IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood

51 Barnwood Road, Gloucester GL2 0SE
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9.9 108 Reviews
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Into-Play @ Barnwood opened in October 2015 and was previously the old Barnwood doctor's surgery. It is perfectly situated to provide childcare to Barnwood, Elmbridge, Hucclecote and Abbeymead.

The nursery has been carefully designed to provide all age groups with superb equipment and activities to suit their developmental stage. They have an under 2's room, 2-3's room and large pre-school unit, which is complemented by a huge outdoor space to allow the children to get out in the fresh air and enjoy mud kitchens, reading teepee and the outside playroom, known as "The Shed". (Gloucester Rugby Reference!)
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Laura Walby (Line Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 75

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Time (weekly):
    Under 2's - £290,
    2-3's - £285,
    Pre-School - £280.


    Full day (7:30am - 6:00pm):
    Under 2's - £60.00,
    2-3's - £59.00,
    Pre-School - £57.00.


    Morning Session (7:30am - 1:00pm):
    Under 2's - £33.00,
    2-3's - £32.50,
    Pre-School - £31.50.


    Afternoon Session (1pm - 6pm):
    Under 2's - £31.00,
    2-3's - £30.50,
    Pre-school - £29.50.

  • Consumable fee applied to all funded sessions
    10% discount for eldest sibling
    Fees inclusive of all meals, drinks, snacks, nappies, wipes and suncream

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Onsite car park

IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood Reviews (108)

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IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.921) out of 10, based on 39 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood has 108 reviews.

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Review from Laura H (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend Intoplay Barnwood. I started my little boy here at six months and I was so nervous but all of the staff were amazing from day one. If I ever want to call to see how he is, they take the time to speak to me and when I drop him off in the morning they are so welcoming. The girls
at the nursery have become like family and I never have to worry about anything when my son is there.
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Review from Bonnie R (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter used to attend the nursery before she started school. She enjoyed going. Always happy when I left her and she had a lovely relationship with all the staff. My son has now started in the baby room. He enjoys going and they take their time to get to know each child individually and get to
know their likes and dislikes. I have already recommended the nursery to my sister in law. I find the staff friendly, happy and very caring. They are always happy to help.
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Review from Gemma L (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with how my child is getting on and is very happy there and has learnt so much. All staff really look after you.
Reply from Sue Smith at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thank you, Gemma.
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Review from Louise E (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at IntoPlay for 2 years and loves it. It has a fantastic atmosphere and there is so much for the children to do. The staff is always friendly and helpful.
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Review from Vicky (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood. Since my daughter began in preschool over a year ago, she has grown so much in confidence and learnt so much through play. She enjoys going to nursery and loves to come home and tell me about all of the new projects that the children have been
looking at, the activities she has taken part in and the friends that she has been playing with.


The staff are all so welcoming to both the children and parents, nothing is too much trouble. There is always good communication from the staff whenever I collect my daughter to tell me about the day she has had.

Reply from Sue Smith, Nursery Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Lovely feedback! Thank you so much!
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Review from Mary (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is always very happy and relaxed after being at nursery. He does a wide range of activities and enjoys going outside. The staff are always helpful and friendly.
Reply from Sue Smith, Nursery Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thank you, Mary! :)
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Review from Hayley J (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very impressed with babies and toddlers. Slightly less so with preschool due to freq staff variations and consequential lower confidence of child with staff. Have noticed vastly accelerated learning of child compared to the previous child at a different nursery. Appears to be a wider variety of learning
experiences such as yoga and go-go beans. Also lovely outdoor space.
Reply from Sue Smith, Nursery Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thanks for your feedback, Hayley.
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Review from Kim B (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have been to IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood and it is by far the best nursery in Gloucester. Everyone who works there are amazing with my children, I would highly recommend.
Reply from Sue Smith, Nursery Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thank you so much, Kim!
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Review from Mrs G (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From our very first tour of the facility, we had a great feeling about the nursery. The staff have lovely relationships with the children and it’s obvious that the children are safe, happy and trust their carers implicitly. The settling in process was thorough and ensured that our son gradually got
used to his new surroundings and was able to get to know the adults who would look after him. We are so impressed with how well the staff have got to know our son and how they use their knowledge of his personality and interests to plan activities for him. Handovers are precise and thorough, thanks to succinct records, which are updated throughout the day. The nursery is always striving to improve and we are kept informed of any changes. We have regular and easy access to the learning journey, which is updated frequently and displays a range of photographs, assessments and observations. We are so lucky to have found Into Play and would not hesitate to recommend them to other parents.
Reply from Sue Smith, Nursery Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thanks, I will share this with the team : ) Sue
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Review from Natasha H (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I changed my son from a playgroup to IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood as I felt they were not listening to me or my worries as a mother regarding my son having suspected autism. Since being there he has come on well has a good relationship with the staff. His younger brother also started January with
no concerns at all. He loves going in and comes out telling me he has done even shows me his yoga moves.
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Review from Alison H (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My daughter has come on so much since starting here. The staff go above and beyond to help
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Review from Kim (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This nursery has great potential, the majority of the staff are friendly and will do anything in their powers to help.
Our daughter attends and is very happy and will continue to attend until she starts school.
IntoPlay seems to have a communication problem and things can get lost in translation
between staff and parents - this can cause unneeded upset and stress to parents and children.
Overall, the nursery is fantastic and we are very happy with the service the nursery has provided; they also provide ongoing support to our daughter who has multiple allergies (with of course a few hiccups along the way). Our daughter is very bright and very demanding and the staff deal with that incredibly well and we value the work they do in supporting our daughter.
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Review from Hayley D (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children are currently attending IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood. In the 3 years we have been there, I have never had any problems with the nursery. I leave my children knowing they are in safe hands and with staff that are professional and genuinely care. All the member are staff are so lovely
and the manager is extremely helpful, friendly and will do anything to help.


