Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten

12-14 Dundela Avenue, Belfast BT4 3BQ
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9.9 63 Reviews
  • Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten, Belfast
At Childsplay Day Nursery & Kindergarten, every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential and develop the fundamental skills for a lifelong/interest in learning within a secure and caring environment.

The nursery has a dedicated staff team who are committed to ensuring your child thrives towards their full potential within an environment where empathy and challenge are paramount, ensuring strong foundations for life.

They recognise the trust you place in the team daily and together with families, memories are made which are cherished for life.

Childsplay is monitored and inspected by the Belfast Trust.

The nursery's aim is to serve as an extension of home, extending the known and introducing new experiences so that home and nursery complement each other enable the best outcomes for the children.                                                        

By taking a hand, they open a mind and touch a heart...
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Childsplay Northern Ireland Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Heather Hewitt (Registered Person)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 17

Total Places for Children

  • 64

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
    REVIEWED ANNUALLY

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

  • Statutory Holidays

Parking

  • Parking available on site

Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten Reviews (63)

9.9

Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.906) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten has 63 reviews.

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Review from Nicola (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Childsplay provides after schools for my 5 year old and day care for my 2 year old who has complex medical and developmental needs. The staff are warm, caring, polite and professional at all times. Nothing appears to be a bother and the staff have a willingness to learn and go that extra mile (daily).
They provide home cooked food and healthy snacks. There are loads of outdoor activities and fun, whatever the weather. They treat both my children as individuals and tailor a programme to suit them! I couldn't recommend this nursery more highly.
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Review from Lisa R (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would absolutely 100% highly recommend Childsplay nursery to anyone with children no matter what age. The staff are always welcoming, friendly, courteous and brilliant with the kids. It is such a happy environment at all times whilst being relaxed it is run with an extremely professional and fantastically
well organised feel. It is clearly very obvious that the time planning the events is immense as their scheduling is fantastic and they are incredibly reliable and understanding to both parents and the children. This is much
appreciated. Thank you :-)
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Review from Claire J (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
On my first visit to Childsplay I was hugely impressed by the friendliness and professionalism of the staff I met and by the warm and welcoming atmosphere in every room. It is the only nursery I contacted that encouraged me to call anytime (outside of the post lunchtime sleep hour) to see the facilities,
rather that setting up a formal appointment.


I have been using the nursery for the past two years for my (now) three and one years olds and am happy to report that my first impressions have never been disappointed.


As a parent you feel that the entire staff team are interested in the welfare of your children. I have always been struck by the fact that staff who aren't directly involved in the day-to-day care of my children still know them by name and are knowledgeable about their likes/dislikes etc. This was aptly demonstrated when my eldest child went through a period of not eating well, both at home and at Childsplay. The leader of his room persisted faithfully in trying him with different foods, despite little success. This was a worrying time for me but I felt that the staff at Childsplay shared this concern and did all they could to help. Equally when his eating habits improved, everyone at nursery was as pleased as I was and he received 'high fives' from lots of the staff on the day he ate his entire lunch for the first time in months. It is this family feel which, for me, sets the care that Childsplay provides apart from that of other providers I have visited in the local area.


The facilities are very good, in particular the recently enhanced garden space at the rear of the building. Soft play and the ball room seem popular with all the children.


It is always lovely to receive paintings and, especially, cards the children have made. The creativity the staff display is excellent - I never knew hand and footprints could be turned into so many different pictures!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.906)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.906) out of 10 for Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten 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 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.906 for Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten is calculated as follows: ( (184 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 202 Ratings = 4.906
  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 Childsplay Day Nursery and Kindergarten is based on 17 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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 17 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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