Culham Nursery & Preschool

Culham Science Centre, Culham, Abingdon OX14 3GY
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9.4 135 Reviews
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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 A H (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love the nursery, the bonds our children have developed with the staff are very strong, which is great to see. They are never short of cuddles! Their development has come on in leaps and bounds since they started 6 months ago. We love Culham Nursery, and would recommend it to anyone.
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Review from K G (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can only say positive things about the nursery. We like it very much.
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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Being at the nursery has really helped my son begin to develop his speech and became more confident. He loves the girls in his room and even asks for them at the weekends! He has built some excellent bonds and really looks forward to coming in. The girls in the room do their very best for the children
especially coming up with fun activities or features in the room to encourage learning. The key person system works really well, his key person really goes the extra mile for him.
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Review from Emma K (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It really feels like the staff love our baby as much as we do. Any guilt we felt about putting him in nursery from such a young age totally vanished when we saw how he is challenged and engaged all day long by the excellent staff. Very good food and table teaching. Happy happy customers!
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Review from S O (Father of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Culham Science Centre Nursery has provided excellent care for our child. We have noted a marked change in his development and has progressed well. He enjoys the different activities on offer and enjoys the home cooked food provided which is plentiful and varied. Staff communicate well and we are happy
to work closely with parents to ensure continuing of care and discipline. Our son settled well and always seems happy to go to nursery.
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Review from Silvie W (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child is very happy here. She learns a lot of English and talks positively about her key person. She wants to come here every day. I know she is really well cared for and loved. My child learns a lot of independence here.
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Review from Mark W (Father of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Ideal location close to work with this bonus of an outstanding OFSTED report, two in a row. My child really has enjoyed all classes from baby room to big boy room with a seamless transition. I have to drag him away. Well managed, well organised, motivated, happy staff. Good feedback provided about the
days activities every day. It was as a result of staff monitoring progress including incidents that led to prompt and early intervention to resolve a squint test very quickly, something not usually noticed until school eye tests. Thank you.
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Review from M P (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is an amazing place both outdoors and the room. Staff and management have always been understanding and reassuring and most of all my child is happy and there is nothing more important to me. Will always recommend this nursery.
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Review from P C (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter loves going to nursery every morning. The adaption period was really short and she gets along with everyone. We can really tell the difference since she joined she has developed much quicker. The food and care are great and the communication with the staff good. I am quite happy and hope
she can carry on for a long time.
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Review from Hannah W (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff at Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool have been exceptional in the care of my two year old. Since beginning the nursery last year her development has been astonishing and I definitely attribute that to the dedication of the staff. They are kind and approachable enabling them to form strong
relationships with the children. I would recommend the nursery to all my friends and family.
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Review from H T (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has thrived at the nursery- the staff being dedicated and highly professional and interested in each individual child as a separate personality with differing developmental needs, The nursery environment is fun and calm and good manners are encouraged. You feel the staff are really connected
to your child and have a personal interest in the child's welfare, it is a very safe and nurturing environment with plenty of learning and stimulation for developing minds. The staff are excellent, carrying out their duty of care to the highest standard. This is by far the best nursery I have encountered.
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Review from Angela F (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been at Culham Science Centre Nursery for over three years now and it just seems to get better and better. The obvious plus point is the pre-school's outstanding OFSTED report, the daily pre-school life really does live up to this grade. Almost everyday my son returns home eager to tell
me about what he's learnt that day- all with a smile on his face. The culture at Culham Science Centre Nursery is so diverse and I've often been astounded by my son greeting me in a different language. The team there are second to none and I have always felt confident in their abilities to care for my son from baby to young boy. I would highly recommended the pre-school and couldn't have wished for a better environment for my son to spend his early years.
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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since joining Culham Science Centre Nursery my son has developed in so many ways. He is more confident and balanced and looks forward to going to nursery to spend time with the friends he has made there. The nursery especially the pre school itself is a fun and bright environment and I think it provides
the backdrop for effective learning and social development of the kids.
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Review from Kiri W (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant staff and always keeping parents updated with children's progress. Great menu and activities for the kids.
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Review from Adam G (Father of Child) published on 14 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are extremely happy with all at the 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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