The Garden House Nursery

Before deciding on The Garden House Nursery we visited a number of nurseries in the area, most with "Outstanding" Ofsted ratings, but Garden House was a cut above the rest.

What makes it so good? The nursery is owned and managed by the owner since the nursery opened, some 20 odd years ago. She is there every day and it is obvious that she cares deeply for the children in her care. The staff all appear to genuinely want to be there. They are so engaged with the children and both staff and children always seem to have so much fun. It is a professional yet caring environment, which our daughter absolutely loves.

What I found when choosing a nursery is that it comes down to the "feel" of the place. The Garden House feels like a home from home. The rooms are cosy, clean and colourful. The outside areas include a play ground, growing garden and a woodland walk which is perfect for learning about nature and critter spotting.

I would not hesitate to recommend The Garden House to any prospective parents.

I would sum up by saying the BEST NURSERY.

A fantastic nursery I would recommend to anyone.

Thank you to everyone for the happiest start to nursery life that I could have hoped for.

Our daughter started attending this nursery on 4th July 2017 and we have been really impressed from day one with the high standards of the provision. The sessions are well structured, interesting and challenging the kids. There are well-structured activities throughout the day (even when I pick my daughter up at 6 pm) The nursery is very clean, tidy and well maintained. The staff always look happy and you can tell they love the place and the kids. Our girl loves going there and we are really happy that finally, we found a nursery that is a home away from home for her.

My son had been attending The Garden House Nursery before he started school last September. My daughter has been at the nursery since she was a little toddler and is spending her last few weeks there before starting school. I strongly feel that the nursery has provided an excellent environment for them to play at and to learn. They both made good progress in reading and maths at the nursery. The most important thing to a working parent, to me, is that I could see all the nursery staff are very passionate about what they do. They have an enormous amount of patience and care to the children. My children really enjoyed their time at the nursery and I am grateful to the teachers.

This is my second child to attend the nursery and the standard of care is still as high. My child is happy and well-settled thanks to the staff. She comes home with more knowledge every day. Whilst at nursery, she loves to spend time in the varied outdoor spaces, which have given her confidence in her developing physical skills. He bonds with the staff and children are excellent. I couldn't have chosen a better nursery for my children.

The Garden House Nursery is a very welcoming and friendly nursery, sadly my child will be leaving in September to go to school. However, I could not have wished for a better start in life for him. We chose The Garden House 4 years ago now and knew it was the perfect nursery for our son to begin his adventures. Here he has learnt to count to 100, write his name (as well as his friends and ours), he has made some great friendships both with the children and the excellent staff and he has learnt Spanish and French in the weekly language clubs. He has really enjoyed the tennis sessions at the nursery and is wanting to continue doing this at school. This nursery was by far one of the best nurseries we looked at when we were looking around for the perfect location for our child. We would like to thank all the team at The Garden House for all their support and helping our son become the clever, friendly boy he is today.

The Garden House is a very structured, friendly and caring nursery. All of the staff have a genuine interest in each child. Love and affection is given to the children, there is no shortage of cuddles and it is a safe and homely environment. Educational standards are excellent and the transition from baby to school ready is well handled and organised. Our child has been very happy for three years making great friends with children and staff, learning Spanish and Tennis and becoming a confident polite and happy young bot in the process. We have never had any doubts this was the right nursery for us. (Only criticism is you have to provide your own lunch and dinner)

Both my children (3.5 yr old and 18 month old) have attended here since they were 12 months. The staff and atmosphere are warm and inviting, with many long term staff. I have always felt comfortable leaving my children here. My 3.5-year-old is in the oldest room and his letters and numbers have really come on here, as well as plenty of fun activities. The only downside for me is they don't provide lunch and tea - you have to take your own. However, this isn't a big issue compared to how happy we are overall with the nursery. We also enjoy getting a daily email for each child telling us what they've been up to every day - I thought all nurseries did this but apparently not. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the nursery to my friends.

