St Ives School Nursery

We've now had two children attend The Ivies and it is still the magical place it was when our daughter left there for reception 7 years ago! Our son is currently attending and he always enters and leaves very happy. I have complete trust and faith in the staff - led by Ms Vaus who is excellent - and who offer exemplary care and learning with the best facilities of any nursery in the local area with a huge play garden and outside green spaces and covered spaces, and excellent internal spaces alongside a wider forest school / school site. When our son started, he settled in quickly and has since been kept interested and engaged with a wide variety of stimulating daily activities. They also have very experienced subject specific teachers in French, Music etc. Very happy we found St Ives & The Ivies - it's a very special place!

My son absolutely loves attending nursery at st Ives and he seems to love all the teachers. Since day one he has been happy at drop off and full of beans when I collect him at the end of the days. He is so excited about tennis and ballet and comes home speaking French. He even gets really excited about staying at after school care once a week. The staff have always made me feel that my son is very loved and that they know him well. I will always be grateful that he had this experience and spent nearly three wonderful years at The Ivies nursery.

My daughter loves The Ivies. The staff are kind, caring and always go above and beyond. My daughter loves weekly forest school sessions, PE and she's often singing songs from her French lesson. She has just started tennis lessons too which she is really enjoying. I would highly recommend this nursery.

Overall, we couldn't be more pleased with the nurturing environment and the positive impact it has had on our son's development. It is reassuring to see him thriving, happy, and eager to learn each day.

The staff are all excellent, they take such good care of all the children and know them inside out! Lovely facilities and different activities every day. We're very happy to send our little boy in every morning knowing he is well cared for and will get lots of cuddles, stories and fun!

He loves all the various activities and we really enjoy getting regular updates. The team is very accommodating. We look forward to hear about what he's done every day, and the new words he learns daily.

We absolutely love the nursery. The staff are kind and caring, and know our daughter really well. The range of activities is amazing - she is now in her second year, and does forest school, french, ballet, PE and swimming every week. The preparation for reception is also fantastic - she is learning phonics and shapes, and is so excited about sharing what she's learnt with us. We really couldn't ask for more.

A magical, special and safe place. My daughter skips in every day and I always feel that her needs are met and she finishes every day with a big smile on her face. The team are incredible and I know they are reliable, trustworthy and encourage and nurture each child to be their best.

My daughter loves going to nursery at St Ives - the staff are always welcoming and caring and she comes home full of stories and excitement to share with me. She has developed so much since starting there when she was two. The extra activities she takes part in (Swimming, French, Ballet) are excellent and really help this nursery stand out - it's not just another 'day at nursery' for her, like so many other nurseries around, but an opportunity for her to learn new skills and she gets very excited asking me 'which day is it' (meaning which activity will she be doing). She also loves doing Forest School as they have amazing access to their private woods in the school grounds. Overall, we are delighted we chose St Ives to begin her educational journey.

So grateful to have found the Ivies and can't wait to watch my daughter grow and develop through the next 2 terms.

I cannot recommend the nursery enough, my only regret is not starting her earlier!

My daughter is absolutely thriving at this nursery. She has been attending since the age of 2, now in her final year as a Duck. She happily skips in each day and enjoys a wide variety of activities. Interactions with staff are brilliant, lots of lovely updates and brilliant email communication. Could not recommend more.

We couldn't be more pleased with our daughter's development and how happy she is at this nursery. It's a credit to this wonderful school and their staff! The extra activities provide a wonderful opportunity and our daughter feels so settled and always talks about her key worker with such affection.

Our daughter settled into The Ivies within a few days, she loves it so much. It's a great nursery for nurturing and building confidence and independence. There's a lot of space for running around, both inside and outside, and a lot of lovely activities and I love hearing about what they've been up to and seeing updates on the app. Everyone is so friendly, caring and attentive. The after school care has been great for the odd occasion when we've needed it and they have been very flexible. Every day when we pick up our daughter, she's full of smiles and laughter

The Ivies is such a wonderful nursery, perfect for building confidence and preparing children for the start of school. The care they give is outstanding and you can drop them off each day safe in the knowledge they will have a lovely time playing, learning and socialising.

She'll be starting reception at the school in September and being part of the nursery is making the transition so much smoother than anticipated with move up mornings coming soon and more allocated time for phonics and maths now that she's a moved from being a "duckling" to a "duck".

It's the only nursery my son looks forward to going to. This is his third! The staff seem very caring. They know the children well. The after school care provision is very flexible which is really helpful for me.

I have had two children attend the Ivies and absolutely love it as do they. The staff are warm and friendly and are always in tune with the children's needs both emotionally and developmentally. I can't recommend the nursery enough.

Such a lovely nursery! My son is so excited to go in to see his teachers and his friends everyday. Lots of great activities and outside space to play. He feels more confident and excited about learning and the teachers are amazing at giving feedback and guidance.

My son has attended The Ivies Nursery for just over a year and we are beyond happy with the service, care and support that the Nursery provides. Our son always comes home happy and full of stories of the fun activities that he has taken part in each day. The staff are always friendly and go above and go above and beyond.