Kids@BT9

58-60 Ulsterville Avenue, Belfast BT9 7AQ
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9.9 159 Reviews
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Kids@BT9, first opened in March 2011 and offers a loving, homely environment for children.

The nursery was originally two large, detached houses which have been renovated, equipped and resourced to provide a bright and stimulating environment for children.

The baby unit provides care for from birth to two years old. Each room offers age appropriate activities and resources with separate sleeping facilities.

The pre-school and junior pre-school building offers a fun-filled busy day for all the children. The pre-school curriculum is complemented by weekly visits from Jo Jingles.

The garden is divided for each age group with plenty of room to run around, explore and climb on an adventure playground.

The children love to share a story on the large story-telling seat.

Learning through play and developing the six areas of learning, helps the team to ensure every child’s individual needs are met.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Laura Vincent (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 26

Total Places for Children

  • 77

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Time - £329
    Full Day - £76
    Two children – Full Time - £547

  • Fees applicable from April 1st 2025.

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 & Christmas

Parking

  • Private car park at rear nursery via Ulsterville Drive.

Kids@BT9 Reviews (159)

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Kids@BT9 has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.912) out of 10, based on 35 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kids@BT9 has 159 reviews.

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Review from Karen (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids@BT9 is an excellent nursery. Our son attended this nursery at around 9 months of age until he started primary school. Our daughter is still attending. The nursery staff are extremely caring about children. Our son loved every minute of his time there and my daughter loves going every day to spend
time with her friends and the staff. Children's dietary and developmental needs are met in this nursery. Myself and my husband always felt our children are safe and well looked after in Kid@BT9. Communication with parents is at it's highest standards. The nursery is always clean and different rooms have adequate facilities to stimulate children and help their development. I have not hesitated in recommending Kids@BT9 to friends and colleagues in the past and would happily do this in the future too!
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Review from Sheena (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really happy with the nursery. Kids are so happy to go every day. Elder child went there for more than 2 years and now my second child started going there. She is so excited and happy to go there :-).Elder child still visits the nursery. She misses it so much.
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Review from A T (Father of Child) published on 11 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our second child has been enrolled into Kids@BT9. We as parents are very glad and happy that our child is being taken care by safe and professional hands. The staff are exceptional and very much attentive to the kids. It is no surprise that our little one's face brightens up when we arrive the parking
lot and our elder child who is now in P4 still find the nostalgia around. We were surprised that the staff still remembered our names and our elder child's name when we arrived to enrol the little one, after 3.5 years!! Much impressed! Highly recommended, without any doubt!
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Review from Rebecca P (Mother of Child) published on 10 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started attending Kids@BT9 in August 2014 and has progressed through all the rooms, and now attends the pre school. My daughter started in June 2016. Both of my children have fantastic relationships with the staff, who are kind, attentive and enthusiastic. The girls work tirelessly to ensure
the children are well stimulated, whilst providing a safe and secure environment for them to learn and develop. Having a cook on site ensures my kids are getting home cooked meals every lunch time, and a vast array of snacks to allow them to try new tastes and textures. I genuinely couldn't recommend Kids@BT9 enough, my kids just love it!
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Review from Inga (Mother of Child) published on 10 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending the school for 2 months now and absolutely loves going there every day. He has come on leaps and bounds in terms of his social development and confidence. The staff are fantastic.
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Review from Lorraine G (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has attended Kids@BT9 since November 2015 and very quickly adapted to the daily routine. The daily interaction with others is something he wouldn’t get otherwise, which is great for his social development.
From his daily journal, we have seen that he gets the opportunity to experience lots
of different activities , further enhancing both his fine motor and language skills. From a nutritional perspective, he has been trying a vast range of different foods, with an onsite cook to prepare fresh meals daily. Our son is a healthy and highly positive boy who thoroughly enjoys his time spent in nursery!
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Review from Lauren M (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started Kids@BT9 nursery at the start of September 2016. The Staff are all very friendly, enthusiastic & caring. My daughter loves going to nursery every morning to see and play with her friends and teachers.
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Review from Ayia A (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful environment, friendly teachers and great communication with parents. It's warm and homely and my son has picked up so many new skills and words from being here. Please keep up the good work!
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Review from Brian C (Father of Child) published on 4 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My wife and I are extremely happy with the care and attention provided on a daily basis to our daughter. We would highly recommend Kids@BT9 to all friends and family.
We Are planning to continue with Kids@BT9 for our future family and would like to thank all the team members involved to making our
daughter enjoy life.
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Review from Hayley B (Mother of Child) published on 21 September 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started this nursery at the beginning of September 2016. Having attended this nursery now for a month, I could not recommend it highly enough. The Staff are all very friendly and accommodating, nothing is too much for them. The nursery is extremely equipped, modern bright and very welcoming.
