Little Owls have three separate playrooms that each have their own individual outdoor play areas, planned specifically to support the age and abilities of children based in each room.
Little Owls regards all children as individuals and as such strive to work closely with parents and carers to ensure that staff know as much about a child as possible prior to starting.
The nursery is particularly keen to learn about individual needs, likes and dislikes, personal characteristics and familiar routines which all assist in supporting the children’s transition into the nursery as well as to enhance the quality of the professional relationships that develop between children and practitioners.
These professional relationships support children’s self-confidence thus enabling them to build social relationships with other children in the setting and to continue to develop throughout the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
The aim is to ensure all children enjoy their time in the nursery and all parents and carers are secure in the knowledge that their child is receiving the best quality care and education possible.
Each room has a room supervisor/ person in charge and every child is named a key person who will liaise with you and your family during your child's first few weeks and continuing throughout their time at Little Owls Day Nursery.
Owner: Dove House Trading Ltd
Person in charge: Kerry Farquhar (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Kingston upon Hull City Council
Number of Staff: 17
Service Offered: Day Nursery (Privately Owned), Open all year, Full Day Care, Sessional Day Care
Total Places for Children: 58
Age Range: from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
Opening Days: Mon-Fri
Opening Hours: 0730-1815
When Closed: Bank Holidays
Fees Guide: 8am - 6pm £37.00
Directions:
Little Owls Day Nursery is just off Chamberlain Road, pull off Chamberlain Road into Pavilion Close and follow the Little Owls Day Nursery signage to the nursery drop off point parking bays.
Visiting:
Visitors in respect of enquiries are welcome anytime during the day. Please feel free to drop in however if you pre-arrange a visit time you can be assured sufficient time is made available in advance to answer your questions and complete any necessary paperwork should you choose to register your child.
Parking:
Parking is available on site for the drop off and collection of nursery children.
The Review Score of 9.7 (maximum of 10) for Little Owls Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Little Owls Day Nursery in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 9 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 4.901 for Little Owls Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (119 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 131 Ratings = 4.901
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 4.776 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Owls Day Nursery is based on 9 positive Reviews in the last 12 months and is calculated as follows:
3 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 4
Target of 11.6 positive Reviews (58 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 9 Reviews ÷ 11.6 Target = 0.776
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Little Owls Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.677)
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Natalie M (Mother of Child) on Saturday 3 February 2018. Relates to February 2018.
I highly recommend to anyone. The staff are absolutely amazing. They have/are helping my son come on leaps and bounds, as he currently has additional needs and struggles in terms of speech/language, communication and interaction skills. The team at Little Owls are brilliant with him and his confidence and development is progressing all the time due to the high quality of care, dedication, understanding and professionalism that is received. I feel confident and comfortable leaving my son in their care, as I know he is always cared for to the highest of standards, is safe and all of his needs are met.
How likely would you be to recommend Little Owls Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Kylie B (Mother of Child) on Friday 8 December 2017. Relates to December 2017.
This nursery is the best I have ever come across and they always put the child's needs first. I will be putting my youngest boy into Little Owls in May, they really are the best and I don't think I would ever find any better. Thank you to the staff for everything you've done for us.
How likely would you be to recommend Little Owls Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by C W (Mother of Child) on Friday 17 November 2017. Relates to November 2017.
Really happy with the nursery. My baby boy loves the baby room and the staff are great.
I feel confident that my baby is well cared for and happy at Little Owls Nursery.
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Emma D (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 31 October 2017. Relates to October 2017.
The nursery staff are friendly, helpful and caring, treating each child as an individual.
We are reassured first-time parents to leave our son with them.
The nursery uses up to date internet to keep in contact with what your little one is up to on a daily basis relating this to the child's development and key skills.
It is one of the cheapest nurseries viewed but the highest standard.
Excellent.
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Louise M (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 17 October 2017. Relates to October 2017.
Brilliant nursery with brilliant staff, highly recommended.
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by C W (Mother of Child) on Tuesday 17 October 2017. Relates to October 2017.
Such a brilliant nursery that would recommend to anyone. The staff are always welcoming and do a fantastic job with the children and always feel at ease. Highly recommended.
How likely would you be to recommend Little Owls Day Nursery? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Mica S (Mother of Child) on Sunday 8 October 2017. Relates to September 2017.
My son has been coming to this nursery since he was 9 months old. Now 2 years old, he has improved in every single way. The girls take great enjoyment in watching the children reach every milestone. I would recommend this nursery to anybody who is worried about leaving their children to go back to work. You can call as much as you need to and raise any concerns you have they are always happy to help.
Good job girls!
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Danielle L (Mother of Child) on Friday 6 October 2017. Relates to October 2017.
My daughter started at Little Owls Nursery in September last year, a few weeks after it first opened. It was the first nursery I looked at and I knew straight away it was the one I wanted her to attend.
My daughter was a little wary at first and was upset to leave mummy but they girls where fantastic, they would calm her down and literally after 2 minutes, she would be happy after a quick cuddle which was always reassuring as a mum. Since then, she has come on leaps and bounds with talking and communicating. Her social skills are amazing - she is one clever 2 and a half year old! I put that down to the nursery.
My daughter loves it that much that she sometimes doesn't want to come home when I collect her!! The staff are great, every one of them, I can't fault them at all. They are great with the children, they work hard and are a credit to the nursery! The manager is great too, my daughter absolutely loves her and any queries I have are dealt with straight away- she also works very hard!
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Michaela P (Mother of Child) on Thursday 27 July 2017. Relates to July 2017.
My daughter has attended this nursery for a few months now and she has loved coming since the day she started.
