Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead)

Park Road, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JT
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9.9 123 Reviews
  • Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead), Hemel Hempstead
Lime Grove Day Nursery is a purpose-built nursery offering high-quality care and education to children aged six weeks to five years. Friendly and well-established, Lime Grove provides a happy, sociable environment where individual care is prioritised.

Outside is a large, fully enclosed and well-equipped garden with a nature area to encourage wild life, a playhouse, climbing frames, a vegetable garden and a restful sensory area. Understanding the significance of outdoor play, the nursery ensures daily access to this space.

The nursery is proud to have achieved an Eco Schools Green Flag Award.

Lime Grove also offer the extracurricular activity of Tiny Mites every Friday between 10am and 11am.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kelly Climpson (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 49

Total Places for Children

  • 102

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 & Inset Days

Parking

  • Parking available - pay and display car park for settle in sessions, drop off and pick up parking available for free in the 'Everyone Active' car park on Park Road, next to the nursery.

Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead) Reviews (123)

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Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.886) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead) has 123 reviews.

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Review from Marco C (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lime Grove is an excellent nursery! Staff are great, lovely and enthusiastic. My little one, who used to cry at the first days, is now happy to attend and always looks forward to going, and very attached to staff. She also loves the food there. Staff are really professional and teaching kids to be independent
and doing a great job on this, with lots of activities which we can see also from the online website, with photos and comments from the staff. I highly recommend this nursery!
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Review from Corine S (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As my daughter is sadly coming to the end of her time at Lime Grove I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the care that you have provided for her over the last 3 years.


Going to Lime Grove has, without a doubt, contributed to her being the happy and ever more confident little

