Culverdene Day Nursery

Lovely nursery setting in a period building with friendly, approachable staff. Coped well with pressures relating to the Covid pandemic over the last 18-months. Good range of activities/resources. Setting is clean but in need of updating in some areas but expected due to age of the building.

My son has been at Culverdene Day Nursery since 2017, he started when he was only 6 months old and my daughter also started in 2020. All I can say is what a fantastic nursery for my children. From discipline to learning, Culverdene has been amazing. With such friendly and helpful staff, this is the best place I could ever think of to send my children, where I felt confident and safe. Thank you Culverden my son will certainly miss you all.

I would highly recommend Culverdene Nursery for any parent looking for a safe, happy and professional environment for their child. My daughter has flourished during her years at Culverdene. The staff have been amazing and I don't have a single negative, the online private platform of daily written and photographed updates on what your child has been doing that day is a lovely touch. My daughter's confidence and skills developed so much and I will honestly be sad to see her leave and go to school but I feel that attending here has made her more than ready.

Culverdene is a wonderful nursery! The staff are fantastic and both my children have been so well looked after and very very happy here. The activities the children get to do every day are varied and fun and really help with early learning. Both my eldest (who left a few years ago now) and my youngest who is currently at Culverdene in the Ladybird group, went to nursery every day with a smile on their face! I could not feel more confident in the staff here and could not recommend them enough.

Culverdene has been absolutely fantastic for my son who has attended for the past two and a half years. They are a small, friendly nursery with a real family feel. The staff are excellent and low turnover means he knows them all really well, it's lovely now to see him chat with his old baby room key worker, who helped him learn to talk! The nursery is always really helpful and responds very quickly to any requests, the manager is great and she knows all the children really well. Regular Tapestry app updates have been really reassuring, especially in those nervous early days when we would be wondering how he was getting on and, more recently, to see how he is developing as we countdown to school next year. We have always felt he is safe and well cared for, and they have dealt with the challenge of Covid brilliantly. The food is really good and healthy, our son is much less fussy there than at home! We really love Culverdene and would recommend it wholeheartedly.

I chose this particular Nursery for my little girl when she was just 10 months old because the environment was calm, engaging and welcoming. The staff are extremely professional and have a brilliant nature with the children in their care. Since my daughter started attending here, she has come on leaps and bounds in her development, especially with her communication! We were very concerned about her speaking and the nursery reassured me and worked hard on developing this particular aspect of my child’s development. My daughter is always so excited and happy to go into nursery each day and has made lots of friends. She does lovely activities that are fun and exciting, often bringing home the things she makes, and seeing lots of wonderful photos on the online journal - Tapestry. I love this nursery and would highly recommend it to anyone!

On choosing Culverdene Nursery we knew immediately this was the one. My husband had been anxious about using a nursery, but one visit to Culverdene and he was won. We appreciate the family feel of the nursery and our son loves to go and will often speak of his key worker and the other children at home. They work really hard to settle your child in and take note of any interests they are expressing and encourage play and learning through these. More recently, in the run-up to our son becoming a big brother the nursery staff played a key role in helping prepare him for what life with a baby may be like. He's grown in his confidence whilst at nursery and we are loving the social interaction he is able to enjoy as he attends. I would highly recommend Culverdene and we look forward to sending our daughter there in time.

I moved from America over 2 years ago and I'm a first-time parent so the world of nurseries was so new to our family. Two of the questions we wanted to know were the tenure of their staff and how long children tended to stay? Coming from a corporate background, these were always important questions to ask to gauge culture. So we were just using the knowledge bank we had being first-time parents and in a new country. We were pleased to know that the tenure of some of their staff reaches into a decade and the children usually stayed until they went into reception. Our son has been at Culverdene for 2 years now and our family absolutely love the staff. Our son's vocabulary has increased immensely, he's learned to use the toilet independently, his manners are reinforced, and his imagination and curiosity are allowed to be free in creative settings - all thanks to Culverdene. Our family can't recommend them enough.

We were recommended this nursery for our son 6 years ago and it was the best decision we made. He had 4 happy years with the nursery and made some great friends. He is now achieving well at school and this is due to the excellent foundations laid at Culverdene. When we had our daughter we had no hesitations as to where we would send her. She is now settling back in after her extended time off due to the current situation and the staff have been fantastic. The management team are excellent and very professional. The communication is great and we always feel we are kept well informed. We have recommended the nursery to friends and family and will continue to do so.

Best children’s nursery, really happy and pleasant place to be in for children. My two children have been attending since they were 9 months and 6 months, they both absolutely love it. A very friendly and approachable staff which really help when settling a child in. Highly recommend this nursery.

I cannot recommend this nursery more. The minute we visited we had a good feeling as it feels like a home from home, is clean and comfortable, well organised, lovely outdoor play space and spacious but still cosy rooms. It has just the right amount of children in each setting to make it feel small but sociable. They have been very supportive throughout the last 2 years particularly as I have been through 2 more pregnancies and always ask if I need help getting the kids to the car. My children love being at this nursery and as you can see from their Facebook they do such a huge variety of tasks which they are always excited to tell me about. In particular, my kids won't stop talking about a key person in the baby room and run to her every morning for a cuddle! Turnover of staff is low, hours are good if you are a medic! And they have a good staff age range. I really feel so comfortable dropping my children off every day and knowing that they have a great time and are really well looked after.

Our son loves attending Culverdene and the staff are incredible. He looks forward to going and has been with the nursery since he was 6 months old (he’s now almost 3). He is progressing so well and is getting so much support from his teachers.

My daughter spent two happy years at Culverdene Day Nursery. During this time, she has made some great friends and developed positive relationships with the staff team. Culverdene is a warm and welcoming environment and the team are professional, supportive and caring. I'd 100% recommend this nursery.

Excellent nursery. Daughter absolutely loved her time there but it was sadly cut short due to COVID. Would have returned but daughter is starting school soon. The staff are all very friendly and welcoming. They keep you updated with how your child is learning and developing and the fun things your child gets up too. Would recommend Culverdene 100% .