Description
Contact Information
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Phone Number01525 874114
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Details
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Group/OwnerBanana Moon Day Nurseries
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Person in ChargeSusie Glenister (Director)
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Number of Staff23
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When ClosedBank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
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Total Places for children52
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 4 years 11 months
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ParkingAmple parking on site.
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DirectionsAccessible within minutes from Junction 12 or Junction 11a of the M1, or from the A6 at the other direction.
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0730-1830
cassandra s
June 20, 2018 at 12:00 amWhat a wonderful place this is for your tiny one!
The encouragement to enjoy and explore the outside space is a key reason why I love sending my son here.
The manager of the nursery shows clear experience and understanding of the needs of children and you feel most assured knowing that your child is cared for by staff under her guidance.
The team are friendly, polite and keen to learn about your child and their wants, needs, routines, fears and joys.
For busy mums and dads, access and parking is easy and straightforward and calm each morning, plenty of space to safely drop off and take home your child minus traffic congestion or worry.
My child’s clothes are always a state when he returns home! Which I love! it means he is undertaking fully interactive messy experiences (without messing my own house up!) he explores new foods and tastes and I feel fully comfortable leaving him there, especially due to the support and guidance I was given in that worrying time of initial settling.
James P
January 24, 2019 at 12:00 amMy son is very happy at Banana Moon. Staff are very friendly. Great environment for babies and children. The outdoor space the children have access to is a huge positive. Extremely thankful for the excellent hard work of the staff at Banana Moon.
Matt C
January 27, 2020 at 12:00 amMy Daughter has attended Banana Moon Lower Sundon from the age of 5 months old. The overall quality of care provided is absolutely exceptional and I would highly recommend this Nursery. All the staff are excellent!
I also need to mention the high standard and variety of food provided is wonderful. I find the app that gives me updates all day is great!
Leanne
January 28, 2020 at 12:00 amA brilliant nursery! My child loves going to nursery and has built great relationships with the staff. The staff are kind and caring and do a great job of providing a variety of opportunities for the children. The nursery environment is very positive, safe and nurturing for the children to explore and develop through a variety of play opportunities.
The outdoor learning opportunities are particularly good and they make great use of their outside spaces.
C M
January 28, 2020 at 12:00 amFantastic nursery! Great outdoor space and indoor activities that are put on for the children are also fab! The topics and ideas are well thought out and imaginative and the nursery staff are approachable and helpful. The nursery is very well run by the manager, my boys have always enjoyed going.
Jessica
January 28, 2020 at 12:00 amBoth my daughter (who attends now) and my son who has just gone up to school both instantly felt at home when they came to Banana Moon. Leaving your children with anyone is always such a daunting thing but the hourly/daily updates you receive put your mind at rest seeing they are clearly happy and having so much fun.
Helena
January 29, 2020 at 12:00 amOur daughter has been at Banana Moon for over two years. The nursery is an outstanding hive of learning for children. The staff are very friendly and provide a creative and happy place for children to learn and develop. The nursery’s location provides a large outside space with fields for lots of outdoor play and activities. The food available is varied and I particularly enjoy the application of themed weeks.
Jasmine M
December 22, 2020 at 12:00 amMy son has been attending the nursery for nearly two years, and we can only voice positive words about the nursery and all the staff members. Our son enjoys attending the nursery and is developing and thriving due to all the staff members support and efforts in supporting him. We particularly love how the nursery uses their environment (indoor and outdoor) and resources to support my son to access and learn steps within the EYFS. We have also noticed how much his speech and social development has improved since attending nursery, and we couldn’t be any more proud and thankful. The nursery lead and her team are nothing but professional and are always there to support our son and the family. The place is simply amazing and we cannot bear the thought for when he has to leave. Thank you Team Banana Moon – Luton, you truly are amazing!!
Shamly G
July 5, 2022 at 12:00 amBanana Moon Day Nursery Lower Sundon are absolutely amazing! Since 2020, just before covid struck, we enrolled all 3 of our children, aged 4, 2 and 9 months old. I had no worries as I was kept regularly updated via the app and the staff are extremely friendly and the kids love them. My eldest left nearly a year ago and when we pick up the younger 2 she still runs around talking to all the staff. The children learn alot and experience alot of different things than you would most other nurseries like foraging, Teddy tennis. A very welcoming place.
Stewart F
July 5, 2022 at 12:00 amMy son will be leaving Banana Moon Day Nursery Lower Sundon soon but he started at their toddler nursery. Having had no previous experience of dealing with childcare, I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised with Banana Moon Day Nursery Lower Sundon. They offer an excellent and varied menu for children and they promote the outdoors a lot, which is good because it is a wonderful rural setting, with horses in neighbouring fields. I remember being told, ‘if the children aren’t coming home covered in paint and mud, then we aren’t doing our jobs’, I signed up then and there. A minor criticism is that there seems to be a steady turnover of staff, which is a shame because they are all suitably qualified and great with my son. The difficulty is my son struggles to form attachments and the staff changes have probably slowed the bonding process. That said, most other kids, go with the flow. Parents are kept well updated about our children via an app and periodic monthly progress. In summary, I would sign him up again tomorrow!
Paula H
July 5, 2022 at 12:00 amOur son has been attending Banana Moon Day Nursery Lower Sundon since he was 11 months old and has had a wonderful experience over the almost 4 years of attending. He has formed some great bonds with the staff and other children in attendance. We will be very sad when his time to leave and move to school arrives. Banana Moon have been great at dealing with an allergy that our son has and always ensures that our worries are considered and if needed alternate meals are made available for him. Thank you to all the staff at Banana Moon Day Nursery Lower Sundon.
Bev C
July 5, 2022 at 12:00 amOur son has attended Banana Moon Day Nursery Lower Sundon since he was 9 months old, in September he leaves to start school. During this time he has experienced wonderful care from all the lovely staff, he’s been encouraged and supported throughout every aspect of his development. I can’t recommend this setting highly enough, a truly amazing place to allow your children to learn and grow.
Gillian P
October 28, 2022 at 12:00 amOur son attended Banana Moon in Lower Sundon from age one until he left for school in September 2022. I am so grateful for all the care he received while there. Our son had very bad eczema as a baby with a restricted diet and we were nervous about leaving him in someone else’s care. From day one the staff and cook attended to his extra requirements. He had a varied diet with meals prepared in-house – something that was important to us.
The children were outdoors every day. The gardens and field were a great place for the children to learn about nature and adventure in a really safe environment. It was lovely to get daily updates with photos on the app.
The team were amazing during the 3 and a half years – they coped with the challenges of covid and always kept us informed. They created a warm, caring, learning environment that has set our son up to transition to school as a confident, inquisitive child, open to new situations.
Our son loved his time at Banana Moon and I thoroughly recommend it.