for Children

  • 83

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

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 & 2 Inset Days

Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.

Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin) Reviews (126)

9.7

Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.741) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin) has 126 reviews.

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Review from Julien B (Father of Child) published on 5 May 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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!
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Review from Brendon R (Father of Child) published on 5 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Jonathan P (Father of Child) published on 18 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have been very pleased with the nursery. Our son took a good few weeks to settle when he first started, and all the staff were very kind and patient. He now loves attending the nursery and rushes through the door.
The staff are also very good at feeding back when I collect him, about what he has
been up to during the session.
Overall the atmosphere is very warm and welcoming and we are very pleased with our choice to send our son to this nursery
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Review from Lucy M (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Julie A (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Claire S (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has spent the last 10 months at Highbury Lodge. She went from Bumblebees to pre-school. I cannot thank the staff at Highbury Lodge enough, they are kind, caring, enthusiastic and positive. The facilities are beautiful too.
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.
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Review from Nicky B (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Sonia R (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Barry M (Father of Child) published on 28 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Alison J (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Andrew F (Father of Child) published on 10 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Tyrone L (Father of Child) published on 10 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from L L (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Kerry P (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
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Review from Nicola S (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have always been very happy with the provision at Highbury Lodge Day Nursery. Our eldest daughter flourished here and our son is thriving under their care. Our main reasons for choosing and recommending Highbury are listed below.
a) Care and support - pastoral care for the children.
b) Communication
and partnership - staff are excellent at working with parents and named key workers for each child.
c) Learning - the activities are engaging and develop the children.
d) Management and staff - approachable and friendly, prepared to listen and act on the views of parents.
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Review from Neil C (Father of Child) published on 17 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic, caring team at Highbury Lodge. My son absolutely loves his days at nursery and it is helping his development enormously.
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Review from Rachel Y (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son's speech and vocabulary has improved significantly, thanks to the fantastic team in the bumblebee room. They are very welcoming and my son has settled in quickly. He is always happy to be dropped off and often doesn't want to leave at the end of the day.
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Review from Samantha S (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A lovely nursery with friendly staff. My son seems to really enjoy his afternoons here! Staff seem very organised and on top of things! Nice variety of food. I particularly like how regularly the garden is used.
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Review from Victoria P (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am really happy with Highbury Lodge and more importantly my little boy loves going to nursery. He has come on so much and has a really varied day. The staff are all very friendly. The surroundings of the nursery are like a home from home.
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Review from Lee B (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I feel that my child is happy at Highbury Lodge, she always talks about nursery at home, and that she is going to see her friends. She has settled well into the rooms she has been in and the staff provide a wide range of activities based on my childs interests. She has bonded well with the staff, who
are very caring and ensure she is happy in her room.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.741)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.741) out of 10 for Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 15 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 4.837 for Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin) is calculated as follows: ( (153 Excellents x 5) + (21 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 178 Ratings = 4.837
  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 4.904 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin) is based on 15 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 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
    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 83 number of registered child places is 16.6. 15 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.6 = 0.904
  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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Kirsty

Kirsty Rose

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2023

Kirsty is the Manager of Highbury Lodge Day Nursery and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 13 years. Kirsty has a Level 3 qualification in Childcare and Education.


What is your favourite feature of your nursery?


A home-from-home environment with very natural, loose part resources allows children to use their imaginations and be curious.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
The passion that strives the team to provide exceptional care, alongside stimulating activities with invitations to play for our children individually.

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