The Nest Day Nursery

18 Queens Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames KT12 5LR
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9.6 35 Reviews
  • The Nest Day Nursery, Walton-on-Thames
The Nest Day Nursery in Walton-on-Thames is a small nursery that strives to provide the best possible childcare. Due to its size and taking a child-led approach, each individual child's needs and personality will be recognised and nurtured.

The environment is welcoming and secure, enabling the children to grow at their own pace and build their confidence, independence and all other areas of development.

The Nest Day Nursery has a strong ethos of inclusivity and positive and polite behaviour is encouraged. The voice of each child is valued to give them the best start possible.
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Funding & Fees

£135 per day

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Owner

  • Jacqui Yates
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Jacqui Yates (Owner)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 8

Total Places for Children

  • 24

Age Range

  • from 1 years 0 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:30
    Tuesday 08:00-18:30
    Wednesday 08:00-18:30
    Thursday 08:00-18:30
    Friday 08:00-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

The Nest Day Nursery Reviews (35)

9.6

The Nest Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.625) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Nest Day Nursery has 35 reviews.

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Review from Helen J (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Such a beautiful nursery. Feels like home from home. Both my children have now been to The Nest and have loved it. The staff are so welcoming and friendly and always have a smile on their face.
I love that when your child has an interest in something they incorporate this into their day at nursery
in some way.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryWe appreciate your lovely review and will share to the team.
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Nest is a home from home nursery. It's small enough that all the children are treated as individuals. Our daughter has been very happy here over the last couple of years.


Lovely staff, friendly atmosphere and a focus on really caring for each and every child.

Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you very much for your lovely review it means a lot to all staff.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love The Nest for so many reasons, but mainly because it is small enough that all of the staff know and care for the children as individuals. They encouraged their interests and the daily activities are led by the children's play. They also encourage independent, such as setting the table and cleaning
up after an activity. The outside spaces, but they use it so well and have plenty of extracurricular outings, activities, word work sessions, hartbeat classes etc. We have been so impressed and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you very much for your review It is Much appreciated
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Review from C W (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little boy has recently started at The Nest. The team have made both him, and us as parents, as supported as possible. They do their best to know what personally makes your child feel settled and have encouraged his independence, especially with feeding. The team are always friendly and happy to
help. We are extremely pleased with our choice of nursery.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryHe is coming on in leaps and bounds! Gaining confidence daily
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Review from David E (Father of Child) published on 20 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'd viewed several local (large) nurseries but each had visible flaws. Although further from our home, I booked in to see The Nest Day Nursery and I quickly knew this would be the right setting for my daughter. The staff I met felt genuinely passionate about their provision and it wasn't a sales pitch
like I'd had in some of the larger chain nurseries. Meeting the owner and learning about her approach was another plus point that convinced me to choose this nursery. A home from home with development focussed on child play and creativity. My daughter settled in quickly and absolutely loves attending. The extra-curricular activities she attends are brilliant (Sing & sign, Hartbeeps) and she's learnt/developed so much in such a short space of time. Meals are another bonus, high quality and varied. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this nursery to anyone. If you want small, personal and caring, choose the Nest Day Nursery in Hersham.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryWe have been open 10 years and it was a passion to set up something different to focus on play with staff being able to spot teachable moments. Thank you for your review, I share all reviews with the team.
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Review from Amy E (Mother of Child) published on 20 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We can't rate The Nest highly enough. Our daughter really struggled to adjust to nursery life and all the staff were so patient and nurturing with her - you could tell they really cared, which is such a big reassurance during a time of big change. She particularly struggled with a one nap schedule and
sleeping long enough to feel rested, it was a massive worry for us, but we knew she was in the best hands and after a lot of hard work she finally cracked it! The care at The Nest is second-to-none showcased by her the amazing development steps she's made over the last few months We especially like that she has varied and nutritious meals, which she gobbles down, and the extracurricular activities they offer. Seeing our daughter light up every time we arrive and leave The Nest says it all really.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you for reviewing The Nest. It is amazing how quickly the little ones settle and develop.
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Review from George R (Father of Child) published on 20 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful nursery. My son has been here since he was 18 months old to reception and it's great. Wonderful attention to the kids, organic food, fun activities! Couldn't recommend highly enough to anyone considering a nursery in the area.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryHi, Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to write a review.
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Review from Natalie F (Mother of Child) published on 7 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When we first viewed The Nest we knew that it would be a perfect setting for our daughter. It's a very nurturing and secure environment for the little ones and the staff really do care for the babies. They are so kind and considerate. My daughter is so happy, always smiling and laughing with her key
worker when I drop her off and pick her up. I was initially worried about her separation anxiety and eating but the staff were so reassuring and brilliant at making her feel settled really quickly and she eats so much more and even better than she did before. It's a very nutritious and varied meal plan. It's great how they have classes across the week including sing and sign and sensory classes as they are the highlight of my daughter's week, she loves it. There is a lot of variety and stimulation for them. I don't feel any apprehension about taking her to nursery each day (4 days a week) because she's so happy and developing really well. Best decision we made as parents!
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your lovely feedback, I will pass this on to all the team.
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Review from Letitia G (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff appear passionate about keeping our daughter safe and cared for. Providing thorough daily updates on pick-up is appreciated and photos and film on the parent app. The meals provided are outstanding, it gives us great comfort to know she is getting all the nutrients required to grow and develop.
The homely, small but well-equipped setup is important for us to know she has the focus of staff rather than being forgotten in a large number of other children. The outdoor space is perfect, with just enough objects for extra interest and interaction, having fresh air and a change of scenery we really appreciate as a family and glad to see out daughter enjoying the space with staff.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your review, your daughter is settling in well at The Nest.
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Review from Hannah L (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Nest is such a wonderful home-from-home nursery, I have twins and they are both very happy there. They love all the food and activities and the staff are incredible. I couldn't ask for a better nursery and care for my children, every day they learn new skills and have just started singing and signing,
which I think is such a great addition for children to learn. The staff share updates and photos on their app and there is a great closed special media group that informs you of all different things from nursery updates to activities to do at home to new menus for the month. So happy we chose The Nest.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your review, 'Sing & sign' Hersham is a great addition to our curriculum.
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Review from J P (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Nest is a lovely home from home setting. Our daughter has been attending for two months now and after a wobbly start the staff have helped us approach settling in with shorter days and provided us with plenty of reassurance by sharing photos, videos and phone calls to help keep us informed and at
ease with the transition to nursery. Only after two months, we can see how much our little one is learning from being at The Nest and we love that when we pick her up in the afternoon she is giggling and bouncing away having had a fun filled day. The photos we get on social media and the parents' app on Friday make our week and we are, so far, so pleased with our choice.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review of the Nest.
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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I couldn’t ask for anything more in a nursery for my son. All staff are excellent and go above and beyond to make the nursery experience the best it can be both for the children and the parents. The environment is warm, caring, safe and fun. The Nest Day Nursery provides a home from home experience
(with the added extra provided by all the wonderful activities and creativity) which my son enters happily and with enthusiasm every day. Couldn’t recommend more.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your review. I will share this with the team.
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Review from E B (Aunt of Child) published on 5 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Whether it’s baking scones independently or making helicopters in a woodworking session, you can guarantee that The Nest Day Nursery provides a diverse, nurturing and stimulating learning environment. The staff are passionate and go above and beyond to ensure every little one has the best possible experience.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review.
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Review from N W (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A lovely nursery in a home-from-home setting. My child is very happy here and she loves going in every day to see the staff and children. She is always learning and is thrilled to tell me what she’s been doing that day, whether it be art, dancing or singing.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your great review.
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Review from Tom E (Father of Child) published on 4 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We're in love with this little nursery - two kids there and they're developing wonderfully.
The new SENCO is a particular asset, she's great at working with the kids, building relationships as well as keeping the parents up-to-date and informed.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryDear Tom,
Thank you so much for your lovely review.
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Review from N S (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are friendly and nurturing - they care about the children and help them develop in ways which are fun and engaging. Our child comes home happy and understands who to go to for help and support.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you for your lovely review.
All our menus are checked and reviewed by a qualified nutritionist. We promote healthy eating in the setting and our older children take part in weekly cooking. At mealtimes we discuss where food comes from, for example, does it grow underground or overground. As part of working in partnership with parents, we will be introducing some of our lunchtime recipes on the parents' Facebook.
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Review from Martin S (Father of Child) published on 30 January 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending The Nest Day Nursery for about 6 months now. We were immediately impressed with the way they engaged with all of the children to support their development from an early age.
With a series of supported settling-in sessions, our daughter adjusted quickly and lovingly
to The Nest. The key worker quickly developed a strong rapport and the room lead was supportive at every opportunity. Having her enter each morning with a smile on her face is reassuring. During this time and to this day, we receive regular, informative updates during drop-offs and pick-ups, an app, and other platforms. Communication from The Nest team is superb.
The variety of high-quality toys and play activities The Nest team uses to engage with the children is very impressive.
Overall, we are delighted with the team at The Nest and look forward to our child enjoying many more happy years there.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your fantastic review, I will share this with all the team.
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Review from J Y (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both children have attended The Nest Day Nursery, the eldest has finished and the youngest started recently.
The progress and happiness my eldest experienced were fantastic and look forward to my youngest enjoying his time there.
Staff engagement is great and the nursery is always well-kept. The extra
activities and the care they take in nutrition is also (I feel) important and great to see.
Highly recommended.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your review.
We have enjoyed your eldest son being with us and are looking forward to the next four years with your youngest child.
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Review from Amelia P (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of our children have gone to The Nest and we couldn't be happier. It's a lovely small nursery with exceptionally high standards. They have a child-led approach to play and really do cover such a variety of activities and topics including Sing-and-Sign and dance classes. I love to see the posts
on Tapestry of what they have got up to that week. They dealt with Covid-19 amazingly - adjusting to what was needed at the time and were very diligent over the last few years in ensuring the children were protected. Food-wise, a lot of thought goes into what they feed the children to give them a balanced diet and I think they are fed better there than at home! Lastly, the staff are a wonderful group, as it's a smaller nursery you get to know everyone and staff turnover is low. I think my son's key worker is his favourite person in the world! Highly, highly recommended! Thank you everyone in the team.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you so much for your wonderful review. I will pass this on to the staff to see. Thanks again, Jacqui.
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Review from Anna W (Mother of Child) published on 22 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The perfect size of nursery, its relatively small size, means you get to know all the staff well and they know you and your child inside out. We love their independence ethos and have started to see these skills at home as well. They have fantastic extracurricular classes which our little boy loves.
We would highly recommend it.
Reply from Jacqui Yates, Owner at The Nest Day NurseryThank you for your review and feedback, this enables us to reflect on our practice and to improve.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.625)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.625) out of 10 for The Nest Day Nursery 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 4.8 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 4.875 for The Nest Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (107 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.875
  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 4.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Nest Day Nursery 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 24 number of registered child places is 4.8, which has been reached with 10 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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Meet the Team (10)

