Durlston Country Park, Lighthouse Road, Swanage BH19 2JL
Group: Kids Love Nature Ltd
Person in charge: Tracey Taylor (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Dorset County Council
Number of Staff: 7
Service Offered: Day Nursery (Privately Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 22
Age Range: from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0800-1700
When Closed: Bank Holidays Only
The Review Score of 8.5 (maximum of 10) for Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 4 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.7 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months.
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Day Nursery / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Day Nursery receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 4.792 for Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston is calculated as follows: ( (38 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 4.792
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Day Nursery to friends and family?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. The calculation is the same as above, except the points are divided by 2.
The 3.705 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months and is calculated as follows:
3 + 0.25 = 3.25
Target of 4.4 positive Reviews (22 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 2 Reviews ÷ 4.4 Target = 0.455
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston has a Review Score of 8.5 (8.497)
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Jade S (Mother of Child) on Wednesday 13 September 2017. Relates to July 2017.
This is an absolutely outstanding nursery, my three girls have all attended here from when it first opened 4 years ago and there is nowhere else in the area that compares to the facilities and care of the staff. The outdoor spaces that they have for the children to explore are amazing and the activities they do with children are well thought out and really help to develop their social skills and learning through play, the staff team are all very well qualified, trustworthy and really care about the children. The organic home cooked food is also a real bonus! Thank you to everyone for all your hard work, Swanage is a much better place for our future generations with you here!
How likely would you be to recommend Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston? Extremely Likely
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Tracey Taylor, Manager at Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston responded to this review on 13 Sep 2017:
Thank you for your kind words and your girls were a real pleasure to support through their early years.
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Hatty F (Mother of Child) on Friday 28 July 2017. Relates to July 2017.
Our daughter has been at the nursery from aged two until she was 4.5. She has had the most amazing start in life. She loves the outdoors, walks surprising distances and takes a real joy in finding wood lice. All of this comes from the fantastic outdoor life at the nursery.
The classroom has big doors which are always open onto the garden - and the children are equipped with proper wet weather gear to make the most of all weathers - so the children choose where to play. Each day the nursery go for a walk on the wonderful Durlston cliffs, to the meadow or the wood. They climb trees, spot dolphins and make dens.
It's not all about the "big outside" either. They cook most days, they have a visiting art teacher and our daughter made huge progress with her letters and numbers. The nursery staff are great - encouraging but not pushing the children, teaching manners but also respect and care for each other. It really shows in the behaviour of the children towards each other.
How likely would you be to recommend Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston? Extremely Likely
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Tracey Taylor, Manager at Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston responded to this review on 28 Jul 2017:
Thank you for your feedback and it is lovely to hear that you are pleased with the care we have provided your daughter. She has been a delight to teach and support through her Early Years journey and we wish her well at school.
Review submitted from a Postal Card by A P (Mother of Child) on Wednesday 3 May 2017. Relates to April 2017.
This nursery is an amazing environment for children. My twin boys have loved going to the holiday club. They enjoy the outdoors, walking in the countryside is a favourite activity, so the nursery was an obvious choice. There are lots of creative activities too, painting and cooking.
How likely would you be to recommend Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Rachel M (Mother of Child) on Friday 7 April 2017. Relates to March 2017.
I would definitely recommend Durlston Nature Nursery. My daughter settled very quickly due to the supportive and kind team. She thrived on being outdoors most of the time and being able to choose activities to join whether that be cooking, painting, gardening or much more! Her favourite thing of all being the nature walks and the globe. She is full of confidence telling me all about seasons, insects, woods, lighthouses, lifeboats, flowers etc. She's learned so much she wouldn't have in London.
How likely would you be to recommend Children's Nature Nursery at Durlston? Extremely Likely
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