The Ark Day Nursery

Hall Bank, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury SY5 0RF
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9.4 43 Reviews
  • The Ark Day Nursery, Shrewsbury
The Ark is an OFSTED rated “good” (January 2020) children’s day nursery situated in Pontesbury, approximately 8 miles south-west of Shrewsbury. This is a homely nursery that ensures your child’s well-being is paramount; where everyone knows each other and where each child can thrive in a loving environment.

Always committed to providing outstanding quality childcare through a happy, friendly and stimulating environment, with highly qualified, experienced and motivated staff.        

All of The Ark team are experienced and committed individuals handpicked for their caring and compassionate nature. Every child is allocated a dedicated key worker who will closely monitor your child’s development and become someone they know, trust and have lots of fun with.                        

They firmly believe in working together with parents at The Ark to ensure childcare is exclusively tailored to individual children’s needs. They are committed to daily updates on each child’s development and welcome parents feedback at all times.        

Each of the rooms at The Ark is developed in line with learning needs at every age. Providing a wide range of toys, activities and areas to explore to ensure the children remain engaged, motivated and most of all have lots of fun through learning and play.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Susie Knight (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 78

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.


    We cater for all Government Funding Schemes: 24U, 9 months 2 & 3 Year funding, as well as Government Tax Free. We also cater for the Funding for Wales Programme.


    All sessions are inclusive of meals, drinks, snacks, nappy cream, nappy wipes, sun cream and extracurricular activities.

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

Parking

  • They have their own private car park.

The Ark Day Nursery Reviews (43)

9.4

The Ark Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.440) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Ark Day Nursery has 43 reviews.

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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Really lovely setting, genuine friendly staff. Clean environment with happy children.
Reply from Sandra Lutman, Manager at The Ark Day Nursery
Thank you for your lovely comment. We do pride ourselves on being a friendly, happy and a clean environment.
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Review from Ruth D (Mother of Child) published on 26 August 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our 2 year old transitioned to The Ark from another nursery, staff were exceptionally understanding and welcoming, now 3 years old my daughter is flourishing and her 24 month old sister adores nursery too. Staff are always kind and engaging, throughout lockdown 2020 a Facebook page and overall communication
was supportive and reassuring. Couldn't be happier with The Ark, fantastic nursery that always have the children's best interest first.
Reply from Sandra Lutman, Manager at The Ark Day Nursery
Thank you for your kind words. We have worked extremely hard to put everything in place due to Covid. Glad you felt our Facebook page was supportive and reassuring. We will continue with this page.
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Review from Sally D (Mother of Child) published on 25 August 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our children joined the nursery in June and have both loved being at The Ark. We were very impressed with how quickly they both settled in so quickly which made the transition much easier for us as parents too. The staff are all so friendly and we would highly recommend the nursery to other parents.
Reply from Sandra Lutman, Manager at The Ark Day Nursery
Thank you for your kind words. We pride ourselves on a smooth transition for the children which then makes everything smoother for our parents.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.440)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.440) out of 10 for The Ark Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 9 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 4.963 for The Ark Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (104 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.963
  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 4.477 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Ark Day Nursery is based on 9 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 = 3.9
    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 78 number of registered child places is 15.6. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.6 = 0.577
  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 (1)

Susie

Susie Knight

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2023

A Master's Graduate in Education Leadership and Management, and passionate nursery manager Susie Knight. I believe every child is unique and strive to develop a nurturing and caring environment for all children. I thoroughly enjoy coaching and mentoring my team to deliver the best care. The Ark Nursery provides a safe place for children to grow and learn, enabling them to succeed and giving them the foundation for future success.

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