Orchidale Children's Nursery

My daughter has been going to Orchidale for over 2-years now and loves it. I honestly can’t recommend this nursery enough.

He’s so happy he now waves me goodbye every morning as I hand him over. And the fussy little eater at home loves his nursery lunches, often eating more there than he ever would at home.

Great opening hours. Super staff - amazing bonds created. Super outside spaces suitable for all ages. A range of activities for all babies, toddlers and pre-school children. I wouldn't send my daughter anywhere else.

My daughter thoroughly enjoys Orchidale Children's Nursery. She has been going there since she was 18 months old and is now just over 3 years. The activities available are beyond our expectations and the staff are all friendly and helpful. They are so caring and supportive to my daughter's needs. I love how they think outside the box and don't have just a standard classroom for education but various places and spaces to explore. I love that they hatch ducklings each year and have a forest school - children don't readily have those experiences in everyday life so it is nice they can get involved. Thank you staff!

Couldn’t be better!

I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Orchidale, it really is an excellent nursery.

Our daughter is thriving at nursery. She is always so happy to see her friends and the staff at the start of her day. Her days are both varied and with a routine that has allowed her to develop into a confident little person. The staff are fantastic and have a wonderful relationship with our daughter, the feedback on her progress is brilliant so that we are kept up to date daily. The facilities are also lovely, as soon as we saw the nursery when we did a tour we were confident that Orchidale Children's Nursery was where we would feel happy for our daughter to play and learn. Eight months on we feel so lucky to have found Orchidale.

Both of my children attend Orchidale Children's Nursery and I can’t recommend it highly enough. The staff are attentive, enthusiastic and treat every child individually and personally to their needs - whether educational or emotional etc. The nursery invests time in each child and this shines through in my son who was non vocal when he started 16 months ago and now chats and sings all the time! My children adore the staff and it certainly feels like staff feel the same way about them. I couldn’t be more confident that my children are in the best hands when at Orchidale!

My 17-month-old started in September, and since attending Orchidale, his speech has developed and is becoming more confident socially. He loves going and always has a big smile on his face when I pick him up. Going with the children’s way of doing things really suits my son as he’s independent-minded. Everyone is friendly, and I have felt comfortable from day one with leaving my son there. I’m really pleased we chose Orchidale.

We recently moved to the area and needed to find a nursery for our son, and we feel so lucky to have found Orchidale. It's absolutely wonderful. My son settled in instantly due to the care and attention of all the fantastic staff there. I love that the teachers follow the children's lead and nurture their individual interests and ideas. They make playdoh cupcakes, have water fights, build wooden toys, create obstacle courses and so many other things! The meals are all prepared and cooked in-house, often using food grown in the nursery's garden. My son has attended a few different nurseries/daycares, and Orchidale is far and away the best. It's truly special, and I can't recommend it highly enough.

The staff at Orchidale are all really lovely and happy to help. They have a wide variety of activities for the children to do both indoors and outside. My little one loves going and always enjoys her days there.

Orchidale Children's Nursery is the perfect place to send a child, they care deeply about me and my child. Focus weeks involve my child's input and include lots of activities based around their current interests. They go to Forest School weekly and learn lots about nature. Orchidale Children's Nursery seamlessly links play and learning and I am confident my child will be school ready.

An absolutely fantastic nursery with the best staff who go over and above to provide for the children every single day. The experiences the child gain from being at nursery is just amazing, regular trips to forest school, woodwork, watching ducklings hatch and grow, baking, painting. There really is no limit! Can't recommend them enough.

The nursery is very clean and well equipped it is a fantastic nursery and the variety of activities and food is excellent. The staff are all so friendly and my little boy loves them all! The outside space is like no other. My little boy has only been going for a couple of months but I can already see huge changes in his development. I am beyond happy with our choice of nursery. They even had ducklings in for the children to learn about which is just a fantastic experience.

A wonderfully supportive, friendly and welcoming nursery which has a fantastic range of facilities - particularly within the outdoor areas. Staff are extremely supportive and approachable, they have developed wonderful relationships with my son. Activities which are set up each day provide excellent opportunities for development across all areas of learning. I have been impressed with the opportunities which have been available to my son who is in the under 2 room. Since starting at the nursery he has made leaps and bounds of progress.

Orchidale Children's Nursery has been brilliant for our daughter. She loves attending and is always excited to arrive. Every day she is there she engages in lots of great activities that have benefitted her speech and development immensely. The staff are friendly, courteous and helpful. They clearly have and show great affection towards the children and make them feel at home. Due to the pandemic, we have not been able to go in but we feel that she is cared for wonderfully and would recommend this nursery highly to other parents.

Orchidale Children's Nursery is such a wonderful nursery. The staff are amazing! So nurturing and enthusiastic. They always go the extra mile for the children and we know we can go to work reassured that our child is having a lovely time. The staff, the environment, activities, resources, food - all is amazing! I'm so glad we chose this nursery!

My son was born last December, just before the pandemic began. When I returned to work, I was so anxious about sending him to childcare as he had spent over half of his life at home with just myself and my husband. I knew I wanted him to go to Orchidale, so despite my anxieties, I chose to send him as planned, and I am so glad that I did. His confidence and skills have improved massively in the time he has spent at the nursery- every week he amazes me with new skills- and despite not being used to interacting with other adults initially, he seems to have taken to the adults in his room wonderfully, and always seems so happy on nursery days. To me, that is all that matters.

I highly recommend this nursery. My daughter has been there since she was 9 months and I can see her development each day that she comes home. The staff are responsive, professional, caring, kind, and fun. I always feel reassured when my daughter goes off to nursery that she will be having an active and fun day whilst learning and socialising to build her knowledge and confidence. The administration of the nursery is efficient and effective. I always feel that I am kept up to date and communication is always clear and helpful. I am able to go through my daughter's tapestry journal and photos with her in the evenings so she is able to tell me all about her friends/staff in their various environments. The menu for the children is regularly varied and there are regular focus weeks where I am asked if there is anything I want nursery to focus upon to help my daughter's development. This helps both home and nursery to work from a common understanding of where she is at in her development.

Orchidale is an amazing nursery that has cared for both my children. As my youngest now leaves it really feels like saying goodbye to family. All the staff and management are wonderful and nothing is too much trouble. Throughout lockdown and beyond they have excelled in ensuring the children and parents are kept informed and continued to provide an impeccable service. The variety of resources, brilliant outside space and forest school enrich the experience of each child. Orchidale is a nursery I will recommend to others time and time again, a truly wonderful nursery with amazing staff.