Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast

Grosvenor House, 5 Glengall Street, Belfast BT12 5AD
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  • Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast, Belfast
Puddleducks Day Nursery is a new state-of-the-art day nursery in Belfast city centre, providing busy working parents with a convenient childcare solution. The modern, purpose built day Nursery, located on Glengall Street caters for 0-4 year olds. It is located just 2 minutes' waddle from Grand Central Station and is easily accessed via the main motorway links... this makes it an attractive option for city centre workers.

Puddleducks offers four bespoke rooms: 2 for babies (0-2 years); toddlers (2-3 years); pre-school (3-4 years), a large indoor play area and a secure outdoor play area.

Run by highly qualified and trained childcare professionals, the nursery also provides nutritionally balanced meals and flexible contract terms to suit varying childcare needs.

Puddleducks has been created by Belfast Central Mission (BCM), one of NI’s oldest charities which has over 50 years’ experience in childcare, and will be run as a social enterprise, with all profits being invested back into the charitable work.
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Funding & Fees

Full Time: £1,200 per month (5 full days per week) or £955.00 (5 x 1/2 days per week)
Part Time (full day) £61.50 per day
Part Time (half day) £47.00 per 1/2 day

Puddleducks is registered with the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) which could offer you an additional 15% discount on your fees.

Contact Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast to get a personalised quote.

Contact Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

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

Owner

  • BCM
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Sharon Malcolm (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 19

Registered Charity Number

  • NIC101271

Total Places for Children

  • 70

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 10 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-17:30
    Tuesday 08:00-17:30
    Wednesday 08:00-17:30
    Thursday 08:00-17:30
    Friday 08:00-17:30

When Closed

  • New Years Day, St Patricks Day, Easter Monday & Tuesday, May Day, 12th & 13th July, August Bank Holidays (end of month) & 1 week Christmas

Parking

  • Parking for pick-up and drop-off is available on site.

Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast Reviews (129)

9.9

Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.876) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast has 129 reviews.

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Review from Megan R (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I literally cannot fault this daycare. Trusting someone to take care of all aspects of your child's needs for 8-9 hrs a day is scary but knowing your child is safe happy and well looked after makes it a lot easier to go to work everyday!!
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Review from Michelle (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Made our child so happy and I was delighted with the care she received especially from her key worker.


Looking forward to sending my second child here later this year.

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Review from Majella (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Puddleducks is a truly fantastic day nursery. My daughter thoroughly enjoys going and can't wait to see all her friends each day. She enjoys a wide variety of activities that are all designed to promote her physical, emotional, social and intellectual development. The staff are brilliant and are highly
skilled in early years care and education. I fully recommend Puddleducks for your little chick, gosling or duckling!
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Review from Suzie C (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Warm, friendly staff who get to know the kids so well and treat them with such respect. My child loves going and has really come out of her shell. Learning all the time without knowing it. Always get to play outside and lives lunches and snacks.
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Review from Michael B (Father of Child) published on 13 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff and ethos at Puddleducks are second to none. The quality of care our 2 1/2 year old receives is excellent; the curriculum has given her a great boost in her development-speech, counting, alphabet, puzzles, art, group interaction and play. Staff are always friendly and professional, and genuinely
seem committed to the children in their care. Well rounded diet provided made on site and excellent convenient location for city centre parents.
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Review from Claire G (Mother of Child) published on 18 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Puddleducks couldn't do enough to settle my daughter into the Nursery since she started in January. Their personal approach to each child is in my opinion unrivalled. My daughter's standard of care is beyond that which I expected and I am delighted that she was able to gain a place in Puddleducks.
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Review from Sarah W (Mother of Child) published on 30 October 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As a parent I learn so much about my child's development from the professional staff at Puddleducks. I feel 100% confident that my child is both safe and stimulated. Furthermore, I know that she is lovingly cared for by people who have true, genuine understanding of who my daughter is as an individual.
The management team is excellent and very compassionate to parents' needs. Finally, the children seem to have developed a beautiful, friendly culture of playing and learning together under the guidance of the staff. An inspiring place, we're blessed to have found Puddleducks for our daughter.
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Review from Shraddha G (Mother of Child) published on 21 October 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We found the staff to be very well qualified and caring and the facility itself very well equipped and clean. We had no concerns whatsoever. Going to the nursery was a pleasurable experience for our daughter and an excellent stepping stone before starting with big school.
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Review from Sharlene M (Mother of Child) published on 21 October 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The level and standard of care at Puddleducks I feel is second to none. The space itself is always extremely clean, tidy and stimulating. Each member of staff is wonderful and they go above and beyond to ensure my son is happy and enjoys a busy, structured day. My little boy loves every minute of his
time at Puddleducks and its shows in his enthusiasm when I talk about it or when he is there.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.876)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.876) out of 10 for Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.926 for Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast is calculated as follows: ( (200 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.926
  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 4.95 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast is based on 18 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 = 3.95
    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 70 number of registered child places is 14, which has been reached with 18 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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Meet the Team (5)

