Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road

We are really enjoying our experience with Fennies Bromley. The management team is ambitious and strives for continuous improvement! We moved our son to Fennies Bromley after being let down by the previous nursery last November. We were really struggling and from day one, from the managers to the teachers, they could not have been more understanding and supportive. It took my son a while to settle into the new environment, however all staff, particularly his key worker has been working tirelessly to look after him, encourage him in various ways and has made a real impact on him. He is now very much enjoying all the fun and stimulating activities and playing happily with his friends. I particularly like how the teachers from preschool room share their observation of "next steps" for each child and have the activities planning chart with parents, asking for each individual child's interests. It really shows their efforts in providing bespoke learning packages to each individual child. Highly recommended!

Fennies Bromley is truly a wonderful environment for children to learn and be nurtured. The nursery staff has been like a second family to my sweet grandson. The key worker system works very well and I have always felt well informed of my grandchild’s development, any challenges and well supported should there be something to work through that I have noticed at home. The care, love and encouragement the children receive to explore and develop at the nursery are fantastic. The range of activities the children are involved in is excellent. I feel incredibly lucky to have found Fennies Bromley. It’s a superb, warm and nurturing environment where my little grandson has flourished. I am hugely grateful for the support, care and efforts all the nursery staff, chef, caretaker and management go to in order to ensure my grandchild have a wonderful nursery experience.

My 7-month-old started at Fennies in February this year. I was nervous about him being away from me as he is both very young and, due to the pandemic, has not been around many other people. I shouldn’t have worried at all! He has settled so well, is doing brilliantly developmentally and is always very happy to go to all the kind, smiley and professional staff. I could not be happier! I am able to go to work knowing that he is in safe and caring hands and enjoy often seeing updates and pictures on the parent/staff communication app which as a parent means the world and immediately alleviates any mum guilt I may have had. I am an Early Years Teacher myself and therefore am always very interested in other Early Years settings. I can honestly say that I have been nothing but impressed with Fennies. On top of this staff have actually gone out of their way to assist my husband and I when we were in need of early morning sessions and additional days. I would highly recommend it!

My husband and I have been delighted with the care that our young son has received at Fennies Bromley. He has a genuine and warm relationship with his key worker and the other staff in his room. I appreciate the detailed reports on his day and feel the staff really understand his personality and look after him well. We are very pleased with Fennies Bromley and would recommend it to friends and family without hesitation.

All teachers and assistants have a great approach to children. I am very happy that there was a free space for my child. Absolutely everyone is very kind to the parents and I am absolutely sure that my child is very happy there. I highly recommend the nursery because I am very confident that my child is in safe hands. Many thanks to the manager and the whole staff at Fennies Bromley.

Definitely recommend it here!

Massive thank you to all the amazing staff for looking after our children during this trying time!

Sending your child to nursery, especially during a pandemic can be incredibly scary. Fennies Bromley at Blyth Road have been fantastic since my daughter started. They are sympathetic to new parents' anxieties and worries and are supportive with "settling in days".

The staff are all so caring and seem to know all the children - they don't use bank staff at all. They have fantastic activities each day and support your child's learning based upon their needs and interests.

The food is of a very high standard and ensures children have a varied and balanced diet and the chef is so kind and knows all the children.

I love the nursery's ethos of being eco friendly with low waste, plastic and by using wooden toys. They also support this with fantastic eco learning activities for doing at home.

The classrooms, toilets, food prep space and outdoor areas always look clean.

In summary, we feel very fortunate to have our child in such a nurturing environment where she seems to be thriving!

Our daughter absolutely loves it there! We are extremely happy with her development, and the staff (always accessible, quick to reply, takes time to speak to us, etc). We couldn't have picked a better nursery for our little one. Highly recommended!

My eldest used to go there and my youngest is there now in the preschool room, both started nursery when they were just over 18 months. Very happy with the nursery. The facility is bright and clean, the staff is friendly. My daughters have a great bond with their teachers and they talk about them a lot at home. Yes, the turnover is high among temp staff, however, there are staff that has been there for many years too, and they are absolutely amazing. My girls adore them. We have used other nurseries before Fennies and to be honest, all nurseries have staff turnover, it's pretty normal. Will definitely miss the nursery and the teachers there once my little one is off to school.

