Footsteps Canwell Nursery & Pre-School

My daughter has recently started in the baby room at Canwell. Due to the pandemic, she hasn’t been around other children or many adults – so I was nervous about how she may be. The staff made us both feel so welcome and the management team are so friendly and are always happy to help.
The food is prepared fresh daily and the menu always provides a variety of foods each week. Staff have supported the needs of my daughter and requirements to suit her development.
Feedback on pick up is always so detailed along with a daily diary to show what they have eaten, nappy changes, sleep and what they have gotten up to! It’s so lovely to hear what different things they get up to whilst they are there.
We honestly couldn’t recommend this nursery or staff enough!

My little one has just started in the baby room. In the mornings they are welcomed with smiles and go into the room happily. I call to check in and get a detailed account of their morning with information which is personal to her. The girls in the room are really warm and I know that my baby gets all the love and cuddles she needs. The girls have sent some lovely keepsakes home that we’ll treasure forever like painted footprints and pictures of themed days. Something else that I really appreciate is that most days she comes home with bottles sterilised and ready for the evening – bonus!! High recommend.

My very first contact with Footsteps I felt at ease and the staff were very helpful and open to me coming and visiting the nursery. Love the fact the building was an existing school and not a house conversion. The nursery is small and friendly and everyone would get to know each other. An added bonus with the natural garden/forest is a great experience to get out and explore nature. I like the app which is user-friendly and you get progress picture updates on what your child has eaten, even how many nappy changes. I have found all the staff very friendly and helpful and this makes me feel at ease. Good security with finger access allows you access to the site which allowed you to view from a distance and see how your child is interacting with children and staff.
Love the messy play, cooking and external staff activities such as singing, dance sports, football etc.

The staff are so friendly and caring. They give great feedback and you feel they genuinely care about each child. Our child loves going there. Having a forest school on site with forest school leaders is invaluable. I feel very lucky that our child goes to Footsteps nursery.

My daughter started nursery at 10 months old in the baby room, she’s now 16 months old and thriving! She loves nursery, her key worker and other staff members that interact with her around the nursery. I feel comfortable leaving her at nursery with updates through the day on her daily diary. After a slight delay in her walking, feedback was listened to and acted upon to aid her standing, cruising and now walking. Her first confident steps were taken at nursery and filmed which I can’t express my gratitude enough for.

I am really happy with this nursery. My son has attended since he was 13 months old and is now 18 months old. The staff are very friendly, they do a variety of different activities with the children to entertain and educate them and spend a lot of time outside. They have noticed which activities my child is particularly interested in and make an effort to engage him with his preferred activities. The atmosphere feels calm and happy whenever I drop him off or have attended the stay-and-play. I get regular updates and photos via the app.

First month at Canwell and extremely happy with the service, updates and staff who have been amazing at helping my son settle in! Love the detail provided when collecting.

My son joined in September 2022 as a rising 3 after quite a few big changes in our lives. He absolutely loves his new nursery and couldn’t have settled in better! He loves all the staff and talks about them all week. We are super happy with Footsteps and so glad we moved our son here.

First time any of my children have been in a nursery setting before, I previously used a Child Minder. I can honestly say this nursery is amazing, my child has settled in well and I’m so pleased. They do different things daily, and you can get updates throughout the day and get feedback. All the staff are so lovely and caring. Would 100% recommend this nursery.

We have been incredibly happy with Footsteps Canwell since our daughter started in 2020. The care she receives is excellent and communication between the nursery and home is regular and consistent. The staff make every effort to get to know all of the children, even those in different rooms. Our daughter struggled at drop-off for a while and the staff went out of their way to establish a routine for her when she arrived to help settle her quickly. Our daughter has developed incredibly well and we are really pleased we chose to send her here. Her sister will be joining her very soon too!