The Old Barn Day Nursery

All my children have been to The Old Barn Day Nursery. They have always been so happy going and felt that they have always been ready for school when they have finished at The Old Barn Day Nursery. The team do an amazing job! Thanks so much.

This is a wonderful nursery that my son has been attending for the last twelve months and he absolutely loves it. We loved the natural setting of The Old Barn Day Nursery with its wooden beams and lots of wooden and sustainable toys to play with. The outdoor space has recently had an upgrade and is much enjoyed by our son. He adores his carers, chatting about them every time he comes back from nursery and the staff are all brilliant. They really are like a second family to our little one and are very supportive and proud of him when he’s able to master a new skill, which is really lovely! He always eats well there and even naps pretty well too, which I didn’t expect at all before he started! We get regular updates on how our son is enjoying his day and how he’s progressing, which I love to read about and of course, this really helps to settle the nerves when they first start. I recommend this nursery without hesitation.

My son has been going to the Old Barn for some time now, and he really enjoys going. He gets so excited to come. The members of staff are fantastic and are always happy to help. My son has come a long way since starting nursery, his speech has come along amazingly and he shares so well. I would recommend the nursery to anyone.

So pleased that we chose this nursery for my daughter. She has attended since she was a baby. She is cared for so well, always comes home having learned new things, speaks highly of the staff and is very happy there.

We absolutely love The Old Barn because our daughter has the best time on her days there. We’ve had the experience is being in both rooms now and our daughter just thrives. The staff are so attentive and she thinks the world of them. Though I’m concerned there’s been a lot of staff changes of late. The only thing I would say negative, is the lack of parents’ app updates now. We used to get them regularly and whilst I appreciate the care of the children is much more important than the worker spending time on an iPad. What would be really nice is a ‘this week we’ve done…’ so you can understand and see what your child has been up to, as some are still too little to tell you what they’ve done and you don’t want to spend ages at the door when collecting your child, as there is always a large queue of other parents waiting. This is not a criticism of the Old Barn as I believe this was a Head Office decision but it’s something that should have been taken into consideration. Thanks.

Our daughter seems like she loves going to nursery. All the staff welcome her like they see her every day, even though it’s only once a week. One staff member makes it seem as though she is genuinely happy to see her each time as if she is her favourite (even if she isn’t, making her feel that special is great!). Always really secure on pick up/drop off; if a newer member of staff sees me they check with experienced staff to make sure I’m the right person. She will walk gladly to all the staff with open arms, really support her with the activities – even if she’s trying to be very independent at the minute – and give a good summary at the end of the day.
Brilliant nursery that really cares, put thought into the day and makes us feel safe where our daughter is. We’d recommend them to anyone.

The nursery staff give great care for my child. She is happy when she goes in the mornings and as well positive and content when she goes home. She enjoys her time there. All the staff are wonderful and well trained to react in any situation, even in accidents and they give their best everyday. They helped a lot with her shyness, speech and potty training. Her keyworker identifies skills that could improve and keeps working with her.
We love having access to the app and see how she goes with her day and see snapshots of her, however, there could be more information on what children have done during the day (either on the app or on pick up) so that parents can work on certain activities at home too.

My little boy has been attending The Old Barn Day Nursery and is absolutely loving his time there. He has built great relationships with both the staff and other children there and always comes back extremely happy. I am happy with the variety of activities done with the children.

Brilliant nursery! Our daughter loves going here and they always make sure she is learning as well as having fun. Special mention to her key worker, we are so happy she returned to The Old Barn, she truly is amazing with children and makes our daughter feel very happy and settled at nursery! As are all the other girls, our daughter has a couple of other favourites. Updated throughout the day with images and notes on how her day is going through an app, which is really nice if you sometimes leave them in the morning unsettled.

The Old Barn Day Nursery has been a really great nursery. It really is the lovely staff that make it possible. The girls are so caring and great with our son and it really makes me feel at ease knowing they look after him like their own. He has loved this nursery and I always feel like things are communicated well.
The only downfall has been the invoicing, which we have had numerous issues with but hopefully, this has now been resolved. That aside, it’s a great place with lovely staff.