Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, Braintree CM7 3QZ
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9.9 104 Reviews
  • Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill, Braintree
Spring Nursery: A springboard for healthy first steps. Where you can leave your child safe in the knowledge that they are going to have fun being equipped with the practical skills they will need as they grow up.

Staff build on what you do by encouraging each child to discover their individuality, try new things, make friends and to learn about the modern world through play.

Spring Nursery is located less than 1 mile from Braintree Freeport and offers a 49 place day nursery. Its is open from 7.30am until 6pm, 51 weeks of the year for children aged 0 months to eleven years.

They also have a holiday club through school holidays open from 7.30am until 6pm.

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Care Provided by Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jade Arnold (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 14
  • Total Places for Children
  • 65
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 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 Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill

  • Sessions range in price depending on session times and age range.


    Fees can be requested by emailing direct or booking a tour.
  • Parking

  • Car park on site


Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill Reviews (104)

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9.9

Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.904) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill has 104 reviews.

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Review from Rachel W (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely would recommend Spring Carousel Nursery. The staff there are wonderful, my daughter absolutely loves going. They are so down to earth and supportive, my daughter has been going since she was 1 and is 3 now, and still everyday loves to go every day. She has come on so much and is learning
something new every day. I have now also had another child, and when I return to work, he will also be joining, which I can’t wait for.

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Review from Karrina B (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff really care for your child, and you're notified about everything that is happening in the nursery, staff patiently give you all answers you need.
My daughter wishes to be there daily even when she has to stay home.

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Review from Zoe C (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery has been brilliant. Very good communication between staff and myself regarding my son using there app! They have wonderful relationships with my son; he settled in amazingly and talks about his friends and teachers all the time. I find my son learning something new every time he comes home
from preschool. I have had only good remarks to say about the nursery. They have been very helpful thought lockdown and are very accommodating in difficult times. Thumbs up from me and the kids!

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Review from Alice T (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Spring Nursery has helped my child with their development also with their additional needs, we as parents have seen the change. They are always there to support my child and us when needed and we are very happy with the nursery. They always got updates on how our child is getting on and will help in
any way they can for the child.

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Review from Danielle H (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has settled into this nursery very well and has come on leaps and bounds since being there. It’s been a difficult time throughout lockdown but the nursery staff have made it easier, fun and generally trying to normalise life for the children. My daughter has so much fun at nursery and talks
about it constantly, even on her days off. The staff are very helpful and accommodating when there is a problem and very understanding when it comes to us overprotective, clingy mums. Overall, a great nursery and highly recommend!

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Review from Charlotte R (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We looked at a few nurseries before sending our baby here and we instantly knew this was the right one for us. The staff not only were polite to us but also interacted with our baby. The nursery was age-appropriate and is always clean. Our baby never comes home hungry or dirty. They’re covid compliant.
Wouldn’t be without this nursery, thank you for having us!

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Review from Terry M (Grandfather of Child) published on 16 April 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Think it is a very good nursery. It has helped my granddaughter and she's learning, makes friends and has given her confidence, she is always happy to see the staff there.

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Review from Melissa B (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my daughter and I love this nursery, from the staff to the food to the facilities everything about this nursery has made my little girls first steps into education such an amazing one. I would definitely recommend this nursery to friends and family too and when my little boy is old enough he will
be following in his big sister's footsteps and attending here too.

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Review from Alexandra A (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started at the nursery in January after moving from another nursery in the area. She absolutely loves it and so do I and her grandparents. The amount of different activities and meals on offer every day is brilliant. I’ve never known a nursery with such good communication between the parents
and the nursery. The use of the Famly app is perfect for me as a working mum and the ability to see what my daughter has been up to, any accidents, and what she’s eaten and how much is brilliant. The staff are so lovely and have made us feel very welcome, specifically, her key worker, and two other members of staff. She’s settled in seamlessly and I couldn’t ask for a better nursery for her. She loves going to nursery and always comes home with drawings and artwork and a big smile on her face. Best decision we made, moving her here.

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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Having sent my daughter to the nursery, I had no doubt that I would also send my son. Initially, my little boy struggled to settle at the initial separation but all of the staff were very comforting and reassuring and it wasn't long and my little boy couldn't run through the entrance doors any quicker.
The communication is brilliant with the nursery and all of the staff are so lovely, engaging and friendly. Thank you for everything you all do.

Reply from Sarah Clarke at Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're glad you're happy with the nursery.


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Review from M W (Mother of Child) published on 20 January 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been sending my children to Spring Nursery since 2015 and two of my children are currently attending. Over the years, this nursery has improved year after year and I have no doubt that they will continue to grow. The staff are polite, friendly and they communicate with the parents extremely well.
Whether it's over the phone, face to face or on the family app. They keep you updated with your childs progress via frequent reports and parents evenings. They also do special days like stay and play, mother and fathers day breakfasts. The activities are widely varied and interaction is great from staff. Thank you Spring Nursery for the care and encouragement you have given to my children.

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Review from N B (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My experience with this nursery has been fantastic. The staff are very friendly and helpful and I am confident and comfortable leaving my child in their care.

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Review from Hannah P (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going here for a couple of years now and she has progressed so much socially and academically. The staff are always so friendly and my daughter loves them all. The communication is fantastic and the activities they provide daily are always so varied. I would highly recommend if
you are looking for a nursery in the Braintree area.

