Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds)

Thicket Avenue, Hillfields, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 4EH
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9.6 84 Reviews
  • Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds), Bristol
Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) has designated areas for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, making for an age-appropriate environment to suit each stage of children's development. The nursery is passionate about providing a quality service that is also affordable. Their new flexible sessions and term-time places are designed to give local parents more childcare options.

Supporting parents with their busy routines, all policies are family friendly and there are longer opening hours. This provider is well-known in the region for its range of vibrant facilities.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Adam Lovell (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 45

Age Range

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

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 & Christmas

Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) Reviews (84)

9.6

Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.638) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) has 84 reviews.

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Review from Rorie J (Father of Child) published on 18 April 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child has been going to Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) for two months from the age of seven months. My wife and I are very happy with the quality of care she receives. The staff are genuinely caring, attentive and knowledgeable. They have gotten to know our daughter well and can tell when she's
herself and when she's not. I would highly recommend this nursery and the very good staff here.
Reply from Emma Cumming, Nursey Manager at Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds)Thank you for your wonderful review :) . We appreciate all feedback and have an open door policy where you are able to approach us at any time with any feedback or suggestions.
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Review from Jodie (Mother of Child) published on 14 April 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Mama Bears Fishponds since he was 9 months old. I was very anxious going back to work, leaving my son in someone else's care, but the staff made the transition easy and pretty painless. We have been going here for nearly a year now and my son absolutely loves it. They do a a lot
of different activities with the children and also spend a lot of time in the garden. My son really enjoys the messy play, so yes, his clothes do get mucky, but hey, that's what spares are for, if it makes him happy! The staff have always been very friendly and approachable and have always worked with us when trying new things, for example, stopping the use of the dummy! I am a really big fan of 'eylog' as this keeps us updated on our son's progress and we have quite a few observations a week, including pictures and videos which makes me happy at work to see what he is getting up to. He seems to have a lot of fun at nursery and sometimes moans about coming home!
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Review from Ivana M (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
Car park has been untouched for over 1 year - filthy. Cobwebs near ceiling inside the nursery has got hundreds of dead flies trapped in them. Children not dressed properly on a number of occasions when going out in cold months. Lack of care (help with going to the toilet, thirst,...) I don't agree with
foam and flour games (what does that teach kids apart from ruining their clothes we had to pay for?) Overall our child likes the nursery and that is what matters to him but value for money is non-existent.
Reply from Emma Cumming, Nursery Manager at Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds)Thank you for your feedback. We have met together and discussed your concerns raised . Unfortunately the car park is not nursery property, however we have supported the community to resolve your concerns and will continue to do so. We have discussed the importance and value of messy play and provided additional uniform for you and will continue to support you with this. All of your concerns have been addressed and we value your feedback. We have an open door policy at Mama Bear's and value and welcome any feedback from parents children/users of the nursery.
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Review from Andrew C (Father of Child) published on 14 October 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my daughters have attend this nursery since they were 7 months and they love coming, so much so sometimes they don't want to go. The staff are friendly and committed to ensuring my children stay safe, progress in learning and development and are happy. I am very happy with the standard of care
they receive whilst having fun and learning.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.638)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.638) out of 10 for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 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 4.888 for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) is calculated as follows: ( (104 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 116 Ratings = 4.888
  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 4.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Fishponds) is based on 10 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.75
    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 45 number of registered child places is 9, which has been reached with 10 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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