Nursery at St Gabriel's

St Gabriel's, Sandleford Priory, Newbury RG20 9BD
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The Nursery lies at the heart of St Gabriel’s and provides high-quality nursery care and Early Years education for children aged 6 months to 4 years. Open across 50 weeks a year and with an extended day, the Nursery has a warm and homely atmosphere where children become happy, confident and independent learners. As a natural progression, most of St Gabriel's Nursery children continue into the Reception class of the Junior School.
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • The St Gabriel's Schools Foundation
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Katie Noonan (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Registered Charity Number

  • 1062748

Total Places for Children

  • 81

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Nursery: Full Time (50 weeks a year).


    Days Attended 1 to 4 - Daily Rate £70.80.
    Days Attended 5 - Daily Rate £63.50.


    Nursery: Term Time Only (Approximately 34 weeks).


    Days Attended 1 to 4 - Daily Rate £74.20.
    Days attended 5 - Daily Rate £67.10.

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

  • Christmas & 1 week in the Summer

Parking

  • St Gabriel's School has a large car park adjacent to the Nursery.

Nursery at St Gabriel's Reviews (158)

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Nursery at St Gabriel's has a Review Score of 10 (9.950) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Nursery at St Gabriel's has 158 reviews.

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Review from Lucy W (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great experience of recently moving to Sandleford and our son into toddlers, then pre-school. Despite plenty of anxieties moving from a nursery in London, the team allayed them and have been wonderful.
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Review from James E (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandleford is an excellent nursery. The staff are absolutely fantastic, our daughter loves attending, and is always smiling at drop off and pick up. We get regular updates throughout each day, and there is always some fun and interesting activities to report on.
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Review from Sarah W (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandleford nursery has been incredible at looking after my daughter and adapting to suit her learning style/help her overcome some issues she was having. The staff are all brilliant, and I trust them completely. The cleanliness, management, facilities and the learning they provide are all excellent.
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Review from Diana L (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son enrolled at Sandleford Nursery at the beginning of January, and we have had an amazing experience so far. The whole team have been incredibly welcoming and reassuring in every way possible. It really put me at ease leaving our son with them. They made our son feel comfortable and cared for.
Sandleford has excellent facilities both indoors and outdoors. They are able to accommodate my son's milk allergy with ease, which again, is very reassuring.
We also find their communication very good, and the app is brilliant!
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Review from Edward P (Father of Child) published on 31 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sadly our daughter had only just started nursery when all schools and nurseries were asked to close due to the coronavirus. However, prior to this, our daughter was welcomed into the nursery by all of the teachers. It was quite apparent that she had gained in confidence thanks to the nursery and was
starting to make friends. The nursery has a good daily structure and it is apparent the nursery teachers really help to stimulate the children and help them grow and develop. Furthermore, we have been so impressed by the continued support from the nursery during the UK's lockdown: links to learning websites, songs to sing, recipes to try, etc. We would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Nikki M (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Sandleford since she was ten months old and now approaching three she’ll soon be going up to preschool. She loves nursery even though sometimes it’s a struggle to get her to go in but when I pick her up she never wants to leave. Both baby and toddler rooms have been really
good for her academic and social development.
It’s never easy to leave your child but I feel happy and confident knowing she’s in the best place where she can learn, grow and play with her friends. She has built amazing bonds with all the staff and especially her key workers.
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Review from Gary S (Father of Child) published on 27 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery. My daughter has attended for more than three years and she loves it. The staff are great and it is very well managed. Lots of good information shared with parents too.
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Review from Caroline B (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Sandleford from the age of around 1-year-old, 2.5 years on and he still loves it. The transition from the different rooms has been seamless with the help of the friendly, attentive ladies who work there. They made my son feel welcome and made me feel happy enough to walk away
knowing that he was in safe hands. The outdoor space is amazing. It's a great place to learn, play and make friends.
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Review from Catherine B (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandleford is a fantastic nursery and I have been happy and confident leaving my children in the care of the staff. The children have busy and fun days and have access to the great facilities at St Gabriel’s. My children love having PE in the Sports Hall and love going on outdoor adventures in the St
Gabriel’s grounds.
There is a good amount of space both indoors and outdoors, and a good balance between playing and learning.
I couldn’t recommend it highly enough!
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Review from Manjit S (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our nearly 3-year-old daughter attends Sandleford and has done for nearly 2 years now. If she was writing this review, her words would be “I love it”. She truly does. She can’t wait to go in and never wants to come home.
Having only ever left her a handful of times before she started nursery, we were
