St George's Nursery Edinburgh

I have been really happy with the care that my little boy has received since starting at St George's Nursery a couple of months ago. The staff are exceptional - so supportive and caring and I am confident leaving him in their care knowing that he will be treated with respect and compassion.

There is a very good range of activities each day, as well as plenty of opportunity for self-directed play. The outdoor spaces are lovely, and the use of the school facilities (e.g. gymnasium, library and playing fields) are an added advantage.

I would highly recommend St George's Nursery.

This is a really nice nursery, with excellent facilities, and very friendly and attentive staff. Our son has adapted really quickly to being left alone, and getting used to playing with other children, and the staff are really accommodating in looking after the individual needs of each child.

This nursery has been fantastic for my son. It feels like a little oasis in the heart of Edinburgh, with lots of outdoor space for the children to explore. The children also access other parts of the school as well for music, PE and so on.

The staff are incredibly welcoming and although new to nursery life, my son settled after a week and now talks excitedly about what he gets up to on his nursery days. I have been impressed with the range of activities that they do with the children, so that there is also something new and fun to get involved with. Such as one week, where they had a camp fire in the 'fantastical forest' and had sausage rolls and another week the children were doing an 'Elmer' the elephant walk (imagine stomp...) around the school.

I feel that they work hard to ensure parents are engaged and well informed about their child's progress and they always have time for you as a parent, as and when you need it.

My wife and I have both been delighted at the care, supervision and environment provided for our 3-year-old daughter.
All of the staff are so warm and friendly and our daughter quickly adapted to her new environment within the first week of her time there. We have been particularly impressed with both the indoor facilities and the outdoor learning environment "fantastical forest"!
We would have no hesitation in recommending the nursery to any prospective parents considering placing their children.

Our daughter is very happy at St George's, so feel we made the right choice. The staff are lovely and the facilities are very good. The children are kept busy with lots of fun activities inside and outside.

My daughter has bloomed at the St George's Nursery. She is growing into a strong independent, free- thinking child. I put much of this down to the care and attention she has received at the Nursery. My experience of the nursery has been fantastic and I would definitely recommend it to others.

Being a foreigner, my son for the first week cried a lot and loud, but the very dedicated teachers patiently attended to him, I feel very glad with the tremendous achievement and know that my son is in safe hands.

We are very pleased with St George's Nursery, we chose this one after visiting many nurseries in Edinburgh. On the few occasions we have been concerned, our worries have been addressed with speed and to our satisfaction. I would recommend this nursery to any parent.

We invested a lot of time and effort reviewing and visiting nurseries before deciding on St Georges and one year on are absolutely convinced that we made the best decision and that our daughter will have a great nursery experience followed by a great school experience at St George's.

The grounds and the way in which they are used is superb - the fantastical forest is...well, fantastical!

The effort that is invested in and the structure that is in place around the transition from each stage of nursery to the next and ultimately to P1 could not be better.

Love the focus on child lead learning and the flexible approach which is adopted around listening to the children and taking classes down the roads the children want them to.

The quality of the staff in terms of academic qualifications, relevant experience and personalities is beyond impressive.

- I think St George's School for Girls Nursery is brilliant. My daughter joined the nursery last November, she has been happy from the first day, settled into the nursery daily routine.
- Great outdoor spaces and indoor facilities.
- Keep parents updated about each child's activities in the nursery.

Very happy with St George's School for Girls Nursery.

All staff are nurturing and interested in children's well being. The experiences the girls receive are wide and often relevant. My daughter has been very happy there, has developed well and clearly engages in the activities provided.

I would welcome more outdoor play/learning; I don't think this should be led by weather. Also the after school care is of a much lower standard. Watching television is a disappointing "activity" even more so on lovely weather days.

Very gentle staff, very helpful. One in particular helped me so much a lot of times. My child will miss her school very much. She does like going to nursery so much. Many thanks for everything. We appreciated everything. It will be sad to leave you, hope we will keep in touch. Best wishes to all.

Very good!

I am always impressed by the warmth of the staff and the fun range of activities they are able to do with the girls. My daughter can't wait to go to school every day which I think is the ultimate compliment for St George's.

My daughter has been in the nursery for last 3 years and we have been very happy with her growth and development and overall progress. She has received the best care and attention and looks forward to her school years.

We chose St G's as we love the size of the school & feeling that you get whenever you approach the school-it is so much more than just a place of learning-there is a real tangible sense of community &belonging all around.

The nursery learning approach is very much child lead & play based. There is a very Montessori feel to the approach but with a mix elements which is a credit to the staff & a reflection of their experience. Classes like baking, ballet, gym days, regular performances, gardening are all about encouraging /developing fine different motor skills. The size & use of the school grounds is superb as they base a lot of the learning on playing outdoors which we love hearing about from our daughter & following in her online learning journals.

Ultimately, no matter where your child goes on to primary school, the time they will have spent at St G's nursery will give them a lot of happy memories and leave them well rounded and ready to start both P1 and the rest of their life.

The nursery staff and activities they do with the children are fantastic. My daughter's confidence has really grown since she started at this nursery and she has made some lovely friends.

I would recommend this nursery to all my friends and family.

