Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet

63 Wolfe Road, Norwich NR1 4HT
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9.8 103 Reviews
  • Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich
Spring Thorpe Hamlet offers a friendly and secure approach to early years learning at an affordable cost. Children aged from 3 months to five years are given the best start to life through early years provision.

The nursery is located in Norwich and offers 53 Ofsted-registered places for children aged from three months to five-years-old. The setting was assessed as 'Good' by Ofsted in March 2023.

A team of caring, friendly and qualified staff help each child develop at their own pace in a safe, friendly and fun environment. Staff plan activities in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and actively encourage parents to become involved in the life of the nursery.

The nursery is open from 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays and staff training days.

Spring Thorpe Hamlet encourages you to 'Spring into Action' and book your child's place today.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kat Ellington (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 57

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Sessions range in price depending on session times and age range.


    Fees can be requested by emailing direct or booking a tour.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & 3 staff training days

Parking

  • Although they do not have a car park, there is a large amount of on street parking directly outside the nursery entrance.

Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet Reviews (103)

9.8

Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.840) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet has 103 reviews.

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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 25 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so grateful for the incredible care my child receives at Spring nursery. From the very first day, the staff have been warm, welcoming, and truly invested in the well-being of every child. They create a nurturing environment where the children feel safe, loved, and encouraged to explore and learn
every day.
My son absolutely loves attending-he looks forward to going in the morning and always comes home excited to tell me about what he learned, who he played with, and the fun activities they did. The staff take the time to get to know each child individually, and it really shows in the way they support their growth and confidence.
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Review from L E (Mother of Child) published on 25 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son transitioned into Inventors back in September and has settled in so well. The transition was seamless and the staff have been outstanding at welcoming him in. I never have any concerns when I send him and always feel relaxed that he is in great care. Staff have gone above and beyond to help my
son with toilet training too.
The kitchen staff have been excellent catering to my son's differing dietary needs. Nothing as ever been an issues.
There has always been open and clear communication from management even with changes in staff. Everyone is extremely approachable and multiple members of staff have been very supportive to me personally.


I am extremely happy overall with the nursery.

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Review from Dana G (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I couldn't any be happier with our experience at Springs nursery. All the staff in the Explorers Room are absolutely amazing - they're so caring, patient, and genuinely enthusiastic about what they do.
Thanks to the whole team, my daughter has settled in so well and absolutely loves coming to nursery
each day.
It's such a comfort knowing she's happy, thriving, and surrounded by people who make her feel safe and encouraged to explore and learn. We're so grateful for everything the Explorers Room team does - thank you all
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Review from G C (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent setting. My little boy attends the baby room and really struggled with the transition to nursery. The staff were incredible helping him settle. They were so kind and patient. He gets lots of 1-1 time. They make a real effort to understand his interests and implement it into the scheme of
work. The communication is excellent throughout the day and the end of day handovers are really informative. I could not be happier with our experience.
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Review from Imogen T (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Resources in each room have been updated to reflect the interests of children in which they help to promote communication, imagination and turn taking skills. The resources are now much more appropriate for the age and stage of development.


2 year olds and above have open access to the outdoor area,

meaning children can develop independence, get fresh air and navigate the spaces much more freely. I feel the use of basic signing, along to routine songs is an inclusive and fun way to promote language development.


Staff are good at updating verbally about your child's day. At times it would be nicer to have more observations added onto the app which shows the progress your child is making, especially as they transition into other rooms. However the app is well used to update families about things happening within the nursery.

