Description
Contact Information
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Phone Number01823 587587
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Details
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Group/OwnerTops Day Nurseries
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Person in ChargeCamila Tavares (Manager)
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Number of Staff26
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When ClosedBank Holidays
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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 children36
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 4 years 0 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0800-1800
Stephanie W
February 2, 2018 at 12:00 amReally good nursery, very good with supporting my son and myself, cannot fault any of the staff they are very hard working.
Jodie A
February 2, 2018 at 12:00 amOur daughter loves going to nursery. The staff and the facilities are amazing.
The learning is delivered in a fun, age-appropriate manner.
Abi N
February 2, 2018 at 12:00 amLove this nursery. The staff couldn’t make your child more welcome, my daughter loves going there and has settled in so well!
Diane
February 2, 2018 at 12:00 amAmazing nursery and staff! Having moved my son from elsewhere we are extremely happy with everything. The free settling in sessions are worth their weight in gold as my son had quite a severe separation from the other playschool we tried, so he got to know everyone and how the nursery worked. We did this for two months at least once a week and having started properly this January, he’s loving it! And I feel happy to know he’s looked after whilst I am at work!
Doug J
February 5, 2018 at 12:00 amGreat nursery with really friendly staff who are 100% focused on the children. Our child has developed so much since attending.
Kayleigh M
February 7, 2018 at 12:00 amAmazing nursery, amazingly my supportive staff, not just to our children but to us as a family. I have been nothing but impressed since my boys started. The manager and her wonderful team should be very proud.
Karen D
February 7, 2018 at 12:00 amI trust the staff at Mini Mariners and can see the benefits in my children as a result of them spending 2 full days at this nursery. I especially love that they make the effort to get the kids outside every day, if at all possible (weather dependent!). Offering Forest School is a bonus, and I take it up at every opportunity.
Kirsty
October 24, 2019 at 12:00 amLovely nursery with wonderful supportive staff. My son absolutely loves attending nursery and runs in without a fuss and a goodbye mummy, every time he attends.
Jade J
February 21, 2020 at 12:00 amMy daughter absolutely loves going to nursery, she has been going to Mini Mariners for two years. Staff are brilliant, the key worker is great, everyone is so friendly and helpful.
Rea G
February 21, 2020 at 12:00 amFabulous, safe, fun and imaginative environment that my daughter absolutely loves being in. The staff are amazing and greet every child every morning giving that personal touch. It’s hard to leave your child in the care of others but the staff make it so much easier (Thank you)
Watching relationships grow between child and key workers is fantastic and the information you are given daily, weekly and monthly is clear.
I recommend Mini Mariners to anyone looking for a small, personal, creative nursery for their child.
Katherine J
February 27, 2020 at 12:00 amWe have used Mini Mariners for both our children and we wouldn’t have considered anywhere else second time round. The nursery is like extended family to us, and my 6-yr old loves going back to see all the staff there. All the staff are fantastic with the children and really set up them up for the transition to school. My eldest daughter is now in year 2 at school, and my current daughter is 2yrs old and has been in nursery since she was 9-months old. The nursery has fully supported both my daughters with their dairy allergy and is extremely careful during meal times and activities. The staff support and encourage toilet training, working to our routine to ensure it stays the same at home and at nursery. The staff take the children on days out, which my daughter thoroughly enjoys. The key workers always ask us for our daughters’ interests and likes to plan activities around these, and the online learning journal is a massive benefit.
T D
February 27, 2020 at 12:00 amTops Mini Mariners is the best nursery in our area – it’s Ofsted report is amazing. One of my children left in July and my other child started the following January. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone. The staff are amazing and approachable. Very friendly and my children are always excited when I say it’s time for nursery. They love it there.
Nicola R
February 27, 2020 at 12:00 amA wonderful nursery. My son really enjoys going and has always had a brilliant relationship with his keyworkers and other members of staff.
Marlena P
February 27, 2020 at 12:00 amMe and my kids love this place. Staff are amazing, they help my autistic son feel like he is home. I will recommend this nursery to everyone.
Misha L
July 24, 2020 at 12:00 amMy little girl goes to this nursery, and its great staff are very reassuring. I’m always getting sent what my little girl is up to while she is there through the app, which I find really reassuring as she always looks so happy and always learning new things – highly recommend.
Emma P
December 3, 2021 at 12:00 amMy daughter has been coming here since September and I can honestly say the staff are amazing! She has developed so much in so many ways, from speech to even toilet training! If ever I have a concern, they are on hand to help and do so with a smile. They listen and work with you. My daughter has only been there 3 months, so far and she absolutely loves it.
Tom M
April 11, 2022 at 12:00 amMy Children go to Tops Mini Mariners and have done for several years now. Unfortunately, the nursery standards appear to have slipped over in recent months and it does feel that things are held together by a select few members of staff.
I do feel like staff turnover has become more common to the point where it’s now having a detrimental effect. I can see this by the number of times my child’s key worker changes and the lack of familiarity I have with the team at Mini Mariners these days. It may be that I have high standards but this wasn’t how Mini Mariners was before.
I also find that the sickness policies enforced by Tops have become so strict that it has got to the point where my children are hardly there. This is highly inconvenient for a working parent and not consistent with other nurseries.
On a positive note, the nursery staff that are left are amazing. Two of which, are both unfortunately leaving.
Hope C
August 26, 2022 at 12:00 amFrom day one, the nursery staff have been incredible. All the staff have the exact temperament you would like for someone looking after your child. They are always calm, kind and patient, even when my child doesn’t want to go in. My girl loves her key worker and is always asking when she will see her. The staff were incredible in helping my little girl to start walking when I was worried about it. There are always fun and different activities going on, and I get to see photo’s through the app which I love. It just feels like they really care. My child calls all the carers her friends.
B L
November 2, 2022 at 12:00 amBrilliant nursery, always happy to stand and have a chat about your child and tell you about how your child got on and what they did at nursery. My personal experience is they are a lot better than other nurseries in the area.
L A
March 20, 2023 at 12:00 amAllergens weren’t catered for and steps to avoid allergens that we had agreed and put in place with a member of staff to put the ingredient list prior to his nursery day on the eylog weren’t done. I have decided to withdraw my child due to this as I don’t think this is a good fit for a child with allergies. Part of the problem is the lack of allowing packed lunches as I could have catered to his food allergens and then we might have considered keeping him there. Lack of communication and opportunity to discuss problems. Lack of following through with plans of problem-solving. Just in general lacks consistency with what they say and what they do.