My children have come so far with the help of the IntoPlay Day Nursery staff. I would recommend them in a heartbeat.

Reply from Sue Smith, Nursery Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thank you so much Hayley.
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Review from Nicola B (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Cannot fault this nursery. It goes above and beyond what you'd expect. I'll be genuinely gutted when the girls are too big to go!
Reply from Sue Smith, Nursery Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thank you very much!
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Review from Jessica B (Mother of Child) published on 5 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery!


I moved my son here after standards at his previous nursery had slipped. I was a bit apprehensive as I didn’t want to unsettle him. However with thanks to the great staff he settled in straight away and loves going to nursery. I know he enjoys himself as he looks forward to going,

he has made friends and looks forward to seeing staff members. I only wished I had moved him sooner!


Staff are friendly, work hard and are brilliant with the children!


I would definitely recommend this nursery to others

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Review from Alice C (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely dedicated staff, excellent care provided. My son is clearly happy in their company. They have some excellent activities provided. They have been particularly helpful during a stressful house move. I couldn't be happier with my choice of nursery.
Reply from Sue Smith, Manager at IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood
Thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to submit a review for us! Sue and the team.
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Review from Emma F (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been extremely impressed with the level of care our daughter receives whilst at Barwood Intoplay. All the staff that we have come into contact with so far are fantastic, they have strong bonds with all the children. We have noticed how much her development has come along since starting there,
and as a parent (and teacher), I feel confident that the staff are doing they very best for my child. All staff are approachable and friendly, very good lines of communication during handover. Thank you.
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Review from Amie C (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at IntoPlay Barnwood in October 2016 and he settled in really well. He had three settling in session, to begin with, which allowed him to feel at ease with the staff and his new environment.
My son is very fond of his keyworker and often talks about the activities they do during the
days, such as yoga and outdoor play.
Overall I'm very pleased with the staff, environment and activities that IntoPlay Barnwood provide.
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy (20 months) is so happy and settled at Barnwood IntoPlay. The staff are brilliant, they have really strong bonds with the children which is lovely. I always arrive to find my little one having a good time. He is always bringing home bits he has made during activities and the staff are
so thoughtful helping the children make things for special occasions like Christmas, Mothers Day etc. The regular nursery newsletters are great for keeping parents up to date with special occasions and general goings on.
I cannot fault the food, it is home made and I am regularly told my little one has had 3 servings of lunch! He obviously loves it! The nursery itself is a lovely, large building with big airy rooms and brightly decorated walls, there are more toys and activities than the kids know what to do with and they have a large garden to run around in with all sorts of toys and activities to play with.
Its such a lovely nursery and I have recommended IntoPlay to several friends.
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Review from Amy Y (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We are extremely pleased with the level of care our son receives whilst being at Barnwood. We have found that his social skills have really improved since starting there.
The staff are always friendly and helpful with great communication at the end of every session.
We really could not recommend
this nursery enough, happy child and happy parents.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.921)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.921) out of 10 for IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood 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 39 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 39 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 4.921 for IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood is calculated as follows: ( (430 Excellents x 5) + (35 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 466 Ratings = 4.921
  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 IntoPlay Day Nursery @ Barnwood is based on 39 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 75 number of registered child places is 15, which has been reached with 39 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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