Fennies Woking, Carlton Road

Woodham House, Carlton Road, Woking GU21 4HE
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  • Fennies Woking, Carlton Road, Woking
Fennies Woking, Carlton Road is a purpose-built nursery located just 10 minutes from Woking Station, offering an enriching environment for Early Years development. Set in a unique building that once housed a Gordon Ramsay cooking school, the nursery features spacious, light-filled interiors and modern learning areas.

Children benefit from rooms that feature a sensory quiet zone for calm time and reflection. The large garden includes a treehouse, mud kitchen and so much more, encouraging exploration, movement and imaginative play.

Fresh meals are prepared daily by skilled on-site chefs, and families benefit from features such as secure buggy storage and a supportive environment that promotes a smooth daily routine and a strong start to children’s Early Years learning journey.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Rosie (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 34

Total Places for Children

  • 145

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Our fees are all-inclusive, covering everything from meals and snacks, milk and nappies. The minimum plan we offer is 2 full days, and this must include either a Monday or Friday. You can find out more about fees on our website, or alternatively please contact us where one of our Admissions Executives will be able to support you.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & the Christmas period

Fennies Woking, Carlton Road Reviews (49)

9.3

Fennies Woking, Carlton Road has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.324) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Fennies Woking, Carlton Road has 49 reviews.

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Review from Edith K (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son started at Fennies aged 11 months and has been there for over a year now. We could not wish for a better place for him. The building itself is beautiful, the rooms are very bright and spacious and there is ample outdoor space for the children to run around, with direct access from each room.
The staff and teachers do an amazing job and our son absolutely loves it there. His teachers are very dedicated and although teachings are in a group, they still manage to address each child’s needs. I would highly recommend Fennies to anyone looking for high-quality childcare.
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Review from Karen R (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter started in the toddler room at Fennies Woking last year, and loves her days at nursery. We have found the staff professional, friendly, and caring. The space is fantastic, particularly the garden, and our daughter thoroughly enjoys running around exploring and creating and constructing
and gardening all day long. Indoor activities and spaces are well thought out, and very creative. We have been very happy with our daughter's time at Fennies to date.
Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Woking, Carlton Road
Dear Karen,

Thank you for your kind review. It is lovely to hear that your little one loves nursery so much!
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Review from Sally dH (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have recommended this nursery to many already! My son has thrived here. He has previously been at a childminder. The childminder was amazing but felt he needed more interaction with children his own age. Luckily for us, Fennies had just opened at this time! With indoor/outdoor play all year round
it was perfect for our very active boy. The staff are strong enough to deal with any boisterous behaviour from the boys and feed back which is exactly what I would want. He is not allowed to get away with murder just by using his cheeky smile, and the staff deal with issues appropriately and fairly, and he has LOVED his time there and made some amazing friends. I will be sad when he leaves there in Sept to go to big school. My only criticism is the price which is expensive even with 30 hours free the 40 hours a week he goes works out a small fortune, but we are happy to pay it as he is very happy, but I look forward to not paying any more next year!! :-)
Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Woking, Carlton Road
Dear Sally

Thank you for your review of our nursery in Woking, it is so lovely to hear that you have been recommending us. We love having your little one and his bright personality, he has been…read more
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Review from Rashi S (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The best nursery in my opinion. Staff are very friendly and encouraging, my daughters have come such a long way since joining them.
Large clean rooms and the outdoor garden area is very well maintained as well.
Great food and snacks provided at all times.
I love the fact that Everyone has a smile
on their face at all times!
Highly recommended!
Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Woking, Carlton Road
Dear Rashi,

Thank you for your lovely review of our nursery in Woking. We are so glad that the girls are doing so well.
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Review from Liz W (Mother of Child) published on 17 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fennies Woking has been fantastic. Nursery for our family. I have referred a number of friends as we have been so happy with the nursery.
The staff were excellent in helping my child settling into the setting. He was previously with a childminder and VERY unhappy and wouldn’t settle. At Fennies, he
immediately settled and loved it from day one. He has attended since the age of 1 and is now in the preschool room.
The outside learning opportunities are fantastic. The staff are always thinking up creative, engaging and wonderful learning opportunities such as hammering into pumpkins at Halloween.
He comes home messy, happy and thriving full of chat the activities he has undertaken.
The tapestry notifications also give us a wonderful insight into his day.
Thank you to all the staff at Fennies. We are delighted that you take such good care of our son.
Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Woking, Carlton Road
Dear Liz,

Thank you so much for your recommendations and your kind review. It has been wonderful to welcome you and so many of your lovely friends to our nursery. It has been a joy seeing your…read more
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Review from Paula W (Mother of Child) published on 17 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Having attended 4 nurseries (3rd in Woking) over the last 4 years, Fennies Woking is by far the best. Lovely quiet setting, staff are friendly and professional, and their garden space is fantastic for my 2 boys who love the outdoors.
The meals are clearly delicious as my son regularly tucks into 3
helpings of each meal!
I always recommend this nursery!
Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Woking, Carlton Road
Dear Paula