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Review from Alex B (Father of Child) published on 11 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our Daughter started at Spring, Thorpe Hamlet in September of this year. To start with, she was upset with going, Mum and myself were then a bit apprehensive about her going. The staff reassured us that this is completely normal and now just a couple of months in she loves her days at nursery. The staff
are always warm and welcoming with her and do everything to make her settle. They adjusted some meals for her and went out of their way to help her with nap times. We appreciate everything they do for our daughter. 5
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Review from M N (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall we are really happy with our experience with the nursery. My doughter is always happy to go in and excited about new things she is going to do on the day.
Would be great if there could be little bit more of day out activities but I understand that this is not easy to arrange.
Thank you to
all the staff for all their hard work.
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Review from C E (Father of Child) published on 11 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Spring thorpe has been an amazing nursery for both my children, the change of my son over the times his attended has been amazing, can not thank the staff enough
My son loves to go each day and loves his friends
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Review from Nicola B (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Spring nursery Thorpe Hamlet are a warm and friendly nursery. There are lots of activities for the children to play with and quite a large outside area. My daughter waves me goodbye when I drop her off and often doesn't want to leave as she's having lots of fun. Thanks to all the staff at Spring.
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Review from K W (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has settled into nursery so well. She got a new key person around a month after starting and she has developed so well in the 6 months since being there. All of the nursery practitioners really are angels, and we don't know where we would be without them all!
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Review from Jade L (Mother of Child) published on 17 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet for over a year now. She has come on leaps and bounds in time and all the staff are lovely caring and kind. I'm very much looking forward to watching her develop more and will be sad when she has to leave for school next year. My oldest daughter
also attended the setting a few years back and she also loved it so much. Some truly lovely people work here and deserve to be recognised for that!
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Review from Charlotte M (Mother of Child) published on 17 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are wonderful, my little boy is always so happy to go to nursery and they do such a wide range of activities with the children. The communication between parents and staff is great and in particular, my son's keyworker makes so much effort.
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Review from Abbie M (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have recently transferred our daughter from this nursery to another one due to moving house, but highly recommend you take your child to Spring Nursery Thorpe area as she had a wonderful time there. The staff have always been very friendly and I really loved how much the children get up to during
the day. Our daughter loved the nursery pets, and playing outside in the garden. The app the nursery uses to update parents on the children's photos, food, nappy changes and updates is brilliant. It was sad to leave but she had many happy memories there and has learnt so much I'm sure from being around the staff and other children. Highly recommend!
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Review from Jessica M (Mother of Child) published on 2 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son really enjoyed attending Spring Nursery. The staff there are energetic and enthusiastic and provide many different experiences for the kids, especially relating to the seasons and different celebrations and things happening in the world. They create a really fun, creative learning environment
and the staff are very nurturing and supportive, really personalising the care they give. It felt the staff were really invested in the child's growth and learning. Very impressed, highly recommend.
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Review from A C (Mother of Child) published on 23 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy that I chose Spring Thorpe Hamlet for my daughter. The staff is amazing, friendly and supportive. The nursery is welcoming and fun for children. The facilities are great. My daughter (1y7m )settled beautifully. I can't recommend them enough.
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Review from S P (Mother of Child) published on 21 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has developed so much since starting nursery in April, her key person has helped us with identifying areas that need work and giving us ideas on activities to do at home. I’m so happy I made the decision to send my daughter here.
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Review from Carli B (Mother of Child) published on 21 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves Spring Nursery. All the staff are super friendly. The children are always doing fun activities and my daughter enjoys how much time she gets to spend outside. The app is great to be able to see what she has been up to and we love receiving the pictures of her enjoying her
day.
I would highly recommend Spring Nursery!
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Review from Amy G (Mother of Child) published on 21 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter really enjoys Spring Nursery. She always comes home covered in paint and sand, so I know she's had a great day. The meals she gets are always diverse and the staff are lovely. I love getting updates about what she's up to and seeing pictures of her playing and interacting with the various
different things they have to help babies progress in regards to walking, speech, fine motor skills etc. Nursery also means she gets to spend time with all her little baby friends, who she adores playing with. The room the babies are in has recently been changed so they have a lot more space to play in and the outside space has been done up. There's so much stuff for them to play with out there, they'd never get bored. Any problems the staff are quick to address and talk to parents to troubleshoot and I love hearing about what she's got up to when I pick her up.
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Review from N W (Father of Child) published on 21 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are amazing and they do lots of fun learning activities. The outdoor space is fantastic, lots of different areas to play. The food provided is a great for little ones.















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Review from Jordan F (Mother of Child) published on 15 September 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Spring Nursery since 2021 and I have been very impressed with the staff, especially of late (after COVID). The nursery really pushed through and became a safe space for my son. He has warmed to several staff, tried new healthy foods, developed friendships and enjoyed his years here!
He often talks of new things he has learned, especially space, earthly, garden etc. I love seeing him play outside in the mud and water as children should. Very clean room always.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.840)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.840) out of 10 for Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 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 4.840 for Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet is calculated as follows: ( (121 Excellents x 5) + (23 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 4.84
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet is based on 12 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 57 number of registered child places is 11.4, which has been reached with 12 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet

What is the Age Range of Children that Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet accepts?

Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet Open?

Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet have capacity for?

Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet has capacity for a total of 57 Children.

How far is Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet to the centre of Norwich?

0.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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