Handkerchief Day Nursery

The disruption of the extension/building work did cause some initial issues. However, now this is complete, I feel it is an excellent area for the children to be.

I really like the varied activities the team seem to do with the children, from pumpkin carving to tasting of lemons etc and feel this will only get better as my child becomes older.

I would love more photos to be sent, but understand this is not always possible and do appreciate the ones which are sent.

The flexibility of the care staff (ie feeding early when an early pick up is required), is great and the team are very supportive and welcoming.

Outstanding nursery - I cannot fault it.

Our son was 6 months old when he joined this nursery and he is currently 8 months old. In those 2 months, he has developed and grown so much!

The staff in baby room are amazing, nothing is ever too much trouble. They spend time at both drop off and pick up to ask what has been happening with our son during the days he isn't there and what he's been up to during the hours he's with them.

I love the app they use to give updates on progress - especially the adorable photos.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery to anyone who asks.

I would definitely recommend this nursery to my family and friends as it provides a safe, fun and great learning environment for my daughter to grow. The staff are excellent and have been great with both of my daughters.

The ladies in the baby room are great. They have helped both my son and us to settle in, providing updates/pictures during the day and good feedback when I pick him up. I feel that they genuinely care about providing a safe, nurturing environment for the babies to develop within.

The nursery also provides all nappies, wipes, cream, sun cream and pain relief which is great not having to worry about taking these things in and them running out.

Would 100% recommend Handkerchief Day Nursery! Our little girl has been going since she was 11 months old and loves every min. All the staff are a joy to deal with.

Since starting in the baby room 8 months ago, my daughter has come along in leaps and bounds. She settled in fantastically, the staff were really helpful and friendly, and I really felt like she would be treated like one of their family. Now in the Tweenie room, she is still doing really well and gets the same great level of care. They communicate well with me about any issues and have taken on board everything I’ve asked them to regarding my daughter. The nursery has great facilities, and I particularly like their emphasis on outdoor play and am looking forward to when my daughter has access to the Forest School.

I cannot recommend this nursery and the staff highly enough and I will be very sad when my daughter has to move on, they have been an integral part of her life at the beginning and I cannot thank them enough for adding such high value to her.

My 19-month-old son now attends even though it is now out of my way to take him there due to school drop off and my commute to work. But I couldn’t imagine sending him anywhere else and am very happy with the care he receives. He is especially fond of his key worker who is very caring towards him and makes me feel happy leaving him there.

The staff are all really friendly and caring and often come up with creative ideas for the children. The outdoor space is great and my eldest child loves forest school! There hasn't been much consistency with management over the last few months but the deputy manager and room seniors are good. Although there is not much they can do, they could do with a little more space in the preschool rooms and cloakroom space.

Our daughter really does enjoy her time with the Handkerchief Day Nursery, so much so that today she didn’t want to leave when I collected her! I particularly enjoy the time they spend outdoors and the creative activities the children get involved with. Her older sister often remarks how she would have liked to have gone to Handkerchief Day Nursery and also enjoys finding out all about what her sister has been up to when we collect her!

I would definitely recommend Handkerchief Day Nursery to anyone!

Our journey with Handkerchief first started 2.5 years ago when my daughter was 10 months old, she is now nearly 3 years old and still absolutely loves going to nursery. Our son started around 6 months ago and he too loves going to nursery. My daughter has made some strong relationships with the staff and with fellow children. From the moment she started I was impressed with not only the variety of activities on offer, but also the amount they did with the children.

One of the biggest things for me when choosing a nursery was how much outdoor space was on offer and at Handkerchief, it's a lot! My daughter particularly loves forest school and the children are outside most days which to me is so important. The staff at Handkerchief are a credit to the business, they are always so loving and caring and when you are trusting these individuals to look after your children it's extremely important that they genuinely care and at Handkerchief they do.

Fantastic nursery.

My little one has attended for the past 18 months and absolutely loves it. He has wonderful relationships with the staff, particularly his key worker in each room

The outdoor space drew me to the nursery as it is far better than any other nursery I looked around which is important to us as he loves being outside. They also have a forest school where they learn different life skills and he adores this experience.

Both my children have thoroughly enjoyed their time at Handkerchief. They have learnt so much during their time there and grown into little independent thinkers and movers! Both my kids felt happy and at home at Handkerchief and made great friends with the other children.

The staff are absolutely brilliant. They are dedicated, positive and supportive and have created a happy and thriving environment for the children to play, learn and develop. There is independent play and also structured activity time and there’s great outside space including forest school as well. There was also additional activities my kids participated in such as little wickets, jo jingles and French.

I was very happy leaving my kids at Handkerchief, knowing they were in very good hands. I would definitely recommend handkerchief nursery to any prospective parents.

We have noticed such a change in our daughter's development since starting at nursery in October. She is content to play by herself or with the other children and the variety of new experiences she has had so far has been great. The staff are all so friendly and seem to genuinely care about the children and ensuring they are happy and well. We are very grateful that we have put our daughter into this nursery and that the girls at the nursery are in her life.

My son loves going to nursery and the girls who look after him. He does different activities each day and spends time playing outside which he enjoys. The girls are very caring and they give him the individual attention he needs, playing and teaching him new things.

My son started in babies at 12 months and is now in pre-school aged nearly 4. My daughter started the same and is now in toddlers aged 2.5. Both children LOVE nursery. They are well loved and cared for and have built strong bonds in every room they’ve joined. My children have very different personalities and have been nurtured and developed according to their personal strengths and needs. They have been given so many opportunities for carol concerts, off-site trips, craft, baking and above all they love Forest School.

Handkerchiefs have played a major part in the formative years of my happy, healthy, inquisitive, smart, independent, confident children and I highly recommend them.

I will definitely send my next baby there.

Handkerchief have given the best start to my son's learning journey I could have possibly wished for. From when he was a 1-year-old baby to pre-schooling, Handerkerchief has guided him well, giving lots of opportunities to experience life skills. From French lessons and forestry school to learning about the world he lives in, his vocabulary and expressions have come on leaps and bounds.