The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough)

The Strand, Attenborough, Nottingham NG9 6AU
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sarah Whittaker (Area Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 7

Total Places for Children

  • 30

Age Range

  • from 2 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • £64.21p - 8am-6pm,
    £42.10p - 8am-1pm/1pm-6pm,
    £3 Early start 7:30-8am,
    £305.26 - Full week (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm)

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 & the week between Christmas & New Year

Parking

  • Parents and visitors are able to park in the Cricket Club car park.

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The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) Reviews (17)

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The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.922) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) has 17 reviews.

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Review from D M (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with the pre school service provided for our daughter. The staff are wonderful and genuinely care for the kids. The feedback we get from the staff working there is helpful for what development stage she is at which helps us to carry on similar things at home. They are all extremely
supportive and welcoming
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Review from Ian H (Father of Child) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a fantastic pre-school and my daughter loves going in each day. The staff are friendly and helpful and provide brilliant activities for the children to take part in. My daughter's confidence has grown so much since she started attending, and I would recommend this preschool to any parent.
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Review from Joanna R (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The pre-school is just fabulous, there are so many varied learning opportunities in a stimulating, warm and friendly environment. All of the staff go above and beyond to ensure the children are happy throughout the day. My son loves attending and can’t wait to show me all of the wonderful things he
has done at the end of the day!
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Review from Catherine L (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter will be leaving in July and it hurts my heart to think that will no longer be dropping a child off at this wonderful place! The staff are fabulous, the range of activities available to the children are varied and engaging and my daughter loves coming. I cannot rate the team highly enough.
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Review from Abi P (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fabulous staff at the preschool my daughter always enjoys her time there. Their meals are good home-cooked healthy meals. There are always activities set up in the garden and indoors. The staff are always happy and welcoming.
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Review from V C (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The secret garden preschool (Attenborough) is Excellent place for my children! My older child is in big primary school now but still remember good memories about it and my younger one is now in and really enjoying this preschool!
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Review from James B (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An amazing place where all staff take time to get to know your child well. Staff always work hard to support your child as an individual. Complete trust in what they are doing. They love they convey for your child is sincere, a brilliant culture created by the owners and managers.
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Review from M B (Father of Child) published on 26 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We’re very happy with The Secret Garden. Our daughter started in nursery and throughout the staff have been caring and supportive. They are interested in her and it’s lovely to see the activities she does and what she brings home. They are well organised and we like the feedback we get.
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Review from B J (Father of Child) published on 21 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending this nursery since she was about 2 years old. She is now in the preschool room and is loving every second of it. They offer a wide variety of activities throughout the day that are based on the interests of the children (French and Forest Schools are a firm favourite with
my little girl who loves to explore). The staff are amazing and you can tell they genuinely care about your child, they can always put a smile on my daughter's face when she is having a bad day.
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Review from Bayleigh G (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has just transitioned from the nursery to the preschool. He loves the extra freedom of preschool but still has the security of caring practitioners whom are so kind and nurturing, I feel at ease dropping him off knowing he is well looked after and I really enjoy the daily summary where pictures
and a run through of the day are posted into the famly app.
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Review from Faye O (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy loves going to the secret garden pre-school, the staff are amazing and so welcoming putting my mind at rest instantly, he has been there for 5 months now and I couldn’t have found a more nurturing environment for him to be ready for school in September.
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Review from S K (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has recently transferred from the toddler room to the pre-school. The transition was well planned by both teams and he has settled in well. The team at pre-school are open, welcoming and communicative, and the transition has been smooth one. I love the space and facilities in pre-school, lots
of freedom for the children to move around and choose their activities. I also like the independence they promote around meal times.
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Review from Laxshmi L (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves her preschool. All of the staff are extremely kind and caring and they have become part of my LG’s family. They genuinely really care about the children’s learning and happiness and are always thinking up new activities for them to do. They allow your child to develop without
restricting them. A great start to any little life and would highly recommend.
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Review from E L (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely caring nursery that spends plenty of time outdoors. Added activities are French lessons, tennis and forest school. My child loves it there. He has been to other nurseries but he is clearly happiest and most settled here. It's nice that the nursery setting isn't too large either and it has a family
feel which you don't get with big corporate nurseries. I would highly recommend it.
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Review from H H (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing preschool with fabulous staff, all so caring and enthusiastic. My little girl loves it here. She has been attending since she was a baby and now she is in the preschool and continues to love it. The variety of activities is great and I know she is cared for and looked after.
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Review from A Y (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a fantastic pre-school that both of our children have attended. One has now moved on to school and has many happy memories of this pre-school, whilst our younger son still attends and looks forward to going - when we tell him it's a pre-school day he usually has a big grin on his face! The staff
are lovely and welcoming and it's clear that they care about the children. Every day there are different activities laid out for the kids to explore. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this pre-school.
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Review from Lee L (Father of Child) published on 6 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going here and she absolutely loves it, the staff are all so lovely and helpful and my daughter has grown in confidence so much. They do great activities. I am so happy that our daughter goes here. Well done to all the staff and management.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.922)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.922) out of 10 for The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) 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 4.922 for The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) is calculated as follows: ( (189 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 204 Ratings = 4.922
  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 The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) 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 30 number of registered child places is 6, 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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Frequently Asked Questions about The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough)

What is the Age Range of Children that The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) accepts?

The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) accepts Children aged from 2 years 6 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) Open?

The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) is open: 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.

How many Children does The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) have capacity for?

The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) has capacity for a total of 30 Children.

How far is The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) to the centre of Nottingham?

4.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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