Blossom Lodge Day Nursery

77 Hales Road, Battledown, Cheltenham GL52 6SR
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9.7 83 Reviews
  • Blossom Lodge Day Nursery, Cheltenham
Blossom Lodge Day Nursery provides a high level of childcare for children aged three months to five years old.

The nursery has four age-specific groups.

Babies - Ladybirds
Toddlers - Bumblebees
Early Learners - Caterpillars
Pre-School - Butterflies

The Nursery was refurbished in 2018, they have a sensory nature garden, a kitchen garden and a baby and toddler garden.

Alongside the EYFS it is just as important for carers to understand the way in which children learn through playing and exploring active learning and creating and thinking critically. This means that the nursery thinks carefully about how children learn rather than what children learn.

Through play, children have opportunities to combine, explore and refine ideas in imaginative ways, leading to narrative thought, the ability to see things from other perspectives and symbolic thinking.

Children's play experiences with carers enable them to seek out things that interest, initiate activities, seek challenges, develop a 'can do' attitude, be willing to take a risk in trying out new experiences with a range of equipment, the environment and resources including a wide range of open-ended heuristic items.

Two, three and four-year-old funded places are available.
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Phoenix Nursery Group
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Zara Rogers (Operational Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 30

Total Places for Children

  • 73

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Funding & Fees

  • Fees from April 2025:


    Day rate £86.00 (8-6pm),
    Morning session £47.30 (8-1pm),
    Extended morning session £56.75 (8-2pm),
    Afternoon session £47.30 (1-6pm)
    Full time week (Monday to Friday 8-6pm) £387

  • Discount for full time week,
    10% sibling discount,
    10% NHS employee discount


    *discounts will not be applied to days where government funded hours are applied

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • There is a large car park at the rear of the property, making the drop off and pick up process very easy.

Blossom Lodge Day Nursery Reviews (83)

9.7

Blossom Lodge Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.687) out of 10, based on 33 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Blossom Lodge Day Nursery has 83 reviews.

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Review from Rachel O (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have had two children attend The Lodge nursery - my elder daughter finished last year to attend school and my younger daughter is in the toddler room. Both children have loved their time at nursery, they adore all of the staff - almost all of whom have been there since my elder daughter started 5
years ago. The rooms and facilities are great, the children are always engaged and happy. I can't fault it in any way and would (and have already) recommend it to friends.
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Review from Amy N (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are well trained, caring and competent in their roles. My son took a while to settle in to the nursery setting but all the staff tried to make this an easy transition for him and were very reassuring. Communication between the nursery staff and myself is fantastic and I feel confident
he is being well looked after whilst he is in their care. I feel that I am kept well informed about what he has been up to.
The amount and choice of activities that are provided to the children is good and my son is always excited to tell me all about what they have been up to.
I love that the nursery have a chef who prepares healthy nutritious food for the children. My son loves it so much he regularly has seconds!
He has been well supported with toilet training, expanding his language skills and developing his social interaction. I would happily recommend this nursery.
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Review from Elaine P (Mother of Child) published on 23 July 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have attended this nursery from 9 months old. During the past four years the thing that has stood out most is the staff's loyalty and dedication to their vocation and genuine care and affection for the children. Each room benefits from established and experienced staff. My daughter
loved her key workers in Caterpillars and Butterflies and is now flourishing in Sunshine Room. My son left the nursery last year, and despite being a young summer baby was well prepared for school by his Rainbow pre school experience. Management are also very approachable and supportive and in touch with the needs of parents and children. Lots of new toys and resources, I couldn't ask for more for my childcare.
Reply from Sandy Averiss, Deputy Manager at Blossom Lodge Day Nursery
Thank you, what a lovely review of our Nursery
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.687)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.687) out of 10 for Blossom Lodge Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 33 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 32 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 4.687 for Blossom Lodge Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (309 Excellents x 5) + (68 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (11 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 393 Ratings = 4.687
  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 Blossom Lodge Day Nursery is based on 32 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 73 number of registered child places is 14.6, which has been reached with 32 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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Meet the Team (2)

Zara

Zara Rogers

Job Title: Operations Director Joined: 2008

Zara has worked in childcare for 14 years and at The Lodge site for 11 years. She worked her way up from Childcare Practitioner to Deputy Nursery manager in 10 years. She is very proud to have taken the post of Nursery Manager in 2014 and Operations Director in 2020


Zara has gained many qualifications, including NVQ level 4 in Early Years, NVQ Level 5 in Management, as well as certificates in safeguarding, SENCO, Paediatric First aid and Level 2 Food Hygiene.

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Justine Mustoe

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2022

Justine is our nursery manager since July 2024, she was previously our deputy manager.


Justine has worked in childcare for many years in Cheltenham.

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