Wells House Kindergarten was established in 1996 and is located in Stoneclough with good links to many neighbouring towns. It is located between Bolton and Manchester and is close to the main accessible roads between Bolton, Kearsley, Prestwich, Whitefield, Bury and Manchester.
The nursery is a fully-detached setting with a large outdoor play area for children of all ages to enjoy. It offers extra-curricular activities such as French, music and movement, swimming, Diddikicks Sports, Genie Table (latest IT development). It is a mindfulness nursery with fully-qualified early years teachers.
Well House Kindergarten provides care for children from birth to five-years-old and has different units that allow children to be grouped into ages and level of development.
The nursery is committed to providing a child-centred approach to childcare, inviting children to participate in regular outdoor activity which is essential to each child's fitness and well-being.
The motto of the nursery is 'Security, Knowledge and Growth' which they use along with concepts: Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social (P.I.E.S) development and the Early Years Foundation Stage to offer a professional and exciting childcare and pre-school education experience.
Owner: Playsafe Nurseries Ltd
Person in charge: Jennie Morgan (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Number of Staff: 16
Service Offered: Nursery School (Privately Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 60
Age Range: from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0730-1800
When Closed: Bank Holidays
Fees Guide: Please refer to brochure
Directions:
Based on Ringley Road just a minute drive off the A666 Manchester Road. Close to the M61 Farnworth Junction.
Ringley Road is just off the main throughfare between Bolton & Manchester ie Bolton/Farnworth/Kearsley and Whitefield/Prestwich/Bury.
Parking:
12 car parking spaces, easy access from Ringley Road.
Wells House Kindergarten has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.084)
The Review Score of 8.1 (maximum of 10) for Wells House Kindergarten is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 5 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Wells House Kindergarten in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months.
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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 4.667 for Wells House Kindergarten is calculated as follows: ( (42 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.667
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. 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.
The 3.417 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Wells House Kindergarten is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months and is calculated as follows:
3 + 0.25 = 3.25
Target of 12 positive Reviews (60 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 2 Reviews ÷ 12 Target = 0.167
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Review submitted from a Postal Card by Nancy P (Mother of Child) on Thursday 15 December 2016. Relates to December 2016.
Wells House Kindergarten provides a warm, friendly atmosphere. My daughter walks in like it's home from home which makes life easier for me knowing she's happy. I have been most impressed with the school room. They're providing strong guidance which I feel is preparing my daughter for school. All staff at Wells House Kindergarten will be missed by both of us.
How likely would you be to recommend Wells House Kindergarten? Likely
Overall Standard: Good
Facilities / Outside Space: Good
Learning: Good
Resources / Equipment / ICT: Good
Care: Good
Activities: Good
Staff: Good
Food / Nutrition: Good
Management: Excellent
Cleanliness: Good
Safeguarding: Excellent
Value for Money: Satisfactory
Review submitted from a Postal Card by Katie J (Mother of Child) on Wednesday 7 December 2016. Relates to November 2016.
I feel that my child gets a great deal of learning at nursery. They do so much to help their development which makes it a nice place to send my child. The staff are really helpful and friendly and my child loves attending. They give great feedback on what the children are up to and provide online learning journals and photos to keep you updated.
How likely would you be to recommend Wells House Kindergarten? Extremely Likely
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities / Outside Space: Excellent
Learning: Excellent
Resources / Equipment / ICT: Excellent
Care: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Food / Nutrition: Excellent
Management: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Safeguarding: Excellent
Value for Money: Excellent
Review submitted from a Postal Card by E D (Mother of Child) on Wednesday 18 November 2015. Relates to November 2015.
Wells House is an absolutely amazing place, my son has grown and developed so much. Being able to log on and see his day to day development and how he is learning new activities is great and keeps me in touch with how he's getting on. I can go to work feeling safe about leaving him there. The staff are always friendly and polite and he has formed a good bond with them all.
How likely would you be to recommend Wells House Kindergarten? Extremely Likely
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities / Outside Space: Excellent
Learning: Excellent
Resources / Equipment / ICT: Excellent
Care: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Food / Nutrition: Excellent
Management: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Safeguarding: Excellent
Value for Money: Excellent
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Emma F (Mother of Child) on Wednesday 11 November 2015. Relates to November 2015.
My child has attended Wells House sine 2012 when she was 9 months old and she is now nearly 3. She loves going and talks about nursery all the time. She sings songs which she has learnt at nursery and talks about what she has learnt which amazes me, and it is clear to see that the staff spend time with her talking to her and developing her learning. The staff are really friendly and helpful. The nursery is always clean and has lovely well presented resources. I love the new online learning journeys which allows you to view your child's learning as it happens. I have been in a few times when they were having lunch or snack and the food looks lovely, a good variety homemade, fresh fruit and the portion sizes were of a good size. I would definitely recommend Wells House we are really happy and my child is really happy which is a big plus.
How likely would you be to recommend Wells House Kindergarten? Extremely Likely
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities / Outside Space: Good
Learning: Good
Resources / Equipment / ICT: Good
Care: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Food / Nutrition: Excellent
Management: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Safeguarding: Excellent
Value for Money: Satisfactory
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Liz G (Mother of Child) on Thursday 5 November 2015. Relates to October 2015.
My daughter has only just started at the nursery but she has settled in well and that is due to the time the nursery have taken to ensure that happens. She had numerous settling sessions and the staff that look after are warm and friendly so you feel at ease leaving her there.
How likely would you be to recommend Wells House Kindergarten? Extremely Likely
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities / Outside Space: Excellent
Learning: Excellent
Resources / Equipment / ICT: Good
Care: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Food / Nutrition: Good
Management: Good
Cleanliness: Excellent
Safeguarding: Excellent
Value for Money: Good
