The Orchard Day Nursery Kingston

My husband and I recently relocated to North Kingston and have two children, aged 1 and 3 years, at The Orchard Day Nursery. We cannot speak highly enough of our experience.

The staff were exceptional in helping both children settle, providing tailored support to build their confidence, form new relationships and feel at home. Our eldest enthusiastically tells us about the activities she enjoys each day and our youngest, who had never attended nursery before, has also settled quickly thanks to the patience and attentiveness of the wonderful staff.

The curriculum is thoughtfully designed, with activities tailored to each child's development stage. The facilities are excellent, with well-equipped rooms, quality resources, a large outdoor space and the benefit of Richmond Park on the doorstep. We particularly value the enrichment opportunities available to older children, including teddy tennis, ballet and trips to local care homes.

We would wholeheartedly recommend the nursery!!

I'm also really impressed by how proactive the nursery is when it comes to safeguarding and parent involvement. They have already organised safeguarding seminars and meetings for parents, which shows how much they value children's safety, well-being, and building a strong partnership with families.

We've had an excellent experience since our 1 year old joined. The staff are caring, friendly and supportive. As first time parents, we were a little nervous during the settling in period, but the team were incredibly accommodating during those first few weeks. Their communication, regular updates and reassurance really helped put us at ease during this time.

One of the things we like most is how often our son gets outdoors. Being so close to Richmond Park means he regularly enjoys forest school, which has been fantastic to see. The range of activities they do on a day to day basis is great too, and we love seeing the updates and photos showing all the different things he gets up to during the week!

We've seen many positive changes in our son over the past few months. His confidence has grown, and he's clearly thriving in the environment they've created. We couldn't be happier with the care and support he's received and would highly recommend the nursery.

We are extremely happy with Orchard Day Nursery, Kingston and couldn't recommend it highly enough. The staff are caring, friendly, and professional, and they genuinely take the time to get to know each child and their individual needs. The level of care is excellent, and it gives us great peace of mind knowing that our children are in such a safe, happy, and nurturing environment. The staff are always welcoming and supportive, and you can see how much effort they put into helping the children learn, develop, and enjoy their time at nursery. Our children are very happy here, and we are so grateful to all the staff for the wonderful care they provide. A fantastic nursery that we would happily recommend to other parents!

We are very happy with our nursery - from baby room to the second steps rooms. The staff are incredibly caring, kind and genuinely invested in each child's happiness, development and education. It's clear that they truly love what they do and that shines through every day.

We feel incredibly lucky to have found such a nurturing, inspiring and supportive environment for both of them.

We brought our three year old into the nursery for full time support and childcare for one term only as he was transitioning following a move from Putney. The team here are fantastic. He has been learning so much and made lots of friends. They are supportive and caring and make room for individual needs. I couldn't recommend orchard Kingston highly enough. We are about to have our third and already planning on having him here.

Highly recommended!

Although there are still occasional tears at drop-off, we can clearly see how much more comfortable and confident he has become. Most importantly, he is thriving, engaging in activities, building relationships and growing in independence. We feel reassured every day knowing he is in such capable and caring hands.

Since joining the nursery, my daughter has absolutely thrived, and I couldn't be happier with the care and attention she receives. What stands out the most is how genuinely the staff understand and respond to her individual needs. They take the time to get to know her personality, her strengths, and the areas where she needs a little extra support

Having recently moved to the area our daughter joined the nursery and has loved her time there. She built great relationships with all the teachers, and made some new friends with the other children in the class. She loved the craft activities outdoor planned the trip to Bocketts Farm Park in particular. Thanks to all the staff for giving our daughter some wonderful memories.

Communication with parents is excellent. We always felt well-informed about his progress, daily activities, and any little moments worth celebrating. The environment is bright, clean, and thoughtfully set up to spark curiosity and independence.

Our eldest daughter attended Park Hill since she was 3.5 years old in the Second Steps classroom, she had such a wonderful time and we decided to keep her there for Reception. Our youngest joined First Steps when he turned 2 years old and settled so quickly, all the staff was incredibly supportive and communicative, they let his sister be with him when he needed that extra support and they kept us informed of all of his process. We are deeply grateful to the nursery/school and mainly with the staff.

Thank God we found this school at the right time. It is the right place to make my child always happy. I thank all the staff. We found good treatment, good education, excellent cleanliness and professionalism in the reports.

My son began attending Park Hill Prep School in January, and I have already noticed significant improvements in both his social and academic development. He has formed many friendships and thoroughly enjoys his time at the school. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to three members of staff in particular and the entire staff for their dedication and support. I highly recommend this school.

Thank you so much for all your hard work and love.

I am a mother who has been sending my son to Park Hill School since the first step. We have never regretted our decision, and seeing our child happily go to school every day makes us incredibly happy. Our 4-year-old son does not have English as his first language, so it could have been challenging for him. However, thanks to the continuous care and education from the teachers, he is now able to speak English and is growing into a lovely and wonderful child. I sincerely appreciate all the teachers at Park Hill and highly recommend this school. Thank you.

Park Hill nursery has been an incredible setting for our daughter. She settled quickly with the incredible staff and loves going to nursery, the team are nurturing and have helped her grow exponentially over the last 6 months.

By pure serendipity, we stumbled upon Park Hill and the experience has been night and day. The staff are professional, very engaged and the weekly schedule exposes the children to a broad range of experiences from woodland school outings, to Spanish, to trips to the theatre. It has only been 2 months but our son now looks forward to nursery. We wanted to transition to PH by splitting the days with the previous nursery but each morning, our son would ask "which nursery are we going to?" and his reaction encouraged us to quicken the transition period!

Lovely and supportive staff in a positive learning environment.

A diverse range of activities, including outdoor play, woodland activities at Richmond park, creative arts, music, and learning experiences keep him engaged and stimulated.

Welcoming atmosphere, good communication with parents. They have a smart app where parents can follow their child's progress and daily activities.

A clean, well-maintained space that feels safe for children.

My child has developed significantly since starting at Park Hill Nursery, and we feel completely confident leaving our son here knowing they are in good hands.

Since we moved our son from his previous nursery to Parkhill Nursery, we couldn't thank the manager and teachers enough, especially one particular member of staff for the amazing job they do in terms of strengthening his development. My son's speech has improved a lot, even though he's only been there for almost two months. Me and my husband were always surprised by how it has improved unexpectedly. He is always looking forward to go to the nursery and we never see him happier than at the previous one. Our son is a very fussy eater and this nursery was very helpful and supportive by keep offering and exposing him to different foods every day. We are very grateful that we found this nursery and we highly recommend this to others if you are seeking for a nursery that really look after their kids very well as they have so much to offer from activities to different learning.