





Occupying a converted manor house, St Nicholas Day Nursery is one of the oldest nurseries in the country. The home from home nursery was refurbished in 2020 providing a new, modern feel inside their converted grade 2 listed manor house setting. The nursery offers exceptional care, enriched by unique learning opportunities for your child. One such experience is child-friendly cooking classes, helping to equip children with valuable skills and deeper...
Funding & Fees
Full Day Session £86.60
We're making childcare more accessible to families:
* Part & fully funded places available
A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place. Exact days of attendance should be confirmed no later than 6 weeks prior to the child’s start date. Any changes are subject to availability.
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Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
- The Old Station Nursery
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Frankie Bignall (Nursery Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 17
Total Places for Children
- 75
Age Range
- from 0 years 0 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening 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 & Christmas
Parking
- There is a small parking area available for parents and visitors.
St Nicholas Day Nursery Reviews (113)
St Nicholas Day Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.961) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Nicholas Day Nursery has 113 reviews.
My daughter goes to St Nicholas Nursery full time and has done since 8 months old. My son also attended this nursery when he was 2 years old to starting school. There is a 9 year age gap between my children and in the time my son and daughter started hardly any of the staff had changed which is a really good sign from my perspective. I had no hesitation in sending my daughter here. Both my children have and will be more prepared for school life. The staff, care and facilities here are excellent.
St Nicholas is a place where my son feels happy to go. I love the way of teaching let them discover things on their way. They are free of trying and experimenting around the class but also helping them to choose another ways and games. Teachers are friendly and kind.
As a younger parent I was very apprehensive about taking my daughter to nursery, I found all of the staff very friendly and easy to talk to. My daughter LOVES going to this nursery, she looks forward to seeing the other children and she has become close to a lot of the staff. The nursery itself is lovely, big bright rooms with lots of stimulus for the children of all ages. A huge garden that is used all war round, and healthy hot meals daily.
I could not recommend St Nicholas enough, I feel 100% confident knowing my daughter is there whilst I'm at work.
My son has attended St Nicholas nursery since he was 9 months old and he has always enjoyed his nursery days. I would highly recommend this nursery it is a big decision choosing the child care provider to look after your precious children. I have 100% trust in St Nicholas Nursery.
My child likes coming to nursery. My child has nice friends and doesn't want to go home at the end of the day. Her teachers are very nice and good with her. They understand and guide her as much as possible.
My daughter thoroughly enjoys her time at the nursery. The staff are amazing. My daughter tells me each evening how much she has enjoyed her day and what she has learned throughout the day. The learning is great along with strong teaching methods and caring staff.
Highly recommend the nursery as we've noticed the positive impact its had on her development. We feel very happy and pleased at leaving her in the care of the staff as they are all lovely and our daughter has created bonds with particular staff, which puts us at ease knowing she's in safe hands and also having lots of fun.
All three of my sons enjoy or have enjoyed their time at St Nicholas. The staff are always very helpful and do so many activities with the boys. The large garden is a bonus and the children love to play outside. They always help out in emergencies and are flexible with extra shifts.
The nursery is well organised and equipped for the children's care and learning. The staff and management genuinely care for the children and my son thoroughly enjoys attending and I cannot recommend them enough. Thank you.
All the staff at St Nicholas are caring and experienced, we had the usual concerns and worries when we first sent our daughter to nursery and we needn't have worried.
The nursery has always been great. My son has done very well, and has particularly settled when in pre-school. The nursery have been very supportive with understanding the change in circumstances. What has been frustrating is the accounts department where I have had to phone and report errors on invoices. Though they have been rectified it, it would be nice to have a quality check before sending invoices out.
Thank you for your review. We have listened to our customers' feedback regarding our invoice process and have recently implemented new invoicing software to improve our service.
I have used this nursery for the past 3 years and found everything to be positive about it. The staff are all well qualified for the task and very informative as to the progress of the children in their care. Indoor and outdoor activities are well organized as are any events that are planned. Food, hygiene and cleanliness on the whole site is excellent. I would recommend nursery to anyone be it friends or family.
The open space and gardens first attracted us to St Nicholas and they certainly maximise the outdoor time, letting the kids play outside at every opportunity.
The building is old but well maintained, and there's been some redevelopment over the last couple of years which has also really helped.
The teachers have always been very friendly and both kids have really liked all the teachers they had as they progressed through the nursery.
There's only been a couple of issues over the years, which you'd expect over 8 years, although there's never been anything more than minor things (such as paint on clothes, or not being changed after water play and being left in wet clothes - always with the less experienced staff). However, whenever we've raised issues such as this, they have always been addressed quickly and they've never happened again.
I would also highlight the good work of the team in the Sun Hill Day Care head office - we had a few issues over the years with childcare vouchers and invoices and they always sorted all of our problems very quickly.
All in all, we've had a fantastic experience with St Nicholas over the years, they developed the kids really well, looked after them and ensured the kids enjoyed their experiences.
I would recommend St Nicholas Nursery very highly.
Child Vacancies
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News (14) & Events (0)
- Posted: Monday 27 Apr 2026We are delighted to share that The Old Station Nursery has once again been recognised as one of the Top 20 Nursery Groups in the UK by Daynurseries.co.uk for 2026....
- Posted: Wednesday 08 Apr 2026Our 1-minute school-readiness check-in, created by Early Years (EYFS) professionals, gives you a helpful snapshot of how prepared your child is to start school. Once you’ve completed it, we’ll send...
- Posted: Wednesday 17 Dec 2025The Old Station Nursery is proud to announce that it has raised £11,971 for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity during the first year of its official charity partnership, strengthening connections across...
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Awards / Recognitions (9)
- Recipient: The Old Station NurseryDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
- Recipient: The Old Station NurseryDate: Monday 31 Mar 2025
- Recipient: The Old Station NurseryDate: Thursday 28 Mar 2024
Meet the Team (1)
Qualifications: NVQ3, DSL, Paediatric First Aid, Food Hygiene
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