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Review from Rosanna F (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son absolutely loves going to nursery. The staff are lovely, always smiling and kind to parents and children. The rooms in the nursery are big and well organised, with lots of activities. The garden is very big. My son has made lots of friends since he started and he has learned a lot. The staff
were very supportive with his potty training. I'm very happy to have chosen this nursery and I have already recommended it to all my friends.

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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are so friendly, professional and leaving my daughter with them has always left me feeling happy that she is safe and very well cared for. I can't recommend Spring Nursery enough and only wish I had known about this nursery sooner. The range of activities and learning is varied and exciting
for the children and my daughter always comes out of nursery with the biggest smile on her face. The staff are the nicest people and I can't thank them enough for the excellent level of care they provide.

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Review from M E (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The school has helped my daughter lots. Help her walk and learn so much and she loves playing and loves the staff there. They are very friendly and helpful and excellent. Best nursery. Cannot fault them at all. My daughter loves playing in the garden as well and if she eats all her food she has more
and if she does not eat, they give her what she would eat. Fantastic place.

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Review from Rebekka B (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is an amazing nursary with amazing staff. My daughter loves it here, she has come so far and learnt so much from being here, sometimes she doesn't want to leave.
All the staff are so friendly and there so much here for the children to help them grow and learn.

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Review from Sonata D (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery and the staff in there are brilliant. They focus on the children and their development. Staff members are helpful and considerate.

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Review from Alaina T (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have moved my son here from another nursery due to financing and I am so happy that there was a reason for us to move him! Since starting the nursery, he has been leaving me very well during drop off and I have been told by all of the employees that he chats so much with them and how much he gets
involved. This is such a contrast to how staff at his previous setting said he was with his social skills whilst there. One very happy mummy and little boy!

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Review from Amanda J (Mother of Child) published on 25 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going since he was 9 months old. He has come on leaps and bounds, all the staff are really friendly and always there to talk to if need to. There are plenty of resources for my son to enjoy. I love the feedback I get from the app so I know what he is doing.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.904)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.904) out of 10 for Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill 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 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 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 4.904 for Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill is calculated as follows: ( (229 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 249 Ratings = 4.904

  • 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 Spring Nursery Carousel Chapel Hill is based on 20 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 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 20 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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Awards / Recognitions (3)

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2021

Recipient: Spring by Action for Children

Date: Friday 28 May 2021 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2020

Recipient: Spring by Action for Children

Date: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2019

Recipient: Spring by Action for Children

Date: Tuesday 30 Apr 2019 More details

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Meet the Team (12)

Jade

Jade Arnold

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2011

Jade has worked for the company since 2011 and holds a level 3 childcare qualification. Jade strives to ensure that the children are at the heart of all decisions and ensures they are learning and developing through many areas of play. Jade loves to see the children thrive.


Jade also has a daughter and loves to be creative and messy.


Jade is also the SENCO alongside the deputy and also has a mental health first aid certificate


Carly

Carly Ellis

Job Title: Deputy Manager and Senior Practitioner

Joined: 2013

Carly is Spring Carousels, deputy manager. She is Level 3 qualified and is based all over the nursery setting supporting the rooms with quality and the office with managerial tasks.


Amy

Amy Smee

Job Title: Senior Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2013

Amy is our Senior Practitioner and works within our Explorers room.


She holds a level 3 childcare qualification.


Amy is also our student coordinator and ensures students feel supported when learning in our setting.


Laura

Laura Baker

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2013

Laura holds a level 3 Qualification.
Laura started with the company as a casual worker and has now progressed to working full time at Spring Carousel and is based in our Navigators room


Diane

Diane Austen

Job Title: Lunchtime Assistant

Diane is our lunchtime assistant currently based in our Inventors room supporting the team in caring for the 36+
Diane has worked here for a number of years and has great experience with this age group.


Shannon

Shannon Pritchett

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2018

Shannon began working with us in September 2018 and is currently based in our navigators room.
Shannon holds a level 3 qualification
Shannon is another fundraising coordinator and plans lovely activities to help support us and other charities


Rebecca

Rebecca Collar

Job Title: Senior Practitioner

Joined: 2018

Becca is our senior practitioner in Navigators room and holds a level 3 qualification in childcare.
Becca enjoys working with this particular age group and has had lots of experience.


Becca is our qualified PANCO alongside the manager and has achieved Start life well status for Spring Carousel.
Becca is also our health and safety coordinator


Georgina

Georgina Law

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2019

Georgina has a level 3 qualification. She is currently based in our Explorers room. She enjoys being creative and getting messy with the children.
Georgina is also our outside coordinator and supports in making the garden fun and exciting.


Joanne

Joanne Howland

Job Title: Apprentice

Joined: 2019

Joanne is our apprentice. She is working towards a level 3 qualification in childcare. Joanne joined our Spring Carousel team in 2019. Joanne is currently working within all base rooms to widen her experience.


Chloe

Chloe Clark

Job Title: Early years practitioner level 2

Joined: 2019

Chloe is currently on maternity leave


Chloe has a level 2 qualification and is currently studying her level 3. She is currently based in Navigators Room. Chloe enjoys lots of arts and crafts which the children love!


Becca

Becca Lord

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2012

Becca is based in our Inventors room and holds a level 3 qualification in childcare.


She is also our fundraising coordinator alongside her team member and enjoys planning fun activities for us all to take part in.


Bradley

Bradley Gray

Job Title: Nursery Assistant

Joined: 2021

Brad has a level 3 qualification and is based in our inventors room. Brad has also taken on the role of garden coordinator and has lots of fresh ideas to spruce up or large play area.
Brad really enjoys working in the childcare sector and brings a really fun vibe to Spring Carousel for the children.


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