girl that she is growing into.
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Review from Maria P (Mother of Child) published on 30 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly staff members. Excellent overall standard.
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Review from P R (Father of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All 3 of my children have used Lime Grove over the last 6 years. The nursery is now better than ever. Strong leadership and a great team. My children are happy and love attending. The facilities are great and I would not hesitate in recommending Lime Grove.
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Review from N A (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lime Grove is a great nursery. Staff are fantastic and I always know that my child will learn and enjoy his day. He feels safe in the nursery and is very attached to staff. Staff encourage children to be more independent and prepare them well for school. There are well-structured activities planned
for each day which varies each week. The food is made on site and my son loves the food here. The meals look delicious. My favourite bit is the fantastic array of activities planned for celebration festivals. We have regular photo shoots, a trip to panto, old people's Christmas party and many other events organised regularly. It's more expensive than other nurseries but entire cost is justified for what you get.
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Review from Joanne R (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were welcomed around the nursery and we felt instantly that this would be our chosen nursery for our son. The staff genuinely care about the children and with healthy tasty meals, plentiful stimulated toys and activities daily, you couldn't ask for more from a nursery. You leave your child at a young
age, for quite a large amount of time with people you don't know at the beginning. So it's important that you trust the staff and nursery, in general, to care for your child like you would at home and Lime Grove delivers this standard.
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Review from Claire W (Mother of Child) published on 31 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Both my girls have had great care whilst at Lime Grove. The facilities are fantastic and the staff friendly, helpful and caring. Lime Grove always put on lovely summer fetes and Christmas parties and put a lot of effort and their own time into these. The ladies from pre-school have been exceptionally
good as well as another lady from Ladybirds and a gentleman in Bumble Bees. My only negative is the admin side at the reception. Arrangements I have made in the past have been forgotten and emails about finances have not been responded to.
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Review from Katherine R (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have previously experienced several nurseries/day-care provisions and I can honestly say Lime Grove stands head and shoulders above the rest. Every member of staff is caring and attentive (even the staff not in my son's room acknowledge him by name) and you never get the impression that looking after
children is just their job, but a genuine vocation.
The toys and learning aids are imaginative and used very creatively and are well maintained and updated regularly. My child really looks forward to attending each session and comes home visibly excited, educated and exhausted! (In a good way!).
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Review from Martyn C (Father of Child) published on 16 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A great nursery all around. Expensive but you get what you pay for.
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Review from Miranda S (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child attends pre-school in the nursery and has thrived in this setting as well as all the other ones she has experienced at this nursery. The recent focus on school and art has been great for school and played to her strengths, interests and focus areas. My child's key worker is great with her,
giving time to be independent and happy whist always knowing she is there to guide and care. Thank you for everything and most of all looking after my precious daughter so well.
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Review from Ami D (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at the nursery for 2 1/2 years and has come on so much. It has been a complete delight sending him to this school.
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Review from Pauline C (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are not only professional but welcoming and caring towards all the children. I am proud to say my son attends Lime Grove and has been given the support and encouragement to achieve throughout the years. Thank you to all involved.
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Review from Sarah F (Mother of Child) published on 10 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
So pleased with Lime Grove. We were new to the area and I don't think I could've found a better nursery. The staff are friendly and know all the children by name. They look after the children in a fun, safe environment and the key workers have a real focus on my child's personal development. My daughter
loves it there, especially the big outside space, and always looks forward to going.
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Review from Jane F (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our child learns new things every time she attends. Lime Grove provide new experiences such as tadpoles this month and learning the stages. My daughter has learnt how to share and consider others. Show and tell has allowed her confidence to improve. The overall facilities and learning experiences she
has at Lime Grove have been amazing.
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Review from C G (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Daughter attended since one years old (now over three years). Always been an environment that she loved coming to. The staff have given amazing support to daughter and family as a whole. Whenever need extra support (sessions) they always were there to help. When needed on call support for arrival of
baby brother the staff expressed that they would be available to support us. They always challenged and adapted to daughters individual needs and milestones. We will be sad to leave when heading off to school. Thank you!
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Review from Lauren R (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The team at Lime Grove are wonderful. Nothing is ever too much trouble and they always welcome us with a smile,. We've been coming her since I went back to work and began our nursery journey in the baby room, we're now soon to leave pre-school and it feels like visiting family everyday.
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Review from David R (Father of Child) published on 15 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son and I couldn't be happier with the care and service that we receive from Lime Grove. The care that my son receives is wonderful and the support that he gets is second to none. I feel happy at work knowing that he is so well looked after.
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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have 2 children attending the nursery. My eldest has been coming for almost 3 years. All of the nursery staff are exceptional. Since day one I have felt confident that my children are being well cared for, well fed, stimulated and kept safe. The golden values are a great idea and help to teach the
children good manners and respect. I'm delighted with Lime Grove Day Nursery and would be happy to recommend it to any parent considering child care.
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Review from Kelly C (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My six month old baby boy started at the nursery at six weeks old and I couldn't be happier with the care and support we have both been given right from the very start from everybody. His key person has been absolutely amazing at settling him in and reassuring me and answering any questions I had. I
feel that when I take him into the baby room she is as excited to see him as he is her. All the staff are friendly and professional and couldn't do enough for us. The nursery has excellent resources, an amazing garden, lovely freshly cooked food and the staffs knowledge about childcare is brilliant. I am confident my son is getting the best childcare possible. His key person plans for his individual needs and development assuring that he has everything he needs to help him progress. I am looking forward to seeing the journey he is going to make at such and outstanding nursery.
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Review from Kim C (Mother of Child) published on 21 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Lime Grove since she was 12 months old and is now just turning 3. She was a very shy girl who was sad at being separated but the Lime Grove staff and setting made her feel secure and safe, and she is happy and joins in with all the activities now. The daily feedback from staff
is detailed and gives me a brilliant picture of her day at nursery. Her key worker is always brilliant and helpful and her learning journey is updated and a great read. The food provided is always eaten up. We love Lime Grove!
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.886)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.886) out of 10 for Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 25 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 25 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 4.886 for Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead) is calculated as follows: ( (268 Excellents x 5) + (29 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 299 Ratings = 4.886
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Lime Grove Day Nursery (Hemel Hempstead) is based on 25 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 102 number of registered child places is 20.4, which has been reached with 25 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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)

Kelly

Kelly Climpson

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2009

Kelly is the Manager of Lime Grove Day Nursery in Hemel Hempstead and has a wealth of experience, having worked at Childbase for 22 years. Kelly has a Level 3 qualification in their Early Years.


What is your favourite part of working at Lime Grove?
I would say our garden is my favourite feature - people are often 'wowed' by it as they don’t expect it to be so big. Each room has its own free-flow garden which is amazing and another great space for the children.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
I'm very proud of my team's approach and the amazing bonds that they form with their key children and families.

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