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Contact Information
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Phone Number01489 798605
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Details
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Group/OwnerHopscotch Day Nurseries Group Ltd
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Person in ChargeJodie Parker (Manager)
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Number of Staff45
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When ClosedBank Holidays & Christmas
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care
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Total Places for children120
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0800-1800
Tracey M
April 29, 2022 at 12:00 amOur little girl is so happy to go in in the mornings, she reaches her arms out to her key worker and has such a smile on her face. The level of detail we receive about our child’s day is brilliant, and the activities they get up to are fun, engaging and creative. Our little girl is very happy. Thank you.
J C
April 29, 2022 at 12:00 amGreat supportive, educational environment with very friendly and helpful staff – I’ve never seen a staff member not smiling! I am confident my daughter is receiving well rounded care – couldn’t really ask for more!
Jennie P
April 29, 2022 at 12:00 amBoth of my children have attended Hopscotch Botley and I couldn’t recommend it enough. Staff are excellent and feel safe in the knowledge that my children are cared for in a loving, safe environment.
Alexa M
April 29, 2022 at 12:00 amOur daughter has been really happy in her 2 years at Hopscotch Day Nursery Botley. She has learnt so much and feels so comfortable with the staff. She is off to school this year and our 8 month old will be starting with Hopscotch next month!
Kat A
April 29, 2022 at 12:00 amThis is our second nursery and I’m so glad that my daughter is happy at this facility, can’t wait to go to nursery every and she is properly looked after there. The staff is amazing and so supportive all the time.
Lauren R
May 11, 2022 at 12:00 amWe changed nursery to this one on recommendation and we’re not disappointed. Our daughter has absolutely blossomed here, and is always so happy to tell us about her day. We get detailed hand overs and they give the children excellent food every day. The practitioners are kind and always helpful? And our daughter was taken in and settled immediately. We’re so happy here.
Chloe D
May 18, 2022 at 12:00 amWe are super pleased with the attentive love and support that both our son currently receives and our daughter received whilst attending Hopscotch Botley.
The staff are absolutely fantastic and are always so welcoming upon drop-off and collection. They know the children inside out in relation to their likes and dislikes and are always keen to take the time in discussing what they’ve been up to.
We can not recommend it enough and will miss it so much when our son joins his big sister at school in September.
Rachel H
May 19, 2022 at 12:00 amMy son has been attending Hopscotch since the end of 2019 and my daughter started this January 2022. From the outset the staff have been so friendly and welcoming, I feel they really know and care for us as a family. During covid they communicated well and have tried their utmost to continue providing a quality service through what was obviously exceptionally difficult circumstances.
Both my children settled very well at the setting and I’m confident in their care of our children and it helping them grow and flourish. I can not recommend it enough!
Clare H
May 19, 2022 at 12:00 amA wonderful nursery which I couldn’t recommend highly enough. My daughter loves attending and even announced that she had had ‘A fantastic day today!’ when she was collected. She has built excellent relationships with her key workers and talks enthusiastically about what she has done at nursery.
As parents, we have always felt very well informed and the nursery is managed really well. The adults know our daughter and value her as an individual. She is safe, happy, well cared for and stimulated.
H P
June 4, 2022 at 12:00 amVery happy.
Our son thoroughly enjoys his pre-school time. Appears to be learning well and preparing for school.
All staff are wonderful – caring, supportive and happy.
Rebecca H
June 14, 2022 at 12:00 amMy daughter attended Hopscotch and my son has recently started there. Its a great nursery. The staff are brilliant with lots of the people who looked after my daughter back in 2018 now looking after my son which is lovely. The environment is fun and welcoming. The outdoor space is fantastic. Both of my children have eaten really well there and enjoyed the food. In my experience the nursery is very well managed, the phone is always answered and emails responded to. Very happy with mine and my children’s experience so far.
K I
October 7, 2022 at 12:00 amOverall our experience has been good, however, I feel in recent months it has gone downhill, and feel we are not communicated to enough with what is going on in the nursery and staff changes especially as we are not allowed in the building.
