River View Day Nursery (Hertford)

4 North Road, Hertford SG14 1LR
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9.9 110 Reviews
  • River View Day Nursery (Hertford), Hertford
Open since September 2013.

River View Day Nursery, Hertford, is a secure and homely childcare facility where the learning and care opportunities for each and every child are as extraordinary as the nursery team who provide them.

The setting is registered with Ofsted to welcome up to 95 children and employs a team of qualified professionals who can offer parents the high standards of service they deserve, as well as a learning programme up-to-date with the goals of the Early Years Learning Foundation.

The nursery teaches children to care about the world they live in and has achieved a Green Flag Eco Schools Award.

Mini Athletics is an extra-curricular activity that is held every Friday.

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Care Provided by River View Day Nursery (Hertford)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Natasha Boon (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 45
  • Total Places for Children
  • 74
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 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 & Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.


River View Day Nursery (Hertford) Reviews (110)

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River View Day Nursery (Hertford) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time River View Day Nursery (Hertford) has 110 reviews.

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Review from Laura (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are friendly, caring and supportive. The environment is always welcoming and interactive for the children. Management is very approachable and responsive to any feedback that you have. Meals are balanced and seem to be enjoyed! Activities are varied and it's great to see so many learning themes
throughout the year.

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Review from Stephen R (Father of Child) published on 5 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our boys are loving their time at River View. All the staff have been very welcoming from the beginning, making sure the boys feel settled every morning through to keeping us up to date with what they've been doing. They come home tired but excited about the day they've had and always seem to be doing
a variety of activities to keep them entertained. The food menu is varied and healthy and the garden area gives a large additional space on dry days which both boys love spending time in.

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Review from Kieren T (Father of Child) published on 24 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were originally attracted to River View Day Nursery by the quality of the facilities and the huge garden in which the children can play. Our daughter has been attending River View for about 18 months on a full-time basis and we were not surprised to find that the quality of care and interest in the
children is of equal merit to the facilities. Staff have a genuine interest and understanding in each child's needs and development and are always happy to discuss any element of the child's care or routine.


We particularly remember the fantastic support we received in the first few weeks when our daughter started attending River View nursery. Staff in the Caterpillar room consulted with us regularly to ensure that our daughter's routine at the nursery would be as familiar to her as possible and we regularly discussed any desired changes to her weaning or sleep routines over the following months.


We would have no hesitation in recommending River View, our daughter loves it.


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Review from Thomas W (Father of Child) published on 24 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending River View for 3-4 months now and I am so grateful for all that the staff do at Riverview. They have highlighted my daughter's interests and provide such a range of activities for her to engage in daily. They offer a safe and secure environment and the feedback and family
involvement is fantastic.
My daughter has come on leaps and bounds in terms of verbal and non-verbal development. My daughter is so confident and sociable since attending River View and she has made many close bonds with the staff and especially her key worker.
Knowing my daughter is in safe hands makes me feel a lot more confident during my day to day work routine. They are truly fantastic.

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Review from Alec S (Father of Child) published on 21 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My wife and I are really pleased with the standards and care offered by River View Nursery in Hertford.
Our son has settled into nursery life with ease and this has only been made possible by the caring and outgoing nature of the nursery team.
We can see our son is making great strides with his development
and most importantly he is smiley and happy.
We would both recommend River View Day Nursery.

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Review from Stephen W (Father of Child) published on 8 September 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We would thoroughly recommend River View. The staff are extremely caring and professional and our son has made excellent progress throughout his time at the nursery. He really enjoys the excellent outside space - the garden is delightful and is very happy there, which makes us happy.

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Review from Paul B (Father of Child) published on 11 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending River View since aged one and has grown and flourished under the nurseries care. I would highly recommend River View as a safe and happy environment for children in the Hertford area.

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

River View provides a wonderful learning setting for my son. He only attends 2 sessions but loves attending them. He has become very confident and his learning development has progressed brilliantly. We are so happy we have placed our son at River View.

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

lovely staff and really nice, clean nursery. My daughter struggled to settle in due to leaving friends at another nursery (moving house) but now 5 months later she skips in to see her new friends and the staff who are really kind to her. It's great 'training' for school.

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Review from Claire H (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A lovely nursery for my son who has been attending River View since last August. Kind staff, receptive in every way even when faced with criticism. The girls in my sons room are so gentle and caring. My return to work has been so stress free because I trust the care showered on my son each day.
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happy, which in turn makes me happy!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.917)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10 for River View Day Nursery (Hertford) 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 20 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 4.917 for River View Day Nursery (Hertford) is calculated as follows: ( (221 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 240 Ratings = 4.917

  • 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 River View Day Nursery (Hertford) 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 74 number of registered child places is 14.8, 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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Meet the Team (1)

Natasha

Natasha Boon

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2005

Natasha is the Manager of River View Day Nursery in Hertford and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 17 years. Natasha is Level 3 qualified in the Early Years. Natasha has been with Childbase Partnership for a total of 13 years.


What is your favourite feature of River View?
My favourite feature of our nursery is our garden. We have a lovely open space split into three sections for each age group and set out with those ages in mind. We have been growing our own fruits and vegetables in our allotment and it also invites bees and butterflies to our garden.


What are you most proud of about your team/nursery?
I am most proud of how welcoming our setting and team are. Every time we have visitors they always comment on how all of the team will say hello and welcome them into the nursery with a smile. This also means we have a lot of long-standing staff in our setting.


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