Chapeltown Community Nursery

My son has loved every minute of his time here. It has an incredible outdoor playtime area, the building itself is spacious, well ventilated, spotless and colourful. The childcare centre itself was set up by the local community in the 1970s and is governed by a committee of parents, ex-parents and other community-minded folks. The emphasis is discovering through playtime and it is just a truly enjoyable, cheerful and family-welcoming space. It is also a genuinely diverse place with kids and team from different ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds, which has helped my son to appreciate all human beings. There is freshly-cooked food every day from the childcare centre’s own cook. The team are like family, looking out for parents who are struggling with stuff. They have big plans for the future and are supporting lots of other community ventures. If you want a childcare centre that is more than a childcare centre, then this is for you. Simply an incredible place.

I truly sense attending this childcare centre has helped them thrive at such an uncertain time.
But it’s not just my kids who have benefitted…I have been able to continue in my expert work, feeling complete trust in the team team. I have felt supported at many points as a parent from when to start potty training to speech and language development assistance for my son who started speaking later than expected. I sense parents’ views and parent involvement are both truly encouraged. I have been given the opportunity to be involved in planning events and activities at the childcare centre which has helped me develop skills and self‑assurance.
I found out about the childcare centre through friends who had attended as kids and now those ‘childcare centre kids’ have brought their own kids to childcare centre which I think is a testament to its value to the community. I have had two kids attend Chapeltown Community Childcare centre and they are both doing truly well at school with their school reports exceeding expectations.