Ashington Day Nursery & Pre-school

My youngest daughter has recently started and she has settled in so well, the staff are so friendly and they always have fun activities planned. She always looks forward to her days there, and I am always given a good account of how she has been when I collect her.

The nursery family (Ashington), they are a great nursery who have helped my daughter come along in leaps and bounds with everything. They are extremely professional and they are only a phone call away to help with anything.

We are so impressed by this nursery. It really is a home from home. My sons love coming here and the care really is outstanding. There is so much thought and detail that goes into all the activities that they do with the children. All of the staff seems so kind, patient and put the children’s development first whilst having so much fun! The food is also brilliant (so I am told). Thanks again.

My daughter has been going to Ashington Nursey for nearly two years. I thoroughly recommend it to all, the staff are fantastic and my daughter absolutely loves it there. They have a range of activities for the children and are really accommodating to parents needs, for example as my daughter has an egg allergy they have provided excellent care and kept me reassured throughout.

My daughter has been here a couple of years now and absolutely loves it. All the staff are amazing, and the nursery has an excellent learning environment along with a fantastic outdoor area to play and learn.

My child has been with the Ashington branch for some time now and I cannot rate the room staff highly enough. Two members of staff, in particular, have such a way with my child that is so heartwarming to see. He gets excited to see them and tells me all about them during dinner. The room carers are hard-working, dedicated, caring, and just generally all-round lovely. I would have rated the nursery a 5 (and the Management star rating) but I feel Senior Management and corporate policies let the team down. Newsletters could be improved, funding allocated better (ie to outside facilities and new learning toys as opposed to a better invoicing system), policies reviewed, covid policies more up to date. Also marked down on value for money as the branch is priced around the same as other local providers but doesn’t provide the same overall service. Others provide regular updates (daily or weekly as opposed to our monthly updates), more outdoor space, forest adventures and the overall space of some are bigger.

My daughter has been attending Ashington Day Nursery in the baby room since January 2022 and absolutely loves it. The staff are so warm, friendly, and caring that we always feel extremely happy when we leave our daughter for the day and confident that she will have the best day developing her skills. She in fact loves it so much that she barely looks at us as we drop her off – she wants to be in the room playing as quickly as possible! The food that the on-site chef prepares is varied and healthy. We receive daily updates on what our daughter has eaten during the day and how much, which is great. Overall, we couldn’t be happier with Ashington Day Nursery and we should say a special thank you to our daughter’s key worker who takes such good care of our daughter, giving us detailed updates on her day. Our daughter absolutely adores her and we know she is in very safe hands.

My child has recently left Ashington nursery which progressively went downhill since the beginning of the year.
Frequent changes of staff with lack of interest in the children. Poor feedback about what they’d done or eaten. 4 photos of my child in 2 years, no Christmas decorations, Mother’s Day cards, etc or work brought home. Things that were asked to be worked on weren’t such as ensuring my child visited the toilet and writing. Graduation was a last-minute thing that many couldn’t make as they had already left or were on holiday. The final day went without any sort of send-off or recognition of it being the last day which was sad for me.
I would have removed my child but they were happy and nearly going to school so didn’t want to upset things.

My son recently started at preschool here after his current nursery closing unexpectedly. He is nearly 3 and I was very anxious about him starting a new preschool – however, my experience has been excellent at Ashington. The manager and her team have gone above and beyond to reassure us as parents and settle my son so he feels comfortable quickly. Within one day he was so so happy and hasn’t stopped talking about his new nursery. They have been wonderful and supported and cared for him so well on his transition in such a short space of time. I am so grateful to them – they are all amazing.

Super impressed with the nursery! My son joined the preschool room in December after a turbulent closure at his previous nursery. It’s always been a struggle getting my son to go to nursery as he struggles with separating from me and usually once he’s in, he has a great day, but the change I’ve seen in him here at Ashington Day Nursery & Pre-school is amazing! Now, he gets excited about going in, runs in, in the morning, hangs up his coat on the peg, and says goodbye! The team have always been so reassuring and I now leave him feeling happy he’s going to have the best day! His confidence, vocabulary, and skills have noticeably improved too. Overall, couldn’t be happier and would like to also mention the amazing chef who has set the standards very high for us at home!