Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans

Prime House, 14 Porters Wood, St Albans AL3 6PQ
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  • Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans, St Albans
Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans is a modern nursery which has a large indoor and outdoor play area for children to play and learn in. The newly built building provides a safe and exciting environment and staff make sure children get the most form their days at nursery. The nursery values parents input and takes its responsibility very seriously when looking after children aged between 0 and five years old.

Nutritional food is served to children to ensure they maintain a healthy diet while at the nursery. Parents have the benefit of 20 parking places where they can pick up and drop off with ease.
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Funding & Fees

Non-funded full day: £88
Non funded half day: £55


Funded session:
Full day - £44 (5.5 hour of funding)
Half day - £27.50 (2.75 hours of funding)


Funded meals (3 months to 23 months)
Full day - £2
Hall day - £1
Half day - £4.50 (24 months+)

Full Day times 7:30am to 6:30pm
Half Day Times - AM is 7:30am to 1pm, PM is 1pm to 6:30pm

Contact Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans to get a personalised quote.

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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Maya (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 6

Total Places for Children

  • 79

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 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

Parking

  • Free on-site parking available

Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans Reviews (49)

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Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.316) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans has 49 reviews.

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Review from Kirstie W (Mother of Child) published on 29 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are extremely pleased with Banana Moon, St. Albans as a childcare facility for our two year old boy. The nurturing environment has ensured his developmental and emotional needs are met. He has recently successfully transitioned from the baby room to the over two's. My son is very comfortable in his
new surroundings.


Activities are varied within the children's age appropriate rooms and the nursery benefits from a well utilised outdoor space, indoor/outdoor room encouraging the children to be active whatever the weather.


Children are provided with two snacks and two hot, nutritious meals that are varied. These are revised frequently and ensure children the are getting their 5 a day.


Feedback and interaction with staff is at an appropriate level, with daily diaries being discussed on collection, development folders available for us to take home and discussed as parent teacher evenings. I feel that I can access staff when ever I need to if anything arises outside of these times.

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Review from Sunny G (Father of Child) published on 28 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children have attended Banana Moon. They love it. Staff are engaging and the kids love them. You can see their development so much more than another nursery we used to go to.
The food is very good with an in-house chef, so there is plenty to go round if the children want more - which happens
frequently with mine!
Management are very friendly, informative and aware.
You also get daily feedback on the kid's activities for that day which is really helpful.
Would highly recommend Banana Moon to all!
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Review from Katy S (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My son loved it here, he's now at school but my daughter still attends. It's bright and spacious for the children and the garden space is great too. The staff are lovely. They are always smiling and having fun with the children as well as teaching them.
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Review from Vicky H (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would without hesitation recommend Banana Moon in St Albans to anyone with children looking for daycare. My son has been going for 4 months and adores his time there. The nursery engages him in all sorts of different activities on a day to day basis, offer him kind, warm and compassionate care and
really make him feel at home. My son grows in confidence and ability every day that he spends there.
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Review from Jennifer G (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A wonderful nursery, our daughter loves attending and has learnt so much already. I know she is well cared for there and gets to do lots of activities I would not think of doing at home. She always eats well and they have a lovely menu on rotation. The staff are very caring and always look after my
daughter's needs.
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Review from Victoria E (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We found the review very informative and helpful. Every question we asked was answered in the best way.
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Review from Nick A (Father of Child) published on 1 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've always found the staff to be committed, focused and driven. They have understood the needs of my child and helped his development accordingly. My child always enjoys his days here.
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Review from Nat B (Mother of Child) published on 14 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I find my daughter very much enjoys her time at nursery. The staff are very dedicated to her care and learning and are open and friendly. The nursery is always clean and welcoming and has lots of space for play. All the activities planned for my daughter are based around her interests so she is always
keen to take part. All in all I am very happy with the nursery and it's staff team.
Reply from Gayle Entwistle, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery St AlbansThank you for your review we are currently looking at recruiting a cook so they would have experience in the kitchen. We have been looking at our menu's and changing them in order to suit the children's needs and likes and ensuring they have a balanced diet.
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Review from Esther H (Mother of Child) published on 7 January 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Banana Moon for a year now and my daughter has recently started there. They're in different rooms (Under 2s and Over 2s) and they both really enjoy their time there! The staff are all friendly, qualified and caring – they take a genuine interest in each child’s development,
learning and personality. It took our youngest a few weeks to settle in, however the staff were wonderfully attentive and showed a fantastic level of care to her and reassurance to me. They are happy to work together with any specialists that a child may be seeing and they make learning and developing fun for the children and involve parents as much as possible, providing really useful positive feedback about our children’s progress and great suggestions of how we can continue the development at home. The rooms are spacious and clean with lots of age appropriate toys/activities to keep little ones busy and happy. Meals and snacks are all balanced and nutritious, our children are often eating the healthy veggies which they tend to push aside at home! It is a very happy, positive environment overall.
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.316)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.316) out of 10 for Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 10 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 4.933 for Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans is calculated as follows: ( (112 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.933
  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 4.383 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans is based on 10 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.75
    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 79 number of registered child places is 15.8. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.8 = 0.633
  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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Meet the Team (2)

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Maya

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2022

Meet our manager, Maya! Maya joined Banana Moon Day Nursery in 2022 and currently holds a Level 3 qualification and a BA (Hons) in Education. Maya has accumulated an extensive 12 years of experience working with children in both mainstream and special needs settings.


Maya is extremely passionate about working with children and finds her role incredibly gratifying. She loves watching their development—starting with early milestones like crawling and walking to becoming confident and independent learners ready for school.


At Banana Moon St Albans, Maya leads a dedicated and supportive team that is committed to providing high-quality care and education for every child in the setting.

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Anita

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2021

Anita is our trusted Deputy Manager and has been an esteemed and fundamental member of our management team since 2021. She holds a substantial 8 years of experience in a deputy role and is devoted to supporting the management team, staff, and children across all rooms.


Anita plays an integral role in ensuring the smooth operation of the nursery, offering guidance and support to staff, all whilst helping to create a positive and nurturing environment for the children.

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