Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans)

We've been really pleased with our daughters experience at Grasshoppers. She has been well cared for, enjoyed lots of activities and learnt a lot. The staff are fun and enthusiastic, there is a lovely, personal feel to the nursery. It feels like they care about the children and their parents - not just about making money. We did have some issues a while back, with regards to poor communication and staff changes, but all our concerns were dealt with simply and thoroughly by management.

My child recently started at the nursery and has settled in within no time thanks to the caring staff and great facilities. Everyone is so loving and helpful and it's been so comforting for us as parents to know that he's well looked after. There are so many activities he enjoys greatly that he's been talking about in the evenings and especially the spacious garden is a big bonus not only in the summer. Thank you to the entire team!

First class nursery with wonderful, caring and communicative staff. Our daughter's development has been fantastic to see and regular updates on how she is doing via the App makes being away from her so much easier.

Grasshoppers nursery is a brilliant nursery with friendly, caring and loving staff who make it all about the children and make you as a parent feel your child is being loved and cared for. There is a lovely feel to each of the rooms, a fabulous garden with lots to do and explore and they have plenty of activities for them to do each week which are fun as well as about learning. The nursery nurses listen and are supportive when things are challenging and I honestly don't know what I'd do without them! Thank you everyone at Grasshoppers for making my little one so happy and not miss Mummy and Daddy too much.

My daughter has been attending the nursery for the last 3 months. The staff are excellent providing great care, lots of fun and always deliver clear communication. My daughter waves me goodbye at each drop off and is happy to spend the day there. I would recommend this nursery to friends and family.

Grasshoppers is a superb nursery at every level. The staff are consistently excellent - I have two sons in the nursery in different rooms and both teams are excellent. From an administration and management perspective, they are also excellent and put the children and parents at the forefront of all they do. My eldest son has attended four nurseries, two very briefly, and Grasshoppers has been the best for so many reasons. Both my sons are confident, cared for, loved, educated, curious, adventurous and happy each and every day. The setting and facilities are also excellent both inside and outside. I'd be happy to recommend Grasshoppers to anyone.

When leaving my son for the first time, I was encouraged to call as often as needed in this first few weeks and never felt like I was fussing. Staff all have a genuine interest and show enthusiasm supporting his development. Regular updates and pictures on the portal evidence this. My only suggestion for improvement would be the construction of a bigger pram store area (fire exit sometimes blocked). However, overall an excellent experience.

The key workers strive to complete an observation each week but sometimes, only manage once a month. Although if that happens, they usually do several. Handovers at the end of the day are done well, even though it's a busy time.

Lovely friendly staff and my daughter has really great connections and friendships with many of them.

They have also catered for our daughter's allergies with ease.

The food is very good.

Great experience, really helpful staff. Homely atmosphere. The staff always make an effort to say good morning to all the children who enter, they are always smiley and happy and nothing is ever too much of a problem. They seem to really care for the children.

Wide variety of toys, resources and learning materials that are stimulating in terms of sensory and intellectual. Good variety of meals - made blended suitably for my baby. Very caring, welcoming staff - always make me and my baby feel welcomed. Very attentive staff. Clean facility and hygienic practices in place. Overall very happy with this nursery.

Fantastic service.

Recommend it wholeheartedly.

We are extremely pleased with our experience of the nursery. The staff are always nice and supportive. Our child has learnt so much from the nursery and we thank everyone for taking care of her.

My daughter started nursery at 6 months old at Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans). This was very hard for me as I was nervous, she was so young. The team were simply fantastic at reassuring her and us as parents. My daughter absolutely loves coming here - she giggles and plays with the other children and adores her key worker. Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans) has the ultimate 'homely' feel - The management ensures that everything runs smoothly and I have confidence that my daughter could not be in better/safer hands.

My son settled very quickly and gets on well with his key person. The staff are lovely and everyone knows his name. It feels very much like an extension of our family. We are very happy with his progress at the nursery and would highly recommend the nursery to anyone who wants to join. The admin staff also make the registration and joining process very smooth and try to be accommodating as possible.

Brilliant nursery, caring staff, our boy has settled well.

I had my first son started here in the pre-school room. We had a good experience. Staff were good and caring. Now he is in Oakwood School and I got my 2nd son in the nursery. It is difficult to assess as he has been poorly so many days and didn't attend the nursery regularly. But the staff are very good it seems.