Orchidale Children's Nursery

My little boy has been attending Orchidale since he was 9 months old and is now almost 18 months old. Leaving your baby in someone else's care for the first time is never easy, but from the very beginning the team at Orchidale made us feel completely reassured.

Every member of staff is so kind, caring, and genuinely invested in the children's happiness and development. They have provided my son with so much love, support, and encouragement, and it has been amazing to watch him grow into such a confident, happy little boy.

The staff have celebrated every milestone with us and have always gone above and beyond to make sure he feels safe, settled, and cared for. Knowing that he is greeted with smiles, warmth, and affection every day means the world to us as parents.

I am incredibly grateful to everyone at Orchidale for the care they have shown my son over the past year. It truly feels like a second home for him, and I couldn't ask for a better place for him to learn, grow, and thrive.

As a parent, it gives me so much peace of mind knowing he is happy, cared for, and thriving there. Overall, I really can't recommend them enough and we're so grateful for everything they do.

My little boy started at Orchidale at 12 months old and is absolutely thriving since he started. He attends 3 full days and absolutely adores going to nursery and all of the staff at Orchidale. The activities that are planned for the children have so much thought and care put in to them, including all of the external activities that come in to nursery and the in house cooking club, always including the youngest children too. The correspondence from nursery is second to none, with such thorough updates throughout the day and on pick ups too. We are so glad that we chose Orchidale for our little boy & cannot wait for him to continue to flourish. We are so pleased to be part of the Orchidale family.

Our little boy attends Orchidale nursery and we couldn't ask for anything more from them. All of the staff are kind, caring and helpful. The activities planned for all of the children have so much thought put in to them and always help to make sure that all of the children can be involved. Our little boy absolutely loves Orchidale, we as parents love all of the updates we receive during the day, but always know that he is always having the best time. Thank you all!

I cannot recommend Orchidale enough and feel that they're as supportive to parents as they are essential for young children.

After relocating to Norfolk with no local recommendations, we used this website to compare nurseries through reviews, ratings and Ofsted reports, which led us to Orchidale. From our first visit it stood out for its warm, home-from-home feel and how happy and engaged the children were. Compared to our daughter's previous large nursery, the environment, activities and overall involvement felt far more personal. Since joining last summer, our daughter has been on numerous trips out, learnt about gardening, helps care for the nursery bunny and very much enjoys cooking club. We were initially worried about how she'd cope with the move, but the staff haven been amazing. By day four she was happily walking in and now has a lovely relationship with her key worker, Gaby, who also carefully supports her eczema routine. Although slightly more expensive than other nurseries, Orchidale has been worth every penny. We've been so impressed that baby number two has already been signed up for next year!

Overall, Orchidale is a wonderful nursery.

Orchidale is a great setting for children - they have so many experiences, visitors and most importantly so much fun (indoors and outdoors)!

Both my children have attended Orchidale, with my daughter still attending. All of the staff are kind and nurturing and my daughter always speaks so highly of everyone. The activities and experiences are above and beyond, the outside area and animals are an added bonus! Whenever I've had a query, they've always got back to me quickly and with a solution. I would 100% recommend Orchidale to everyone.

My daughter started at Orchidale in September 2025. She absolutely loves it here, and we are so thankful to have such a wonderful nursery available to us. She loves being outside, exploring and learning new things. This is one of many reasons we love it here. Due to my working hours, she does do long days at nursery (10 hours), this does not negatively impact her as she is always very well cared for, supported, and happy during her time there. She has built strong relationships with the staff, which is clear as she often talks about them and even asks for them outside of nursery hours.The team create such a nurturing and engaging environment, she feels comfortable, settled, and genuinely enjoys attending. Pick-up and drop-offs are always handled smoothly, it isn't often my daughter will get upset when I drop her off in the morning, but on the occasions she does get upset,  the staff are very reassuring and know exactly how to comfort her, helping her to settle quickly.

Thank you to everyone at Orchidale Children's Nursery for creating such a positive, nurturing environment-we're so grateful for everything you do.

Our daughter has been attending Orchidale since August 2024 and we have nothing but good things to say about our experience. From day 1 we have had total confidence that they are giving our little girl the very best start to life/childcare and it is clear to see the amazing impact they have had on her. Her confidence and adaptability as well as learning new skills has come on leaps and bounds. They do a fantastic variety of activities and she particularly loves helping care for the animals that live at the nursery.

The manager said she was happy for me to call whenever I needed to check how she was settling in. Now I know she's having such a fun day and look forward to seeing all the lovely photos.

Yes it may be more expensive than other nurseries but they do so much with the children, trips out, cooking, puppet shows, yoga, caring for animals. The list is endless and in my opinion it is worth every penny. I really wanted a home from home environment for my daughter's nursery experience and that's exactly what you get at Orchidale.

Thank you so much for making this journey for us so wonderful so far x

My child has been attending Orchidale for over two years now and we have been so happy with our experience. The staff are all lovely and clearly care so much about the children, taking the time to get to know their personalities and interests. My child is always talking about the nursery ladies! The nursery organises lots of exciting activities and visits; my child has had the opportunity to sit in a fire engine, touch reptiles, and visit a care home among many other things. They help the children to develop lots of skills, including woodwork, cooking and gardening, and encourage independence as they get older. I love that they can self serve their food at mealtimes in the preschool room! The meals are nutritious and the rotating menu gives variety. The fact that the children spend so much time outside and get to visit forest school was a big attraction for us too. We also get lots of updates on what our child has been up to. We have loved being part of Orchidale!

We feel incredibly fortunate to have found such a nurturing place where our daughter is not only cared for, but truly thriving.

We can really see that he is going to thrive here and very happy with our choice.

All the members of staff are brilliant and couldn't think of anywhere else better to help with his learning journey! We can't thank you enough!

When looking for a nursery I wanted my son to be in an enriching environment where he would still learn but not be subject to a school setting from such a young age. Orchidale was easily the right choice. He has been here for nearly 2 years and his last day will definitely be a sad one!

He plays outside almost all the time and has had so many amazing experiences, going on trips to farms, library, nature walks, their very own forest school and so much more. They also have people come in to deliver sessions such as yoga and karate, ponies and other animals, and even the ice cream van!

His confidence has grown massively since attending Orchidale and he's made amazing friendships. The staff are amazing, so kind and caring and they feedback so many details about my son's day. He's a fussy eater but even this has improved with their gentle support.

When we had an extremely sad personal family matter the staff were incredibly supportive and helped in any way they could. Amazing nursery!

We adore this nursery and will be sad when the girls time there comes to an end.