The Garden House Nursery

72 Crimicar Lane, Fulwood, Sheffield S10 4FB
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9.8 74 Reviews
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The Garden House is a long established nursery in a lovely setting in Fulwood. Staff are well qualified and experienced with many graduates and high ratios. All are qualified first aiders and naturally DBS/health checked.

A homely atmosphere fosters children's confidence and good school links ensure smooth transitions. Children make outstanding progress with a fun and educational curriculum including many interesting and unusual activities such as unique infant sports coaching, language/music groups, Mini Movez classes, Zoolab and Woodland Adventures.

With imaginative outside areas children are helped to make sense of the world around them. Parents benefit from free settling-in sessions, emailed daily reports alongside 'stay and play' weeks.

Enhanced staff training enables The Garden House Nursery to welcome all.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Stacey Mitchelson (Nursery Manager)

Admission Information

  • None. Those with gifts or disabilities welcomed

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 27

Total Places for Children

  • 72

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.


    Fees include; Unique infant sports coaching, Mini Movez, local visits and all other extra activities. Contact for more information.


    We accept universal funding for all 3&4 year olds and extended funding for those who are eligible. We also accepting funding for eligible two year olds - please get in touch to discuss.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-18:15
    Tuesday 07:45-18:15
    Wednesday 07:45-18:15
    Thursday 07:45-18:15
    Friday 07:45-18:15

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • There is free on street parking directly outside the nursery.

The Garden House Nursery Reviews (74)

9.8

The Garden House Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.824) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Garden House Nursery has 74 reviews.