very apprehensive about how she would settle in. The staff were super supportive and let me linger as long as I needed to. It’s the hardest thing to leave your precious child in what effectively starts off as the hands of strangers but it was such a brilliant transition. We couldn’t believe how quickly she settled into nursery. We are super impressed with the progress she has made whilst attending Sandleford, both from an academic side but also her interpersonal skills. Only this week, we attended her first nativity and it was magical. Exceeded any expectations we had.
The staff genuinely care about the children.
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Review from Abie G (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son (Toddler Room) loves the free flow from indoors to outside, with lots of space to burn off his energy. Teachers from the school take lessons and my son really enjoys storytime with the school librarian. The children also get to explore the school. Both male and female staff which is important.
With severe allergies, the nursery has excellent safeguards in place.
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Review from Jonathan W (Father of Child) published on 12 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing nursery. My daughter is very happy there and her development since attending St Gabriels has been excellent.
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Review from Camilla T (Mother of Child) published on 2 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5
Whilst the Headmaster of St Gabriel’s was very helpful when my concerns were raised. My experience of Sandleford for my son was not positive. Their provision for babies is less than adequate and their safeguarding procedures in terms of access to the site caused me undue concern. There were high levels
of agency staff and it was never clear whom our key worker was despite requests for clarity. Having moved to another provider - it highlights further how awful the experience of Sandleford was.
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Review from J Y (Mother of Child) published on 4 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was immediately taken by Sandleford at my first visit. All the staff are genuinely interested in the wellbeing and development of the children there. Their facilities are amazing. Since my child started attending, he has developed by leaps and bounds. More importantly, he always seemed keen to attend
and was happy when we pick him up. The food serviced to the children there regularly made me and my husband envious. I feel very fortunate that there is such a good childcare option at our disposal.
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Review from Era B (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The best gift I gave to my child so far is by sending him to this nursery. As a child he is learning good manners and etiquettes. Also the progress and growth of my child is commendable. Many thanks to the staff who looks after and take care of my baby.
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Review from Paul H (Father of Child) published on 3 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since she has been at Sandleford, our daughter has developed and flourished as never before. She receives keen personal attention from the excellent staff and we receive daily updates. There’s always an opportunity to discuss her progress. The facilities are superb and varied, and the opportunity to
explore the grounds as part of her outdoor class. I would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Lucy O (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves being at nursery, I really like that they always do different activities and have access to big outside spaces and therefore spend lots of time outside.
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Review from Catherine (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My three-year-old daughter absolutely loves Sandleford. She wakes up every morning happy to go to school, where she's greeted with genuine warmth by every adult she sees and welcomed into the class with open arms. My husband and I were surprised how easily she took to it since she had never been to
the nursery before. She loves the instruction time, the inventive play, and the fact that the play is structured, meaning while the children do have free time to do whatever they wish, they also have designated game time, learning time and rest time. She's making friends and her independence is increasing by the day. We are so impressed that we plan to keep her at St. Gabriel's for her entire academic tenure. We absolutely would recommend Sandleford to anyone who wants a high-quality nursery for their child.
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Review from Kim W (Mother of Child) published on 17 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has now been attending the nursery for 2 years and I am constantly surprised by the care and attention provided, the speed in which he is developing and the skills that he is learning.


Not only do they provide a structured day but the interaction with the parents is fantastic. Stay and play

mornings for parents and grandparents are a brilliant way in which they engage all carers. Regular meetings are also held to discuss your child's development and key areas in which they are excelling and other areas they may need more help with.


The fact that my son asks to go to nursery at weekends and doesn't want to come home in the evenings is a true testament to the team at Sandleford and that he is having such a great time.


Sandleford nursery and its staff in my eyes are an absolutely amazing team.

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Review from Jo M (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Sandleford has wonderful facilities and staff. They have been fantastic during our son's settling in. We can not fault them.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.950)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.950) out of 10 for Nursery at St Gabriel's is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 25 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 25 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 4.950 for Nursery at St Gabriel's is calculated as follows: ( (283 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 298 Ratings = 4.95
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Nursery at St Gabriel's is based on 25 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 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 81 number of registered child places is 16.2, which has been reached with 25 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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