Kids Planet George Perkins

George Perkins Day Nursery is wonderful. The level of care, the imagination and kindness of the staff and the communication between key workers and parents is excellent. The nursery is located in a large house; the baby and seedling rooms are fairly small and the sapling rooms are more spacious, which nicely reflects the needs of children at different stages. The nursery has a personal approach to day care and have impressed us with their attention to each child’s individual needs at their varying ages. It is also very creative about making learning and personal development fun. They have a large outdoor space where the children are encouraged to be active, to help grow flowers and plants, to get messy and to play with their wonderful (and safe) new water pulley system. The food served for meals and snacks is healthy, varied and nutritionally well balanced. Having a child at George Perkins makes you feel like part of a family and I can’t thank them enough for looking after our child so well.

We think George Perkins Day Nursery is a fantastic nursery. Very caring staff with a low turnover – our child has had consistent keyworkers since the beginning. The outdoor space is really special, and the children are outside pretty much every day, in all weathers, which is one of the main reasons we chose it. There are lots of opportunities for parents to be part of the community with activities in nursery hours and also sometimes at weekends, with special events. The daily updates via the Famly app are a lovely way to be kept informed, and it’s two-way, with parents being able to easily share information about their child’s weekend. Communication is really good. The food looks great. Staff are very caring and attuned. We’ve remained impressed ever since our child started there 14 months ago. Can’t really fault it!

George Perkins nursery is just great. I cannot recommend it enough. It is run with care, kindness and creates magical learning opportunities for the children every day. I wish this was a standard for nursery child care but my personal experience has shown this is not the case. Do not hesitate to send your child here.

My son was 15-months-old when he started nursery. Being born at the beginning of lockdown and only speaking Spanish made settling a challenge for us, for nursery and especially for him. After two months he is finally enjoying nursery. I could not have asked for better support from staff. They were patient and understanding, but most of all they respected his timing, allowing him to process the separation from us and to build trust in them. Thank you so much!

My child loved going to the nursery, unlike his previous one. His language skills and toilet training were encouraged quite early compared to my elder one and my child coped well.
He enjoyed the story time, music and dance sessions. Good emphasis on healthy diet and yoga sessions.

I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough. The staff are so warm, caring and attentive. The children are treated as individuals and allowed to be themselves whilst ensuring ongoing learning and development. All staff handled the Covid pandemic so well and also the transition to being part of Kids Planet.
The facilities are lovely, particularly the large garden, and the amount of time spent outside is brilliant. Meals and snacks are also well-balanced and the menu varied. We have very sadly had to move our two children due to change in location, but both have loved their time at George Perkins.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this nursery to anyone, in fact, I have recommended the nursery to patients who have ultimately sent their children here and are also very happy! My daughter has attended since she was 11 months old and has had the most wonderful care over the last couple of years. Staff really take the time to get to know the children and adapt their care to support their progress. There are strong community values with opportunities to get involved at nursery such as with stay and plays or collecting for the local food bank. The staff are amazing and clearly love and care for the children. My little girl has been so happy here and I’m so thankful for everything that has been done to support her development.

My child has been attending the nursery for the last 6 months. Without trying to be cliché sending him to George Perkins Kids Planet was the best thing we did! My child’s confidence has grown massively! As any parent, I had some concerns on my child’s speech development and made his key worker aware of this. With the staff’s help, and my child’s interaction with other children his speech has developed and improved immensely! Staff always make themselves available to answer any queries I may have and I’m regularly kept up to date with my child’s daily progress via the app.

Our 2-and-a-half year old boy has been at this nursery since he was 8 months old.
The staff and the facilities are brilliant.
Our son is always super excited in the morning to meet his friends and the lovely staff. Sometimes he wants to go there at the weekend.

Our first experience was meeting the manager – she came across as earnest, sincere, organised and passionate. When we looked around the nursery, all the kids seemed happy to be there – and that was what made it stand out compared to others we had visited. Since joining our son loves going there. The staff are kind, friendly and caring and they treat each child as an individual. Thank you manager and team.