Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School

73 Timothy's Bridge Road, Stratford Enterprise Park, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9BG
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  • Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School, Stratford-upon-Avon
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Footsteps Stratford Day Nursery & Pre-School, rated Good by Ofsted (August 2022), is a childcare provider for children under the age of five, and offers a wide range of opportunities for children to learn through play and develop as individuals.

A large garden allows children to experience Forest School and develop their own understanding of the natural world outside. Carefully arranged rooms inside the nursery allow children to grow and flourish during their time at the setting.

Footsteps staff are committed to providing dedicated care and support to all children at the nursery to give them the best start possible in life.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Naomi Shirley (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 30

Total Places for Children

  • 125

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Nursery fees are dependent on the age of your child and your specific childcare requirements. Funding options are available, including the government’s 30 hours funded childcare, for working families with 3-4-year-old children and we also accept the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme and childcare vouchers.


    To request pricing and availability, please call us or visit our website.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-19:00
    Tuesday 07:00-19:00
    Wednesday 07:00-19:00
    Thursday 07:00-19:00
    Friday 07:00-19:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • The nursery has on-site parking for easy drop off/pick up.

Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (47)

9.6

Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.641) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School has 47 reviews.

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Review from Gary J (Father of Child) published on 16 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Footsteps has been fantastic for all my children. From the minute I left them from babies they were settled and loved it. Each room has been fantastic, the facilities and the staff are great. It's given my children so many fantastic memories and we will always appreciate all the hard work they do.
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Review from Lucy K (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are friendly and professional. My son has settled in well. Good variety of activities each day. Good variety of healthy food. Lovely outdoor space and great sensory room.
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Review from Katie W (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Generally I am happy with the nursery, I would like to have a more detailed report at the end of the day and I feel that the meals I am paying for are not worth the money particularly when they are not eaten. The Quorn meal was most annoying, but soup is unacceptable also. I appreciate it can be difficult
to clean every child’s face but they should be encouraged to wash before and after meals. Discipline is questionable. Parking is ridiculous. Daily activities seem to be fun and educational. My child enjoys forest school, cooking club and French. She particularly enjoys the visits to the care home. Majority of staff are excellent.
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Review from Gemma B (Mother of Child) published on 4 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves going to nursery at Footsteps, and I know she will miss it so much when she leaves for school in September. Every day that she has attended, since she was 8 months old, she has had the most amazing time and the staff have been wonderful throughout our journey so far.
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Review from Kelly S (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is always happy at nursery and always tells me what she has been up to from going to forest school, playing in the play dough and making pictures of our family.
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Review from Emma S (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We currently have two children at the nursery, a baby and a 3.5 yr old, the latter has been attending for three years.


The care of both children is excellent. They are both equally happy to go to and be at nursery.


The facilities are great. It is a forest school nursery and they do activities

outside in all weathers. They have a play area, a garden, a great mud kitchen and a covered area for the babies.


The children have access to large, interactive touch screen equipment and there is a lovely sensory room too.


The older children get to play football, learn French and do cooking club.


All the staff are friendly, engaged and well qualified. Children have a dedicated key worker but our children have also really bonded well with many of the other staff in both their own rooms and throughout. It’s a lovely atmosphere.


The menu is varied, healthy and cooked on premises.

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Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Footsteps in Stratford upon Avon constantly go above and beyond in the care they provide our child. With a disability and special developmental needs, we were extremely anxious about putting her in to nursery, but she absolutely loves her time there! Smiling and laughing as soon as we step
foot in the building! She doesn't even look back at us when we leave her in the morning. That's purely down to the love, dedication and time the staff take in looking after her.
It's the little touches that really make this nursery exceptional..the photo montage the staff put together of our baby enjoying her first settling in session. The phone calls when she was admitted to hospital very poorly, to check on her. The special utensils/stationary they didn't have to, but chose to buy, so as much as possible, she can do what all other babies do. We were really nervous about putting our child in to nursery but can relax knowing she's in the best possible care.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.641)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.641) out of 10 for Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 18 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 4.921 for Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (201 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.921
  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 4.72 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Footsteps Stratford Nursery & Pre-School is based on 18 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 125 number of registered child places is 25. 18 Positive Reviews ÷ 25 = 0.72
  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)

Naomi

Naomi Shirley

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2007

Hello, my name is Naomi, I am the Nursery Manager here at Stratford, I joined Footsteps as a Deputy Manager from the opening of the Stratford Nursery in January 2007 and after completing my degree as an Early Years Teacher in 2009, I became the nurseries Manager.


I am passionate about the education we offer to our children and developing a curriculum that enables every child to achieve.


Our nursery builds an environment of open communication for all our children and families. The resources we provide, give the children the opportunity to be independent and confident, Our fantastic team ensure that every child has the best possible start and is ready for the next step in their life.

Tracey

Tracey Wargent

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2007

Hello, my name is Tracey, I joined Footsteps in March 2007 and have been part of the management team since 2013. I have recently taken on the role of Deputy Manager.


I completed my level 3 qualification in 2008 and then went on to complete my Forest School level 3 in 2015.


I am passionate about the importance of outdoor play, and it’s great that here at Footsteps children get to experience this in all weathers. I love spending time in our Forest School exploring the natural environment and encouraging children to solve problems. I also support all age groups with Makaton, giving children a way to express themselves and communicate with others independently.

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