Jacqui

Jacqui Yates

Job Title: Owner/Director Joined: 2014

I have been in childcare for over 20 years.


After completing a childcare degree, I decided I wanted to open my own nursery.


I wanted to do something different and studied the Reggio Emilia approach, so I brought these elements into the design of my setting.

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Adam

Job Title: Director and Woodwork Lead Joined: 2018

Adam has a level 3 in childcare, a NEBOSH qualification in health and safety and other degrees in engineering.


He has completed training in woodwork for children.

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Hattie

Job Title: Manager

Montessori trained.

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Morgan

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2024

Also works with pre-school.

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Saffron

Job Title: Room lead Joined: 2024

Working with our younger children.

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Tanishka

Job Title: Educator

Works part-time in both rooms.

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Sharon

Job Title: Pre School Educator Joined: 2025

Sharon is from South Africa, where she had her own nursery, so she brings a wealth of experience.

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Lydia

Job Title: Apprentice Joined: 2025

Lydia is studying for her Level 3. She is keen to progress her studies.

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Layla

Job Title: Apprentice

Working with ages 2 and over, Layla is studying for a Level 3 in childcare.

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Sam

Job Title: Nursery Cook

Having been with the nest for over 8 years, managing the kitchen and engaging with the children, healthy meals are made.

Frequently Asked Questions about The Nest Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that The Nest Day Nursery accepts?

The Nest Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 1 year 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is The Nest Day Nursery Open?

The Nest Day Nursery is open: Monday 08:00-18:30, Tuesday 08:00-18:30, Wednesday 08:00-18:30, Thursday 08:00-18:30, Friday 08:00-18:30.

How many Children does The Nest Day Nursery have capacity for?

The Nest Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 24 Children.

How far is The Nest Day Nursery to the centre of Walton-on-Thames?

1.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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