The staff are lovely and extremely helpful, they support my daughter in achieving early years targets. I feel the provision is excellent and delivered to a high standard.
I would strongly recommend this nursery to others.
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Rachael D (Mother of Child) on Friday 9 December 2016. Relates to November 2016.
We have been thoroughly impressed with the level of care given to our daughter since she started at the nursery. The setting is bright, inviting and stimulating and the staff are welcoming, caring and always keeps you informed of how your child has been. There is a wide and impressive range of activities for the children to do both inside and outside. The themed learning has also been fantastic. My daughter loves going on the nature walks at the setting too. We have also been impressed with how our daughter's dietary needs have been catered for. Most importantly though, our daughter loves her time at Little Owls and always has lots to tell us!
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Review submitted from a Website Submission by Louise L (Mother of Child) on Thursday 24 November 2016. Relates to September 2016.
Since joining Little Owls Day Nursery our daughter has developed in so many ways. She is a more confident, independent and balanced little girl who looks forward to going into nursery every day. Our daughter has the most amazing time at Little Owls, she has lots of fun, we regularly hear about story time and she is always singing nursery rhymes, she has also come on steadily but surely in her reading and writing ability.
The nursery itself is a fun and bright environment and we think it provides the right backdrop for more effective learning, there is a warm, supportive and nurturing atmosphere. We take absolute pleasure in logging on to Learning Journals to see what she has been up to each day.
Our daughter loves the nursery practitioners, we find them to be caring and professional and extremely approachable for parents. Our experience of Little Owls Day Nursery has been fantastic and we would definitely recommend it to others, we are so glad we chose it, thank you!!
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Job Title: Nursery Manager
Joined: 2016
Description:
I achieved a BA Honours in Young Children's Learning and Development in June 2014.
I have two children of my own and I have worked within the Early Years Sector for the past twelve years.
I understand how important a child's earliest memories of nursery are and how overwhelming the process can be for you as a parent when you are searching for the 'right' childcare provider to meet your families needs.
I look forward to meeting you and your child/ren at your first visit I am always happy to answer any questions you have that may put you at ease and help you to feel confident that you have made the right decision in choosing Little Owls, We will also show you our high quality child friendly environment and discuss how we support your child's early years education at Little Owls and how we share this information with you on a daily basis
Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager
Joined: 2016
Description:
Emma holds a BTEC National Diploma in Early Years and has worked within the sector since 2002. She has held both Room Supervisor and Deputy Manager positions since 2008 and joined the Little Owls Team as our Deputy Manager in May 2016.
Emma holds current Paediatric First Aid, Food Hygiene and Safeguarding Children certificates and is our nursery's nominated Lead Safeguarding Officer
Job Title: Room Supervisor / Third in Charge
Joined: 2016
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Teri holds a level 3 NVQ in Children's Care Learning and Development. She has worked within the Early Years sector since 2007 and joined our team at Little Owls in May 2016
Teri holds current paediatric first aid, food hygiene and safeguarding children certificates
Job Title: Baby Room Supervisor
Joined: 2016
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Stacey holds a BA Honours in Young Children's Learning and Development. She has worked within the Early Years sector since 2003 and she joined our team at Little Owls in May 2016.
Stacy holds current paediatric first aid, food hygiene and safeguarding children certificates.
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2016
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Laura holds a Level 3 NVQ in Children's Care Learning and Development which she achieved in 2011. Laura first began working in the Early Years Sector in 2009 and joined our team at Little Owls in May 2016.
Laura holds current safeguarding children, paediatric first aid and food hygiene certificates
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2016
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Steph achieved her EDI Level 3 diploma for the children and Young peoples workforce in 2012. She holds current Safeguarding children and paediatric first aid certificates. She joined the Little Owls team in August 2016
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2016
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Amelia holds a Cache Level 3 in Children's and Young Peoples Workforce Development she has recently completed a Foundation Degree in Young Children's Learning and Development and is currently studying for a BA in Young Children's Learning and Development at Hull University. Amelia Joined the Little Owls team in August 2016
Job Title: Baby Room Supervisor
Joined: 2016
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Emma Holds a diploma in Nursery Nursing (NNEB) and has been a qualified Nursery Nurse since 2001
She joined Little Owls in September 2016 and holds current certificates in paediatric first aid, safeguarding young children and food hygiene
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2016
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Sarah joined Little Owls in September 2016. She holds a level 3 qualification supporting teaching and learning in schools
Sarah refreshed her safeguarding young children certificate in 2016
Job Title: Nursery
Joined: 2016
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Louise holds a BTEC Certificate in Children's Care Learning and Development and a current paediatric first aid certificate she joined Little Owls in October 2016
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2016
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Laura holds a BA in Young Children's Learning and Development and has worked in the Early Years sector since 2011. She has experience in nursery practitioner and management roles and holds a current paediatric first aid and safeguarding children certificate she joined Little Owls in December 2016.
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2017
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Francesca is a qualified Early Years Teacher she holds current first aid and food hygiene certificates and joined the Little Owls Team in January 2017
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2017
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Hannah holds a BTEC Certificate in Children's Care Learning and Development she holds current paediatric first aid and safeguarding children certificates
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2017
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Amanda holds a level 3 childcare qualification and has worked in a variety of childcare positions over the years
Amanda joined the Little Owls team in May 2017
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2017
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Paige is a qualified nursery nurse and joined the team in June 2017
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2017
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Stacey joined the team in June 2017 and is a qualified nursery nurse
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Joined: 2017
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Laura is our most recent level 3 recruit she joined our team in August 2017