Rookies Day Nursery

Stevenage Sports Academy, Broadhall Way, Stevenage SG2 8RH
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  • Rookies Day Nursery, Stevenage
Rookies Day Nursery is a high-quality childcare provision in Stevenage, close by to local amenities and transport links.

An experienced and highly motivated staff team look after children aged 9 months to 5 years, and help them to become confident and independent individuals.

There is also a focus on activity and being healthy, going out to play whatever the weather.

The nursery chef provides a healthy menu of tasty meals and snacks for children to enjoy. Any special dietary requirements are taken into account.

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Care Provided by Rookies Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Rookies Day Nursery
  • Person in charge
  • Lauren Cloona (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 92
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 9 months
    • to 4 years 11 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 Rookies Day Nursery

  • Full Day: 7:30-6:00 - £88.00


    School Day: 9:00-4:00 - £79.00


    Am Session: 7:30-12:30 - £58.00


    Pm Session: 1:00-6:00 - £58.00


    5 Full Days: Full Week - £387.20

  • When a session is fully funded with the use of 2,3 & 4 year old funding or 30 hour funding there is a £4.00 meal charge per day.

Rookies Day Nursery Reviews (13)

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Rookies Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.0 (8.961) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Rookies Day Nursery has 13 reviews.

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Review from S M (Father of Child) published on 24 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can not express in words how much Rookies Day Nursery has supported and made my children's nursery experience as bright and fun-filled as possible. With what you offer from lovely engaging activities to strong welcoming bonds with staff. Staff are always friendly and welcoming, the rooms are inviting
offering great play opportunities. My children always seemed satisfied with the food choices. Helping to support them gain independence skills and furthering their learning, they have developed so much since being at Rookies. Thank you!

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Review from G W (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Rookies 5 days a week since she was 9 months old and now in her last year. I cannot fault Rookies for anything. They have been amazing and my daughter has always enjoyed it. The activities, the food, the parents interaction and the annual days/events, I honestly can’t praise
them enough in all areas

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Review from Nikki G (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Rookies is an amazing nursery. Our little girl really loves it here. The staff are really bubbly, friendly and caring; they always go the extra mile to make sure your child is happy and well cared for. Our little girl has formed a lovely bond with her key worker and other teachers in her room. The staff
really help to encourage your child to reach milestones when they are ready; they really helped our daughter with learning to walk, brushing her teeth and toilet training. The staff do so many different activities with the children, and each day they do something new! External companies come in and conduct classes for the children weekly. Our little girl has formed some lovely little friendships and continues to thrive every day. I would highly recommend Rookies to everyone.

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Review from Z D (Mother of Child) published on 26 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Great nursery, clean and has very friendly staff. External activities coming in adds that bit extra for the kids, which we really rate. Nursery itself is spacious, bright and tidy. My child has gained so many new skills and enjoys going in.

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Review from S G (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child really loves it at Rookies and it is so reassuring to see her so happy and thriving. We know she is safe and well looked after and cared for and an example of this is that she loves having cuddles with her key workers and the other adults. All the teachers are warm and enthusiastic and the
children all seem happy and content. Thank you!

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Review from H G (Father of Child) published on 30 May 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We really struggled to get our little boy to settle down with a child minder and was really hesitant to try a nursery. We visited Rookies Day Nursery and instantly got a really good vibe. After a little bit of settling, our son absolutely loves going to nursery now and I wouldn’t want him anywhere else.
We’ve even been offered free childcare from a grandparent due to a change in circumstances and instantly turned it down due to how much we love sending him here. Thanks everyone!

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Review from Stacey R (Mother of Child) published on 30 May 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have a child in both cubs and rangers and could not be happier with the nursery. Both my boys have come on so much since starting and the staff have been brilliant in keeping us updated on their progress as well as asking our input in regards to what we would like them to work on more. All staff
we have met have been so friendly and helpful, and our boys love their key workers which is so lovely to see. We cannot thank the nursery enough for all the support in settling them both in!

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Review from Lorraine B (Mother of Child) published on 19 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Rookies is a lovely nursery. My son is very happy there. The staff are friendly and caring. The staff have great knowledge and are always willing to help. My son has formed a genuine bond with his key worker and lots of the adults there. He has made lots of friends there and I am so pleased to see him
excited to go to nursery. They always have a big variety of activities and my son learns so much. I would recommend this nursery to everyone.

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Review from Craig F (Father of Child) published on 11 July 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Rookies is a purpose-built day nursery with excellent facilities and good size rooms that the children progress through. We have had a child attend here since opening and the nursery staff have improved greatly along with the activities and child development. The catering is also a very good standard.
I highly recommend to future parents.

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Review from H C (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl has been coming to Rookies Day Nursery since May and I am amazed at how much she’s thrived since being in the nursery. In such a short time she’s learnt to crawl, and is already confident enough to stand unaided! I have battled with weaning her onto solid foods, but the nursery has reassured
me into progressing her each time.
I love my updates on the tapestry system and my interactions of uploading what we’ve been up to at the weekend too!

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

Really nice nursery, lovely and clean, food is very good.
Lovely staff, really good activities, very happy I found them. I know my daughter is in good hands.

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Review from R D (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff have been fantastic with my child. They have helped so much with his development (especially toilet training when we was struggling). I was impressed when I first saw the building and the experience has lived up to what I saw. The management are so helpful. The extra classes on offered where
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Review from Linda H (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5

When my child started with Rookies we were so impressed with the level of service, learning and care he was receiving. But following a number of changes in management and staff leaving, I’m afraid I found all of the above suffered. The inconsistency with staff, low level of teaching and experience had
a massive impact on my child’s development. In the last few months, he was like a different child. So much so that we had to take him out of the setting. And what a difference we have seen in him since. Best decision we made.

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Current Review Score: 9.0 (8.961)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.0 (8.961) out of 10 for Rookies Day Nursery 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 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.1 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 4.881 for Rookies Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (75 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.881

  • 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 4.08 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Rookies 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 92 number of registered child places is 18.4. 7 Positive Reviews ÷ 18.4 = 0.38

  • 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Rookies Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Rookies Day Nursery accepts?

Rookies Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 9 months to 4 years 11 months.

What Days & Hours is Rookies Day Nursery Open?

Rookies Day Nursery is open: 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.

How many Children does Rookies Day Nursery have capacity for?

Rookies Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 92 Children.

How far is Rookies Day Nursery to the centre of Stevenage?

1.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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