Jesters Day Nursery and Pre-School, Beaulieu

Very pleased with the nursery from the moment my son started attending it. The staff are very pleasant and communicative. My son loves it here!

Average experience. Little consistency in staffing, heavy reliance on agency, and staff get shifted between rooms and sites - at times would question ratios with qualified staff. Poor facilities, often untidy outside and many blankets, toys and books left outside overnight. Unlikely to be cleaned. No good outside facilities compared to neighbouring nurseries. Overly ambitious food menu for little tummies, expensive surplus for funded 3-4-year-olds. Individually staff are nice and capable but would appear little resource to support staff needs or new staffing and old toys and resources used for children which would make things difficult.

Our son has been attending Jesters Day Nursery and Pre-School, Beaulieu for 9 months now and has settled in really well. The staff are fantastic and he is really happy there. We enjoy seeing the updates on his app and are pleased with his development.

It's a home away from home.

Thanks to the team.

Another wonderful experience at Jesters stay-and-play. I'm always blown away by how fantastic all the nursery teachers are and how well they know the children and engage with them. Thank you for making us feel so welcome at the session this morning and for all the fun activities. My son Alistair and I had a lovely time.

The staff at the nursery are all so friendly and always professional. They genuinely care about my son, and his key workers have all been amazing. As a mother on her own, the support from this nursery is everything to me. They support my son's learning, and he is so happy there. He forms friendships and learns valuable social skills. The meetings to discuss his progress are regular and well thought out. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery. For my son and I, it is a real source of happiness in our lives. We love the nursery and all the staff.

Will be sad to say goodbye. Definitely recommend sending your children to this nursery.

Overall, definitely recommend.

My children have absolutely thrived in this setting. All staff are so friendly and truly care. The food is varied and nutritious. When we drop our children off, they run into the nursery, and we don’t worry, as it feels like we are dropping them off to family.

We moved our daughter to Jesters after a poor experience with a nearby nursery. We have been delighted by how our daughter has settled in and loves her time there. The management team have navigated some difficult challenges during the pandemic and have had to find their feet, but the care our child has received has remained outstanding throughout. She skips into ‘school’ (as she calls it) and is always smiling when she leaves, which gives us total confidence she is being entertained and nurtured throughout the day. After some initial technical stumbles with their new ‘app' system, the reports as to how she’s doing come through regularly and with sufficient detail for us to trust the team have everything in hand, and we’re very pleased with how it works. All of the team know our daughter by name, and it’s clear they care about her progress and wellbeing. Special thanks to one lady, who she adores. Thanks, Jesters.

Staff are exceptionally good. Management needs significant improvement as communication is not transparent and parents are not involved. Slow to answer standard inquiries and answers are incoherent and inconsistent. Invoices are difficult to understand. Steep price increases for no additional value. Parents wait 10-25 min on average every day outside in the cold to collect their kids.

My son transferred to Jesters from another nursery and all of the staff have made the transition so smooth. They have supported him so well and he loves coming to nursery now. He has made friends and is keen to tell us about what he has done during his day. He spends plenty of time outdoors and enjoys the activities available to him. The staff are always available to talk to and nothing is too much trouble. He has settled so well and is loving his days at Jesters. Would thoroughly recommend.

My daughter has started nursery at Jesters this year. Leaving your child at nursery for the first time is quite a stressful situation, and I must say that all staff at Jesters have been extremely reassuring and have made me feel at ease with this transition. The appearance of Jesters feels very modern with also providing a very warming feel to it. Staff are really good at keeping you up to date with their daily activities, very happy with this nursery.

My eldest son joined Jesters 2 years ago in the baby room and has worked his way up to the preschool. The nursery is a bright, open and modern purpose-built setting with generous outdoor space, conveniently situated near the heart of the Beaulieu development. While our son has grown over the last 2 years, so has the nursery. Besides a few small teething problems in the early days, Jesters did a great job of keeping the show on the road during the pandemic and has definitely come out the other side stronger, more organised and better able to provide outstanding care to its children. Over the last 6 months, there have been some new staff join who are great, as well as experienced existing staff members with additional responsibilities. The Director of Jesters is passionate about pedagogy and has a positive influence on the culture. The nursery is now more connected to parents, optimising communication through Tapestry, drop off/pick-up and periodic parents evening sessions. Would I recommend i? Definitely!

The kids also have a good range of meals for them to try (they've even got my daughter eating fruit and veg!) and they cater excellently for the ones who have any form of allergies.

Our son started at Jesters in December when he was 9.5 months old and we are so happy with our choice of nursery! The amount of progress he has made since starting has been amazing! The staff are great and very approachable. It is lovely to see the updates on the app throughout the day, it puts our minds at ease knowing he is happy and content there.

My older son goes to holiday club, he was very upset to hear he couldn’t go this half term due to COVID rules! But I’m sure when they can resume the club he will be very excited.

Our daughter is just loving going to Jesters! Such a great nursery,  at the very beginning they've done brilliantly to comfort her and help her to settle well. Our daughter is a fussy eater, at Jesters they have really helped improve her eating habits so we are very thankful for that! Overall, great staff, very friendly, highly qualified and always ready to help. Thank you, Jesters!

My daughter does so many activities and has learnt so much already from the pre school! Highly recommend!