Nappies and Paddies is a full day care nursery situated in a converted barn on the outskirts of Brentwood, Essex.
Their aim is to provide quality care and learning opportunities for children 3 months - 5 years in a home from home and friendly environment.
The nursery has places for a slightly higher percentage of babies and toddlers than most nurseries (hence their name!) but, at the same time, appropriate opportunities are offered to older children to develop the necessary skills to prepare them for school.
Nappies and Paddies are registered to accept childcare vouchers and the government nursery grant for 3 year olds.
Your child will have a key person to whom the team hope they will develop a secure secondary attachment in the absence of Mum or Dad.
Owner: David Prigg
Person in charge: Susan Prigg (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Essex County Council
Number of Staff: 12
Service Offered: Day Nursery (Privately Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 36
Age Range: from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0730-1800
When Closed: Bank Holidays & 1 week Christmas
The Review Score of 8 (maximum of 10) for Nappies and Paddies is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 2 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Nappies and Paddies in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.1 out of 5 from 1 positive Reviews in the last 12 months.
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Day Nursery / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Day Nursery receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 4.833 for Nappies and Paddies is calculated as follows: ( (20 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 24 Ratings = 4.833
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Day Nursery to friends and family?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. The calculation is the same as above, except the points are divided by 2.
The 3.139 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Nappies and Paddies is based on 1 positive Reviews in the last 12 months and is calculated as follows:
3 = 3
Target of 7.2 positive Reviews (36 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 1 Reviews ÷ 7.2 Target = 0.139
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Nappies and Paddies has a Review Score of 8 (7.972)
Review submitted from a Postal Card by Lu H (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 13 June 2017. Relates to June 2017.
From the first phone call to the nursery, staff were helpful, kind and informative, they also called me back as planned and invited me for a show around. On the visit I found the setting to be exceptionally warm and homely, the owners and staff (whom mainly are long term) are genuine, friendly and truly care for the children who attend. My children have tried all the rooms now and my experience is the same. Exceptional care, inventive and educational activities, appreciation for working parents, free fun days to meet other parents and talk to key workers (outside working week). This decision was so hard for me (to send to nursery) until I found Nappies and Paddies then it became one of my best yet! A wonderful place for children.
How likely would you be to recommend Nappies and Paddies? Extremely Likely
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Dave and Sue Prigg, Owners at Nappies and Paddies responded to this review on 31 Jul 2017:
Thank you so much for posting this lovely review. It is great to know that our wonderful staff are offering the level of care that we strive to achieve.
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Ruben R (Father of Child) on Monday 13 July 2015. Relates to July 2015.
I love this nursery. I had taken my 2-years old to another nursery before and I hadn't realised how bad that was until I learned about Nappies &Paddies.
Staff are so caring, the place is clean and management are kind, friendly and helpful. My son is happy everyday he goes, which didn't happen with the other nursery.
How likely would you be to recommend Nappies and Paddies? Extremely Likely
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