Highbury Lodge Day Nursery (Hitchin)

We feel incredibly fortunate our son attends Highbury Lodge Day Nursery. From the very moment he started we felt he was in such safe hands surrounded by fantastic staff who are incredibly supported. From the team in the office to the practitioners in the room we couldn’t be more impressed with the whole staffing team. He’s developed so many skills and gets to do such a fantastic range of activities.
We love the updates from an online app to show what he’s been up to and how he’s eaten. He always looks like he’s having a great day and we feel so assured he’s being well looked after. He loves the team who surround him and we feel he is learning so much every day he’s there. We are so happy he’s got a place there and can’t recommend it enough!

Our little boy has been in the bumblebee room for over 6-months now and just loves it. He has made so many friends and formed great bonds with the nursery adults. He loves all the activists and games and they have really helped him with emotions, friendships, counting and reading.

Both our daughters attend Highbury Lodge Day Nursery Hitchin; our first is now in pre-school and is having the best start to her next journey into a Primary School. The daily support and friendly nature of all the staff, has ensured she has really engaged with the learning elements, but also the building of positive relationships, which she can take forward into her next adventure. Our second daughter has just moved into Ladybirds, where the transition was smooth and she instantly relaxed into the new environment. The improvements in her motor skills and language in such a short amount of time is down to the encouraging staff, they really can’t do enough. The meals on offer are amazing and varied; they always come home having tried something new. They both also love all the outside space to be creative and have fun with their friends. Every day they go in excited and happy – what more could you want!

I could not be happier with my experience of Highbury Lodge. Both my boys, one in caterpillars and one in bumblebees are both very happy. The staff are outstanding and have tailored their approach to the character and needs of the child. My elder one is being encouraged to develop with his writing and letter learning as well as being taught about emotions and how to deal with different social situations whilst having a huge amount of fun to prepare him for preschool. On the other end of the age range my 1-year-old could not be more cared for and is nurtured; he continues to develop and gain independence by feeding himself, learning to walk and develop hand eye coordination. He is very happy and could not ask for more from the staff. The overall management of the nursery is great and the office are always willing to help with the admin of childcare which is much appreciated.

We are extremely happy with the care provided to our daughter. I have the confidence and peace of mind that my child is being taken care of in a fantastic, caring and stimulating environment whilst I am at work. From learning about the life cycle of a butterfly, knowing her left from her right, how to write and recognise her name to counting to a 100 on her own. She amazes us with her wide vocabulary and a lot of this can be attributed to her nursery environment. We believe Highbury Lodge sets a great foundation for learning and the staff are all lovely and genuinely care about my daughter’s wellbeing.

Highbury has been outstanding from the outset for us – we have two children in nursery and everyone is so welcoming, both children adore their nursery days and everything is run extremely smoothly. The outside space is fantastic, we receive regular updates on how our children are doing and most importantly we feel that the staff really know both children well.

Excellent staff. Both children have really flourished here. Management is always so accommodating and understanding.
Only feedback to Improve would be to incorporate more phonics in preschool to ease transition to reception.

Highbury Lodge is an outstanding nursery, and we are absolutely delighted our child is attending.
All practitioners are caring and loving to the children, and I have all confidence my child will have his needs met throughout the day. My child has also progressed developmentally, and his confidence has skyrocketed because of the emphasis on learning and play. Their food is also wonderful and well-balanced, which I’m grateful for.
Overall, we have a very happy child, and I can’t recommend the nursery enough.

Highbury Lodge Day Nursery is outstanding in every way. The staff are so friendly, welcoming and keep our child safe and happy every day. Our child’s key worker is so supportive and always keeps us up to date with photos and information about how he is getting on and his overall development. The nursery provides nutritional food and a great learning, supportive and nurturing environment. I felt so confident leaving my child here when going back to work. I could not recommend enough.

What an amazing nursery, our daughter has not long started and I could not be more pleased with the level of care she gets. Her key person is incredible with her and the staff team in Caterpillars are just amazing. The feedback I receive personally and on the app is so reassuring, I look forward to seeing her moments as they always melt my heart.