First Friends Nursery School - Basingstoke

My daughter loves First Friends Nursery School – Basingstoke, she is so excited when it is a nursery day and especially loves playing with her friends. She will talk about the nursery and her teachers whilst at home, which is so lovely to hear. The children do a variety of fun activities including baking, painting and yoga. We are so happy with First Friends Nursery School – Basingstoke and would highly recommend to all.

Both my children have and still do attend first friends. They both absolutely loved it. First Friends is more like a second home, the staff are incredible, amazing with the children and also have a great bond with us parents. The days are structured which personally, my son thrives off. I highly recommend this nursery. My little boy is already sad he will be leaving for ‘big school’ in September, as am I, and he has said, when he’s bigger, he is coming back to first friends to be a teacher. I’ll be forever grateful to all, at first friends, who have taught both my sons.

First Friends Basingstoke is such a lovely nursery my son loves attending and having loads of fun singing, playing and doing activities with others and always comes out at the end of the session with a smile.

My eldest daughter attended this nursery and loved every minute. She achieved all her milestones and enjoyed it so much that I have now sent my youngest there too. The staff are lovely and always willing to help.

We have had a wonderful experience at First Friends. Our daughter has blossomed since being there and it’s been an absolute joy to see her confidence growing. She loves her friends and is so excited to go to school in the mornings. The teachers and staff are all really lovely – we love hearing about all the lessons and collecting all the art that comes home. We highly recommend First Friends – Basingstoke!

I’m very happy with First Friends, as when my daughter comes home she is so happy also she is so happy to see the manager and the rest of the team, so you must be doing something right because she always has a massive smile on her face when she sees you all. The style of the nursery really suits our daughter, not overcrowded, learning through experience and lots of activities to keep her attention and she has made a lot of good friends.

I am happy with my experience so far at First Friends Basingstoke and my son seems to enjoy it too. However, I was a bit shocked to receive an invoice for ‘consumables’. After chatting to the manager at the time I now understand what it’s for but I had no idea about this charge every month which took me by surprise as I thought it was going to be 15 hours free a week. I think every parent should be made aware of this charge in case they need to budget accordingly. I also have never received any paperwork or information whatsoever – so I had to ask lots of questions which the staff always answered very thoroughly and I kind of figured it all out each day. I think it would be really beneficial to the parents if we were given a leaflet or brochure or paperwork stating where to pick up their child from, what to pack/avoid in their lunch, a checklist of what they need each day, a school term calendar, policies about a poorly child, any safeguarding procedures, staff introduction etc

My son attends First Friends in Basingstoke and really enjoys the time he’s there. The staff are fantastic and so supportive of his needs, encouraging him to join in activities and try new things. He has made so much progress since being at nursery and always comes out happy and smiling. We’re looking forward to seeing how much more he progresses.

Absolutely lovely staff, always friendly and helpful. My daughter always comes home exhausted after having a day filled with fun and curiosity. She has made so many friends and never wants to leave.

My son has been throughly enjoying his time at preschool and has a lovely bond with his teachers. All of the staff are so kind, supportive and have helped my son settle into the preschool setting so well. My son has a cows milk allergy and the staff have made sure to give him plenty of options at snack time and when doing baking activities meaning he still gets to enjoy baking which he loves to do.