Owner: Highfield Nursery School
Person in charge: Catherine McManus (Head)
Local Authority / Social Services: Birmingham City Council
Number of Staff: 28
Service Offered: Day Nursery (Local Authority Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 138
Age Range: from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0800-1800
When Closed: Bank Holidays
The Review Score of 6.9 (maximum of 10) for Highfield Nursery School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Highfield Nursery School in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 2.1 out of 5 from 5 positive Reviews in the last 2 years. (A 2 year period has been used as there were no positive reviews in the last 12 months)
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Day Nursery / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Day Nursery receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 4.823 for Highfield Nursery School is calculated as follows: ( (80 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.823
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Day Nursery to friends and family?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. The calculation is the same as above, except the points are divided by 2.
The 2.091 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Highfield Nursery School is based on 5 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows:
3 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 4 then divided by 2 = 2.000
Target of 27.6 positive Reviews (138 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 5 Reviews ÷ 27.6 Target = 0.181 , then divided by 2 = 0.091
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Highfield Nursery School has a Review Score of 6.9 (6.914)
Review submitted from a Postal Card by Colin S (Father of Child) on Monday 1 August 2016. Relates to July 2016.
Our son very much enjoys coming to nursery here. He gets to do many different activities and enjoys spending lots of time in the garden. He enjoys learning about different things and practising his numbers and letters. The staff are very caring and nurturing.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Rory M (Father of Child) on Friday 29 July 2016. Relates to June 2016.
Very good support. Lots of care for our child.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by S.M. (Father of Child) on Friday 29 July 2016. Relates to June 2016.
Both our son and older daughter have loved their time at Highfield Nursery School where they have gained and developed.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Surjit D (Father of Child) on Friday 29 July 2016. Relates to June 2016.
Absolutely amazing. Highfield Nursery School is the 'best' environment for any child. Our son has been coming since he was one and since then has been through three different groups and all staff in each group has been absolutely fantastic with him. Also, they are fantastic with all children. In my observation, all children are always happy and our son is always happy when coming to nursery. When we pick him up, we get a full breakdown of the day once he is done. It's hard to give enough praise to this nursery. Absolutely the nursery of choice if you want your child to be happy and to develop in all aspects of their development.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Ioan J (Mother of Child) on Friday 29 July 2016. Relates to June 2016.
Great nursery, friendly staff. Excellent garden facilities and menu - Very happy.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Sharon B (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 19 April 2016. Relates to March 2016.
My son started two years ago, I have nothing but praise for this nursery. My son has become so confident and his vocabulary has expanded so much. I would highly recommend this nursery to family and friends. My grandson would have come here but there was no space for him! Keep up the good work. Also like the ethnic mix of staff. This was an added bonus for me.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Kerry J (Mother of Child) on Monday 21 March 2016. Relates to March 2016.
My son has attended the nursery since she was 1 year old. The staff helped with his settling in and mine as he is my first child and nervous about leaving him. When we moved up a room his social and speech skills went from strength to strength. I would recommend to send any of their children here.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Jeannine B (Mother of Child) on Monday 21 March 2016. Relates to February 2016.
My daughter is very happy at the nursery. The staff are very welcoming and caring. My daughter is thriving at the nursery. I would highly recommend this nursery.
How likely would you be to recommend Highfield Nursery School? Extremely Likely
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