The Lyme Nursery

The Lyme Nursery has been a wonderful choice for us and our daughter. At no point have I ever felt that anything has been too much trouble for them. I email all the time with numerous questions and they always get back to me. They meet our needs and most importantly, my daughter’s needs, without fail. Our little girl is thriving. She loves attending the Lyme, she talks about the staff and the other children all of the time.

Our little boy started nursery in May and has already improved on his speech. He has settled in well and really looks forward to going to the nursery every morning. We can’t wait to see what else he improves on, while here.

This nursery is simply incredible – both my sons have attended since they were 8 months old. The staff treat them like family and cater to any of their individual needs. They learn the children’s personalities, likes, and dislikes and tailor their learning and fun towards this. Being a serving member of the military during deployments, they have gone above and beyond to support the whole family and have made the time as happy as possible, providing stability when Mummy is away. My eldest has been fully prepared for the transition to school and the nursery has provided him such a solid start in life, with the best staff and environment which has allowed him to develop and thrive. I could go on and on and will be so sad when the boys are too old to attend as the nursery really feels like a second home. I feel totally at ease dropping them off and know my children are in safe, capable and caring hands. Thank you so much for everything – The Lyme Nursery is the best!

Fantastic nursery – we have never had a problem. They have been amazing and are currently taking our little boy in on extra days, which has helped us more than they probably know. Fantastic nursery – always happy, welcoming staff too!

Poor management has unfortunately created a closed culture within an otherwise well-run establishment. The staff rotation has had a detrimental effect on my daughter’s confidence and willingness to attend. Numerous poor basic practice has been reported to the management (one such occasion was a soiled nappy left on for at least 15 minutes) due to poor communication between staff. This resulted in our daughter suffering intense nappy rash and burning of the skin. There have been multiple occasions where staffing levels are evidently below the required ratio per house policy. The main concern for this Nursery is staffing levels. There rarely appears to be a full staff team and staff rotation is constant. Therefore I would not recommend this Nursery to anybody with a child that requires consistency and routine.

The nursery went out of their way to accommodate several settling-in days for my daughter, both before and after Christmas, as she was due to start in the middle of January. Even after the first week, I could tell my daughter loved going as she was so excited to walk through the door every morning. The staff are all wonderful and so informative on pick-up. The outdoor area is what sold me on the nursery and I can tell my daughter loves it too from the updates. The new parents’ app is amazing and I love checking up on what she has been doing all day along with the photos. Overall, I am so glad we picked this nursery for our little girl and love watching her develop with the help of the girls. Can’t wait to see what her next steps are going to be.

My son has recently started at the Lymes nursery and he is in the baby room. For the past two months he has really enjoyed going into nursery and has always got a big smile on his little face. The staff are super friendly and truly just amazing. I couldn’t have a better group of girls to look after my little man. As my little boy is only 10 months old, it’s so relieving knowing that he’s in the best hands! At pick-ups, the girls are so great at giving his handovers and I’m so pleased to know how much he gets up to throughout his day and the new app is truly amazing. I get to see him play with his little friends and he has always got a big smile on his face in each photo they take. Every time that I come to collect him, I can’t stop praising the baby room staff as they are simply amazing with looking after all the little ones and they treat them all with so much care. My little man has recently started walking and they give him so much praise it honestly warms my heart!