Description
Contact Information
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Phone Number01985 214286
Categories
Details
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Group/OwnerStoral
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Person in ChargeTracy Andrews (Nursery Manager)
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Number of Staff16
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When ClosedBank Holidays & Christmas
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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 children70
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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 Hours0730-1800
Elliot Bishop
September 5, 2024 at 6:32 pmSince starting he has grown so much. They have a lovely outdoor playtime area and woodland bit at the end of the garden. The team are highly welcoming, supportive and communicate fully with me as a parent. I truly enjoyed the app they used to give me daily updates on what my son had been up to, pictures and how he had eaten for the day. Meals were healthy and he enjoyed them all. He has recently left ready to start school, I would highly suggest them. In fact, a friend just had a look round and was so impressed her kid will be starting highly soon with them. Overall a remarkable childcare centre. My son was with Barney Lodge for a year.
Fallon Carter
September 6, 2024 at 10:43 amIt’s a excellent childcare centre with excellent team, my kids have consistently come out smiling. Their outdoor space is incredible, and adore seeing all the pictures sent through the app. It’s also open from 7.30am, which is excellent for the working parents. Only downfall is it has a small car park, and can be tricky to park sometimes. Both my daughters attend the childcare centre, and have done since they were 8 months old.
Cameron Griffin
September 19, 2024 at 2:11 amI could not suggest Barney Lodge enough. The team are highly attentive and accommodating. My daughter is discovering and is consistently cheerful to be there. It is a lovely childcare centre. My daughter has been going to Barney Lodge since she was in the baby room and she is now in the toddler room.
Alex Lawson
October 23, 2024 at 6:05 pmAll the kids are cheerful and sense secure there. The team are supportive of the whole family when disaster strikes. Fantastic place. I am amazed at the range of experiences that they provide for the kids i.e spa afternoon with calming music and cucumber on their eyes.
Blake Wells
November 3, 2024 at 11:45 pmOur son has attended since the age of one year. He has consistently been highly cheerful here and has learnt so much. We sense the childcare centre has supported his development highly well and they have excellent facilities. We receive regular updates on his development and the team are highly supportive and approachable. This childcare centre has provided our son with a secure and cheerful setting to learn and develop. We have been highly impressed with this childcare centre.
Drew Marsh
January 7, 2025 at 12:24 amFacilities there are lovely and homely with so many interesting areas for the kids to playtime, especially the huge gardens and woodland area. My son has been there for over a year and absolutely loves it. I cannot suggest the childcare centre more highly. The team at Barney Lodge are incredibly supportive and fantastic with the kids.
Rowan Clarke
January 22, 2025 at 2:53 amThe key workers are dedicated and my kid has been highly cheerful in their care. Unfortunately, a lack of consistent management following a sudden Ofsted closure made it difficult to have enough trust to send my kid anymore. I have no doubt that a manager who is there daily to take full ownership (rather than managing two nurseries at once) and someone who is able lead the team daily will be the only adjustment necessary to make it an outstanding and consistent childcare centre. Barney Lodge has a welcoming home-from-home atmosphere.
Skyler Sutton
January 27, 2025 at 4:33 pmWe’ve never had a problem and he’s enjoyed every minute. I think he will miss it when he goes to big school next year.
The ladies are all lovely and welcoming and consistently smiling.
Excellent outdoor space and excellent activities. The ladies have looked after my little boy for a few years now and he loves childcare centre.
Shawn Frost
January 30, 2025 at 7:39 amThey couldn’t be more supportive and my son loves going. Consistently a inviting welcome and I adore the range of activities they do and how we get to see these on the app. Couldn’t be happier and sense more at ease knowing my son attends Barney Lodge. A truly fantastic childcare centre full of attentive, patient, enjoyable and loving team.
Drew Bishop
February 2, 2025 at 6:58 amWe were quite apprehensive about him starting childcare centre but he settled in so quickly and seems to be truly cheerful. All the team have been so welcoming and supportive, and it’s highly apparent that they truly care about the kids. His key worker and all the other team in Hedgehogs have done an incredible job of helping him settle in and keeping us updated on his development. They do so many different activities and have a huge outdoor area. My son consistently has a smile on his face at the end of the day and often doesn’t want to leave! Thank you Barney Lodge for everything you do, and making us sense confident that our son is cheerful and well cared for whilst we’re at work. My son has been at Barney Lodge Childcare centre School (in Hedgehogs) since the beginning of January.