My child has been going to Fennies Blyth Road for almost two years. She loves it there and I would definitely recommend this nursery. It has modern facilities and is well kept. The garden is great. Much improvement since the management changes (it was really good before, but new staff members are great). At least four staff members have made a real impact on my child. The staff engagement and communication with the children is outstanding. We love the regular (weekly) updates of what our child is up to on the online sharing platform. Plus even some one-on-one teaching/guiding in preschool. They were proactive and very supportive with toilet training. I was more than impressed with the communication from Fennies in relation to Coronavirus. Only negative was parent events could be improved, we'll see with new management (otherwise I would have marked excellent). Nutrition is good, they sent out an info sheet recently which made me less on edge about them having ice cream, etc.

I’m so impressed! Thank you so much Fennies!

My child has been attending Fennies for roughly a year and a half and in that time has come on in leaps and bounds with his speech and learning. Fennies are very caring towards the children and my son tells me regularly how much he likes his key worker and other staff in his room. Although it took my son some time to settle in he is now always excited to go to nursery and hurries me out of the door to get him there as fast as possible. We have had a few issues with food in the past but this has been addressed and dealt with well by the management team who I cannot recommend highly enough.

We had really high standards when looking for a new nursery for our 1 year old and 3-year-old. We're very picky. Our kids have been here for the past 3 months and we're both really, really happy. The staff are all so nice, the kids LOVE them. The space itself is gorgeous and really well equipped. The outdoor space is amazing. We get regular updates on the parents' app which is great. I love being able to see what they've had for food during the day. The staff who head up the team are really friendly and have gone out of their way numerous times to change something or if we've asked them to. Most importantly, the kids are so happy there. They love being dropped off and always have a big smile on their face when we drop off/collect. I know from previous reviews that the site used to have a big turnover and definitely had room for improvement but it seems, since we've been attending, there's been a real shift in a positive direction.

Just wanted to take time to thank all the nursery staff at Blyth Road. Our daughter has attended here since she was 1 and she is turning 3 soon. Her development over the years has been amazing and this is down to all her nursery teachers. She attended during lockdown and I cannot praise the manager enough. There were difficult times where our daughter was very stressed going into nursery and she was fantastic helping us all as a family get through it. Our daughter now runs to the door in the mornings and loves attending nursery. Thank you all for the hard work - we love Fennies.

My son started at Fennies (Bromley) in March 2020, just before his third birthday. To avoid another quick transition, he went straight into the pre-school room which I was a little bit nervous about as he was going to be the youngest child in that room, he was still napping and had only just been toilet trained. The staff and the children in the pre-school room have been amazing from the beginning - it didn't take him long to settle in and start making 'friends' and his learning and development has been fantastic. Everyone has been so welcoming and I have been particularly impressed with the leadership shown from the new management team who make the whole place feel inclusive and supportive. I welcome the regular updates, with photos, which shows me what sort of daily activities they get up to and my son always has a big smile on his face when I collect him at the end of each day.

My son started Fennies at 1 is now 16 months. I can honestly say Fennies is an outstanding nursery. When we went to have a look round the facilities they completely stood out from the competition. The nursery is decorated and maintained to a high standard. The rooms are large and I love that each individual age group has an outdoor space suitable for their age group and needs. My son's room has a lovely adjoining roof terrace with astroturf! The key leaders and staff are positive and attentive. They also seem very nurturing and I often walk in and see my son having a nice cuddle with one of the team, and it's reassuring as a mum to know that he is really in good hands. They do lots of fun activities and post pictures to your private login so you can see the cute things they get up to. He's also developing important skills like eating independently much faster since being there. It won't be long until this place has a 2-year waiting list. I should sign up now before I have another baby!

Lovely place, lovely staff and such a lovely nursery to be a part of for my little one. So grateful I have had a chance to be a part of the nursery for me and my little girl. The staff are amazing.

My daughter attended during Autumn 16 before we moved her elsewhere as it wasn't the setting we'd hope for. The permanent staff are good and my daughter warmed to them quickly but as new parents to nursery life, we found the staff turnover tough. Some days I'd drop her and not recognise anyone in the room as they had so many temporary helpers. It's hard to leave your child that way! I thought the induction was v poor, I had to request info such as policies, menus and had lots of incident forms to sign as she was bitten! I feel my daughter did enjoy it but I felt left out as a parent, not entirely sure what was going on. Lots of emails about staff changes and finally a poor Ofsted made us move her. It's a shame Fennies is struggling, the facilities are great and they have the potential for a good nursery. I believe the new nursery manager will help, she was improving parent contact already. For us, it was a really bad time to join but I wish them luck in making improvements.

My child seemed happy to go and seemed to have fun, though, which is why we tried to make this work for so long.