Culham Nursery & Preschool

Culham Science Centre, Culham, Abingdon OX14 3GY
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9.4 135 Reviews
  • Culham Nursery & Preschool, Abingdon
Culham Nursery & Preschool is a warm happy and homely environment where the top priority is to have safe contented children. Owners believe the nursery should be about making friends and learning through play.

Staff are extremely important to children and the service ensures they are highly qualified and love little people.

The nursery has excellent purpose built facilities both indoors and outdoors, placing a great emphasis on spending lots of time outside in the fresh air. Culham Science Centre has an exceptional garden and staff use both the indoors and outdoors to deliver all areas of the early years curriculum to a high standard.

The team constantly strives to give children memorable experiences with exciting opportunities to learn through play that they might not always be able to do at home and of course give them the opportunity to make some of their first friends.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Nikki Durkin (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 50

Total Places for Children

  • 144

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Culham Nursery & Preschool Reviews (135)

9.4

Culham Nursery & Preschool has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.432) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Culham Nursery & Preschool has 135 reviews.

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Review from Lindsay C (Grandmother of Child) published on 7 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has really settled into nursery and missed them all when he was unable to attend due to illness. The staff are amazing. I would recommend to family and friends.
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Review from David T (Father of Child) published on 7 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with nursery. Staff are friendly welcoming and give a lot of detail each day as to what they have been up to. Would highly recommend to others, my son has come on so much since joining. Sometimes he comes home in the wrong clothes when there were clean clothes in his bag, but a very minor
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Review from H L (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been very happy with all services provided by the nursery.
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Review from C S S (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is cared for by the nursery as previous her elder brother was. It was an excellent nursery before and has improved on the excellence since under going development to the site. It has not effected it's overall focus only improved on all aspects of care for the children that attend.
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Review from Michael F (Father of Child) published on 7 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This place is so good politicians get their photo taken here. Total confidence but not cheap. Happy and well fed.
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Review from Sara W (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughters confidence has really grown since starting nursery. I believe it is a fantastic nursery and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone, the staff are all really friendly and very professional.
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Review from Matthew G (Father of Child) published on 7 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery provides excellent care with emphasis on development. My son loves spending time with the staff and other kids. Great environment.
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Review from Rula E (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An outstanding management and team. Very caring, supportive and flexible, always willing to work with parents to achieve targets to adopt techniques that suit both parent and child.
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Review from Andrew L (Father of Child) published on 1 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery exceeds all my daughters needs - and it is always hard taking her home after another great day full of activities and fun. Would recommend without hesitation. She always feels safe and has helped her become even more confident and friendly.
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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. Jack loves the staff and enjoys his time at nursery. When we go on holiday he can't wait to come back to see his friends.
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Review from Christopher A (Father of Child) published on 23 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves his time at Calham nursery. Staff are always very friendly and give us a detailed account of our sons activities during the day.
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Review from Sally B (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very pleased with the care and attention both our children receive at Culham. Both have moved to the nursery in the last year when we relocated and have been looked after very well. My daughter has been very well supported both in terms of her physical and emotional development and my son has
been challenged and engaged in preparation for his starting school in September. We feel confident when we drop our children off in the morning that they will enjoy a stimulating day. On the rare occasion we have been concerned, any issues have been dealt with. Thank you.
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Review from Claire O (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my son as attended Wombles room along with the room staff his speech has come on incredibly. The team are continuously looking at my sons development and we work together to encourage him. Everyday I feel happy that my son is cared for in the way I would like. The team go out of there way to help
us both, currently allowing my son to be chief fish feeder to prevent tears and strops early in the morning. They are brilliant.
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Review from C P (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been with the Wombles room for 9 months all the girls have really helped my daughter to settle. My daughter is a very shy little girl who needs lots of support in busy environments. In particular my daughters key worker has spent lots of one to one times with her helping her to feel
comfortable. The girls always make time to chat at the end of the day for handover explaining all the activities, meals and naps that my daughter has had during the day. Keyperson especially always makes time to discuss my daughters development more generally. I feel like we are all helping my little girl grow together. What a fantastic nursery.
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Review from James P (Father of Child) published on 23 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy, there is a good level of experience at Culham and the staff are very friendly.
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Review from Corinne B (Mother of Child) published on 22 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son really enjoys his time here and we have been more than happy with the care he receives from the staff. The staff have also been very helpful, providing us with information and assistance with things like weaning, potty training, dealing with toddler tantrums etc. I have not once regretted my
decision to send him here and we have also signed up our second son. The daily feedback received is excellent and help us to understand how our son spends his day and lessens the feelings that we are missing out on time with him.
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Review from S N (Mother of Child) published on 22 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at the nursery for nearly a year and a half. More recently he is now full time. It's a very difficult decision to make; to choose the right day care place for your child as you have to have complete trust and faith in the people at the nursery to care for your loved one. This nursery
is in the opposite direction of my travel to work; however, the additional daily travel is very much worth it. My son is very happily settled at the nursery. He loves all the staff that care for him and eagerly runs into the class every day to the open arms of the waiting staff. The staff are friendly, approachable and caring. Recently rated outstanding and this was very well deserved! My son's development has been excellent and that is in part, thanks to the nursery.
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Review from V S (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have sent both my children to this nursery over the last 8 years. I have seen both my son and daughter gain in confidence and learning. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery to other parents. The children learn in a lovely caring environment.
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Review from Danielle H (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started lower pre-school, January 2016. Since this time she has developed further in her speech, co-ordination, displaying strong, confident characteristics including caring for others and tidying when told. She has developed a true understanding of play and often relays stories about her
friends and staff at the nursery. She thrives and looks forward to going to nursery which is helped greatly by her caseworker, and all the staff. Thank you for all your help.
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Review from Natalie S (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care for my child who has additional needs.
Informative handover at collection.
Excellent quality of food.
Kind and caring environment.
Child looks forward to attending nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.432)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.432) out of 10 for Culham Nursery & Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 13 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 4.981 for Culham Nursery & Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (153 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.981
  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 4.451 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Culham Nursery & Preschool is based on 13 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 144 number of registered child places is 28.8. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 28.8 = 0.451
  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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