West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester)

A great supportive nursery that my son loves to attend. The staff are fantastic and make me, as a parent, reassured that he is in excellent hands. So many activities for the children to get involved with but by far my son’s favourite is the garden with the many different areas to explore there. We have found it such a good place for our eldest that we are booking a place for our youngest too!

West Downs Day Nursery has cared for my daughter so well since she was one. The continuity of care has been outstanding, even throughout lockdown she was cared for by staff she knew and was comfortable and confident with. The activities she does at nursery keep her interested and enthusiastic to learn new things. She is well catered for with her food allergies and loves it when the chef does baking activities that she can join in. The staff in her room are so kind and caring, we are always happy to leave her with them. Thank you for taking such good care of her, we cannot recommend the nursery enough.

Our daughter has been attending West Downs Day Nursery since she was 5 months old and has absolutely thrived in her time there. We credit much of her development and confidence to the Caterpillar and Ladybird teams who are attentive, caring, and knowledgeable. We were anxious first-time parents enrolling our child into the nursery earlier than we had hoped but were quickly made to feel comfortable leaving her in their care. Our daughter enters and leaves her room with a smile on her face every day.

Our baby loves going to the nursery and all the staff already know him well despite coming only one day a week. We are happy with the work they are doing – plenty of sensory experiences and learning activities. They recreate the home routine as much as possible and support us in reaching milestones. Every body is very friendly and have a relaxed but ‘can do’ attitude. He is always happy to see them.

West Downs has been really great since our little boy moved here three months ago. He finds it hard to settle in at new places but they’ve been wonderful at supporting him in the ways he needs. We also love the extra events and things they put on for the whole family.

The nursery has been more than excellent with my daughter, their location is the perfect place for students with children and the staff are some of the nicest people ever. Highly recommend sending your children here.

West Downs is everything we could have asked for in a nursery. The staff are so invested in the growth and flourishing of the children here. Our children’s key workers are phenomenal – but every member of staff knows so much about them, their needs and interests. They listen to how we want to parent and support us in helping our children understand and value the things that matter to us as a family. The activities, resources and projects are well-planned and always fun! We trust West Downs and if you are reading this review you should too!

West Downs is an excellent nursery. Our son has attended since age one and is now in the preschool class. At every stage they have been kind, nurturing and skilled. During his time at West Downs, he was diagnosed with an anaphylactic nut allergy. The whole team have been brilliant with this. The staff have robust policies in place and are well trained. I feel safe leaving my son in their care. My son did move up to the preschool room quite quickly and unfortunately was separated from his friendship group for eight months. I can see that it must be difficult juggling numbers in a large nursery but he did find this challenging. Despite this the preschool team he moved to were brilliant at welcoming and settling him with lots of ideas as to how to help him with the transition. I was very impressed.

Friendly and supportive environment with well-trained staff. Great outdoor space and a broad range of activities for children to engage with including sand pits, a mud kitchen and a forest area. Indoors there are plenty of books for quiet time and prompts for imaginative play. The staff think up engaging and interesting activities to provide learning. As a parent, I feel welcomed and supported and am given regular updates on what my child has been doing. I would definitely recommend West Downs Day Nursery.

Love West Downs Day Nursery! Couldn’t be happier with the staff and experience! Thank you!