Abbey Nursery Houston

South Street, Houston, Johnstone PA6 7ET
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9.8 27 Reviews
  • Abbey Nursery Houston, Johnstone
Abbey Nursery Houston is a long established private children’s nursery situated within the rural village of Houston, Renfrewshire, offering flexible childcare sessions to suit each family's personal requirements.

Graded at Outstanding for staffing and children's care and support; this highlights the high quality of service provided by their strong team of experienced, qualified practitioners who have been with the nursery for many years and offer a warm, welcoming and caring environment for the children with lots of fun, stimulating activities each day to help them develop their individual talents.

The nursery is purpose-built with bright, spacious playrooms, and a homely feel for the children within a safe and secure environment. Nature trails and woodland walks are on their doorstep for the children to enjoy on a regular basis.

It is in partnership with Renfrewshire Council to provide preschool education and offers an exciting and stimulating programme of activities such as Forest Schools, multi-sports coaching, music and drama, Spanish and French.

Parents have commented: 'Fantastic manager, helpful and approachable.

Love the nursery... Staff are so supportive. Daughter thrives in nursery. She is confident with all the staff and I feel comfortable leaving her. ......"

They really do care and I feel staff know about each child... Love the sports coach and forest walks... Great environment for her to have.".... "Allows me to work without worrying. Staff pay so much attention to the children. Best start she could possibly have."
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Katie Blair (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 34

Total Places for Children

  • 92

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

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


    Flexible sessions, days and mini days available.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • 1 week over Christmas & Easter Monday

Parking

  • Free parking adjacent to the Scout Hall.

Abbey Nursery Houston Reviews (27)

9.8

Abbey Nursery Houston has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.825) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Abbey Nursery Houston has 27 reviews.

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Review from K D (Mother of Child) published on 9 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have had two children attend Abbey Nursery since 2020. The facilities, staff and care provided have been consistently high. Both my children are in Abbey full-time, the curriculum has added their confidence and development. It is clear to see how much the children enjoy their time at Abbey and I would
highly recommend the facility.
*I have given 4/5 stars for Value For Money, however I do not believe this is not reflective of Abbey alone. Childcare is extremely expensive across the board. I have experienced two other great nurseries with my first child due to a relocation in 2020.
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Review from Simon M (Father of Child) published on 28 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child started nursery six months ago as a 9-month-old. The staff at Abbey Nursery are incredible and from the outset eased our nerves of leaving our baby. The breadth of activities that our child does really helps her develop quickly in an environment that fosters love and encouragement. Parents
are actively kept informed and as a father, I am so pleased the traditional parenting stereotypes never crops up at Abbey. The nursery is a truly exceptional place that my daughter loves and we have complete faith in with amazing staff, especially our key worker!
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Review from John A (Father of Child) published on 17 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have two children that attend Abbey. My eldest always enjoys the activities they do, especially the sports coaching. All his key workers throughout his 4 years have been great and very supportive of his needs and development. Although my youngest has only been going for 7 months, he runs in every
day and always enjoys himself. His keyworker is always happy to welcome him every morning and gives us a full report of his activities every day.
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Review from Pauline M (Mother of Child) published on 19 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been using 'Abbey Houston Children's Nursery' since April 2012 and they are such a brilliant nursery; it feels like an extension to our family. I have two children that they look after and they both love their nursery which is the best testament to the great staff and loving environment. There
are lots of fun and educational activities and 'Abbey Houston Children's Nursery' always tries to have outdoor activities whenever the weather allows, which I think is really important. The staff are so loving and kind to the children and the manager is helpful, friendly and takes such an interest in all the children and their families. Can't recommend them highly enough.
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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really happy with the individualised care and attention my son (and daughter before) have received from this nursery. My son is big for his age and I was concerned he would be ready for school before he was due to go. I raised these concerns with the nursery and they were extremely understanding and
worked with me to make plans to keep him busy and appropriately challenged over the next year. His behaviour had been slipping but now he is more stimulated, it is much improved!
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 20 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery.
Well managed.
Child very happy here.
Good educational components.
Varied trips.
Great nursery staff.
Recognition of illness.
Good room transition.
Always available to answer queries.
My only criticism would be the car park - busy at times but that is impossible to deal
with.
Thanks.
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Review from A L (Mother of Child) published on 6 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started at Abbey six months ago and took a while to settle. Throughout this period, the staff were patient, kind and reassuring. Now I struggle to get my little one to leave at the end of her session. We always receive a detailed written(and verbal) handover so that we know exactly what
she has played with, eaten etc. My daughter is very happy at Abbey and flourishing, I am so pleased we sent her there.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.825)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.825) out of 10 for Abbey Nursery Houston 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 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 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 4.825 for Abbey Nursery Houston is calculated as follows: ( (210 Excellents x 5) + (38 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 251 Ratings = 4.825
  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 Abbey Nursery Houston is based on 21 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 92 number of registered child places is 18.4, which has been reached with 21 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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Meet the Team (1)

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Michelle Rose

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2023

Michelle has been in childcare since the age of 16 and has over 10 years of managerial experience as a Manager and Area Manager. Her role is to manage the establishment to the benefit of children, families and the wider community in compliance with national and local authority guidance and the statutes relating to the provision of education and care to staff and children.

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