Ashby Nursery School & Preschool Academy

I cannot recommend this wonderful nursery highly enough. Every member of staff looks after the children so well. We have been greeted with a smile and a warm welcome for over 6 years now. It feels like a big family, and everyone gets to know the children extremely well. The staff are always looking for new ways to support the children’s development and the new facilities are fantastic. I would give the staff 10 stars if I could.

Well, where do I start? Sending my two little ones to Ashby Day Nursery and Preschool was the best decision I made. The staff are fantastic with my boys and they have learnt so much and came a long way in the year they have both been there. The staff is welcoming, polite, and really makes you feel at ease, and I'm 100% confident in knowing they are looking after my little ones while I'm at work and that they are safe, and that the boys are happy and having fun as well as learning. My older son is super happy about going to big school and my younger son is looking forward to returning to preschool 2 after the holiday.

Both my children attend Ashby Day Nursery and pre-school. It is a very friendly nursery which is efficiently run. All staff are excellent nothing is ever too much bother and they will always go above and beyond. Both my children are always eager to get up and go with no tears when it comes to saying bye at the door. Communication between the staff and parents is second to non providing constant reassurance that my children are in the best hands. We are constantly kept in the loop of upcoming activities, policy changes, and protocols, etc. Can’t recommend the nursery enough

We moved to Ashby in July 2020 and we didn't know anything about the area or the nurseries, I'm super grateful they offered my boy a place, all the girls welcomed him in and they are amazing with him, especially during covid, they have been amazing with everything. Also my son has a few health problems and they are so understanding and so helpful with everything. The nursery as a whole is amazing, I'll be gutted when my boy leaves next year and so will my boy. They always make sure my son is ok, but also make sure I'm ok. They also do regular learning observations so you can see how you child is getting on.

Since my son started nearly 2 years ago he’s progressed so much, he absolutely loves going and has made so many friends with other children and staff. All staff are so friendly and lovely people always welcome you with a smile which makes leaving my child with them so much easier knowing he is well looked after. 100% recommend.

It is definitely a brilliant nursery.

Our family love this nursery. We have been here for a while now and will be sad to leave to go to school. My daughter loves all of the staff and talks about them at home. They have an App and update the parents with photos and messages on how my daughter is doing. Great security at the nursery and always feel like my daughter is safe there. Assisted with potty training! We also get a plan of what the curriculum is at the nursery so we know what the kids are doing each week. Can’t recommend enough.

Our son has been attending Ashby Day Nursery since September -- although he started at preschool age his progress has been amazing and his confidence has increased massively in that time. We are always greeted with a warm smile and welcome in the mornings and the same in the afternoon at pick up where information is given about our sons day (e.g what he's eaten, if he's been to the toilet) this is also updated online daily so we can keep track and see what he's been up to - this includes activities he may have been doing or the progress he is making/aiming for. We wanted him to feel like nursery/preschool was a home from home and that's exactly what we get at Ashby Day Nursery, he's always excited to go in and see his friends and always has a beaming smile when he leaves. We couldn't have picked a better setting - but we felt that in our guts when we were looking. We were met with quick responses to our enquires and certainly, in these difficult times, we've always be reassured.

Exceeds in all levels of care for my child. Approachable, reliable, honest. Learn through play. My child thoroughly enjoys coming into nursery. The interaction with other children helps his progression. Couldn't fault the nursery in any areas. Delivers accounts of daily activities and provides interim reports.

My son has been attending since January 2020. The staff are brilliant and extremely caring of the children. This is very clear to see from the care of my son and when you see them interacting with other families and their children. They really focus on the children’s development and easily adapt the day's activities to what they’re currently developing so they’re receiving encouragement at home and it’s continued in nursery. The meals are really well balanced and varied which is fantastic. It was sad their doors closed for lockdown but they continued to support families by sending through learning and play materials, using their social media platform to suggest daily activities and a bedtime story each night too. While we weren’t all regularly seeing the staff they were still making their support and presence felt, which really shows how much they care about children’s development and the continuity that helps the children. It’s a real home from home, an extension of our family.

My daughter has been attending this nursery for 7 or so months and her development from nursery has been amazing. I get lovely updates daily on her progress and photos showing her work and what milestones she has been reaching or what she needs to be working towards. She is so happy and enjoys being there and although she is still very young, I am excited to see her grow and progress even more there. The staff are very lovely and adore her and you can see its a very tight knitted family feel there and I can honestly say I never worry about her during the day or ever had any concerns. They know everything about her every day we receive feedback on her nap times, nappies and how much she has eaten.

