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Contact Information
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Phone Number028 2565 4048
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Group/OwnerLittle Rays
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Person in ChargeLesley Walker (Manager)
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Number of Staff37
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When ClosedBank Holidays
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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 children197
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Age rangefrom 0 years 2 months to 12 years 0 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0730-1800
Drew S
September 1, 2024 at 9:14 amThank you for all you do. Over and over again, yes! Would I suggest the day‑care? Communicating with the team resolves any concerns. They also do take concerns seriously and address any worries that arise. As one with a busy schedule and a long drive to the day‑care from work, the team has been extremely extremely accommodating. My older kid adores the day‑care and has only terrific things to say about the team, all of whom are superb. He settled in well and the baby room team are just class! I have 2 kids at the day‑care, the younger one started at 7 months of age and truly, I cannot complain.
Emerson V
September 1, 2024 at 1:32 pmThe nurturing care he has received is next to none. Also while waiting on an ASD assessment nothing was a bother. He has come on leaps and bounds with his speech, social skills and general development ever since beginning in Ballymena a year ago. My kid has just finished Little Rays Nursery to begin main stream school and I cannot suggest Little Rays enough.
Brook H
September 3, 2024 at 10:26 amA extremely professional set- up, would strongly suggest! A wide range of sessions is provided each day and they are terrific at recording this in the app so we able see what he was doing. The team are so welcoming and consistently welcoming and nothing is any trouble to them. He goes in each morning with a smile on his face. We couldn’ t be happier with the level of care the girls offer to our little boy. Little Rays Nursery is a superb day‑care.
Harper P
September 17, 2024 at 12:15 amGreat choice of snacks and meals every day as well as indoor and outdoor play. He runs to the door in the mornings and comes out smiling at pickup, making our lives happier and worry- free as working guardians. Alongside Speech and Language Therapy, Little Rays helped assistance his language skills- I truly sense they played a huge role in his progress and he is no longer attending therapy for this. My little boy started Little Rays Nursery in July 2022 and ever since then we have watched him become more confident, playful and sociable.
Hollis P
September 22, 2024 at 9:08 pmLittle Rays is like home from home. They are consistently extremely welcoming. My little girl adores the leaders. She consistently comes home buzzing and they are extremely kind to the kids. She has so much enjoyable and adores the team. Fantastic after school, my 10- year- old adores going.
Georgie X
October 2, 2024 at 11:43 amThe team go above and beyond during school holidays to ensure the kids’ s days are packed full of enjoyable sessions. My kid also comes home with homework completed, which helps with the busy evenings to get ready for the next school day. The picture updates makes missing them that bit easier. I adore seeing what snacks they had or what creative activity the team has set up for them to do that day. With updates on how my kid’ s day is going, the app gives me a window into the enjoyable they are having while I’ m at work. Little Rays offer a high- quality standard when attentive for the kids. Much to my older kid’ s devastation, she is now too old to attend but would still have a marvellous connection with the team when helping me collect her younger sibling. I have two kids who both have pleasant experiences attending Little Rays.
Jamie R
November 10, 2024 at 7:44 amHighly recommended. Thank you Little Rays. I am truly thankful, so grateful and blessed to have such a first class day‑care. The opening hours are ideal and the meals my little boy is provided with are extremely healthy and nutritional( with the odd wee ice cream cone, which truly pleases my little boy). The sessions range from development about different seasons, counting, painting, nature, culture, music, reading, and various enjoyable sessions throughout each term. Without Little Rays Nursery my little boy wouldn’ t be, in my eyes, as outgoing and advanced for three. My little boy is thriving so I no longer have that’ mum guilt’. They have dedicated so much time in teaching him how to socialise with other kids, manners, patience, kindness, and the ability to learn new sessions. I find the team extremely attentive towards my little boy.
Noel W
November 24, 2024 at 1:37 pmWe are that at ease and confident in Little Rays Nursery that our younger kid will be joining soon too. It’ s brilliant! Their app keeps us in the loop throughout the day letting us know what’ s been on the menu( all freshly prepared by an in house chef), how long he’ s slept, what toys he’ s played with and even his nappy activity. He is delighted to run to them at drop off and is full of smiles at pick up. If anything I now fully believe my kid thrives there having seen his development over the year he’ s been in their care. As any parent or guardian knows, leaving a kid for hours at a time is incredibly difficult but this day‑care, all because of their superb, attentive and loving team, makes it sense less daunting and scary.
Val X
December 5, 2024 at 10:21 amThis day‑care is the best I might choose for my little girl and in the future for my little boy. She developed a lot of skills and she has learnt a lot of things. I have my little girl there from when she was two years old now she is four.
