Silks Farm Day Nursery and Preschool

To sum up, despite our bumpy start, our overall experience with Silks Farm has been positive. We will miss all the lovely staff members and especially her key worker when our daughter leaves for her big school adventure.

My son started with Silks Farm Nursery School when he was 6 months old and he's now almost 2 years old. Even with us moving house, we kept him at the nursery simply because of how amazing the staff are. He loves attending nursery and the activities are brilliant. His development has come on leaps and bounds and the staff genuinely seem so pleased when he learns something new. Couldn't fault them!

Lovely, attentive staff who really got to know our daughter. She always came home happy and clearly had lots of fun. It was great how often the children accessed outside space. She also had lots of opportunities to do activities and learned counting and how to write her name.

All the staff are super friendly and always greeted with a smile. They always chat when we collect our little boy and tell us what he has been doing and are very helpful when he first started and used to be screaming upon arrival, but they soon calmed him down.

Amazing in every way. Both my girls have been so happy here and will be devastated to leave for school! Cannot fault this nursery in any way. The staff are fantastic, great outdoor space and many learning opportunities are provided.

The staff have been great at helping my daughter settle. I don't think she has been to the nature school yet, so I wish this was used more often. I also wish there were more practical life activities. Overall, I am glad I moved my daughter over to Silks Farm Nursery.

The nursery staff are fantastic and friendly, communicative and very reassuring. Our son always seems to come out smiling. The nursery is in a nice rural setting and has invested in the garden recently, which is great.

An amazing, friendly nursery where every child is looked after and cared for. They take the greasiest pride in every child’s development. The environment is constantly being improved to cater for the children’s needs, and my children are so, so happy here!

Great people working there with a lot of dedication! My daughter loves going to Silks Farm, and she is always very happy when I pick her up! The manager of Silks Farm is great and very creative, and since she joined Silks Farm, a lot of good things happen. On a daily basis, kids go wherever they need, and the team is always for them! Highly recommended!

I'm so grateful for the really positive experience we have had at Silks; it's all down to the amazing staff that work there. I would recommend Silks Farm to anyone!

Our son has just moved on to Primary School after four incredible years at Silks Farm. Handing your firstborn to someone else is a huge event, and after viewing several nurseries, we knew immediately that Silks Farm was the nursery for us. Such a rich environment, attention to detail, constant new activities and themes, games and songs and deep and a deep routed ethos that leaps out every time we drop off and pick up. His last day was incredibly moving as he has grown and developed so much, forming wonderful bonds with the staff along the way. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Silks Farm and can speak highly enough of the facilities and all the staff. Thank you, Silks Farm, so, so much for looking after him, and we are so pleased to enjoy a couple more years with you for his younger brother!

Throughout Covid, we were kept informed and they managed as best they could.

Both of our children attended Silks Farm Nursery School as babies until they were ready to start school. The staff were caring and loving and gave our children the most fantastic start. They particularly enjoyed the outdoor space. The planned activities were varied and fun and the preschool room prepared them well for school. Staff listened to any concerns or worries and we felt they genuinely cared. Thank you so much!

I couldn’t recommend the place more. They’ve been through so much with Covid and all the rules but never lost that personal feel with the kids.

The nursery, on the whole, is good. Disappointed with the 10% increase in rates which was the second increase in less than a year. Wrote numerous emails to discuss, but not one was addressed. That is the first time I have had an issue with the nursery, along with when the food changed without consultation. However, the staff are caring, and my son does enjoy his time there mainly. I do appreciate the calls telling me if he has fallen over etc, and the updates sent out.

I feel the staff at Silks Farm are very friendly, and I'm confident that my son has lots of fun when he goes. There is a varied menu, and the meals are cooked on site. O enjoy receiving photos of my son placing and learning on the portal. Overall, I am very pleased with the service Silka Farm provided.

I feel Silks Farm Nursery School is an excellent place for my child. I have sent both my children to Silks now. The staff are always excellent with my little one. They always come out with a great big smile, and I can tell that they've had a good day. My child has come along in leaps and bounds, and I feel a lot of that is due to the wonderful staff and excellent grounds the nursery has. Just exceptional all the way.

As with all settings in the current environment, there are times when queues and staffing have been an issue, but generally, the team work their socks off to make sure they are in a position to minimise as much disruption as possible. Personally, since there has been a change in management, the nursery has improved drastically, and the girls in the rabbit room are an asset to the team. Subsequently, our boy thoroughly loves the rabbit's room, his development has been impressive, and that's all credit to the team and the work they put in.

The outdoor space is fabulous, and that's why we chose Silks Farm. I have never regretted that decision. They are outside lots and let children be children, ie play in the mud, in the puddles etc.

The nursery is a very friendly, happy environment. The nursery works hard on different daytime activities, and my child's development and confidence have grown. I like how they encourage outside play and work to a routine that I have at home. The staff are very helpful and understand parent's worries and are always contactable throughout the day.