Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld

9-11 Allander Walk, Town Centre, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G67 1DW
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9.6 103 Reviews
  • Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld, Glasgow
Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld is based in the heart of Cumbernauld, on the third floor of the shopping centre opposite the library. It benefits from ample parking and local transport within walking distance.

This nursery is unique with its roof top garden which is fully enclosed for all children to play and explore nature. It has three bright and spacious playrooms with an additional multi-purpose room to give children a change of environment throughout the day.

A blend of mature, experienced and qualified staff along with trainees create a warm, welcoming and friendly environment for children and their families. Happitots staff are expertly skilled and dedicated to caring for children, treating all children as individuals and supporting all children on their learning journey.

They are delighted to have been awarded NMT Nursery Group Award 2018.

Staff provide a range of exciting, fun and challenging learning opportunities for children to play, learn and develop.

Happitots Nursery provides a range of session patterns to suit all childcare needs including variable sessions, extra sessions, part and full-time sessions. Their crèche service is available throughout the year. A discount is available for siblings and the nursery also offers an Emergency Services employee discount (10% off your monthly invoice). Funding for two-year-olds is also available.

This nursery offers; quality early years care and education, healthy meals and snacks made on site by a nursery chef. Speech and language therapy is available and the nursery uses e-journals and interactive tablets and provides a graduation ceremony for children when leaving for school as well as the celebration of festivals throughout the year, trips in the local community and Spanish classes.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kathryn Brodie (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 84

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • 2 year old funding available

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Christmas & New Year

Parking

  • There is plenty of free parking available around the Shopping Centre, the closest Car Park to the nursery is 'Red Car Park 2', please contact for further information.

Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld Reviews (103)

9.6

Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.609) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld has 103 reviews.