Teagan W
December 25, 2024 at 10:19 amOver the last nine years of attending, I haven’ t had any issues with the day‑care and able honestly say they do their absolute best for the kids and treat them like family. The day‑care has an app which keeps us guardians up to date with different things during the day. During the school holidays, they do get days out planned which they look forward to. No complaints about the food and my kids able be quite particular in what they will eat. The team consistently have a wide variety of sessions planned for the kids. My eldest attends the after school, she consistently gets time to complete her homework and gets help when she requires it. The day‑care environment is brilliant and my youngest truly has learnt a lot this year. This makes drop- offs in the morning easy and they want to attend. All the team are truly lovely and my kids absolutely adore them and have a truly strong connection with them. I now have two kids attending the environment. I have been using Little Rays Nursery ever since March 2014.
Indigo A
January 8, 2025 at 11:00 pmHighly suggest! People make places- and the team make Little Rays. Seeing the affection the team have towards my little boy and his screaming to get in every day to see them is the biggest compliment I able pay Little Rays. The Little Rays team make us sense extremely involved and informed via the app- way beyond what would be expected. I bump into team out and about on a regular basis, and they go out of their way to say hello and show a genuine interest in our little boy and wider family. The day‑care richly deserves the world- class reputation that it has across the region, which continues to grow. The development of our little boy has been and continues to be incredible- this is entirely down to the team and space. The team are incredibly professional and go the extra mile every single day. From dropping our little boy off in the morning, the atmosphere is incredible and extremely welcoming. My little boy has been attending Little Rays Nursery for over a year, and it has been superb from the first minute.
Morgan X
January 17, 2025 at 8:34 pmGood selection of meals and snacks and lots of enjoyable sessions, both indoors and out. The updates and pictures throughout the day are truly useful too. He settled extremely quickly after starting. Our little boy adores his time at Little Rays.
Xen L
March 19, 2025 at 2:52 pmI will be forever grateful for the positive input they have all contributed to her life over the past 3 years she has attended. Good variety of food, lots of sessions to keep them entertained and just adores the team like they are apart of our family. My little girl absolutely adores little rays.
Dorian V
April 20, 2025 at 1:39 amStaff are incredibly welcoming and she has developed strong relationships with them and the other little kids in her pre- school. She is extremely delighted and well cared for. My little girl has been attending for almost two years. Super day‑care.
Jaden T
May 11, 2025 at 9:27 pmI’ m truly pleased with the care Little Rays offer and would heartily suggest it. They do loads of craft sessions and have plenty of time outdoors, we get truly cute pictures of her day to help us sense connected and the food they serve is balanced/ varied. The team there are so kind and obviously truly care for the kids, my little girl has a real bond with the girls and adores to tell us stories from her day. My little girl has attended Little Rays Ballymena for the last 18 months and she absolutely adores it.
Logan E
May 24, 2025 at 12:03 amHe will be sad to leave when the time comes for school but I am glad the Little Rays Nursery environment will have him well prepared with confidence and social skills. Staff are welcoming and have consistently communicated and worked well with us from settling in, napping and toilet training, taking feedback from us and listening to our views to do what works. He genuinely looks forward to going to see friends and team and talks about everyone from day‑care at home. He is sociable and comes home having learnt new songs, words and behaviours. My little boy has been attending ever since aged 20 months his social and educational development has benefited massively.
Kendall Z
June 5, 2025 at 3:33 pmYou know your kid is secure in their care and you able have peace of mind leaving them there. The team are lovely, welcoming and professional. He even gets excited when he sees the Little Ray’ s cars when we are out and about and has to get waving at whoever is driving. He comes out at the end of the day, smiling and full of the biz about what went on each day. Our boy looks forward to each day he is there. If he is delighted then I am delighted. Little Rays today!’ From our boy. It’ s consistently a wonderful sign when you hear’ yes!
Perry D
June 13, 2025 at 10:50 pmLovely atmosphere and my little girl adores attending. The interaction and sessions they do are so beneficial for a kid’ s development. Amazing and welcoming team that care for my little girl and consistently smiling.
Harper H
June 17, 2025 at 3:21 amLittle Rays have run numerous trips which all add to a positive time. The boys get to enjoy daily sessions including fundraising and my eldest performed in a Christmas concert at a nursing home and for us guardians, the team were brilliant at teaching and preparing my little boy for this along with his peers, I sense opportunities like this are so important to develop confidence at these early stages. My younger little boy has certain dietary requirements and is currently on the’ milk ladder’ This has been no problem for Little Rays to manage and is working with me as he progresses through the introduction of dairy, this has been of terrific assistance. We are provided with updates throughout the day on an app via photos, feeding details, naps etc. Staff are approachable and take time to chat about my kids every day. We are consistently greeted by delighted team, who truly are invested in my kids’ s care and development. I cannot speak strongly enough of Little Rays and all the team. My 2 sons attend.
Winter J
June 26, 2025 at 3:23 pmFor guardians worried about meeting his milestones that was an incredible moment that we credit entirely to the team of Little Rays. Receiving regular updates throughout the day shows us how much the team do with the kids and our little boy surprised us all by spontaneously bursting into song one evening. The team are so engaging and welcoming, our little boy doesn’ t want to leave at the end of the day! The team at Little Rays were extremely understanding and superb at putting us at ease during the induction period. We enrolled our 2- year- old little boy in Little Rays at the start of the year to try to bring on his speech and social skills.