Harpole Day Nursery

Carrs Way, Harpole, Northampton NN7 4BZ
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9.9 98 Reviews
  • Harpole Day Nursery, Northampton
Harpole Day Nursery is a warm and nurturing village nursery that delivers high-quality childcare in a close-knit setting. Providing care for up to 34 children per day, the nursery’s smaller size ensures that plenty of opportunities are provided for each child to grow and develop to their fullest potential.

The rooms inside are carefully designed with age-appropriate resources, offering a safe and stimulating environment for every child’s development. Babies start in their own room where they are encouraged to explore and learn about their environment. With a mixture of child-led and structured activities and the support of their Key Carer, every baby is given the best start in life.

Once slightly older, children progress to the toddlers' room, which offers a variety of learning experiences such as imaginary and sensory play. The secure garden area provides free-flow access, allowing children to enjoy plenty of outdoor activities and keep active during the day.

Pre-Schoolers engage in activities such as arts and crafts, construction and role-play. They spend time outside, planting vegetables and using the loose part props in the garden space. With the support of the team, children are prepared within every stage of learning in preparation for the transition to school. The nursery also has strong links with local primary schools to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.

The nursery offers exceptional care, enriched by unique learning opportunities for your child. One such experience is child-friendly cooking classes, helping to equip children with valuable skills and deeper knowledge of the cooking process.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sheridan Slucock (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 12

Total Places for Children

  • 34

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day Session £77.80

  • A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place. Exact days of attendance should be confirmed no later than 6 weeks prior to the child’s start date. Any changes are subject to availability

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Parking is available outside the nursery, allowing for convenient drop-off and pick-up.

Harpole Day Nursery Reviews (98)

9.9

Harpole Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Harpole Day Nursery has 98 reviews.

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Review from Barbara W (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been going to Harpole Day Nursery for 2 years now and he absolutely loves it. Lovely staff work here and are very helpful. Definitely will get my daughter here too when she is ready! Definitely recommend, a lovely place for the little one to be :)
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Review from Jemma P (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl loves Harpole Day Nursery. Each morning when I drop her off, she runs off excited to meet her friends. Her counting and colours for a two-year-old are fantastic thanks to the games they play. The food is also great. She eats seconds every day!
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Review from Michelle L (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughters are all very happy here. They love coming to nursery and the staff really care! They enjoy doing different activities and have lots of fun!
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Review from Claudy R (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Harpole Day Nursery has done a fantastic job at preparing my 4-year-old for school. My daughter had a good interest in books and learning to count and Harpole Day Nursery have encouraged this. She can now spell basic words like dog and cat so she is more than prepared for school so we're very pleased.
She loves the teachers here! She eats much more here than at home which is down to the quality of cooking and eating with others. We would highly recommend Harpole Day Nursery.
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Review from Zina M (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Always feel confident leaving my little girl at Harpole Day Nursery.
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Review from Timothy C (Father of Child) published on 8 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are always friendly and give a detailed account of the day's activities. Food is served by the child (age appropriate) which our daughter loves and allows her to choose what she likes. Our daughter loves the secret garden and is always covered in the evidence.
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Review from Carla M (Mother of Child) published on 6 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing, caring staff. Our daughter has been here since she was 6 months old and has been really happy and well cared for. Any worries are always talked through and support given. We couldn't be happier with the care she has received.
Thank you.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 20 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The best review I can give about Harpole Day Nursery is that I am more than happy and comfortable in leaving my child in their care. This is our second child who has attended and the decision to put him into Harpole was obvious and easy.
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Review from Ellis R (Mother of Child) published on 20 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Harpole Day Nursery is a lovely nursery, our son has been coming since he was 9 months and now is 2 1/2 years old. He has learnt so much from crawling to walking, learning words, shapes and numbers to now talking in sentences. The staff at the nursery are always welcoming with smiles and friendly. We
can always see that our son has had a great day when we collect him.
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Review from Nicola H (Mother of Child) published on 20 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves coming to nursery. She has made lots of friends and has become more confident. The staff are informative about her day.
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Review from Julie R (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are thrilled to have found and chosen Harpole Nursery for our miracle baby daughter.


I believe excellent staff are the most important part a nursery can provide to a baby/child and this is one of the reasons why I chose Harpole.


As a mummy, I always ensure I display smiles, laughter, a happy

cheery environment and affection to my daughter at all times and the staff here certainly do too. The food/menu is also second to none and fresh home cooked food is important to me!


Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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Review from K W (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My boys have been at the nursery over the past 5 years. I have never had any problems with the nursery and when I have raised the odd concern (in particular with regards to staff turnover) actions were put in place to update parents on staff changes and staff turnover massively reduced.


I am very

happy with the nursery and will be sad when my youngest leaves next year. I have recommended the nursery on numerous occasions and all friends have had positive experiences too.
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Review from Michelle M (Mother of Child) published on 5 July 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fabulous nursery with fantastic caring friendly staff. My two girls have been here nearly a year and they love it. Activities, smiles and hugs from start to finish. The secret garden is a big hit!! Great communication with daily feedback sheets. I have complete trust in this nursery and nothing is ever
too much trouble for them. A big thank you to all the team. I highly recommend Harpole Day Nursery.
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Review from Sarah C (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly staff, lots of toys and activities. Good daily reports. Very happy with this nursery.
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Review from Heather J (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Great nursery, very friendly and my daughter really enjoys coming.
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Review from Alex B (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little boy loves going to nursery. He particularly likes the secret garden and dance classes. Staff are very helpful and have a lot of compassion for the children.
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Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Cannot praise Harpole Day Nursery enough! My two children attend and they cater for their every needs perfectly - particularly my son who has moderate hearing loss. Fab fab fab!!
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Review from Hayley H (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our little boy loves going to nursery, he has settled well into his big boy class and seems very happy.
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Review from R K (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have been very pleased with Harpole Day Nursery and both of our daughters have attended over the years. Our daughter who currently at the nursery really enjoys it and has made excellent progress in all areas of her development.
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Review from Katy T (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly staff, excellent care of the children. The menu is very good and healthy.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.939)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10 for Harpole Day Nursery 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 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 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 4.939 for Harpole Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (249 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 264 Ratings = 4.939
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Harpole Day Nursery is based on 22 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 34 number of registered child places is 6.8, which has been reached with 22 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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Sheridan Sulcock

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2025

Hello and a very warm welcome to Harpole Day Nursery. We are a close-knit, home from home setting where every child is truly known, valued and nurtured. Our passionate team is dedicated to creating a safe, inspiring environment where little ones can grow, explore and thrive at their own pace. Each individual room is tailored on the individual age and stage of each child's development, to give them the best possible start.
We look forward to welcoming you and your child into our Harpole family.

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