Children 1st Newark Centre Nursery School

The staff have gone out of their way to reassure us and her during her settling in period. They are so helpful, nothing is too much trouble, we are extremely happy with the care she has been given during her time at nursery and she is very happy there.

Our daughter has attended Children 1st since June 2020 and thoroughly enjoys her time. Given the recent difficulties due to the pandemic, the staff have been excellent with communicating any changes and have been fantastic. We feel completely at ease dropping our daughter off knowing how much fun she will have but also how much learning is undertaking which we have seen by how much she has developed over the past few months.

My little girl started the nursery September this year, we’ve had nothing but great things to say. My daughter wasn’t a fan of nursery before, since starting here she’s come on leaps. She asks most mornings is today nursery mummy? They have a great online system that keeps me up to date with her daily activities. Along with the diary they fill in on every visit. Keeping me informed on her day, her meals and even toilet trips. The staff are so friendly and approachable, nothing but good things for us!

My little boy has been going to this nursery since September 2019 and loves it here! The staff are lovely and did such an amazing job settling him in last year, his development and speech have improved so much over the past few months. Lovely staff and lovely nursery would highly recommend.

He is now 27 months and loves going to nursery, always asking me if it’s a nursery day. He especially loves playing outside in the mud kitchen or splashing in puddles with his friends. The staff are all lovely, and most importantly my son is happy in their care.

A superb nursery with wonderful staff! Our daughter has been going for a year now and her development has been a joy to see. Great activities set each day that engage her, with dedicated support and encouragement from the friendly staff. We are delighted we chose Children 1st Nursery and won't be hesitating in sending our youngest daughter there shortly!

My little boy has been absolutely loving coming to nursery! He is always happy to go in and is always smiling when I pick him up! He is currently 2 years old and I have noticed how he has progressed even more with his speech since going. I am very happy with the care he is receiving.

We have been sending our son to Children 1st @ Newark Town since he was 6 months old and at no point over the last 3 years have we ever questioned our decision. The staff and facilities are outstanding offering a secure, caring and fun environment which gives us peace of mind that he's in safe hands while we're at work.

A happy child = happy parents and Children 1st @ Newark Town never fails to deliver!

Awesome nursery! Our little girl loves it here. The staff are brilliant, the place is clean friendly, and well run. Our daughter has grown leaps and bounds coming here. Absolutely loves it.

I'm very happy with this nursery. My child is very excited and happy every time we go in there.

Thank you all!

On a whole, the experience of Children 1st is 10 out of 10. My son has received such kindness and support from all the staff at the nursery. The fact that the children spend time outside is fantastic and is a big positive in my view. It's hard to comment on activities as since returning from lockdown, the diary is not filled in. It would be better to have the app or similar to continue learning at home.

Would highly recommend!

Facilities are great, just recently had rooms and equipment revamped too so now would be the best time to look round.

They’ve come on leaps and bounds. If you are thinking about taking your children to a nursery in Newark then this is the one to take them to. I feel comfortable leaving my children is safe and capable hands.

Lovely outdoor space.

Some of the staff were caring, vigilant and interested in a child's individual needs. Some staff, I feel, lacked vigilance and were unable to determine an individual child's needs. My child was cared for by different nursery staff which doesn't provide children with the continuity of care they need to be understood and cared for as an individual. Nursery rules differ depending on who you speak with and when communicating concerns with some staff/management, it seems, most of the time, these concerns had not been communicated or had been forgotten about. (I found myself repeating some concerns over and over which was enforced by the difference in rules depending on who you speak with). Biting incidents are of concern to me as a mum and I find the way in which the incidents have been managed could be better. Overall, I found the nursery chaotic.

The children are learning lots of things and the staff are very likeable and caring. My daughter is feeling good with her teacher.

All the staff seem really friendly and polite. The activities are varied and interesting. It’s lovely that there is an outside play area for the children to enjoy outdoor play.

Thank you.