Children 1st Shepshed Nursery School

A massive thank you!

She enjoys all of the food here too.

The staff are incredible and attentive and always happy to see us. We feel very much at home there.

Overall, I’m extremely happy with this nursery and the care my daughter receives. She loves going there and has really good relationships with her key workers. The staff are very empathetic and are always there to listen to any concerns. The only thing I would say is sometimes my daughter comes home hungry.

Both of my children have attended Children 1st Shepshed (eldest from 2 years and youngest from 9 months old), I’ve received nothing but a positive experience. Everyone is always very friendly and help with any queries or issues I’ve had (which have been very few). My youngest had an intolerance to milk and the staff were attentive with good communication in agreeing on what she can/can't eat at nursery plus it’s brilliant that oat milk is available. Support was given during potty training and also getting ready for school for my eldest.

Fabulous nursery with really friendly staff, my daughter loves being there, there is plenty of space with lots of different activities going on throughout the day. The outside area and all the equipment is brilliant too!

My boy has been going since he was two, turning four this year and we’ve been so pleased with everything overall and never had any concerns or worries! Always a happy boy when he’s picked up. His speech and language have come on milestones even with only going two days a week!

They have so many different resources for all children and they do a lot of messy play!

My daughter started at Children 1st Shepshed when she was 4 months old and she is now 2 years old. Since starting at the nursery my daughter has thrived and it’s very clear when other family and friends see us at the weekend that my daughter is really excelling in every stage and this is down to coming to the nursery. The nursery cannot do enough for our daughter, she’s given seconds of most meals and sometimes she has thirds, we’ve had a brilliant workshop on potty training, the activities and experiences my daughter has at nursery are just fantastic and they are something I just couldn’t do at home. We visited three nurseries and chose to come to this one because it was clean, bright and the staff are just brilliant - every adult knows my daughter's name and they all seem to know something about her. We’ve never had tears at drop off and the bonds my daughter has made at nursery and I cannot wait to see how she progresses through the rest of her time at nursery.

Children 1st Shepshed has been great with my daughter and has been a real support for encouraging her to develop skills such as speech and independence. This month they put on a toilet training workshop which gave me a more realistic idea of how to go about it and seemed less overwhelming! We've also recently found out that my daughter has some food intolerances that have affected her skin and the nursery has been supportive of this and helped me with speaking to the cook and coming up with a plan for how to tackle this whilst she's in their care. I'm grateful for all the staff and look forward to their continued support over the next couple of years!

Amazing nursery!

I love that our son has taken really well into nursery life, shows that the staff are passionate about what they do. My only feedback would be, I would love to see more of what my son does in nursery life through pics etc, I know this will be hard to do all the time but it does make me feel better knowing he’s having a good day.

My little girl started at Children First @ Shepshed nursery in April. I was really nervous about leaving her in someone else’s care and going back to work. Everyone that works at the nursery is wonderful, so kind, friendly and thoughtful. They were really accommodating and followed our home routine with naps and meals. I love all the art and biscuits my daughter has made and brought home. I love seeing photo updates of what she’s been doing at nursery. She’s become so much more confident and learnt new skills and words. Made new friends. The nursery is always clean. I’m really impressed with all of the learning resources available to the children. Fresh healthy meals cooked on site. Lovely outside play area.

Staff are very professional whilst being lovely and always having a good sense of humour. They consistently make an effort to make things as special / memorable as possible i.e. Christmas plays / graduations / Santa's grotto. The kids love the food. The kids always say they enjoy their days there. We were unsure about moving our eldest when we moved house but it was the best decision we could have made.

Our daughter has been at this nursery since the age of 6 months, she is one years old now. Her development has been vast, she was walking at the age of 11 months. The care and encouragement our daughter receives at the nursery is fantastic. Our daughter really enjoys her time with the team. Thank you.

Always friendly, helpful and engaging with the kids. My child loves to go and is always excited. They keep you informed on things that are going on and the portal is always helpful. Accident procedure is also very good, never an inch of detail missed on how it happened and so forth.

Really lovely staff make you feel welcomed every morning and they are amazing with my child, they keep her happy all day long and she never wants to leave! Good food choice for the children also. She learns lots of new things every day and has come on so much since starting! Very happy, would highly recommend.

My 2 year old has been here since she was 9 months old and has loved every minute. Amazing facilities, the food provided is great, kind, friendly and caring staff, you couldn’t want more from a nursery. My daughter turns 2 in July and can already name all the colours, count to nearly 20, hold a pencil properly, the list goes on. She has really thrived.

We couldn’t be happier with the care and support our boys get.

We are extremely grateful for Children 1st in Shepshed. Our son settled very quickly and has been happy to attend without fuss ever since. The staff there are lovely and the facilities are fab. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone or use it again.