The Palace Day Nursery

2 Windsor Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 2LN
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9.4 87 Reviews
  • The Palace Day Nursery, Milton Keynes
The Palace Day Nursery is a privately owned childcare provision in the central Bletchley area providing care between the hours of 7:30 and 6:00pm and provide an inviting educational establishment which offers high quality care, along with in depth learning intentions.

They are now able to offer ‘Little Palace Holiday and out of school club’ for children up to 8 years of age. The childcare team are qualified to a minimum of level 3; level 4 and two level 6 in Early Years’ with specialism of Education.

At The Palace Day Nursery, professionals believe that they offer competitive childcare prices for an exceptional childcare provision. Contact to see the latest offers for your childcare needs.

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Care Provided by The Palace Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Anisha Ladha
  • Person in charge
  • Lisa Blake (Nursery Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • 3 Months to 5 years old
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 37
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for The Palace Day Nursery

  • 7.30am to 6.00pm - £70.00 per day,
    7.30am to 4pm - £68.00 per day,
    9am to 4.00pm - £65.00 per day,
    7.30am to 1pm - £45.00 per day,
    1.00pm to 6.00pm - £42.00 per day.

The Palace Day Nursery Reviews (87)

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The Palace Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.429) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Palace Day Nursery has 87 reviews.

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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 31 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Sending my son to this nursery was the best decision I made. He has grown in confidence and I can't thank the entire team enough for all the support and time they have given to make sure my son has everything he could possibly need. The nursery manager is amazing, the entire team is fantastic. I couldn't
have asked for a better start to my son's academic career. Thank you for everything.

Reply from Sayyeda Meghji at The Palace Day Nursery

Thank you so much for your kind words.


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Review from Jebachithra T (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Since she joined the nursey my daughter has developed in so many ways. She has had the most amazing time at The Palace Day Nursery, she has had lots of fun. The nursery itself is a fun and bright environment. My daughter loved the teachers very much and the teachers are very approachable for parents.
We are very happy with Palace Day Nursery.

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Review from Cara H (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is lovely. My little boy is always excited to attend and constantly talks about how much fun he has. The staff are professional and friendly.

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Review from C R (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so happy with how everyone at the Palace Day Nursery have treated my son, it's like a second family.
I'm very nervous about who I leave my son with and I can say with 100% certainty that I know my son is extremely well looked after and with these ladies. My little one has blossomed and gained
so much more confidence while attending Palace Day Nursery. They are truly amazing and caring and I feel blessed that we're a part of such an outstanding nursery.

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Review from Alison D (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 3rd child is currently at Palace Day.
We have always been very happy with the love and care given to our children by the staff at Palace Day. Because it is smaller than some nurseries, there is a homely feel about it.
They have always tried to be accommodating when I have needed extra days or
had to swap.
The children have learnt through play and experience things which otherwise they would not have done.
The food is made onsite and has always been enjoyed by my children.
I would fully recommend Palace Day.

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Review from Valentina (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My children love to go to nursery. They are happy and they are learning many things that they proudly show me when they are back home. Staff is kind and helpful. Hopefully, the turnaround in the personnel will be more steady, it changed quite a few times in the last year. I am happy with the communication
to the parents about what’s going on and with activities/initiatives in the nursery.

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Review from Helen K (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

In all the nursery is good. My child enjoys coming here a lot.

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Review from Kirsty E (Mother of Child) published on 5 December 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery with great positive staff. My daughter has improved in both intellectual and social ways. She is a lot more confidence in herself and she is allowing more people to become part of her circle. This nursery is far the best one my daughter has been to and the best suited, positive and
go easy staff with the correct levels of discipline.

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Review from Taylor H (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our experience at Palace Day Nursery has been amazing. Overall, my son is very happy here. Great staff and excellent bond with my son.

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Review from Murshida B (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the nursery and the progress.

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Review from N K (Mother of Child) published on 29 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Welcoming nursery. Plenty going on, parents kept up to date.

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Review from Lucy P (Mother of Child) published on 29 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is friendly and welcoming. The staff are all caring. The setting is smaller than others which we found to help with settling our son quicker.

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Review from Brooke T (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our children love coming here and the staff are fantastic.

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Review from Leah B (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very pleased with The Palace Day Nursery. Staff are always very welcoming and I can see my daughter enjoys her day at nursery. The nursery often has fun things planned for the day.
Love the fact it has it's own chef and garden.

