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Contact Information
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Phone Number01869 351118
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Group/OwnerSparkling Minds Pre-School and Day Nursery Ltd
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Person in ChargeKatarina Turbe (Manager)
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Number of Staff24
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When ClosedBank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
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Total Places for children58
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0800-1800
Drew Hayden
September 14, 2024 at 2:21 pmWe leave her there in the morning, knowing she is going to have an incredible day, supported and cared for by the expert and exceptional team across the setting. Her journey there has, at times, been supported by the whole team, who we know have the best interests of each kid at heart.
I cannot suggest Sparkling Minds enough. My daughter has been at Sparkling Minds for 18 months and has moved rooms in that time.
Marley Grant
September 17, 2024 at 4:13 amMy daughter was thrilled with her journey, and she would consistently be eager to start each day. Can’t suggest it enough! They take excellent care with the kids. An incredible start to our daughters discovering journey. Incredible setting with absolutely lovely team.
Casey Brooks
November 25, 2024 at 6:42 amWe cannot suggest this childcare centre highly enough, all the team are so inviting and cannot do enough for the kids, it feels like a real family setting and my daughter has consistently been so cheerful here, I also sense the team have truly helped with her development. The owners are lovely, highly present at the childcare centre and are putting so much into making it the lovely childcare centre it is, as well as the remarkable manager. My son will be starting the childcare centre next year, and I’m sure he will be as cheerful as my daughter has been! Thank you, Sparkling Minds. My daughter has been coming to this childcare centre since she was 10-months-old and has left today after 3-years to go to school!
Quinn Sutton
December 2, 2024 at 11:39 pmThey have learned so much during their time there, building in self‑assurance and consistently coming home with big smiles, telling us about what they have been discovering. The outdoor space is second to none, with lovely discovering experiences and carefully thought-through equipment, and the addition of a forest school for the older kids has been exceptional. The team are so welcoming, welcoming and attentive, and inclusive of all kids. I would suggest the setting to anyone. Sparkling Minds has been the most fantastic setting for my two boys – attending from June 2020 and November 2022.
Marley Keller
December 8, 2024 at 6:54 amThe team were all incredible; they truly were like an extension to the family. An educational setting that puts the needs of the kid first with a attentive, supportive ethos. An ability to adapt to all circumstances – highlighted by their response to the last 18-months during the global pandemic. Excellent assistance to kids and their parents when they are transitioning to school. My son flourished in his 3 1/2 years here.
Hayden Sharpe
December 10, 2024 at 5:46 pmShe is in Starlight room (pre-school) and has only been there since we moved down in February, but she settled in straight away thanks to the lovely attentive team. The team are incredible with her, and she absolutely adores them. I adore how the manager everyday interacts with all the different rooms and gets to know the kids; my daughter talks about her often.
I think she has come on so much since she has been here; people often think she is older than she actually is.
100% suggest they are a excellent childcare centre. My daughter goes to the childcare centre and absolutely loves it.
Parker Wells
January 31, 2025 at 10:43 amWe’ve known many members of team since 2016, and some key workers have worked with all three of our little ones. This is a peaceful, rural setting, with excellent facilities and discovering opportunities, and the team sense like extended family members. It is exceptionally well run, as proven during the pandemic when they and we had highly little disruption thanks to their fastidious care and attention. The menus are highly great and balanced, and the discovering logs provide details about the daily routine and milestones reached. It’s lovely; we adore it! All three of our kids have been to or are currently at this childcare centre.
Fallon Steele
March 9, 2025 at 5:28 amTeam turnover is low, and it feels as if management is sincere in their respect for the team and their development.
The kids are kept busy with enjoyable and engaging activities all day long and nurture truly special friendships with their peers. The place is full of toys and activities to stimulate their minds and imagination. The owners have put a lot of effort into the upkeep of the setting and improving facilities.
We are so immensely grateful for the way they have cared for our daughter over the last three and a half years. She is leaving childcare centre and eager to start school as a confident, bright, cheerful girl. It was consistently going to need to be a truly special childcare centre for us to sense completely confident and cheerful letting others into our little girl’s life, but as soon as she flung herself into her key worker’s open arms on day one, we knew this was the place for us!
