Tockington Manor Nursery

My daughter really enjoys going to Tockington Manor Nursery. The outdoor space is amazing and the children spend lots of time outside and have dedicated nature days. They have access to the school swimming pool and swimming is part of the weekly activities in the final pre-school year. I have been impressed with the learning through play and the more structured learning including learning languages, doing creative artwork and learning letters and numbers. The nursery children recently performed their Christmas play and they all sang and acted beautifully. They eat food in the school dining room and the menu is healthy, varied and delicious. There are many family events throughout the year such as Bonfire Night, Christmas Fayre, Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Day. Thoroughly recommended.

The nursery has a fantastic, clean, organised environment for the children. The outdoor space is especially good. They do many activities with the children and put much thought into the schedule. Activities are fun, seasonal and designed to promote the child’s development. The staff are all friendly and dedicated, clearly caring for the wellbeing of the children.

Our daughter has excelled at Tockington Manor Nursery, from the first day we bundled her into her uniform and through the door right up to now over a year on. She transitioned from her previous nursery without a problem.
Creative play and confidence feature highly, with regular feedback given, and online postings of activities and play.
We know how much our daughter loves being outdoors, and she is constantly telling us, come rain or shine, of the exciting things she has discovered on one of her nature walks.
The staff have all been lovely, and the communication and handovers just right.
The true test is the recommendation, and my wife and I, do this to all the new parents we know who live in the area. Our second daughter is due to start this year, and we know she will be in good hands each day she is there.
Hopefully, the nursery will be able to open from 1-year onwards in the future, we would gladly have started with them then.

Our daughter started at the nursery at 2 and was initially quite unsettled, but we have been incredibly impressed with the effort that the nursery has made to settle her in. They always seem to be doing a huge range of activitwoies, including lots of physical play, and they have a huge amount of fun. Our daughter particularly enjoys being outside and has loved all the environmental walks that they have done and the activities. They seem to do lots of things to help develop the children through play; she has come home learning lots of new songs, games and has picked up letter sounds already. She really loves her key worker who has shown a real keenness to get to know our daughter and what she likes to do. We had some issues with potty training, and the nursery was fantastic in supporting us and in introducing initiatives, which helped us at home. They are also incredibly supportive in terms of making things work for us as busy parents and are very flexible.

We moved our daughter to Tockington as soon as she was at the minimum age, and she has flourished ever since.
The grounds speak for themselves, surrounded by woodlands and use of the school’s grounds and fields etc.
The food is varied and fresh and always a highlight of my daughters day.
There is clearly a strong focus on manners and vocabulary, which has really aided my daughter’s social development.
The real shining stars of this nursery, however, are the staff. Three particular ladies are some of my daughters favourite human beings in the whole wide world (her words not mine!) and it is clear to see why. All the staff I have come across are friendly, approachable and know the children very well.
The manager of the nursery is always on hand if you have any questions, and you always receive prompt responses to any questions.
I will be sad when my daughter leaves the nursery, as will she!

Both of my sons are at Tockington Manor Nursery, one in the younger ‘Woodpeckers’ class and the other in the ‘Owls’. They are both so happy there! Even early on when they were hesitant being left, they were both settled within minutes of me leaving, and the staff were so kind with them which made it easier! Great things include the grounds, varied activities but most importantly to me, the staff who are genuinely interested in the children and really focus on their individual needs to bring them on. They each have a key person who seems to be whomever they most naturally bond with, but I’ll resist special mentions as they’re all lovely! They’re also, fantastic support to me as a worrier mum! They support or reassure where appropriate and have always been so willing to spend time talking me through ‘challenging’ spells we may have with the boys, and the manager always makes time for ‘bigger picture’ conversations, especially through the pandemic, which has been brilliant. Thoroughly recommend the nursery.

My son has been at this nursery just coming up to a year at Easter, he struggled to settle but with the support and love he received from the staff in Woodpecker 2 and then in Owls he has come to love it. They have supported us with development delays and toilet training and are always there for a chat if needed.
My son leaves this summer to go to school and I really can’t thank the staff enough for getting him ready for the next big adventure.

Tockington Manor Nursery is a very good nursery. Definitely have a lot to offer the children such as cookery, environmental play, learning different languages and swimming. I’ve definitely seen my children progress and develop a lot since joining. They could improve however in communication with the parents and support for children with SEN but other than that it’s a great place.

Superb nursery setting, the staff are all fantastic. Settled in incredibly. Loves the variety of activities, engaging and fun learning. The grounds are beautiful seeing the children spend lots of time exploring outside. Very nurturing, and focused on child development.
Genuinely feel development has accelerated at Tockington, with early learning of language, speech and vocabulary.

I would highly recommend Tockington Manor Nursery. My son loves attending and has developed some lovely relationships with several staff members and has made great friends. It’s lovely to hear about all the activities that he gets up to each day and see this on the app.