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Review from Jamie (Mother of Child) published on 20 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would recommend this nursery. The staff are all really nice and I felt comfortable leaving my boy here. They always have lots of fun activities going on have a nice garden for the children to play in.
My son started going here when he was he was about 8 months old and he really enjoyed it.
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always keep you up to date on the eyLog with their progress and photos and this was really comforting for me knowing he was happy.
He learnt a lot whilst at the nursey.

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Review from Kelly D (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started here at the beginning of the month, one which has been full of upheaval for our whole family. The staff have been amazing and could not have bent over more to help ease the transition for all of us. They are always smiling and welcoming and my son loves attending. We couldn’t be happier
to be part of The Palace Day Nursery family, and would wholeheartedly recommend it to others.

Reply from Sayyeda Meghji at The Palace Day Nursery

Thank you Kelly for your lovely review.


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Review from Thiyagarajan P (Father of Child) published on 30 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Palace Day Nursery is very friendly environment for both toddler and parents. All are very friendly and welcoming all the time. My little boy enjoys going to nursery. He learned a lot from nursery care. On the very first day he didn't want to get into nursery but recent days he enjoys so much in the
nursery. As soon as you drop him off he just goes inside happily. Overall good place to send your little one. Highly recommended.

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Review from Alannah O (Mother of Child) published on 6 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Since my son has been attending he has become more confident and his speech has come on brilliantly. The staff are friendly and always happy to help.

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Review from Lubaaba A (Mother of Child) published on 8 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Perhaps the best way to tell if a nursery is good is if the child is happy and thrives. Our son is very happy with the nursery and loves his time here. Staff are friendly and helpful, they work hard to accommodate the needs of individual children and parents. Children take part in a great array of activities
which our child loves. As parents, we are happy with the care our son has received and the consistent support of staff for his needs. We would have loved for the nursery to have a larger garden but they make good use of the space they have.

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Review from Stephen M (Father of Child) published on 8 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the overall performance of staff and facilities. Constantly getting feedback and progress updates. Excellent day nursery.

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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.429)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.429) out of 10 for The Palace Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 7 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 4.783 for The Palace Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (70 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 83 Ratings = 4.783

  • 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 4.646 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Palace Day Nursery is based on 7 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 = 3.7

    • 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 37 number of registered child places is 7.4. 7 Positive Reviews ÷ 7.4 = 0.946

  • 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 (3)

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Lisa Blake

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2022

Hi, I’m Lisa Blake and I am the Nursery Manager. I have over 30 years’ experience working within childcare. I enjoy working with all the different age groups and particularly enjoy getting hands on with messy play and exploring the different textures and materials on offer for the children. I strongly believe that learning is developed, nurtured and expanded through mirroring and encouraging positive inclusive play, allowing the children to think for themselves and learn through challenges and achievements. I hold a Level 3 in Childcare and Education and a BTEC diploma in Health Studies and Social Care, Pediatric First Aid, DSL (Safeguarding Lead), Safer Recruitment and Food Hygiene certificates.


Samantha

Samantha Potter

Job Title: Nursery Deputy Manager

Joined: 2021

Hi, I’m Samantha Potter and I am the Deputy Manager and Sapphires Room Leader. I’ve worked in childcare for over 5 years, looking after children aged from a few days old right through to 12 years. I currently hold a Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (Early Years Educator) and I am looking forward to studying for my Level 5 this year. I also hold group fitness, personal training, nutrition and weight management qualifications. These all help me to create activities for the children, that teach them about leading a healthy, balanced lifestyle.


Christine (Chrissie)

Christine (Chrissie) Wallace

Job Title: Nursery 3rd in Charge

Joined: 2021

Hi, I’m Christine Wallace (Chrissie) and I am the Third-In-Charge and Designated Safeguarding Lead of the Palace Day Nursery. I lead the Little Gems room. I have worked in childcare since 2003 after completing a BA(Hons) in Sociology. I have completed studies in Level 3 and Level 4 Childcare. In 2020 I qualified in the Early Years Teacher Status. I love working with all age groups and joining in their fun and games. I love messy play and instilling a creative side with our children. I also love reading, singing and dancing with the children to lots of different types of music. I believe it is important for young children to be able to express themselves in a variety of ways.


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