The team at Sparkling Minds genuinely care about the kids; it’s like leaving them with family.
Avery Parker
March 23, 2025 at 12:21 pmMy daughter has been at the childcare centre since she was one up until this September before going to school.
The team are so nurturing with the kids and genuinely care about them. They are welcoming to the parents too, and made myself and my husband sense highly included. Through the nurturing nature of the childcare centre, I sense my daughter has thrived and grown. The discovering is natural and enjoyable, and they are led by the kids’s interests in playtime.
The office team, owners and management are also excellent and want to make a difference, and think about innovative ways to keep on effect change, for example, meetings individually to think about the transition to school with lots of supportive, thoughtful ideas for us to help with. Sparkling Minds is a truly special place.
Blake Griffin
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 amOne of my kids attending the childcare centre has a list of dietary issues and skin sensitivities. The team at Sparkling Minds have been so expert and thorough in making sure my son has had the best care to ensure his safety is of huge importance.
No stone left unturned, ‘i‘s dotted and ‘t’s crossed. Even invited me as the parent to attend their most recent training courses for anaphylaxis training.
Kids couldn’t be in a better, attentive and nurturing setting. Thank you, Sparkling Minds, for all you have done to care for my kids and for giving us parents the best reassurance! This childcare centre is exceptional.
Indigo Norris
April 27, 2025 at 6:11 amThe location is lovely with lots of outdoor space, and the kids are outdoors at least twice a day in all weathers. The food is cooked on-site with a varied and nutritious rolling menu. The team are so attentive, give lots of assistance and cuddles, and truly encourage the kids to be independent. But the real proof that can’t be faked is how much my son loves going! Cannot suggest this childcare centre highly enough.
Jamie Brooks
May 2, 2025 at 10:17 pmThe site, the facilities, the team – all exceptional.
I will be so sad the day he leaves.
It’s a fantastic childcare centre. My 3-year-old has been attending Sparkling Minds for just over a year and has loved it from day one.
Logan Cross
May 3, 2025 at 11:56 amAfter such a long period without much interaction with others due to lockdown, my son started around 11-months-old, and I was so unsure how he would get on. The team are all incredible, excellent at putting us parents at ease, but also all clearly adore their job and treat the little ones with the most adore and care. I have never doubted my decision to send him.
He is absolutely flourishing from his time at childcare centre, and this is a credit to all the incredible activities that are set up each day – lots of time in the garden and him being made to sense at home! I cannot speak more highly of Sparkling Minds.
Toby Delaney
May 25, 2025 at 10:11 amWe are relatively new to the childcare centre but have been exceptionally impressed with how settled our son has been, and his bond with his key worker is truly lovely to see. We adore the interaction via the app, and it’s excellent to be able to see what he’s been up to as well as get key updates on feeds, bottles and sleep. A truly excellent childcare centre! I would truly suggest anyone considering bringing their kid to Sparkling Minds.
Justice Marsh
May 26, 2025 at 7:30 amIt feels like we are leaving them with family every morning. The attention, encouragement and affection they receive from team is so lovely to witness. Sparkling Minds provides outstanding care for both my kids.
Winter Underwood
June 14, 2025 at 3:23 amWords can not honestly express how positive our journey has been in this setting. Our daughter has thrived, gained so much curiosity and has built strong relationships with the team and her peers. All the team are absolutely remarkable and truly engage with the kids and learn about them all as individuals.
Drop off and collections are consistently a pleasure – and nothing ever seems too much of a problem.
We have been at the childcare centre through the change of ownership, and again, we have had nothing but a positive journey, and the childcare centre is going strength to strength. The new owners are highly present, and the emphasis on kid-led and team wellbeing is outstanding.
Sparkling Minds has become a trusted part of our family, which we will be forever grateful for. We have been using Sparkling Minds since January 2018, when we dropped off our 11-month-old.
Alex Parker
July 6, 2025 at 8:08 amThey’re so attentive and welcoming and I trusted them 100% with looking him. They couldn’t do enough for him during his time with them, nothing was ever too much trouble and he blossomed so much during his time there. I would strongly recommended this childcare centre to anybody looking for somewhere secure, nurturing and enjoyable! My son absolutely loved going to the childcare centre and the team were all remarkable with him.