Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool

Culham Science Centre, Culham, Abingdon OX14 3GY
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9.7 128 Reviews
  • Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool, Abingdon
Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool is a warm happy and homely environment where the top priority is to have safe contented children. Owners believe the nursery should be about making friends and learning through play.

Staff are extremely important to children and the service ensures they are highly qualified and love little people.

The nursery has excellent purpose built facilities both indoors and outdoors, placing a great emphasis on spending lots of time outside in the fresh air. Culham Science Centre has an exceptional garden and staff use both the indoors and outdoors to deliver all areas of the early years curriculum to a high standard.

The team constantly strives to give children memorable experiences with exciting opportunities to learn through play that they might not always be able to do at home and of course give them the opportunity to make some of their first friends.

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Care Provided by Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Nikki Durkin (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 50
  • Total Places for Children
  • 144
  • 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

Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool Reviews (128)

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Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.651) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool has 128 reviews.

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Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've been really pleased with the care our child has received. The staff are all very caring and have helped them settle well. They keep us up to date with progress and any concerns. The key person or child has has created a real bond with our child and we are very happy leaving them in their care.

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Review from C H (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are absolutely chuffed with the staff and environment here at Culham. We have no complaints whatsoever. The ladies are so supportive and loving towards my child, she always talks about them at home. Whenever we pick our child up the ladies seem to have all the time in the world for us to explain
how her day has gone. Being a parent is often difficult but it helps so much having all the support and guidance from the staff. We cannot thank you enough for everything, we're very happy.

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Review from Gemma K (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We started at Culham nursery at the height of the lockdown - I was very uncertain how my daughter would react to being at nursery as she'd never been around anyone other than us. From the start, the staff at Culham were fantastic with her, and over the last year, she has become a confident, articulate
toddler. She adores her key workers and tells us all about the fun things she has done that day on our drive home. I cannot thank the nursery enough for all they have done, and their flexibility with her attendance when our circumstances have changed.

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Review from L C (Father of Child) published on 5 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall very happy two-year experience of Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool. We had the pandemic in the middle which was handled really well.
Would recommend to friends and family.
We viewed multiple nurseries and Culham stood way in front of them all.

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Review from Zoe G (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has attended Culham Science Centre Nursery for the last 20 months. The care provided has been excellent and my daughter has really excelled and is now more than ready for school thanks to the great work from the team here. My daughter loves attending nursery and has made really good relationships
with members of staff. We couldn't really ask for anything more. The team work very hard and are excellent at what they do.

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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 29 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have nothing but positive words to say about the Culham Science Centre Nursery. My daughter has developed so much since attending. The staff are warm and welcoming and I feel completely reassured leaving her every day knowing she will be cared for, and also have a fun day learning and playing.

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Review from P K (Father of Child) published on 29 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An excellent nursery with friendly and professional staff. Facilities are superb, as is the level of care given to the children.

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Review from Rosario S (Father of Child) published on 14 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been in the nursery since January 2020. We saw him growing happier and happier thanks to the care he has received at the Culham Nursery. We have always received exhaustive daily briefing from the staff, his development has been well documented throughout all this period. The nursery was
highly recommended to us, we would certainly do the same to our friends and colleagues based on our experience.

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Review from C K (Mother of Child) published on 14 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has really thrived the last month and I am hugely grateful to the staff. He has grown up from a baby to a proper little boy who is confident and cheeky. All team members have been so kind and generous with their time and have helped him develop. I feel confident that the nursery are doing all
they can in regards to social distancing and room bubbles and cleanliness. The nursery is a very happy place and I feel very lucky to have a place for my son & daughter.

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Review from Lesley S (Mother of Child) published on 14 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend Culham Nursery to anyone. Both my girls started in the baby room and I cannot speak more highly of the room leader. She made these early days/weeks so easy for both girls to settle and also made me feel reassured that my babies were receiving the best possible care. I truly
believe she has played a high part in shaping our girls into the confident, happy toddlers they are and she is a real asset to the nursery. In addition all other staff members display the same caring nature and make Culham the amazing nursery it is.

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Review from R T (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are so happy with the experience our daughter has been having at Culham Science Centre Nursery. She seems to adore her key people and be both learning and greatly enjoying her time at nursery each day she attends. We're so grateful for the care and attention our little one's key people give her.

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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had a great experience with our son in his new room. He has settled in really well to the new room thanks to the very attentive staff. Although he can't as yet tell us all about his day, he is obviously happy to be at the nursery and at pick up we get to see how much he is enjoying being there.
He has a very rich experience with very varied activities that he really seems to enjoy. We are very happy to leave him in the nursery's care. Thank you!

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Review from Rebecca C (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been incredibly impressed with Culham Nursery, their staff and their wonderful manner towards my son over the past 7 months he has attended. As soon as he started I noticed a difference in his confidence and social behaviour where he had previously been a little shy, and it is clear to see how
much he has developed as a direct result of the support and encouragement delivered by all the staff he interacts with, and by the interesting activities that are planned for him. It jas been easy to form friendships with all members of staff who provide brilliant feedback and are always happy to answer/give advice about questions I have. Important to note the professional way the nursery handled COVID-19 during the lockdown and upon return. I have always felt that my son is safe and happy when he is there.

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Review from Patrick E (Father of Child) published on 26 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As parents, we are extremely happy, confident and reassured that our 20-month boy is safe, happy and well looked after. The centre is very accessible, professional and logically organised. Staff are simply superb. From the kids perspective, he is happy, learning and growing lots and been developing
super quick over the past 12-months. Simply superb! Thank you!

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Review from M N (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been extremely pleased with the level of support and care that our son has received when he started last September. The staff have been brilliant in making him feel comfortable and settled by addressing his needs. The facilities are great with a massive garden suitable for any weather conditions.
We will definitely be sending our youngest boy when he turns 3.

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Review from T G (Father of Child) published on 11 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Friendly, approachable staff that seem to genuinely have fun teaching and playing with the kids. Our son loves his days at nursery, he always gets fantastic meals and takes part in some wonderful activities.

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Review from S P (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool. The staff are very caring and skilled and take excellent care of our daughter.

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Review from Louise C (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good nursery my son has come on leaps and bounds. Friendly staff always make your child feel at ease. Very clean my child never comes home dirty. They always give the children healthy food.

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Review from C O (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been at Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool since she was 18 months old and has thrived. The preparation and thought from the whole team in ensuring every child develops in their own way and are ready for school has been outstanding. Culham staff have built wonderful bonds with
all the children and the joy on their faces when you pick them us is evidence of this. I cannot believe our nursery experience is almost over but we know we will leave such fond memories of the nursery & pre-school

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Review from Sophie R (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are thrilled to collect a very happy little girl every day. She really enjoys the activities, interaction and her speech is getting better all the time. Thank you so much for taking such good care of her.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.651)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.651) out of 10 for Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 19 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 4.991 for Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (225 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 227 Ratings = 4.991

  • 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 4.66 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool is based on 19 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 144 number of registered child places is 28.8. 19 Positive Reviews ÷ 28.8 = 0.66

  • 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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