Jitterbugs Nursery is located in 2 large Victorian houses, which are adjoined and have been completely refurbished and equipped to provide spacious, outstanding top-quality childcare accommodation, complying strictly with the national standards and OFSTED regulations
We provide childcare for children aged 0 – 14 years. The setting consists of four main areas these are:
• Eggs unit for children aged 0-2
• Caterpillars unit for children aged 2-3
• Cocoons unit for children aged 3-4
• Butterflies unit for children starting school in the September after their 4th birthday
• Holiday club providing care for children aged 4-11 years
As well as providing a high quality environment for the children to thrive in we work with other educational professionals to come in the setting to teach our children additional skills such as speaking french.
Owner: Linda Wood
Person in charge: Linda Wood (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: North Yorkshire County Council
Number of Staff: 18
Service Offered: Day Nursery (Privately Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 72
Age Range: from 0 years 0 months to 14 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0745-1800
When Closed: Bank Holidays & Christmas
Fees Guide: Nursery fees £42 full day & £26 half day. Holiday club £34 full day & £23 half day session
The Review Score of 7.1 (maximum of 10) for Jitterbugs Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Jitterbugs Day Nursery in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 2.3 out of 5 from 8 positive Reviews in the last 2 years. (A 2 year period has been used as there were no positive reviews in the last 12 months)
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Day Nursery / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Day Nursery receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 4.844 for Jitterbugs Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (82 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.844
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Day Nursery to friends and family?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. The calculation is the same as above, except the points are divided by 2.
The 2.278 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Jitterbugs Day Nursery is based on 8 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows:
3 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 4 then divided by 2 = 2.000
Target of 14.4 positive Reviews (72 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 8 Reviews ÷ 14.4 Target = 0.556 , then divided by 2 = 0.278
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Jitterbugs Day Nursery has a Review Score of 7.1 (7.122)
Review submitted from a Postal Card by Jessica A (Mother of Child) on Wednesday 25 January 2017. Relates to November 2016.
My daughter has attended Jitterbugs for around 18 months and for the past 8 months of these, she has been in the pre-school. The setting is excellent, has a lot of different options and they make very good use of space. The staff are all caring and polite. I would not hesitate to recommend.
How likely would you be to recommend Jitterbugs Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Jessica J (Mother of Child) on Thursday 17 November 2016. Relates to September 2016.
Can't recommend this nursery enough! Fantastic staff, great home cooked meals, always different learning based activities and games. My little boy thoroughly enjoys his time here and has developed and learnt so much! Great communication between staff and parents!
How likely would you be to recommend Jitterbugs Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Karen R (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 8 November 2016. Relates to October 2016.
After experiencing a different setting with my first child I can see how Jitterbugs Day Nursery go that extra mile to teach, engage and care for the children. Jitterbugs have been tremendously supportive at every stage from my son joining at 2 years old to my daughter joining after school club. The activities in every room are fulfilling and keep the children wanting to go back for more. I can see why they have the Ofsted rating they have.
How likely would you be to recommend Jitterbugs Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by P C (Father of Child) on Tuesday 18 October 2016. Relates to October 2016.
Really pleased with the nursery. Facilities and staff are excellent.
How likely would you be to recommend Jitterbugs Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by K F (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 18 October 2016. Relates to October 2016.
The nursery is very welcoming towards me and my child when we come and drop off. My child is very happy and settled well into the room and is excited to talk about nursery at home. The nursery is very big and bright and my child loves going.
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Natasha B (Mother of Child) on Monday 17 October 2016. Relates to October 2016.
my son has come on leaps and bounds from being here at such a young age he has got so much more confidence and better social skills, he has learnt a lot more than i ever thought he would during nursery and in a very short space of time.
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Laura (Mother of Child) on Monday 17 October 2016. Relates to October 2016.
After using a Handfull of nurseries that for some reason or another wasn't right for us we found jitterbugs. And so glad we did' nowhere compares. I can not rate this nursery highly enough. The staff are amazing' They taught our now 10-year-old and the same staff are now teaching our younger children. Thank you to the manager (such a lovely lady) and all of her staff at jitterbugs. We are one happy family.
How likely would you be to recommend Jitterbugs Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Sarah C (Mother of Child) on Saturday 15 October 2016. Relates to October 2016.
I have been using Jitterbugs Day Nursery for two and a half years for both my children and they love it. They have been in every room from Babies up to Out of School club and the staff take great care to ensure the transitions are smooth and stress-free. They have learned so much as well as being looked after by genuinely caring staff who also support parents by offering advice and help when requested. The facilities and equipment are of a high quality and very clean and well maintained. The activities are varied and engaging for the children and always well run and controlled. I can't praise Jitterbugs Day Nursery enough and would definitely recommend them to other parents.
How likely would you be to recommend Jitterbugs Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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