St George's Nursery Edinburgh

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My daughter has settled into the nursery very quickly. It is apparent that the staff care deeply for the children and it is wonderful to hear about the different things they do each day. I feel extremely comfortable leaving my daughter at the nursery. I love seeing how happy all the children are and it is marvellous that they spend so much time outdoors when the weather permits.

The nursery environment is both highly professional and caring. A great deal of support is given to the children who are well prepared for entering Primary 1.

My son is extremely happy at the nursery, so much so that we extended his hours because he wanted to spend more time there! It provides a warm, happy and stimulating environment with plenty of outdoor play, which was a very important factor for us. The staff are delightful and make my son feel welcome every morning and they seem to encourage independence yet there is a structure to their day.

As a family, we have experienced a few nurseries in Edinburgh and abroad and we feel St George's Nursery is one of the best we've encountered - it is a shame we'll have to remove him for his preschool year!

Our daughter aged 3 has attended nursery for the last term. We have been incredibly impressed with how quickly she has settled in to enjoy nursery life.

Weekly she has PE, library visits, ballet, campfire and outdoor play and a music class! The facilities and classes are fantastic but what makes the experience so incredible for us is that all the wonderful teaching staff in the nursery have found a way to connect with our daughter. They have listened and watched her and within a very short timeframe we're making her laugh and really understanding what makes her tick.

Our daughter needs encouragement to try new things. She has managed to take part in so much more than we ever imagined because of the motivation and help of the teachers. She comes back home worn out but really full of happiness and pleased with herself. It's clear from her learning, growth and the joy we see that we made the right decision in sending her to St George's.

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.

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.

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.

We would have no hesitation in recommending the nursery to any prospective parents considering placing their children.

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 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.

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.

- Keep parents updated about each child's activities in the nursery.

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 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 good!

She is so happy at St George's and I have already recommended it to others!

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.

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.