Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford)

19 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford MK40 3QJ
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9.9 157 Reviews
  • Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford), Bedford
Lavenders Day Nursery is set in a beautifully converted property retaining much of its original character. They have also obtained their Green Flag Award at distinction level by Eco-Schools.

The large, fully resourced garden offers year-round structured and free play activities designed to promote children's social, emotional and physical development.

A friendly and enthusiastic employee team work closely with the children and parents, building strong partnerships. Lavenders offers high-quality day care where every child is treated as an individual.

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Care Provided by Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford)

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Dizzie Newberry (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 50
  • Total Places for Children
  • 108
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 2 Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Pick up and drop off parking available.


Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford) Reviews (157)

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Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.926) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford) has 157 reviews.

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Review from Karanjit D (Father of Child) published on 19 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The service and updates provided by nursery is excellent. My son's development is great and I see the development.

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Review from H M (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of our children have thoroughly enjoyed their time at Lavenders Day Nursery. The staff are fabulous and we always feel our children are well cared for and happy to learn here.

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Review from Lizzie&Rich (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very pleased with the nursery.

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Review from Anthem S (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Good level of information and the progress of our children. Awareness of progress in relation to others and which is expected at her age(s). Contact with key person(s) is appreciated on relevant topics.

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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lavenders Day Nursery is a lovely place. Both my children have been happy here and love coming to the nursery.

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Review from Jessica O (Mother of Child) published on 19 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started at Lavenders just before she turned a year and is now three. In the 2.5+ years she has been at Lavenders I have been delighted by the care received and I have nothing but praise for everyone there. I found it very daunting leaving my little baby but immediately felt at ease as I
could see how much they cared for her. As my daughter has moved up through the rooms, I have felt that she has been loved and cared for by all the staff. The communication between staff members is excellent and my little girl is so, so happy there. The whole team are very nurturing and listen to both the needs of the child and the parent. I cannot recommend this nursery enough and will be very sad when the time comes for my little girl to leave.

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Review from Jacqui P (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Every member of staff I have met has always been helpful, approachable and friendly. I cannot recommend this nursery enough, my daughter loves it and I'm always at ease when I drop her off each morning.

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Review from Tasha G (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Made so easy, my first child so I thought it would be difficult leaving him in other peoples care. Everyone is so lovely.

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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our experience of this nursery is that they are friendly and flexible yet thorough and forward thinking. They consider carefully what the family needs, contacting when necessary and updating us with news, daily updates of activities and necessary information. The team are friendly and clearly have a
lovely relationship with our daughter, understanding her personal preferences and needs, despite the fact that she is only with them for a day and a half a week. She has a range of stimuli and activities and is very happy there. We like the range of food she has and the rest, outdoor play and sleep time. Overall this is an excellent nursery.

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Review from Amy A (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A lovely nursery which nurture and engage young children. Staff are kind and caring and listen to needs of parents and children.

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Review from Mateusz D (Father of Child) published on 1 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with this nursery. All staff are very friendly, I like the detailed reports about your child. Play room us always clean and so are the toys and all the equipment kids are using during the day.

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Review from Helen D (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful environment for little ones to enjoy. The staff are very friendly and enthusiastic and welcome the children into nursery beautifully. The range of activities and materials they have on offer is excellent and they encourage the children to be independent.

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Review from Heather C (Mother of Child) published on 20 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very well presented nursery with many opportunities for learning and play. Hot meals that are far more varied than my daughter's previous nursery. A nice big garden for play and provide wet weather clothing for rainy days. Wish there was a larger place to be able to leave buggy, but that is very minor.
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Review from Benedetta K (Mother of Child) published on 15 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attended this nursery for 1 and a half years. She loved it. When she started she could not speak any English and the nursery nurses helped her to feel comfortable and she can now speak a second language thanks to what she learnt there as at home we only speak Italian. The nursery nurses
are all lovely and the manager is amazing. I work shifts and she always helped me to accommodate my daughter even if sometimes at the last minute. None of the other nurseries are so flexible. I would definitely recommend them to anybody and we felt like we were leaving our daughter with a family member which made her and us feel happy.

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Review from Emily C (Mother of Child) published on 1 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Love the nursery as my as my little boy - he has come on leaps and bounds development wise. Very pleased with all the lovely staff.

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Review from Michael W (Father of Child) published on 29 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has benefited significantly from the experiences/opportunities provided. He seems comfortable with is care providers and interacts with confidence. His eating patterns have improved tremendously. His playing and understanding is advanced for his age. His development is excellent we attribute
much of this to the care given at Lavenders. Thank You.

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Review from Anthony H (Father of Child) published on 15 July 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not praise Lavender's Day Nursery highly enough and would certainly recommend it to any parent thinking of putting their child into nursery.


It will be my sons last day next week and I can honestly say that he will miss it very much. The management and staff are very professional and always

made my son feel good as he always looked forward to going to nursery.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.926)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.926) out of 10 for Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 34 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 34 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.926 for Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford) is calculated as follows: ( (381 Excellents x 5) + (24 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 408 Ratings = 4.926

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Lavenders Day Nursery (Bedford) is based on 34 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 108 number of registered child places is 21.6, which has been reached with 34 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Dizzie

Dizzie Newberry

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2008

Dizzie is the Manager of Lavenders Day Nursery in Bedford and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 19 years. Dizzie has been with Childbase Partnership for 14 of those years.


What is your favourite feature of Lavenders?
The large outdoor space provides lots of opportunities to explore and challenge.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
The passion to maintain outstanding every day and the opportunities they give the children to make memories.


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