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Review for Kindred Bournemouth Nursery and Pre-School
19 March 2025
Our 9-month-old daughter started at Kindred Bournemouth Nursery and Pre-School in January 2025 and we have felt confident to leave her in the care of her approachable key worker, and the other caring staff since day one. Our daughter has already developed so much - including eating so much more than she ever does at home. I would highly recommend Kindred...
Review for Comfort Angelz Daycare Walthamstow, London
19 March 2025
It's been two years my son going nursery and he only knows what I teach him at home so it's depends on the staff I think how they handling the kids I don't want to degrade someone but that's the true opinion, only need to work on teaching otherwise it's ok.
Review for Four Brooks Day Nursery & Pre-school, Coventry
19 March 2025
Yes good nursery. We like the teacher and encourage out child to get better.
Review for Sinclair Nursery, Glasgow, Glasgow City
19 March 2025
Caring, attentive staff and always have the children's best interests, putting their needs first and maintaining a good relationship with the parents. My child goes in happy and looks forward to his day at nursery as he is always excited to see what fun things he's going to do. Sinclair Nursery has helped my child develop and grow emotionally, physically...
Review for Early Learners Nursery Widnes, Widnes, Cheshire
19 March 2025
Our 2-year-old has been attending the nursery since December 2024 and I can honestly say his development over those short few months has been excellent. The staff are lovely and nothing is too much trouble for them. I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough. Best decision we made placing him there.
Search all UK Nurseries by Location / Compare Average Review Score by Location
The review score shown is the average review score for all nurseries in the relevant country, region or county. The review score is a proprietary score that ranges from 1 - 10 and takes into account review recency, quantity and overall rating value.
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England
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Barking & Dagenham Borough
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9.3
Barnet Borough
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Bexley Borough
53 Nurseries -
9.1
Brent Borough
91 Nurseries -
9.4
Bromley Borough
94 Nurseries -
9.3
Camden Borough
77 Nurseries -
8.9
City of London Borough
7 Nurseries -
9.2
Croydon Borough
127 Nurseries -
9.1
Ealing Borough
116 Nurseries -
9.4
Enfield Borough
78 Nurseries -
9.4
Greenwich Borough
94 Nurseries -
9.0
Hackney Borough
79 Nurseries -
9.0
Hammersmith & Fulham Borough
57 Nurseries -
8.9
Haringey Borough
73 Nurseries -
9.3
Harrow Borough
84 Nurseries -
9.2
Havering Borough
83 Nurseries -
9.0
Hillingdon Borough
78 Nurseries -
9.3
Hounslow Borough
61 Nurseries -
9.0
Islington Borough
67 Nurseries -
9.4
Kensington & Chelsea Borough
52 Nurseries -
9.3
Kingston upon Thames Borough
41 Nurseries -
9.3
Lambeth Borough
99 Nurseries -
9.1
Lewisham Borough
108 Nurseries -
8.8
Merton Borough
73 Nurseries -
8.9
Newham Borough
77 Nurseries -
9.1
Redbridge Borough
87 Nurseries -
9.2
Richmond Borough
81 Nurseries -
9.0
Southwark Borough
86 Nurseries -
9.3
Sutton Borough
49 Nurseries -
9.0
Tower Hamlets Borough
59 Nurseries -
9.2
Waltham Forest Borough
83 Nurseries -
9.0
Wandsworth Borough
133 Nurseries -
9.3
Westminster Borough
57 Nurseries
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Bath & North East Somerset
50 Nurseries -
9.2
Bristol
96 Nurseries -
9.6
Cornwall
114 Nurseries -
9.4
Devon
241 Nurseries -
9.2
Dorset
171 Nurseries -
9.1
Gloucestershire
173 Nurseries -
Isles of Scilly
1 Nurseries -
9.0
North Somerset
52 Nurseries -
9.0
Somerset
130 Nurseries -
9.4
South Gloucestershire
77 Nurseries -
9.0
Wiltshire
195 Nurseries
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Northern Ireland
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Scotland
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Aberdeenshire
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Angus
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Argyll & Bute
11 Nurseries -
8.8
Ayrshire
40 Nurseries -
8.8
City of Edinburgh
91 Nurseries -
9.5
Clackmannanshire
5 Nurseries -
10
Dumfries & Galloway
17 Nurseries -
9.4
Dunbartonshire
28 Nurseries -
9.6
East Lothian
15 Nurseries -
8.2
Falkirk
14 Nurseries -
8.7
Fife
31 Nurseries -
9.0
Glasgow City
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Highland
19 Nurseries -
9.0
Inverclyde
10 Nurseries -
9.0
Lanarkshire
97 Nurseries -
9.3
Midlothian
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Moray
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Orkney
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8.6
Perth & Kinross
21 Nurseries -
9.3
Renfrewshire
52 Nurseries -
9.8
Scottish Borders
19 Nurseries -
9.3
Stirling
19 Nurseries -
9.2
West Lothian
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Western Isles (Eilean Siar)
1 Nurseries
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Wales
380 Nurseries-
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Blaenau Gwent
6 Nurseries -
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Bridgend
16 Nurseries -
10
Caerphilly
17 Nurseries -
9.4
Cardiff
53 Nurseries -
9.5
Carmarthenshire
23 Nurseries -
8.7
Ceredigion
6 Nurseries -
9.5
Conwy
16 Nurseries -
10
Denbighshire
16 Nurseries -
9.4
Flintshire
22 Nurseries -
Gwynedd
6 Nurseries -
9.8
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon)
4 Nurseries -
9.6
Merthyr Tydfil
6 Nurseries -
8.2
Monmouthshire
13 Nurseries -
10
Neath - Port Talbot
16 Nurseries -
9.4
Newport
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Pembrokeshire
15 Nurseries -
9.9
Powys
14 Nurseries -
9.7
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
28 Nurseries -
9.2
Swansea
26 Nurseries -
Torfaen
16 Nurseries -
9.7
Vale of Glamorgan
18 Nurseries -
10
Wrexham
21 Nurseries
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Channel Islands
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Isle of Man
10 Nurseries
Day Nurseries
Day nurseries are settings that provide childcare and early years education to children up to five years old. They support children to grow and develop using different approaches to childcare and teaching, however learning through play is central in all settings.
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Nursery schools have a trained teacher or headteacher in charge and provide more structured, educational activities than a day nursery. Although children also learn through play, there is a strong focus on preparing children for the transition to primary school.
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Nursery & Childcare Advice
View our comprehensive nursery advice section, with the latest information on funding childcare, starting nursery, types of early childhood education, special educational needs and disabilities, covid advice, early years development and early years learning. A few of our most popular articles are shown below.
Nursery fees advice
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Types of early years settings
To help you find the right type of educational care for your child.
Finding a nursery
Choosing the right nursery can be extremely daunting as you have to take that huge leap of faith and trust someone else to care for your child.
Settling your child into nursery
Leaving your child at nursery for the first time can be difficult for many parents, causing distress and anxiety to both parent and child.
What your child will learn and do at nursery
Every early years setting follows an early years curriculum to help ensure your child reaches the right milestones for their age.
Childcare costs: How much do you pay in the UK?
Paying for childcare is costly and differs based on where you live in the UK.
Top 10 ways to support your child's learning at home
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Forest school: A natural approach to learning
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