Sharon

Sharon Malcolm

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2012

Sharon has worked in the early years sector for over 20 years and has managed Puddleducks since it opened in 2012.


She is passionate about maximising the potential of all children in her care and has a particular interest in a child's emotional well-being, understanding that this is a fundamental area of child development to 'get right' in the very early years.


She has 2 children Evan & Connie, a puppy Archie and Garfield the cat!


Sharon loves the North coast and enjoys nothing more than a long dander on the beach with her children and Archie... finishing off with a bite to eat in the Harbour bistro!

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Vicki Watton

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2012

Vicki has been working in Puddleducks since we 1st opened our doors back in 2012. She has a logical and methodical approach to her work and will go out of her way to offer support and guidance to any of the team, for which many of the team are grateful.


Vicki has worked closely with Sharon over the last 10 years to develop 'The Puddleducks Approach' to care and learning. She is passionate about Puddleducks being the best for all of the children who attend and works tirelessly to ensure best practice is implemented on a daily basis.


Outside of work, most of Vicki's time is spent with her nieces and nephews who she just loves to spoil.

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Aynsley Brown

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2016

Aynsley started in Puddleducks as a Nursery Assistant back in 2016 but she demonstrated strong leadership qualities and was soon promoted to Room Supervisor. In 2020, after successfully completing her Level 5 Play-work, she was promoted to Deputy Manager.


Aynsley's experience from completing the Playwork course has been beneficial to all of Puddleducks. She has shared her learning with all of the team and recognises the importance of purposeful play, loose parts in the play and managed risk-taking.


Aynsley has such a bubbly fun-filled personality which makes her impossible not to love!


She is a proud Mum to her baby boy Orson and makes the most of her spare time making wonderful memories as a family.

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Zoe Haire

Job Title: Room Supervisor Joined: 2019

Zoe was promoted to Room Supervisor within 4 months of starting in Puddleducks back in 2019. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in their early years having worked in the sector for more than 10 years. Zoe has an eye for detail and makes sure that everything is 'just right' for all of the children under her care and supervision.


Zoe is the besotted Mum of Mya-Jayne (who comes to work with her mummy) and loves nothing more than family time with her, her partner and her dogs!

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Lois Carson

Job Title: Room Supervisor Joined: 2018

Lois has been part of our Puddleducks family since 2018. She came to us as a student on placement when she was studying for her foundation degree in Early Childhood Studies (ECS). During college holidays, she worked as a nursery assistant and then was offered a full-time post on completion of her ECS course.


Lois has a very calming influence on the children and the rest of the team and finds the positives in every situation. When the opportunity for promotion came along, there was no hesitation in offering the role of Room Supervisor to Lois.


Lois is a keen skateboarder and loves getting to the beach where she enjoys surfing and bodyboarding! She also enjoys helping out at her parent's farm at the weekends.

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