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Review from Laura E (Mother of Child) published on 14 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love The Garden House Nursery! All three of our sons have attended over the last 7+ years (they are currently 8, 5 and 2) and we’ve always been very happy with the care they have received. Many of the same staff have cared for all three of them over the years and it is lovely to know they are in
such a stable environment (plus I believe staff continuity speaks volumes in terms of the quality of the set-up). My two older sons made the transition to school without any trouble, and I credit The Garden House with preparing them so well. The staff are wonderful, they genuinely care about the kids and know them really well. Granted it is not the cheapest nursery available, but I believe quality childcare is worth every penny for the peace of mind it brings. Highly recommended!
Reply from Kirsty Cook, Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you so much for a lovely review - it has been (and still is!) a pleasure watching your boys grow and develop!
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Review from Rachel R (Mother of Child) published on 14 July 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little one has gone to Garden House since she was nine months old for four days a week. Her development at nursery has been a pleasure to see. Our child has flourished and is extremely happy there. She starts school in September and we will fondly remember her nursery days.
Reply from Kirsty Cook, Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you for such a lovely review - it's been a pleasure watching her grown and develop from a little baby into a confident young lady off to school - she will have the most wonderful time and will…read more
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Review from Ruth M (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so pleased with the care at Garden House Nursery. The staff are friendly and approachable and our boys have always loved going. Throughout lockdown, they managed the logistics really well and made it easy and simple to drop off and pick up. The online system is useful as you can see how much
the kids have eaten for lunch each day. The staff are always available for a chat, if you need to talk to them and when my youngest was struggling with settling back in after the first lockdown, they were keen to work together and find ideas to help him. I couldn’t fault the care at all. They have a variety of different activities each day as well as extra tennis coaching and language classes, which are a real bonus. The preschool room really helped to get my eldest son ready for school and he moved quite seamlessly into his first year of school, with confidence. I would highly recommend it.
Reply from Kirsty Cook, Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you for your feedback - it means so much to us all.
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Review from Laura C (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at The Garden house since she was 11 months old and she is 4 and a half now and soon to leave for school. My son started when he was almost 1 and he’s now 2 and a half and thriving in Piglets. We are so grateful to The Garden House staff for providing such consistently high-quality
individual care for both our children. The staff are what make this nursery such an exceptional place: dedicated, caring, imaginative and diligent. The care you have continued to provide, throughout the pandemic, has been superb. Thank you so much for all that you do. The fees continue to go up (and up!) and I would ask again that parents are made more aware of how and where additional investments are being made in the nursery, its resources and the staff. Thank you.
Reply from Kirsty Cook, Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you so so much for those lovely comments - your children are a pleasure to have in the nursery - how is it time for school already! Thank you so much for your feedback on fees - we will…read more
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Review from J H (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Garden House Nursery are brill both my sons have loved it and my youngest still goes. He always comes home excited to tell me what they have made and played. They really prepared my eldest for the school transition. Fabulous all round
Reply from Kirsty Cook, Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you for your kind words - the staff work really hard on school readiness so they'll be delighted to hear this.
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Review from Stuart B (Father of Child) published on 8 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. Very friendly staff who have time to talk and explain what the child has been up to (but are equally happy to handover the child and let you go if you’re in a hurry). Take great care of our child, provide good updates on all elements of their day (nappies/ meals/ naps).
Reply from Stacey, Deputy Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you for taking the time to review the nursery with such kind words!
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Review from Nathan M (Father of Child) published on 8 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our eldest loved his time at the Garden House and we found it a brilliant preparation for school. Lovely facilities and really warm, caring staff. We chose the Garden House again for our youngest, against competition from nurseries that are closer to home and a bit cheaper – think that says it all.
Recommend the Garden House, wholeheartedly.
Reply from Stacey, Deputy Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you for your lovely comments about the nursery!
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Review from Annabelle N (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are extremely happy with our overall decision of sending our daughter to Garden House. From arriving at the Nursery to look around, we were welcomed by the warm and inviting staff. It was an easy decision to send our daughter there and she herself made up her mind that it was her school. We are extremely
thankful that over this last hard year with lockdowns etc, Garden House has been able to keep open through most of it and maintain a normal as can be day for her. The teachers have been amazing at keeping us up to date with our child’s development and what she has been learning, how she has been getting on and areas we need to help her with. Our daughter absolutely loves Garden House, tells us what fun things she has been up to such as gardening, playing fun games outside, tennis, learning to write her name and so many other activities. The building itself is like a home from home setting which I’m sure will have fond memories for life. We will miss Garden House and all staff.
Reply from Stacey, Deputy Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Such lovely things to hear. I am really glad her time with us has been a happy and fun time!
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Review from Matthew R (Father of Child) published on 7 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can’t recommend The Garden Nursery highly enough. The manager and her team are well organised, happy and professional teams of caring, nurturing professionals. Our daughter has flourished at the Garden House. She’s made some great friends, gained confidence and learnt so much. She’s also now got a
love of tennis, which I’m sure will continue on into adulthood.
Reply from Stacey, Deputy Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
So lovely to read that your little one has flourished with us and now has a keen love for Tennis!
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Review from Claire B (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic nursery. My two-year-old son has come on leaps and bounds since attending The Garden House Nursery. He is so well cared for and loved. His days there are packed full of fun activities and I have the highest of confidence in the care provided by the fab staff there. They go above
and beyond. Thank you.
Reply from Stacey, Nursery deputy manager at The Garden House Nursery
Such kind words! Thank you so much for taking the time to review our nursery. It is so nice to hear the staff go above and beyond - thank you.
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Review from Kate W (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All three of my children have attended The Garden House nursery, with my youngest being in Piglets now. They have all loved every day at nursery, they all run in through the door in the morning and can’t wait for their days. I can’t fault the staff, they care so well for the children and listen to any
requests you have such as sleep limits. My older two children who have left still want to come and see their old teachers at nursery! There is a wide range of activities for them to do, and they have external companies to enhance the learning and experiences. I would 100% recommend this nursery to anyone.
Reply from Kirsty Cook, Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you so much for such kind words - the staff really love their jobs, and it's a total pleasure!
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Review from Joanne R (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot recommend the Garden House Nursery highly enough. My little boy has been here since the age of 1 and has come on brilliantly in the past 1.5 years thanks to the amazing and caring staff. They provide a range of activities to encourage and stimulate little minds in a safe, comfortable, and motivating
