The Co-operative Childcare Carterton

The Co-operative Childcare Carterton is a very pleasant setting to leave your little ones. The staff are very caring and make real efforts to bring out the best in your child, be they boisterous, shy, or somewhere in between. They also make sure that parents know exactly what their little ones have been up to every day when they come to collect them. All in all a good recommendation.

I would and continue to highly recommend the Co-operative Childcare. The staff in the Carterton, West Oxfordshire branch have been fantastic since my eldest daughter started there in 2014. I cannot fault the care and obvious admiration the staff have for all the children. They are connected, enthusiastic and have a wonderful bond not just with my two daughters but all the children who attend and have attended. I regularly witness them speaking to siblings by name when them and their parents collect younger siblings. The building is always clean, tidy and well kept. They constantly update the rooms and maintain a high standard. The children are well fed, spend lots of time outside exploring and learning. I could continue to praise with many more comments. Thank you to Carterton staff for all their hard work and dedication.

My twins really enjoyed attending this nursery. The staff were wonderful in the baby room - kind, friendly and enthusiastic. They spent each day doing a huge variety of activities and brought home many wonderful things they had made, including mini Christmas cakes. The hours they cover is also fabulous, so you can drop kids of very early and not have to worry about breakfast, and a late finish if required. If it wasn't for needing a term time only nursery, we would have happily continued using this nursery. I cannot even fault the safeguarding - my husband was thoroughly quizzed when he came to pick them up once!

My two boys went to this nursery, one is ten and the other is five, both really enjoyed it, which made it so much easier for me to go back to work. Very friendly staff always happy to help, would recommend it.

We have had 2 of our children there for 2-4 years and they always liked going and got on well with the staff. The play areas are nice and I always felt safe dropping them off. There are areas to improve but they always valued feedback and tried to make things better.

Staff never seem to stay for very long. My little one constantly has new key workers. Would be nice to see some consistency. Also hate to see little ones with dirty noses and faces. Would be nice at pickup if they could let the kids wash their hands and faces.

The staff within the nursery are very approachable. My daughter's eating habits and speech have come a long way in only two months that she has been attending the nursery. Regardless of the fact they are undergoing recruitment campaigns to get more staff. The care of the children is excellent. My daughter is very happy here and always comes home chattering away about her day's activities.

All staff are very professional and great with the kids. Have a great relationship with some of the longer standing staff members who have looked after both my boys, could not ask for a better key worker. They have made great use of the setting and nearby outdoor areas. The only negative point would be that there can often be a high turnover of staff/management although I suspect this is due to being near a military base rather than anything else!

Amazing nursery! My son has gone since he was 10 months old and is now 3 years old.
Everyone is friendly and polite. Wide range of different food for children to try. They also have an amazing garden for the children with lots of activities and bikes. They keep all parents up to date with newsletters via email or at the front of the office.When I pick my son up I am informed in detail how he has been through the day and what he has eaten and any activities he has done throughout the day. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a nursery to send their child or children.

Not happy with this nursery at all. Admin procedures, communication, billing and payments procedures were regularly poorly handled by the management team. Lots of mistakes made on their behalf and never an apology or phone call to explain why. The manager was unapproachable and condescending but unfortunately, it was the only nursery in the area without a waiting list... now we know why!
We had no problems with the care given to our children, however, we would not care to deal with the poor management, therefore, decided to withdraw our children from this nursery. We would definitely not recommend this place to anyone