Little Rays Nursery Ballymena

83a Galgorm Road, Ballymena BT42 1AA
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9.9 103 Reviews
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Lesley Walker (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 37

Total Places for Children

  • 197

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

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

  • Bank Holidays
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Little Rays Nursery Ballymena Reviews (103)

9.9

Little Rays Nursery Ballymena has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.869) out of 10, based on 37 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Rays Nursery Ballymena has 103 reviews.

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Reviewer Connection to Little Rays Nursery Ballymena
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Review from Clare M (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highly recommend. My little girl has been attending since she was seven months old. She has always been very well looked after. The staff are very friendly and attentive.
Reply from Michelle Rea at Little Rays Nursery BallymenaThanks so much for taking the time to write such a positive review. The staff are always encouraged when they receive positive feedback.
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Review from Annaliesse R (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has been going to Little Rays since she was 9 months old and is now almost 3. She absolutely loves the place. She has made lots of wee friends and often talks about the girls who look after her.


The kids have so much to do here; from learning to playing, the range of activities is

brilliant.


The food on offer is great too and have helped my girl try lots of new things.


I especially love that I can check up on how she's doing throughout the day via the web. It was really reassuring in the early days and I love seeing all the pictures the girls upload.


Can't recommend the place enough.

Reply from Michelle Rea at Little Rays Nursery BallymenaIt’s so lovely to hear that you’re happy with all aspects of the care your daughter receives. It truly is a team effort to provide top quality care and I know the team will appreciate your acknowledgement of this.
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Review from Silvia N (Mother of Child) published on 24 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm taking my youngest son to Little Rays. He got used to the staff in a couple of days and they did everything they could to make him feel welcome. The management was very understanding when I needed to change a day due to employment. The app that I use to see if my boy slept, played or was changed
is great as well. I would definitely recommend Little Rays to my friends and/or family.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.869)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.869) out of 10 for Little Rays Nursery Ballymena 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 37 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 37 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 4.930 for Little Rays Nursery Ballymena is calculated as follows: ( (413 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 442 Ratings = 4.93
  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 4.939 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Rays Nursery Ballymena is based on 37 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 197 number of registered child places is 39.4. 37 Positive Reviews ÷ 39.4 = 0.939
  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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