Nurserytime is a well established setting on the outskirts of Durham graded "Outstanding" by Ofsted in 2015 employing a team of highly qualified individuals who are committed to high standards of childcare that respects family values alongside a friendly approach towards both parents and children. The manager has over 20 years' experience in childcare and has been with Nurserytime for 15years, the deputy and pre school head of room are qualified to "Early Years Teacher Status" the 2 year old head of room has a "Foundation Degree" in Education and Care a further member of staff has a "BA Hons" in Early Childhood Studies.
The setting follows the EYFS guidelines - learning through play, with activities based on children's interests. A large outside play and garden area is used by all age groups including under 2 year olds.
Group: Nurserytime Group
Person in charge: Jacky McMahon (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Durham County Council
Number of Staff: 16
Service Offered: Day Nursery (Privately Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 58
Age Range: from 0 years 1 months to 8 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0730-1800
When Closed: Bank Holidays & Christmas
The Review Score of 4.9 (maximum of 10) for Nurserytime is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 5 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Nurserytime in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 0 out of 5 from 0 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 4.917 for Nurserytime is calculated as follows: ( (55 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.917
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 0 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Nurserytime is based on 0 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows:
0 = 0
Target of 11.6 positive Reviews (58 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 0 Reviews ÷ 11.6 Target = 0
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Nurserytime has a Review Score of 4.9 (4.917)
Review submitted from a Postal Card by Gav (Father of Child) on Wednesday 23 March 2016. Relates to March 2016.
My son has attended nursery here since he was 7 months old. He loves all the staff and his learning is fantastic. The learning journey that he has is full of photos and it shows all his learning and how much he loves it. He is due to start school soon and he will miss nursery and all the staff. I can't thank them enough.
How likely would you be to recommend Nurserytime? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Neelie M (Mother of Child) on Thursday 14 January 2016. Relates to November 2015.
The overall standards are excellent the staff are excellent with my children. I have no complaints at all with Nurserytime. All I can say is I am extremely happy with my children's care excellent nursery. Thank you to all the staff at Nurserytime.
How likely would you be to recommend Nurserytime? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Sam C (Mother of Child) on Friday 4 December 2015. Relates to November 2015.
I find this nursery to be everything I need and would like for my little girl. If there is any little change in her care needs the staff quickly change her plan and speak to me directly, if she is unwell they are fast acting and always contact me if she is unwell.
How likely would you be to recommend Nurserytime? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Russ B (Father of Child) on Thursday 26 November 2015. Relates to November 2015.
My wife and I are delighted with the care and attention they have shown towards our son. The Nursery Time, staff are professional, helpful and enthusiastic in their care of children. The have been of great assistance when we have had to change arrangements at short notice and always do what they can to support parents.
We really like how the Nursery Time staff make time to give us information, and feedback on how our son has done each day and what he's experienced. It gives us as parents a huge piece of mind when our son is always always greeted with friendly and genuine staff who love working with children.
How likely would you be to recommend Nurserytime? Extremely Likely
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Susan Brown, owner at Nurserytime responded to this review on 26 Nov 2015:
How rewarding to hear this comment our staff work very hard to ensure both children and parents feel welcome and parents can be confident of our commitment to their children.
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Kelly M (Mother of Child) on Thursday 12 November 2015. Relates to October 2015.
My little girl has come on leaps and bounds since starting at nursery time when she was 9 months old. I was encouraged to visit the nursery on a number of occasions before she started which meant she was familiar with staff and the facilities before starting. The Teddies Room is very welcoming with good facilities. Staff are really friendly and there are always loads of different activities going on. I am kept fully up to date of how my little girl is getting on and staff take the time at both pick up and drop off to personally speak to you and your child. There is a good variety of different meals provided throughout the week with plenty of fruit and vegetables included. My little girl is now 13 months and loves going - she gets excited when we arrive on a morning and even waves me off to work. I am very pleased with my choice of nursery.
How likely would you be to recommend Nurserytime? Extremely Likely
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