Goldhanger Community Nursery

The Old Village School, Church Street, Goldhanger, Maldon CM9 8AS
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8.1 42 Reviews
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • J&J Early Years Educators Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Jessica Whiteley (Owner/Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Total Places for Children

  • 56

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
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Goldhanger Community Nursery Reviews (42)

8.1

Goldhanger Community Nursery has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.089) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Goldhanger Community Nursery has 42 reviews.

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Review from Helen W (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nurturing environment for my daughters with excellent and caring staff who provide interactive and interesting activities, nutritious and varied food and who have really gone above and beyond many times in keeping me updated with spontaneous observations. Great use of Tapestry for updates
on the girls' days and very helpful and understanding of additional needs and support. Safeguarding is a very high priority for me and they have done everything in their power to ensure the girls' safety. I can’t recommend them highly enough.
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Review from Danielle H (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves coming to nursery here! He's been coming for nearly 2 years and it is always very reassuring to know that he is in a clean, safe and fun environment. All the staff are so kind and professional and we've always felt so welcomed by them and their attitude towards caring for the children
there. We also get daily updates with photos as to what he's been doing and also progress reports on how his development has been coming along. We are so grateful we have found Goldhanger Community Nursery - it's a real gem!
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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending nursery since she was 10 months old. She’s now just shy of three. She loves nursery so much and asks to go every day. The staff are exceptional and very professional. They organise so many different activities for the children to do and aid in their development while having
lots of fun. I enjoy reading about my daughter's day at nursery and seeing photos of what’s she’s been up to while I’ve been at work. I highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Fiona M (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has enjoyed every day she has attended Goldhanger Community Nursery over the last year and a half. They always do such fun and interactive activities. No day is the same! They go out in the garden, sing songs, read stories, make artwork and learn to explore new textures and toys together.
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are also very impressed with the menu provided. All the meals are so healthy and delicious, I wish I could have lunch there!
The staff there are always very accommodating, kind and understanding. We always rest assured our daughter will have the best time after we drop her off in the morning.
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Review from Jodie H (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to Goldhanger Community Nursery for over a year. She loves her days at nursery. The manager provides a warm, welcoming environment where little ones can enjoy their day. My second daughter will be attending shortly.
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Review from Nikala H (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Such a fantastic nursery, we could not be happier with the care they provide to our son. He loves going to nursery and has learnt so much.
Could not recommend them more. All the ladies are amazing and just so wonderful.
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Review from Danielle S (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is by far the best nursery/preschool in this area. I have nothing but lovely words to say about the staff here. My daughter has been attending for 2 years and she has become the most bright, funny, caring little lady and I have to thank the staff here at Goldhanger Community Nursery for helping
me achieve that. Their daily routine, activities and fun play is everything a child needs for their early years education. I couldn’t recommend them enough. I’m also enrolling my youngest to start here soon as I wouldn’t trust anyone else to care for my children. 5 stars!
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Review from Amy D (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Goldhanger Nursery are wonderful. Both my children love it there (in the Baby Room and Toddler Room). All the staff are highly competent and brilliant with the children. I wouldn’t want my children to go anywhere else for our childcare. We receive daily updates of our children’s progress via an online
service called ‘Tapestry’. The nursery use this tool to give an in-depth account of the day, including photos and videos, activities completed, progress made, meals eaten and hours slept. I have always been so impressed by the sheer amount of information that is given via Tapestry; a tremendous amount of effect from the staff at Goldhanger. The setting of the nursery is beautiful; situated next to the village church, also the nursery’s outdoor learning space neighbours a field of alpacas which my children love to go and say hello to. My children’s educational needs are met completely. They have access to a variety of learning opportunities, preparing them entirely for primary school.
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Review from Millie H (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended this nursery for over a year now and she absolutely loves it! She’s always excited about her nursery days and looks forward to seeing all her friends and staff! She enjoys the meals that are freshly cooked and varied every week! The staff are easily approachable and very friendly.
We love to see how my daughters say as been and what she has got up to on the daily tapestry reports! The nursery has fantastic facilities, a wide range of toys and activities for the children to enjoy and develop. We especially love the little tasks and activities our daughter is given to help improve her development. Honestly cannot fault this nursery. It’s fantastic!
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Review from Jemma (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Like many parents, I felt extremely anxious about the thought of my little one starting nursery. It's so important to feel comfortable and trusting with those you leave your most precious little ones with. From the very first visit, the team have been nothing but professional and kind. My little one
absolutely loves attending and I can't recommend this lovely setting enough.
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Review from Nick T (Father of Child) published on 28 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What a fantastic nursery!
Our eldest daughter has been attending since the start of the year - she absolutely loves her nursery days and is always very excited to see not only her friends but also the lovely staff.
Goldhanger Community Nursery has exceptional facilities in beautiful rural surroundings.
Indoor facilities are great, with lots for the children to do, and the outside area offers a perfect setting for play and development.
Our baby daughter has also now started at the nursery and has flourished during her first couple of months.
The online journal is updated each week with a detailed write-up and lots of photos/ videos, which is a fantastic way of seeing your child's progress.
The meals provided are excellent; home-cooked and varied.
The staff and nursery manager are very friendly and approachable, and we know that our daughters are in safe hands.
In summary, we are delighted that we stumbled across Goldhanger Community Nursery, and would fully recommend.
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Review from Rebecca (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been going to Goldhanger for a year now and I cannot recommend highly enough. The nursery has a very homely feel whilst being run in an extremely professional way. The staff are all really friendly and knowledgeable and my child absolutely loves them all. Managers are great, really approachable
and always willing to help in any way possible. The children are given a healthy nutritious home cooked lunch every day and this has resulted in my child trying lots of new foods which is fantastic. The resources there are lovely, lots of things I haven't seen anywhere else, really individual and not like a generic nursery with all the same old toys. They also have a lovely outdoor space with some fab garden toys, trikes, balance bikes etc. They use an online system to log your childs activities, so you are able to see what they have been up to during the day, which I love. Couldn't be happier and will be sad to say goodbye when we move on to school.
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Review from Alex T (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are extremely supportive and professional. They have been supporting me (!) and my son’s transition into the Nursery. They are truly treating each child as an individual and they notice all changes in them. They are also interested in my son’s bi-lingual development and are supporting his first
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- Each time my son goes to the Nursery at the end of a day we receive his photos, information about his day and EYFS details on an app. It’s wonderful to see how happy he is.