environment.
Reply from Kirsty Cook, Nursery Manager at The Garden House Nursery
So happy to hear your little boy has progressed brilliantly! We really enjoy looking after him. Thank you for taking the time to recommend us.
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Review from Esther H (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter who is 2 has attended since she turned 1. The staff are all so lovely and she runs in everyday without looking back. She has always enjoyed herself and is clearly learning lots of things, doing loads of really varied activities and making many friends. I don’t worry about her at all when
I leave her as I know she is so loved and cared for.
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Review from Louise H (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We currently have two children at the Garden House Nursery - one in his final term before school and one in her first term at nursery. We have always been pleased with the care our children have received and the staff genuinely seem to care about the children they look after. Our son has thrived in
the 3 years he has been there. He currently loves the ‘big boy class’ and we have been impressed with the excellent preparation for school. The nursery gave him valuable stability during the chaos of Covid times and we were grateful that he could continue attending. Our daughter has only been at nursery for a few months but she has settled in well and has formed a good bond with some of the staff. We have particularly valued the app used for the daily report with personalised updates and photographs from the day. Overall we would recommend the nursery to others. The downside is that it is relatively expensive compared to others, and food and nappies are not included in the price.
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Review from Charlotte F (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wholeheartedly recommend The Garden House Nursery. We moved here in between the 2020 lockdowns, and the staff were brilliant in instantly reassuring us that our daughter was in great hands and in helping us all settle in quickly and easily. She loved her old nursery, so was sad to leave it, but within
a couple of weeks, she was not only happy to go to The Garden House Nursery but came out bouncing each day, full of news of friends and everything she'd learnt. Their playful teaching is exceptional, she's confident with numbers, letters and is starting to read and write too. Most recently, the kids have all been so excited to look after some ducklings, and our daughter is now looking forward to learning how to play tennis! It's been an absolute rock of normality for her during this last crazy year, and we can't thank everyone enough for all their efforts to keep things not only safe but an incredibly fun and happy place for all the children.
Reply from Stacey, Deputy Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you so much for your kind words, and we are happy to hear that she enjoys her time here at The Garden House!
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Review from Stephanie N (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little boy has been attending The Garden House Nursery since June 2020, we were lucky enough to have looked around the nursery before the Covid-19 restrictions came into play and we were very impressed with just how much time and effort goes into the children's development and I thought it had a
lovely ‘homely’ feel! All the staff were very supportive when our son started his settling in days and went above and beyond to make him feel settled as we were not permitted to come in, given the guidance. All the staff in his room were happy to speak to us and give updates of how he was doing and this continues even now! We always get a full report when we collect him on how he’s been and the things that he’s been doing. Our little boy can also be a bit fussy with food and it’s never any trouble for the staff to offer him something else if he doesn’t like something.
Reply from Stacey Mitchelson, Acting manager at The Garden House Nursery
I am so glad that the ladies have helped your little boy to settle in well. Thank you for your kind words said about our nursery and staff.
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Review from R T (Mother of Child) published on 4 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Through moving around, we have used 3 different nurseries, all of them good but Garden House stands head and shoulders above the rest. The staff are utterly brilliant and always smiling. They work so hard to create a happy and interesting place for the kids to be - there is always something new to do
and learn about. Our eldest has just started at primary school and the time she spent in Tiggers/Christopher Robins has given her such a solid foundation she is flying now. Our youngest has just started in Tiggers and loves getting his bag ready to go and see his teachers and to have fun playing at nursery. It is also worth saying that they were fantastic during all the testing times with covid - they have been quick to disseminate information and act on government advice - it has remained a safe and reassuring place throughout. Well done.
Reply from Stacey Mitchelson, Acting Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you so much for your kind words about our nursery!
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Review from Zoe B (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our two children are in Piglets and Tiggers/Christopher Robins and thoroughly enjoy their days at nursery. They have both been to several nurseries in the UK due to job moves and they really have loved The Garden House. The staff are extremely supportive, friendly and professional and we receive excellent
daily feedback. Our eldest has particularly enjoyed the Jolly Phonics in Christopher Robins. I would really recommend this nursery to others! Thanks for all your help.
Reply from Stacey Mitchelson, Acting Manager at The Garden House Nursery
Thank you, such lovely words about our nursery. It is a pleasure to look after your little ones!
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Review from D C (Father of Child) published on 30 July 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Garden House is an excellent nursery. The staff are lovely, caring and so professional. Our daughter loves coming every day and we have recommended it to all our friends. Can't speak highly enough of it.
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Review from Radmila S H (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Placing our child at this nursery has undoubtedly been the best decision my husband and I have made for her. She has been attending from 3 months of age and her progress has been absolutely remarkable. She is already very sociable, she has developed communication skills and generally loves being around
her new friends. The nursery nurses are always so welcoming, every single one of them, and every single time I see them (whether it is first thing in the morning at 7:45am or 6pm). The care, friendship and attention our daughter receives here is outstanding. There is always clear communication of how she got on with her day through daily reports which we then use to update on an app we use. When we bring her in we leave feeling very safe in the knowledge that she will be very well looked after. The smile on her little face when she sees all her friends (staff and classmates) says it all. I would highly recommend this nursery, they simply go above and beyond to accommodate our needs.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.824)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.824) out of 10 for The Garden House Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.824 for The Garden House Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (150 Excellents x 5) + (21 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 176 Ratings = 4.824
  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 The Garden House Nursery is based on 15 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 72 number of registered child places is 14.4, which has been reached with 15 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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Christina Hoyle

Job Title: Senior Nursery Manager Joined: 2025

Hello, my name is Christina. I am originally from Leicester but have lived in Holmfirth for over 25 years. I am married with 3 boys and a cat. I have just become a nanna to a little boy, so I am surrounded by boys!
I have been working with children for over 20 years, firstly as a nurse in A&E, as a childminder for over 9 years, as an Early Years Tutor going around nurseries in the north of the country teaching apprentices and also as a manager in 2 nurseries. I have my degree in Early Years and also my Early Years Professional Status (now known as Early Years Teacher). I am a qualified first aider and also hold my mental health first aid qualification.
I love working with children, as it is amazing to help support and see the fantastic little people they become, all with different personalities, imaginations and strengths.
I love Leicester City Football Club, spending time with my family and friends, listening to a wide range of music, Lego, collecting Piggin ornaments, going to museums and art galleries, Art Deco/Nouveau especially Charles Rennie Mackintosh, being with animals and being outside. Oh, and I am a huge Harry Potter fan as well!!
I am looking forward to meeting you!

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