I have three children of 11, 5 and 2 and they have all attended the Garden House Nursey. My 2 year old is still there. I cannot speak highly enough of this nursery. In my opinion, it's the best nursery in Sheffield - a happy, caring and safe environment for babies and older ones. All aspects of the nursery are run with a high degree of professionalism and care. One of my favourite aspects of the Garden House is that staff turnover is minimal which means that many of the nursery nurses who cared for my now 11 year old are also caring for my 2 year old! On entering the nursery, you will never fail to be greeted by a friendly smile and hello to both you and your child. The baby/child's happiness and welfare is paramount and staff are always available to discuss any concerns and there to cuddle any little person who has woken up on the wrong side of the bed! I would recommend it to any family wanting to be 100% sure that they are leaving their children in caring, happy and safe hands.

Finding the right nursery is a big deal for any parent, but from the very first visit toThe Garden House Nursery we were able to put our worries aside. The quality and competency of all who work there is apparent from the offset and it is clear that all aspects of our son's care - from the educational to safety and security - had been well thought out and implemented.

However, what really sets The Garden House apart is their amazing and caring staff (of whom I cannot speak highly enough), and the way they've handled the additional reassurance and special needs our son requires. When our son first started and was extremely attached to one particular carer, she extended her hours so she could stay with him and reassure him until he was more settled. They are always proactive in initiating strategies to help meet our son's needs and also very quick to implement those suggested by other authorities. In short, they are fantastic and I would whole-heartedly recommend them to any parent.

My daughter has attended for the last 15 months and thoroughly enjoys it. The staff are friendly and kind, and genuinely show care and affection for the kids. My daughter always gets a cuddle when she arrives. She struggled to settle at first because she'd never been cared for by anyone else, and is very shy. The staff were brilliant at showing her care and support while she made the transition, and she always ended up having a great day. Going back to work and leaving my one year old daughter was hard, but their approach made it so much easier, and now she always arrives happy and excited. The activities are always varied and fun. The management team are really helpful and supportive too, and a pleasure to deal with. We're leaving next month, and I'm really sad to be going. We're only leaving because the nursery has recently become difficult to travel to. I wish we could stay! Garden House may work out more expensive than other nurseries, but you get what you pay for.

My eldest was at the Garden House 2012-15 and my youngest will be leaving for school next year. We have been extremely happy with this nursery and will be sad when the staff there are no longer part of our lives. Both children have always been happy there and we've always felt comfortable leaving them, knowing that they'd be looked after properly and would have a fun day.

A lovely, caring nursery with a family atmosphere. Staff are approachable, friendly & professional. They have developed good relationships with our child and looked after him well. He's two now and still loves arriving to a cuddle every morning.

The rooms are stimulating with changing topics and high standards of cleanliness.

They can have breakfast at nursery if they don't have it at home. You can actually see that the staff try hard to do what they can to make sure children are looked after. If they don't do something, that means there was not any possible solution to the problem and this is very valuable.

In terms of the quality of child care this is an excellent nursery. There is a palpable feeling that the staff are personally invested in the welfare and development of the children and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend their services.

Because they are so good they are very popular and often quite full, consequently - sometimes it is difficult to change sessions, but if there was a failing to have, in exchange for excellent child care - well that's fine!

My child has thrived at The Garden House Nursery. He absolutely loves going! The staff are kind, approachable and have a lovely way with the children. I feel they have got to know my child very well and have encouraged him to learn new things, develop good friendships with other children and to have lots of fun.

We would not hesitate to recommend the Garden House Nursery to all parents.

My little boy is 3 years old and has been at The Garden House Nursery for 2 years and 3 months. During this time here he has progressed in all areas and is now coming home able to write his name, mummy, nanny as well as writing numbers 1-10. This fills me with confidence that he is enjoying his time here as well as learning new things each day. The staff are always welcoming and my child has great relationships with them all. Thank you to all at The Garden House Nursery.