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 Jessica A (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has settled into Caterpillars really quickly and is very happy left with all members of staff. The activities are reviewed and I really appreciate the full debrief at the end of every day as it helps us mirror his nursery activities at home!


Thank you so much.

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Review from Alison N (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff in Caterpillar room have been excellent on all levels. I really feel that they have been instrumental in helping with my son's developmental progress both emotionally, socially and educationally. Two members of staff in particular provide a secure and nurturing environment and have both been
key in ensuring that my son is happy and settled. I am confident and relaxed in leaving him in the caterpillar room and know the care he is receiving is of excellent quality. Top marks for a top team. Thank you.
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Review from Albert L (Father of Child) published on 29 October 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent friendly staff who really care about the children. My daughter is always happy and smiling when I pick her up after work. I'm really happy with the nursery and they seem to know my daughter very well.
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Review from Tim T (Father of Child) published on 29 October 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic experience! Great staff who show fantastic expertise in child care. My child loves coming to Highbury Lodge.
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Review from Helen M (Mother of Child) published on 29 October 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very approachable staff who didn't mind me approaching them with concerns. They made me feel listened to and dealt with the issue quickly. My son is always happy when I've seen him here and eats very well. I am impressed with the variety of food on offer and the messy activities they do. They treat
each child as an individual.
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Review from Chris P (Father of Child) published on 15 September 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent nursery where the care for my child is exceptional. We can see how much she develops after just one day and her interaction with other children and has improved.
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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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Meet the Team (1)

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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