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Review from Alireza S (Father of Child) published on 19 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids@BT9 is truly an excellent nursery. Our little one joined this nursery at around 4 months of age. It was unbelievable, how staff and mangers in this nursery are caring about children. Our son loved every minute of his time there. Children's dietary and developmental needs are met in this nursery.
Myself and my wife always felt our child is safe and well looked after in Kid@BT9. Communication with parents is at it's highest standards. Certainly Kids@BT9 is a happy place and my son was always warmly greeted. The nursery is always clean and different rooms have adequate facilities to stimulate children and help their development. We highly recommend this nursery with highest scores.
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Review from Lynda R (Mother of Child) published on 6 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot recommend Kids@BT9 highly enough. It is a fantastic day nursery. Both my daughters have been here since they were 6 months old and absolutely love it. It is managed superbly and the staff are friendly, caring and kind. The facilities are clean and modern and there is a large outdoor play area
for the kids to run around in. All meals are cooked on site from fresh ingredients and the menu is healthy and varied. I teach in a nearby school and many of my colleagues also send their children to the nursery. We are all very happy with how our children are learning here. My eldest child surprises me all the time with the range of concepts and vocabulary she has learned and we have made the decision to enrol her for the Pre-School as we are so happy with her progress. Do not hesitate to choose Kids@BT9 - I am so glad that we did!
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Review from Chris (Father of Child) published on 6 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids @ BT9 is a wonderful nursery, the environment is bright & welcoming and the staff enthusiastic & caring. Management of the nursery is great and are always ready to adapt care to feedback/individual child's requirements. I'd certainly recommend it as happy & safe environment for child care. Our
son looks forward to going in each morning & saying hello to Colin the Fish :-)
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Review from Ciaran (Father of Child) published on 6 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids@BT9 is an outstanding Nursery.
The care from all the staff and the attention to detail from the management are second to none.
Both my children attend the nursery and thoroughly enjoy every day.
The rooms are bright and spacious and always spotlessly clean.
The food each day varied and fresh.
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up the great work and thanks for looking after my kids so well when I am at work.
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Review from Barry R (Father of Child) published on 7 June 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids@BT9 is an excellent facility and I would highly recommend this nursery. Both my daughters are here full time and receive the highest standard of care. The staff are friendly, approachable and caring. The nursery is very well-managed and the environment is warm and welcoming. The children are really
nurtured here and as a parent this provides great peace of mind.
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Review from Claire G (Mother of Child) published on 3 June 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids@BT9 have provided a warm and nurturing environment for my daughter since she started there at 11 months. The nursery is bright, clean and welcoming and having had experience of the babies, wobblers and now the tweenies rooms I know the high standard of care is carried out throughout the nursery.
The staff have always been brilliant and taken time to get to know my daughter well to ensure she is happy whilst at nursery. Watching her eager to go to nursery each morning, and the way she is greeted with smiles and hugs by the staff, leaves me in no doubt that she is comfortable and content.
The nursery provides an excellent, nutritionally balanced menu for the children and there are brilliant and safe outdoor play areas.
Overall it is an excellent nursery and one which I would highly recommend.
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Review from George (Father of Child) published on 1 June 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Daughter has been going to this nursery for last 1.5 years. She is so happy to see the staff each day. I feel that she is safe and happy. The staff are always friendly and will always take the time to update me on my daughter's day. When I ask her who are your friends at nursery she tells me a staff
name. And that makes my day a lot easier knowing that when I can't be there she is still showered with attention. I feel like the staff are attentive and have really gotten to know my daughter.


Since we are so confident and happy with Kids@BT9 we are continuing her pre school at the same place.

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Review from Terry M (Father of Child) published on 31 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been very impressed by Kids@BT9. The facilities are very clean and well kept and are regularly updated. All staff are friendly, dedicated and have a genuine interest in the children. We are always informed about the daily activities, behaviour, diet and learning experiences of our children.
I would have absolutely no hesitation in highly recommending this nursery to other parents.
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Review from Sinead M (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have two children at Kids@bt9. The care that they receive from all members of staff is outstanding. I go to work every day knowing that they are in the best hands. I can not recommend Kids@bt9 enough. All members of staff go the extra mile to ensure that all their needs are met.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.912)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.912) out of 10 for Kids@BT9 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 35 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 35 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 4.912 for Kids@BT9 is calculated as follows: ( (384 Excellents x 5) + (33 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 419 Ratings = 4.912
  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 Kids@BT9 is based on 35 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 77 number of registered child places is 15.4, which has been reached with 35 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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Laura Vincent

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2016

Laura has just recently completed her Masters in Early Years at Stranmillis University College. Laura has a passion for early years and advocates for the benefits of the outdoors and upholds children's rights.

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