Oakley Nursery and Preschool

Bishop’s House, 1 Rockdale Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1JT
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9.7 49 Reviews
  • Oakley Nursery and Preschool, Sevenoaks
Located in the heart of Sevenoaks, Oakley Day Nursery and Preschool is a premium day nursery and preschool offering excellent childcare and educational development in a warm, home-from-home environment. Offering flexible sessions the team of practitioners are passionate and highly trained and will work with you from day one to ensure that your child settles well and begins their learning journey straight away.

Providing a mix of educational, group-led and free-play activities designed to deliver only the highest standards of care. Operating from a safe and secure setting, the team offer the perfect mix of experience and youthful exuberance engaging with the children throughout the day.

Being situated in the town centre means Oakley is ideally placed to support families from across the region. The town's shops are on the doorstep and Sevenoaks train and bus stations are only a short distance away. Excellent parks and woods for regular trips, so the children can explore new environments and activities are only a stone’s throw away.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Emma Dawson (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 45

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Oakley Nursery and Preschool Reviews (49)

9.7

Oakley Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.732) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Oakley Nursery and Preschool has 49 reviews.

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Review from Layla A (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From when my daughter started here, the staff were very welcoming and friendly. Made me feel at ease. Many preschools were not very flexible, but Oakley was very flexible with what hours I wanted. Nicest and most helpful preschool I have ever come across, and I did look into other preschools thoroughly,
and I found that some of the other preschools were not up to my expectations. They do lots of fun activities with the children, and this is sent to us via the family app. Before lockdown, they would go to the care home and play there, which was lovely for both the residents and the children. Every day they give me a detailed briefing on how my child has been at preschool and everything they have done, which is lovely to hear. My daughter is a fussy eater, but since going here, she has now started to try other foods which is great. They have supported my daughter every step of the way through her journey here. It will be very sad to say goodbye to this preschool when my child goes to big school.
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Review from Gemma A (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been at Oakley for 2.5 years and I have been consistently happy with the service they provide. More importantly, she looks forward to going in every morning. All of the staff are friendly and helpful, and all obviously love spending time with the children. They have helped out with potty
training and she often comes home with a new dance move or new knowledge which she has gained there. I cannot recommend them highly enough!
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Review from W G (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Oakley is an amazing, nurturing nursery. My daughter loves it here and I am happy to send her in knowing she is well taken care of. The facilities are small especially with regards to outside space, but this has never impacted negatively on my little one. And they tend to take the children out on trips
frequently which is a lovely experience for the children. I would recommend this nursery to any of my friends and family. The management is very approachable and the staff are always happy to help and answer questions.
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Review from Lauren M (Mother of Child) published on 5 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started coming to Oakley when he was 5 1/2 months old.


The baby room staff are absolutely fantastic. I was so frightened to leave my little baby there, but the staff really are amazing and I need not have worried. They formed a special bond with my son.


The staff at Oakley have looked after

him with such care and attention. The intimate family feel of the nursery has meant that each member of staff that has worked there has gotten to know my son well.


Day to day, my son loves the activities they do both in and out of the nursery. Particularly the picnics in Knole Park and visits to see the residents at a nearby care home.


Staff turnover has been high at times, especially in the pre-school room, but I think this is usual in childcare. Each new staff member has worked hard to build up a relationship with my child.


My son is now 4 years old and has graduated preschool. I feel very sad to know I won’t be heading up to Oakley 3 times a week! It’s been a really fantastic experience.

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Review from Angelique G (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy with Oakley Day Nursery and Preschool in Sevenoaks. Having 2 children, I have experience from all the rooms. Both kids thrived. They learned so much over the years. All the staff are helpful, attentive, polite and they respect each individuality. My youngest daughter is due to start
school in September and is actually telling me how much she will miss her nursery and her teachers. Thank you to all the staff who has been brilliant in the past 6 years.
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Review from Marwan E (Father of Child) published on 19 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic place. Teachers were always attentive and kept us in the loop with everything.


It's a very inclusive environment and the kids there are really good friends. So much so that we are staying in touch with some of the parents so they can meet over the summer.


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focus on outside play, rain or shine, which I think is very important. They also go to a deer park, a library and a retirement home on a weekly basis.


The progress my kid has made since joining a year ago has been amazing and I am fully confident he is prepared for school.

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Review from Carla L (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My eldest is currently in pre-school and has been at Oakley for 3 years. She has loved it right from the start. The teaching is excellent and I've been so impressed throughout. She can count really well and read and write simple words, she's even learnt about science, gravity, evaporation and osmosis
which I wasn't expecting. They have a great balance of teaching and play, with lots of outdoor activities too, including trips to the local park.
My youngest is 20 months old and has been at Oakley since 6 month's old. She is also extremely happy there. They have walks and go to the park, do lots of creative activities and singing. Oakley is a real home from home nursery with such a small family feel about it.
Practical wise, the hours are perfect at 7.30am to 6.30pm, which is the longest I've seen. This makes it really easy for commuting. The location is perfect too, after drop off at 7.30 we're on a train by quarter to getting into London for 8.30. I can't recommend Oakley highly enough.
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Review from E C (Mother of Child) published on 2 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good staff, caring and very kind to children. My little one has been lately ill, they look after the children very well. as well as learning development.
My little one was in a different nursery where the care was very bad so I moved her into Oakley. I can't fault Oakley Day Nursery, they are
amazing guys.
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Review from Vanessa H (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going here for nearly 2 years and now my youngest daughter has started recently and settled in so well. The staff are fabulous, so friendly and professional my girls love it there. They are always doing lots of different creative activities which the children enjoy. They only have
a small garden but really make the most of it. The nursery puts on lots of events throughout year which involves all the family, I thoroughly recommend it to any parents.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.732)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.732) out of 10 for Oakley Nursery and Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 9 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 4.832 for Oakley Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (91 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 107 Ratings = 4.832
  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 4.9 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Oakley Nursery and Preschool is based on 9 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 = 3.9
    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 45 number of registered child places is 9, which has been reached with 9 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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