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Review from Natalie M (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery and very accommodating. The staff are lovely and our daughter always has a great time. We get a full review of what she has done when we pick her up and the learning journal entries are an excellent way for us to actually see what she had been doing and how she is progressing. We also
get a 5% discount as daddy works in the shopping centre where the nursery is based which is a great help.
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Review from Melissa W (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started here in September 2018 under the early learning programme for 2 year olds. I was invited in to see the nursery and meet the staff, all are very welcoming.
My daughter loves the nursery and has really come on since starting. The staff are great with her. We have a chat about her
day, what she ate what she did how she got on, every evening when I pick her up. Staff also do reviews and are kept up to date on the child's progress in the nursery. There have also been times I have had no childcare for my daughter, the nursery is always willing to help out and the prices are great.
I have recommended the nursery to all family and friends I am so happy my child is enjoying her time there.
Ladies you all do a brilliant job, thank you!
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Review from Shannon P (Mother of Child) published on 17 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend this nursery for anyone who is looking for professional childcare. My daughter goes here and has done since a young age and my worry was that she wouldn’t like being away from her parent but the nursery made her feel so welcome and do everything he parents would. Since she started
she’s come out more confidence in herself and I’ve seen a big change. The lady’s that work there are always so helpful and are so lovely they are always at hand if you have any questions at all. This is the cheapest nursery I could find in my area and I couldn’t ask for a better place to look after my daughter when I started back work. My worry was always that my daughter wouldn’t stay with a stranger at the time but the lady’s reassured me and made my daughter feel so welcome and happy
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Review from Victoria M (Mother of Child) published on 17 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little boy had been going here since Sept and he has come on so well. He is learning Spanish, can now write his name and has made so many lovely wee friends.
Would definitely recommend.
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Review from Emma F (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended the nursery since he was 8 and a half months. He loves it here and all the staff are lovely. Nothing is too much bother for them. The nursery has had a recent refurbishment and it looks fresh and clean. There are lots of new activities and my son loves attending.
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Review from Jacqueline P (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have and go to this nursery, the teachers are amazing with the kids and help to encourage the kids in all their needs. They are extremely approachable if you need anything and are excellent in keeping parents informed with all that's going on in the nursery and with your child's development.
I am extremely happy with Happitots and so is my child.
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Review from Kelly B (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends this nursery 3 sessions a week and loves it. My child’s learning and communication have come on so much in a short time. We will definitely put our other little boy in when he is old enough. My sister uses the crèche and her children love it too.
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Review from Samantha S (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is an excellent nursery with great staff.
My daughter is always happy to go in and learn new things. She has gained a lot of confidence and friends since joining.
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Review from Nicole S (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending this nursery for three years, during which time, I have seen him grow and develop so much and this is due to the nurturing staff who are all welcoming and have established a great relationship with the children.
The communication from the nursery is excellent and I'm always
kept up to date on my son's time at nursery as well as developmental milestones. I would recommend this nursery to anyone and will be sad when my son leaves to go to school.
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Review from Frances C (Grandmother of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Granddaughter has been attending this nursery for a for while now, at first, she was very unsettled but the staff within the nursery did a fantastic job of making the transition easy. She has come on leaps and bounds since attending the nursery and I can also see she has developed in her language
and social skills and this is all thanks to the amazing staff within Happitots Nursery. I would definitely recommend this nursery as it provides a high standard of quality care.
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Review from Nicola G (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff are welcoming and friendly, and truly have the best interests of the children in mind. Settling in the process is well planned out to suit individual needs, at pick up each day you are provided with a hand over of the food, nap times and nappy changes of your child which is great. The staff
also use Learning Journals, which shows you pictures of your child participating in activities and the learning and development taking place, updated regularly to wish is great. Couldn't recommend them enough!
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Review from Gillian D (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended this nursery since she was 1. At first, I was worried about leaving her but from day one every member of staff put her at ease and made her feel welcome. She has turned into a sociable talented confident little girl and I put this down to the staff and their time spent doing
various activities and bringing her out of her comfort zone. I am glad I took the decision to put my daughter into this nursery and thankful to all the staff here for their ongoing efforts.
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Review from Kayla Y (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery with high standards , online portals to follow your child's progress and days while in the nursery. Caring staff who are patient and spend time equally with every child. The learning opportunities for my son age 18 months when he joined where great .
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Review from Lynsay Y (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Happitots is a fantastic nursery. My daughter is almost 5 and has attended since she was a baby. Everyone is caring, helpful and 100% focused on teaching my child. My daughter has grown into a bright and confident little girl and I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from Arancha P (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My children have been attending this nursery for a year and a half now. I could not be more happy with the nursery.
The children go very happy every single day, they enjoy it a lot. The nursery provides a very good and varied lunch and snacks, always including fruit and veg.
The staff is great, always
doing different activities and providing daily feedback.
I highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Syreeta G (Mother of Child) published on 16 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been in Happitots for over one year now and I must say it's been a pleasant journey. Recently she started toilet training and I wasn't too sure if she would get on well in nursery, however, the staff have been very helpful and have helped her toilet train in the nursery which was amazing.
Also, they keep all activities she does in the intranet which provides more information on how she is getting on in nursery and what to train her on while at home to help out. Overall, I am very happy with the nursery and its staff. The recent refurbishment has also given the appearance a positive boost and even my child commented on it positively. I won't hesitate to recommend the nursery to anyone.
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Review from Ainsley M (Mother of Child) published on 10 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy has been going to this nursery for a good few months now and he loved it, used to cry leaving me going to his old one, now he will go in here no bother. He loves all the staff and they are great with the kids.
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Review from Tom G (Father of Child) published on 11 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall positive. My daughter enjoys her time here.
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Review from Charlene C (Mother of Child) published on 11 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Happitots is a fantastic nursery. I have been coming here for 7 years, first with my oldest son and now with my youngest.
The staff are friendly and caring and I am always kept up to date with my sons progress both my children love the nursery.
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Review from Heather B (Mother of Child) published on 11 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are fantastic, my daughter went from nappies to using the toilet within a week with the help and encouragement of them. My daughter loves nursery and I think it's amazing that they learn Spanish at a young age. There has been a couple of times I've had to keep her in with family issues eg.,
hospital and the manager was very kind. Fantastic nursery and staff.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.609)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.609) out of 10 for Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 12 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 4.895 for Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld is calculated as follows: ( (128 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 143 Ratings = 4.895
  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 4.714 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Happitots Nursery Cumbernauld is based on 12 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 84 number of registered child places is 16.8. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.8 = 0.714
  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 (2)

Kathryn

Kathryn Brodie

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Happitots Cumbernauld Nursery Manager, Kathryn Brodie, has a professional qualification in childcare and ample experience working with children of all ages.

Julie-Anne

Julie-Anne Robertson

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2011

Happitots Cumbernauld Deputy Manager, Julie-Anne, has a professional qualification in childcare and ample experience working with children of all ages. She has also been with the business for many years and therefore has a wealth of experience.

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