My daughter settled in straight away and has loved every minute of being at nursery, she loves the outside space, especially having adventures in the woods. My daughter is picked up every day with a huge smile on her face!

My daughter has been at the nursery for a term now and I am very impressed. In particular, she has clearly been learning a wide range of topics, and her individual interests are also being very much encouraged. The welcoming atmosphere and staff have made her big move to Edinburgh much easier too.

This nursery has wonderful staff who work in excellent facilities. Our son is thriving in this happy, supportive environment. He runs to nursery every morning. We can see his progress through on-line learning journals as well as chatting to the staff daily.

Wonderful responsible stuff! Especially My daughter has received lots help and suggestions from teachers and the Manager. My children (both boy and girl) had a happy nursery year, they never complaint about going to nursery :)

My daughter has enjoyed a wonderful two and a half years at St Georges nursery. I cannot fault the incredible staff and the amazing nurturing environment they have created. The staff are always so welcoming, enthusiastic and accommodating-nothing is too much trouble. Every day my daughter runs in, desperate too see her friends and teachers, so excited about the day ahead. She has so much fun but at the same time learns so much every day. The children are taken outside virtually every day -sometimes into the on site "Fantastic Forest" (which she loves). We have made life long friends and cannot thank the staff enough for giving my daughter the best start possible to her education.

My wife and I have been very pleased and impressed by the standard of education and care provided by the nursery. Our daughter thoroughly enjoyed her time there and was always very keen to attend classes. Thank you very much for helping give her such a good start in life.

We consider ourselves very fortunate to have found such a very high standard of care for our daughter. The staff are incredibly kind and build learning around the children's experiences and interests. The indoor and outdoor facilities are beautiful and well maintained. It has been a wonderful choice to send our children to St George's.

Wonderful nursery, we have been delighted with everything. The inside and outside spaces are first class, especially the garden - a real home from home environment.

The staff are outstanding - they really got to know our son and the style of communication and care is extremely personable.

I couldn't recommend St George's highly enough.

Our daughter has been at St George's for one year and we are delighted with how she has progressed.
The variety of learning and care she receives is amazing and the outside learning opportunities are fantastic!
She is so happy at St George's and I have already recommended it to others!

I have been extremely impressed with St George's Nursery. My daughter has been at the nursery for just under a year (aged 2 1/2 when she joined). I was quite anxious when she joined as her language and communication wasn't as advanced as her bigger sister's had been at the same age, which I was worried might be due to a (only partially diagnosed) hearing loss in one ear.
The staff at St George's were excellent in meeting with me to discuss the issue and agree a strategy to help my daughter if she was struggling to hear in class. As it turns out, she hasn't had any issues and her speaking (and singing!) has come on in leaps and bounds. The staff were incredibly reassuring and always available for a quick chat if I wanted to check up on how she was getting on, and they regularly added photos and short stories to the nursery website so that I could see she'd been up to. I am really grateful to all the staff.

The nursery is very clean and very well adapted for all children. All staff are very knowledgable about your child's needs. The staff are very approachable and very friendly and keep you informed/updated on your child's development.
The Early Learning Journals update is great to see what your child does whilst at nursery and you can see their development weekly.

Incredibly well organised and operated nursery. Nursery nurses are highly professional, capable and of course, caring. They carry a daily log of my children's activities and their personal development has been outstanding. We're only leaving because it is a girls' school and therefore we have to! I have only had highly positive experiences from St George's.

St George's nursery is fantastic. Our daughter is very happy and blossoming in a supportive, nurturing environment. The staff are highly professional, mature and care deeply for the children.

Facilities are second to none and the oppertunities the children get are remarkable.

The staff are keen and attentive and enhance my child's experience. There is a programme of learning which is also fun for the child, and the staff reviews are really insightful but also fun! My daughter looks forward to attending nursery every day.

Our daughter started the nursery since last year and we can find her progress every day - mentally as well as physically. First of all, the nursery provides a good environment to girls. The girls can make the most of the forest/field/area around the school. They also often visit the library/music room of the elder girls. Secondary, they offer well-structured, variety of daily activities. The class is diversified therefore the girls can naturally learn different cultures, too. As a third point, they interact well with other girls at Primary school etc. I can see the elder girls take a good care of nursery girls and they connect each other very well. I think it is one of the best advantages for a relatively small school like St.George's - it provides a family atmosphere. The school offers flexible breakfast club, after school care, holiday clubs so I really appreciate such a scheme as a working mother. Overall, I am very happy with the school and my daughter surely enjoys her days.

Our child is in the nursery from 7:45 to near 6 including breakfast and after school club. As we work full time, we are grateful for the length of the care and supply for the lunch (hot meals). The nursery runs holiday club from 9 to 5 for school break. Regarding the curriculum, outdoor activities is one of the selling points. My daughter likes to climb trees. If this were a co-ed school, boys probably would dominate such an activity and girls skirt around them. But this is a girls' school (nursery accepts a few boys) and girls have a chance to experiment adventure. Because they have a primary school annex to the nursery, sometimes teachers and pupils of the school visit the nursery and introduce music and languages. The children can use the indoor facilities for PE and music. The nursery encourages parents to read stories to children. Our daughter has been the nursery for 7 months and she has developed well in terms of mental health, physical activities and dexterity.