Sixpenny Day Nursery

My child has been going to Sixpenny Nursery since he was ten months old; he is now nearly four. He started during Covid, and I cannot speak highly enough of the staff who have consistently been there over this time. It’s been lovely to have some consistency in my child’s care and sharing his progress with the members of staff. There have been staff who have only been there for a short while, as I understand happens at many nurseries, but there are members who have been there for the long haul.
The variety of food has always been good; however, I know my child often has to ask for second helpings as he is a hungry one. He is always given more food when he asks.
The outside space that Sixpenny has is amazing. They have plenty of activities they can do in the garden; they also have a wooded area and fields to run around in. I love the fact that they are planting seeds at this time of year to help the children understand spring.

Sixpenny Day Nursery has been a place in our hearts since my little girl started in 2020.
Over three years, she has developed and flourished, and this is down to the dedicated staffing team throughout the building. All staff are welcoming and friendly when walking through the nursery to her room on drop off and collection.
The outdoor space is just mind-blowing, and the children have so many learning opportunities in the outside environment.
My little girl is so excited to attend the forest school soon, and we are very lucky to have this life experience at the nursery. Keep up the hard work, Sixpenny!

Great staff, great atmosphere, all-round can’t fault the place.

Some lovely staff however individual child attention and support around their development is significantly lacking. One update a month is now received in individual child diary instead of one a day. And then it is a generic room update not specific to your child.
Children are routinely very dirty on leaving which is expected – but very dirty face with mud in eyes etc is too far and happens regularly. Very high charges for consumables and extras but very little evidence of art, craft or other activities taking place. Very few structured activities it seems. Their separate finance team seem to manage accounts very badly. Incorrect information is often shared, confusing invoices with no explanation and threatening chasers are automatically sent despite payments made on the date they request. We have had children at Sixpenny for 7 years now and would sadly not recommend them following the new company taking over. There are some very caring staff but our overall impression is still very poor.

My daughter absolutely loves going to Sixpenny Day Nursery. She is shy and can get overwhelmed with new experiences but she has been settled and happy there since day one and looks forward to going. The staff are kind, caring and supportive and I know she is being well cared for while I am at work. She has formed lovely bonds with everyone who has looked after her in each room. They have excellent facilities and the outside spaces are very well equipped and maintained. My younger daughter will be starting there in a few weeks and I feel confident that she will be just as happy there as her big sister. All in all, a great nursery with a lovely atmosphere which I would recommend to others.

My daughter recently started to attend this nursery, and since she started, the staff have been absolutely amazing. The nursery is beautiful and perfect for any child that might love nature and the outdoors. My daughter adored the outside, and this nursery really encourages that. She always comes home bright and happy after each day. The food options are great and promote a well-balanced diet and a good variety of different options. The classrooms are clean and warm, and everyone is extremely welcoming. I would highly recommend it.

Utterly brilliant. Both my children have been with Sixpenny from eight months old until starting school and have thrived there. The care, attention and education they receive is first class, and I trust the teachers/caregivers implicitly. I’d recommend (I do!) Sixpenny to anyone.

The staff are excellent, very friendly and supportive. My son loves going to nursery because of the approachable staff and playing in the brilliant facilities. Especially the outside space with woods and animals.

I love the fact my girls come here. The staff are excellent, passionate, creative and loving with the kids. I like that the kids are taught to be resilient and push themselves and encouraged to try and not overprotected in the outdoors. But they are safe and well cared for whilst they develop those essential skills. I’ve seen the development of all of them go up every day they are there. The twins are different children when they come home, seemingly more grown up after every visit. So it’s worth its weight in gold.

My son has been at this nursery since the dark days of Covid. He has had a great time and always comes home happy after a great day. In particular, Forest School was a firm favourite with the goats.
The staff have always been fantastic, loving and caring and always relay the day to me.
He will be going to primary school in September, and we wish to give thanks to the staff and the nursery. It’s been a very positive experience.