- Very clean and safe environment. Absolutely the best out of many nurseries we checked before we came to Goldhanger.


- Variety of toys and equipment for children. Staff are very innovative and prepare interesting activities each day.


- Delicious home-cooked meals which have expanded my son’s taste preferences.


- Beautiful big garden with lots of age-appropriate equipment. Kids spend lots of time outside playing and learning about the world around us.

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Review from E K (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Exceptional staff who are kind and caring.
Good communication with parents.
Use of Tapestry.
My son is very happy to attend and is always smiling when I collect him.
Good variety of activities.
High-quality, home cooked food.
Lovely village setting.
Nice outdoor play area.
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Review from Sabra K (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have found Goldhanger Community Nursery to be very professional, capable, efficient and everyone seems to go that extra mile to ensure your child is happy and content.
I would highly recommend their services. I feel confident my child is well looked after and enjoys preschool.
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Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 31 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started in September and she absolutely loves it. She gets so excited on the mornings of nursery. She really enjoys the cooked lunches and tries lots of different food. The staff are amazing and so friendly. I can't recommend this nursery enough.
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Review from G C (Mother of Child) published on 5 December 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves nursery, he always comes out full of beans talking about what he has done and who he has played with. It is a happy, friendly environment where he feels at home and safe. All the staff are very caring and compassionate at the same time as stretching the children's imaginations and teaching
them new skills. My son asks to go to nursery on his days at home so to me this speaks for itself.
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Review from Jazmin P (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child is very happy at Goldhangar Community Nursery and is always excited to go.
The staff are attentive, kind and helpful and this gives the nursery a very homely feel.
The owners have recently modernised the nursery and have made some fantastic changes, including homecooked, hot meals for the
children. My son absolutely loves the food on offer. It has definitely improved his fussiness, as he is keen to try new things.


The day to day activities are brilliant and it's great to be able to see what my child has been up to using the Tapestry app. He always has a brilliant time at nursery and I cannot fault a thing.

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Review from Jessica S (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy goes to this nursery and he just loves every minute. I was so wary of taking the step towards using a nursery as he had been with a one-on-one childminder previously. The love and care he gets at Goldhanger is just incredible. It is like a little family. There is a really large amount
of outdoor space which I think is so important for children of this age. The nursery is not overly formal which gives it a really warm family feel. All the nursery key workers are kind and patient and my little boy often talks about them on the days he is not at nursery. When I remind him it is a nursery day he cheers. Thank you for all your hard work.
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Review from Katie P (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to this nursery since 2017. Since then new owners took over the nursery and modernised it. She absolutely loves going to this nursery, seeing her friends and making new ones. It is nice to be able to take my daughter through in the mornings to her allocated room and to be
able to catch up with staff about my daughter's day. The rooms are nice and open with a lovely range of resources.
The owners are lovely and very kind and helpful. I am pleased to hear hot lunches are replacing packed lunches and my daughter looks forward to this.
Keeping up to date with tapestry helps to know what happens at nursery and where my daughter is at with her learning.
I hope to be able to send my new daughter or son to this nursery.
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Current Review Score: 8.1 (8.089)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.1 (8.089) out of 10 for Goldhanger Community Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.1 out of 5 from 1 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 5.000 for Goldhanger Community Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (12 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 12 Ratings = 5
  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 3.089 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Goldhanger Community Nursery is based on 1 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 = 3
    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 56 number of registered child places is 11.2. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 11.2 = 0.089
  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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