I cannot recommend the nursery more highly.

We chose Ashby Day Nursery for our son and he attended from the age of 18 months until just after his 4th birthday. We saw five nurseries altogether and we loved Ashby Day Nursery from the minute we saw it. We were immediately struck by the warm welcome, the colourful art work everywhere (including amazing cut-out fish and seaweed hanging in the toilets!) and the noise of children and staff who were obviously enjoying themselves. The nursery has a lovely family feel and great energy. The staff are caring and fun and we felt immediately at ease with the idea of trusting them with our son. Drop off and pick up always took way longer than expected as we would often end up having a chat and we will miss the staff every bit as much as our son will. Thank you for taking such good care of him. He really thrived with you.

Ashby Day Nursery has been absolutely fantastic for my daughter! She can be incredibly shy, but she is now blossoming since she’s found her confidence at nursery. Every time she comes home from nursery she tells me she’s had a ‘good day’, which is obviously lovely to hear. The staff are always so welcoming; she is happy, and so are we as her parents. I’d highly recommend the nursery!

One of the reasons we picked Ashby Day Nursery is because it was small, and the staff would get to know my son better than in a bigger setting. They are all brilliant, they really know him well, and even the staff who work in different rooms know I am his Mum. My son loves going to nursery, he has just moved up from the baby room and did it with no fuss or upset because the staff made it an easy, fun process. He is developing into a clever confident little boy, and this is in part due to the amazing activities the staff do with the children. I feel like he is genuinely loved by the staff there and that they enjoy looking after him. Would recommend it to anyone.

My son has been at Ashby Day Nursery for the last couple of years. He's never been very good at drop off, but all the staff have always made me and my son feel better and are happy for me to phone up and check he's ok. I love the fact the team are flexible and have always accommodated anything I specifically wanted for my sons, such as the way we weaned and napping. My son has come on so much and loves to tell me about all the things they get up to. He's often covered in paint and always seems to have played outside whatever the weather, which is exactly what I wanted from a nursery. He's now in preschool-1, and I can see a real difference in his independence and confidence. The staff always make time to fill me in on what he's been up and always easy to get in touch about anything over phone or email.

A fantastic nursery currently attended by my youngest son, and previously attended by my eldest. The staff are brilliant, very caring and enthusiastic about what they do. Different activities are planned for each day, and my son often brings home crafts that he has done, particularly very thoughtful gifts for us on special days such as fathers day; that has been planned by the staff. The food is great with a varied menu. Although the outdoor space is small, as an intimate nursery with four rooms, they rotate outdoor play and sometimes walk around the corner to the local park. The two preschool classes also visit their forest school site, which my son is looking forward to. Overall an amazing nursery and I couldn't imagine my son going anywhere else.

This is the second time using the nursery, 6-years ago it was amazing. My son loved it and got so much from it. The staff were so good with him; nothing has changed. The staff can’t do enough for you; my son is so sad to leave. Would recommend this place to anyone, it’s like a home, you leave them with no worries as the staff treat them like their own.

Both of my children have been through Ashby Day Nursery, and it was the best decision we ever made. They both thrived in the environment created by the amazing staff that always go the extra mile. The children are never treated as a number. They are treated like family and encouraged to grow and make their own decisions at every opportunity. The respect and understanding that this ingrained into my kids is amazing. What the nursery lacks in size is made up for by the size of the staff's hearts and the fun in learning that the children experience. The staff have not only become friends but extended family. I couldn't recommend Ashby Day Nursery anymore highly. Outstanding in every aspect, be sad not to be visiting every week.

My daughter has attended Ashby Day for about 2.5 years, changing from unsteady toddler to a boisterous, happy and confident young lady, ready for school. I have nothing but the highest praise for the setting and for the outstanding care provided by the whole team. Friends with children attending other local settings have often commented to me how impressed they are by the quality of my daughter’s experience. The range of activities and the creativity of the staff staggers me. The small size of the nursery is one of its greatest assets in my view because the environment feels like a family where everyone knows each other well. It has also afforded the flexibility of impromptu trips out to the park, the castle and on nature walks. Weekly forest school sessions have also been fantastic for my daughter’s development and the attention paid to her educational needs and support to help her stretch her curious mind even further has been first class. I could not have hoped for a better start.