Finley Ferguson
February 6, 2025 at 11:04 pmI believe being at Barney Lodge has helped develop her self‑assurance, social skills and discovering skills. She loves it at Barney Lodge and we will be highly sad to leave as she starts big school this year. My daughter has been at Barney Lodge since she was 14 months old.
Casey Bishop
February 14, 2025 at 1:30 amI consistently sense comfortable when leaving my daughter with the girls at the door. I adore reading the notes on eylog that are left after each session about my daughter.
Ever since my daughter started at Barney lodge she has become more confident around new kids and adults, her speech has come on massively.
Thank you to all the ladies that work there not just in the Hedgehog Room but in the whole building who all work so well as a team to make it a secure, secure place for my daughter! My little girl has been going to Barney lodge since February, she settled truly quickly in the Hedgehog Room and ever since has loved to go every week and has such a lovely bond with all the key workers and especially her key worker.
Morgan Hunter
February 23, 2025 at 8:12 pmThe team are highly welcoming and lovely and have made my daughter sense so welcome and are also highly supportive and supportive. I definitely suggest this childcare centre. My daughter has recently joined Barney Lodge and was a highly shy little girl but has truly become confident and is discovering so much.
Kai Sawyer
March 19, 2025 at 10:27 amI think she has defiantly been cheerful and the team are incredible. Consistently cheerful and willing to help with anything needed. Would definitely suggest. Since my daughter started at Barney Lodge Childcare centre School she has loved going there every week.
Elliot Rowe
March 31, 2025 at 6:20 amShe has developed self‑assurance, knowledge and life skills through playtime and discussion. During the COVID crisis, she still remained at the childcare centre as I was a key worker. They made sure that all the kids were secure and she was consistently cheerful to be going. Team are consistently welcoming and supportive. My daughter starts school this year and we will be truly sad to say goodbye to everyone. They helped to make sure she was prepared to start school the best they could during this crisis. My daughter has been at Barney Lodge Day Childcare centre for the last year.
Kendall Knight
March 31, 2025 at 9:43 pmHe looks forward to going on for his sessions and has developed some great relationships with other kids as well as team.
Updates from the childcare centre is generally great, but sometimes the information provided on eylog (the online app) is not consistent with what is handed over verbally.
Over the past few months, daily diaries are no longer completed by team, in order for team to spend more time with the kids. Instead, a verbal handover is supposed to take place when collecting your kid, however, this does not consistently happen on pick up.
Overall, I am cheerful with the care that my kids receive at Barney Lodge and my kids seem to delight in attending Barney Lodge. My son has been attending Barney Lodge for around 2 years and he is highly cheerful there.
Marley Hayden
April 18, 2025 at 6:40 amWe were truly nervous about her mixing with other babies and not having the social skills to cope with a huge change. The carers in her group have been absolutely remarkable in helping her adjust and learn new skills. My daughter has been going to Barney Lodge since lockdown lifted and was her first proper interaction with other people and kids.
Robin Clarke
April 22, 2025 at 3:51 amThe team are incredibly attentive and I adore that the kids are stimulated with activities so much outdoors- and have a lot of enjoyable doing so! They are excellent at providing my daughter’s updates and daily diary online too. My daughter has thrived since joining Barney lodge earlier this year!
Fallon Knight
May 30, 2025 at 10:10 amThe team are lovely they are cheerful to meet her dietary requirements and they were more than cheerful to help us with potty training etc… thanks Barney Lodge My little girl started at Barney Lodge only a few months ago, but she’s already developed so much and she consistently gets up to lots of enjoyable activities.
Elliot Sawyer
June 8, 2025 at 2:10 amOur son has settled in so well and I cant the team enough for putting us at ease with the whole process.
Our son loves being at childcare centre already and we are so excited to see his journey and growth with the team and his friends at Barney Lodge. Our first month at Barney Lodge has been exceptional.