Helen C
October 12, 2022 at 12:00 amThe staff at Hopscotch Day Nursery Botley have been overwhelmingly awesome. my daughter has a wonderful time there and has been a part of the “family” since she was 11 months old. Her recent move up to Toddlers was hard for her as she had bonded so well in Waddlers but once she settled in she has developed in leaps and bounds (quite literally since she learnt to jump!) Thank you team!
Geri H
October 12, 2022 at 12:00 amOur daughter was really reluctant to attend pre-school when she first started in June of this year. The team provided lots of tips and support towards our family in helping her to settle and were always so friendly, approachable and kind. When we have had minor concerns, these have been dealt with quickly and robustly. Our daughter loves going to school now and speaks so highly of everyone there. The staff seem to really know her and give her so much affection and warmth; she tells us regularly how much she loves them all (but particularly her key worker, who she has a real soft spot for). We can already see such a difference in her confidence and resilience from just a few months of attending Hopscotch and we are so grateful.
J K
October 12, 2022 at 12:00 amHopscotch is a good Nursery with lovely excellent outdoor play areas and garden.
Some staff are very nice. My granddaughter has had lovely key workers although these have changed every few months.
Recently some of the rooms have been combined and I am confused as to why this was seen to be a good idea.
The food/meals provided are varied and seem nutritious.
My main criticism is the hourly service charge added to those who qualify for funding. Those who qualify are often very very hard up, which is why they qualify for funded childcare so that they can work. Some places waiver the service charge depending on individual circumstances but Hopscotch won’t.
Laura P
October 12, 2022 at 12:00 amAlways hard to judge how good the nursery is without being able to go inside although it seems like a good nursery overall but there are a few points which I wanted to mention to see if they could be improved:
I feel like I don’t get much feedback about what my child has been doing during the day usually just if he’s had a good day. It would be nice to have more detail like what he did/played with/how much he ate etc
It does seem quite common for the nursery to lose clothing items, dummies etc
Whilst this probably can’t be helped sometimes it’s frustrating as obviously expensive to keep replacing things especially as a coat was lost.
It would be good if my son came out with his hoodie/coat on when it is raining or cold as quite often he comes out with just a t shirt on.
E J
April 2, 2023 at 12:00 amA fantastic nursery! The outside space is brilliant and laid out well. Our son’s speech developed so quickly after starting here. He really struggled with his speech at his previous nursery setting. We get plenty of communication via face-to-face and Tapestry. More than our previous nursery setting.
N C
July 21, 2023 at 12:00 amPositive – The setting, staff are excellent, location is good for drop-off.
Negative – Leadership, regularly sent politized and unprofessional emails to justify fee increases. We recently received notice of a 3rd increase in 6 months! Justification centres around service charges (less monies being receivable for gov funded hours due to changes announced in the budget), changes are unreasonable and extortionate (increases more than 3 x inflation). Transparency and reasoning of fees and the communication of changes lack any credibility.
On the first fee increase, opening hours were reduced, effectively rendering it an even higher increase relative to hours. Massively disrupting for my family.
Previous instances where charged fees when the setting was closed (through their closure, with notice given the previous evening at 8pm), leadership citing nonsensical “internal” policies.
A lovely setting, with great staff, ruined by the treatment of its customers, extortionate and regular fee increases.
Emily P
August 18, 2023 at 12:00 amWe attended a Stay and Play in the baby room at the weekend. It was such a lovely relaxed atmosphere and we enjoyed seeing what our little girl gets up to whilst at nursery. The staff are so approachable and accommodating. Our eldest came with us and enjoyed spending time with her preschool friend too!
Jens G
August 22, 2023 at 12:00 amMy child has been with Hopscotch since June 2023 and we have seen significant developments in him in that time. We (my wife and I) went for a ‘Stay and Play’ on Saturday the 22nd of July this further evidenced how well my child is supported and cared for. Very happy thank you.