Apple Daycare Wild Hill

Wild Hill Village Hall, 6 Wild Hill, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 6EB
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  • Apple Daycare Wild Hill, Hatfield
Apple Daycare Ltd applies the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage and adopts a child-centred approach. Each day is carefully planned to cater to the specific needs of the children, incorporating a variety of engaging activities to support each child's learning and development.

Apple Daycare at Wild Hill has two large rooms.

The main hall is the preschool room and is suitable for children aged 2 to 5 years. The preschool room is large with plenty of room for physical play and a great space to host Sports and Gymnastics coaches, street dance and sensory music teachers as well a many other exciting activities.

The smaller room to the rear of the building is a the baby room and is suitable for children from 3 months to 2 years. The baby room space is cosy and inviting and large enough for the children to explore the exciting range of activities available to support the children's learning and development.

The hall is set in a woodland copse with plenty of access to forest school play, at the rear of the hall is wide open fields with paths and nature walks for the children to enjoy. The hall has plenty of onsite parking with good access to A10/M25 and Al.

Wild Hill sits in the middle of Pottersbar and Hatfield train stations.
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Funding & Fees

Full Day Session 07:30-18:30
Half Day Session 07:30-13:00 / 13:00-18:30


Funding only and paid for sessions available.


Please visit our website for up to date fees and funding information.

Contact Apple Daycare Wild Hill to get a personalised quote.

Contact Apple Daycare Wild Hill to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Samantha Baker (Owner/Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Total Places for Children

  • 60

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & week in between Christmas & New year

Parking

  • There is plenty of onsite parking at the Wild Hill Nursery.

Apple Daycare Wild Hill Reviews (41)

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Apple Daycare Wild Hill has a Review Score of 10 (9.959) out of 10, based on 41 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Apple Daycare Wild Hill has 41 reviews.

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Review from S C (Father of Child) published on 16 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at the nursery are all very friendly and have gotten to know and understand our children at the nursery very well. They have supported them both with their individual needs brilliantly. The staff are always very responsive to our questions. Our children enjoy their time at the nursery and
look forward to attending. Highly recommended.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.959)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.959) out of 10 for Apple Daycare Wild Hill 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 41 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 41 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 4.959 for Apple Daycare Wild Hill is calculated as follows: ( (472 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 491 Ratings = 4.959
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Apple Daycare Wild Hill is based on 41 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 41 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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.

Child Vacancies

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Meet the Team (5)

Samantha

Samantha Baker

Job Title: Head of Nursery Joined: 2011

Qualifications:
Cache Diploma, Level 3 in Children’s and Young Peoples' Work Force.
OFSTED Registered Childminder, graded as Outstanding in all areas.
Paediatric First Aid


Samantha (Sam) has extensive childcare experience, including having 2 children of her own. She initially started Apple Daycare as a childminding services before transitioning into a nursery in 2013 and then expanded Apple Daycare into a nursery group in 2015.


Before having children, Sam worked as a singer/song writer and makeup artist. She studied theatre and creative arts at the Guild Hall London and has many skills as a musician and performer, which she loves to incorporate into her practice.

Samantha

Samantha Pleasant

Job Title: Group Operations Manager Joined: 2013

Qualifications:
Level 6, holding a BA(Hons) in Special Educational Needs.
Paediatric First Aid


Samantha ( Sammie) is mainly responsible for managing the team at all five settings, arranging the staff rotas to ensure we have the right number of staff at the right place at the right time, and managing SENCO responsibilities.


She is married to John and they have a daughter Rosemary-Belle.

Madison

Madison Knight

Job Title: Registrar Joined: 2019

Qualifications:
BA(Hons) in History from The University of Bristol.
Paediatric First Aid


Madison worked as an Angel for Apple in 2019 & has now returned to handle the registration responsibilities, including booking and conducting viewings, creating care plans, and amending current care.

Olivia

Olivia Harrison

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2019

Qualifications:
Level 4 Early Years Education
Extensive Understanding Autism training
Paediatric First Aid

Harriet

Harriet Brown

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2020

Qualifications:
Level 4 in Early Years
Paediatric First Aid
SENCO training

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