Thank you for your lovely review. We are so glad that you decided to settle with us, we love that you and your boys are part of our growing Fennies family. So glad that you have been…read more
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Review from Chris A (Father of Child) published on 16 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A quiet, spacious site with a large and well-equipped garden is a lovely environment. Variety of healthy food also excellent and they even put help-yourself fruit and water out for siblings and parents - thoughtful touch!
We saw a noticeable acceleration in our boy's development when he moved from
a childminder to this environment. Carers were really helpful in encouraging us to start toilet training and then supporting us through that milestone - they did most of the hard work!
Activities run by the excellent care team are varied and well designed to test and develop new skills. They use Tapestry to share photos, commentary and development scoring which reassures us that it's the best environment for our boy.
2 things to be aware of:
1. Billing doesn’t always feel fair – the usual rate is applied for bank holidays and ‘downtime’ even when the nursery is not open; this was pretty jarring over the 2018 Xmas week when the nursery was closed.
2. You need to give 2 months’ notice to reduce your hours.
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Review from Victoria V (Mother of Child) published on 11 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent new nursery with great indoor and outdoor facilities and very well equipped. Staff are very good at reporting via the online platform, Tapestry, with pictures and descriptions of my two year old’s daily activities. Staff seem to place great emphasis on the development of skills and organise
lots of fun activities which my little girl adores. Great care appears to have been taken to develop a healthy menu and my little girl eats very well at nursery - often trying foods at nursery that she’d normally refuse at home.
Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Woking, Carlton Road
Dear Victoria

Thank you for your lovely review of our day nursery in Woking. We are so glad that you have been using Tapestry to follow your little ones nursery journey. We take pride in our yummy…read more
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Review from Louise D (Mother of Child) published on 8 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. The staff have been so kind and welcoming to us right from our initial visit. Also very organised and contactable compared to other nursery experiences where you can't get hold of people!
Fennies has a lovely outdoor space for the children, who all get outdoor time each day. The
menu is also delicious! The nursery uses a site called Tapestry and they take regular photos of your child during the day and upload it to this site so that you can see what they've been up to, which is a lovely resource to have. We have recommended Fennies to 2 other friends who have since joined and are as equally happy with it as us.
Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Woking, Carlton Road
Dear Louise

Thank you so much for your kind review. We are so pleased that you and your little one are enjoying your experience at Fennies. We are very proud of our team, and our lovely garden…read more
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.324)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.324) out of 10 for Fennies Woking, Carlton Road is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 17 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 4.738 for Fennies Woking, Carlton Road is calculated as follows: ( (172 Excellents x 5) + (34 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (4 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 214 Ratings = 4.738
  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 4.586 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Fennies Woking, Carlton Road is based on 17 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 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 145 number of registered child places is 29. 17 Positive Reviews ÷ 29 = 0.586
  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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Meet the Team (3)

Rosie

Rosie

Job Title: Nursery Manager

What’s a fun fact that makes you stand out?
Rosie used to teach and judge baton twirling, displaying her ability to keep a level head and provide nurturing education.


How does your nursery help inspire the local community?
Holding fairs throughout the year to give opportunities for parents and local businesses to interact and connect, helping the community #ComeTogether.


What's something you have loved from your Early Years journey so far?
Being nominated for the Nursery Manager of the Year Award at the 2024 NMT Awards Show,


What’s your ambition for the future of Early Years Education at your nursery?
Showing more appreciation to our school readiness programme, to ensure children leave Fennies prepared for their life ahead.

Rachael

Rachael

Job Title: Deputy Manager

What’s a fun fact that makes you stand out?
Rachael competes at an international level in medieval combat, competing all around the world and even winning the World Championship in 2023.


What helps you stay connected with your communities?
Speaking to families that come to the setting regularly, getting to know them on a personal level, helps build strong relationships with them.


What’s something you have loved about your Early Years Career so far?
Being a part of each child's journey and knowing that by the time they leave us, we’ve had a positive impact during their time here.


What’s your ambition to help improve the Early Years Sector?
Ensure our team feels valued and supported so that they can be the best version of themselves each day for our children!

Yasmin

Yasmin

Job Title: Admissions Executive

What’s a fun fact that makes you stand out?
Yasmin is fluent in English Sign Language, something she believes should be taught across education at a much wider level.


What helps you stay connected with all the nurseries and their staff?
Regular visits to maintain relationships whilst also planning events to engage with the staff and parents.


What’s the best part about your job?
Being able to connect with like-minded people who want the best for young people.


How do you go above and beyond to help support our parents?
Connect on a personal level to the parents, being a parent of a little one helps make me more relatable and understanding of any queries.

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