Park Hill School & Nursery

Educators are outstanding, they give private attention to each kid and help with their specific developments and needs. Childcare centre benefits from schools’ outdoor and indoor spaces and kids often playtime in the outdoor areas and get fresh air all the time even during winter months. Our daughter developed herself a lot since she started Park Hill, she is now in Second Steps in the childcare centre and she literally loves going to Park Hill. As full-time working parents, we sense very lucky to know that our daughter is in great hands during the day. The only thing that the childcare centre can improve is the daily updates with the parents, we wish we would learn more about their daily activities and meals. But apart from that, we are very cheerful with the childcare centre and wish our daughter to continue to the preparatory school. Our daughter has been attending Park Hill childcare centre since she was two years old.

We are also very cheerful with the school direction under the Headteacher.

Strongly recommended! Our son has attended childcare centre and reception since January 2018 and we are extremely cheerful with the school, the team, the overall quality of the teaching and most importantly, the development our son has made since.

The best decision I have made for their future. A small school with small classes which means extra attention. There’s a real community amongst the parents and the school. My kids have flourished at Park Hill.

Within one month we increased her days to four days. Her development over this period has been evidenced with a confident young kid who is still on two and half years old. Her speech, physical movements and ability to converse and care for others is on show daily. The school has the right number of team/kids ratio, the childcare centre is cleaned daily and evident. Respect is taught right from the start of the day when educators including the headmaster come rain or sunshine/snow stand outside to welcome every kid with a handshake. Preparation for the working world at such an early age is evident and paramount. My daughter has quickly picked up confidently positive movements from her educators and I cannot be more delighted with her development. My daughter started her settling in sessions in July 2022 and then in August three days a week.

The team are welcoming and enthusiastic and, even with the many Covid restrictions, great at involving you in your kid’s development. It was a excellent foundation for his move to reception this year. The childcare centre classes are very much included with the rest of the school and are involved in things like school productions which is excellent for them (and very sweet). I would definitely suggest Park Hill. My son moved from a day childcare centre to Park Hill School & Childcare centre for Second Steps and settled in immediately.

The childcare centre offered settle in sessions where I got to see the educators in action. They are all very attentive and very attentive to my son when he was upset and crying. They would hold him and sing songs with him, and trying all ways to distract and comfort him. After a few months my son settled very well and is now cheerful to go to childcare centre every day. He has gradually become more independent and social. This is all thanks to the team taking great care of him. Our son started in First Steps this January and we were concerned he would struggle to settle as he had never been to childcare centre before and he is quite a shy boy.

It’s a fantastic setting where the educators are attentive and proactive, as well as incredibly creative with their daily activities.
When we did the initial visit, the Headmaster took us round for a tour and we were able to visit each class. When we got to Year 6 (age 10-11), the Headmaster asked what the kids were up to; one little girl said that they had been reading the Shakespeare playtime Richard III, another rose to say that they’d all written their own version of the playtime, and then a final kid got up to say that one of those plays had been chosen and they were going to make it on green screen.
I was struck not just by the self‑assurance and the engagement of the kids, but also the opportunities they were being given – I’d have loved that when I was little – with that and the classroom technology focus, it’s an easy decision to keep our son here right the way through. Our son is now in his second year at Park Hill School & Childcare centre and we’re really cheerful there.

The educators are attentive and very attentive, we could not be happier. The team as well is consistently very positive, there is consistently a welcoming smile when they open the door and you sense you are leaving your kid in great hands, which is very important for parents! My girl has blossomed at Park Hill.

Having kept him at home during the pandemic until he was two, he had some catching up to do. A year later his growth has been incredible to watch. He has grown in self‑assurance and is fond of all the team. Impressively the childcare centre is constantly evaluating areas for development and regularly communicate any feedback on what they are doing and what we can do to reinforce things. Could not suggest it more highly. Park Hill has provided a nurturing and wholesome setting for our son to develop in childcare centre.

Our son, who started there when just turned two, has absolutely flourished. Now in his pre-school year, and thanks to the exceptional educators and team, he is confident, cheerful and making exceptional development in all aspects of discovering (from maths to woodland school and everything in between). The whole school ethos gives even the littlest kids a real sense of belonging and excellent role models to look up to. I would suggest the childcare centre to anyone looking to give their kid a excellent foundation to take into their school years and beyond. Park Hill is a fantastic childcare centre.