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The Old Barn Day Nursery & Forest School has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.578) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Old Barn Day Nursery & Forest School has 65 reviews.
Review from Zoe W (Aunt of Child) published on 15 June 2018
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Review from Lesley C (Grandmother of Child) published on 11 June 2018
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Review from Lucy B (Mother of Child) published on 11 June 2018
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Review from Danielle F (Godmother of Child) published on 8 June 2018
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The manager deals and resolves any issues within a reasonable time frame.
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Review from Tom B (Father of Child) published on 4 June 2018
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The staff work hard to help each child individually and develop their personality as well as their physical and mental abilities. Our son develops his language
The range of activities available to the children is great - from gardening to sporty tots - which gives a great all-round experience every week. We get daily feedback on what he has learned, how he has behaved and what he ate.
Sending our son to Old Barn Nursery was a great decision and we are very happy we did.
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Review from Sarah C (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2018
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Review from Danny S (Father of Child) published on 11 May 2018
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He has been at the nursery for
Inside, they are always making something new and he constantly astounds us with the things he has learnt, new words, maths and practical knowledge. They embrace themes, which he then wants to continue to learn about at home.
Sending our little boy to the Old Barn Nursery, Banstead was the best move we made and allowed him to progress so much from physical activity to mental ability. We will be sad the day he has to move on to bigger school.
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Review from Veronica N (Mother of Child) published on 9 May 2018
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Review from Faye H (Mother of Child) published on 8 May 2018
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Review from Erica (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2018
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Review from Lucy W (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2018
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Review from Jovan M (Father of Child) published on 2 May 2018
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Most importantly, we see our little boy grinning from ear to ear every single day when we pick him up and he can't wait to tell us about his day, his friends, and what he's done, which gives us such comfort that we made a great choice with his nursery.
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Review from Mark P (Father of Child) published on 1 May 2018
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Review from Helen O (Mother of Child) published on 1 May 2018
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Review from Marianne (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2018
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Review from D M (Father of Child) published on 30 April 2018
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Review from Emily I (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2018
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Review from B.C. (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2018
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Review from Sallie V (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2018
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Review from Nicky G (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2018
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I do have a slight worry/sadness about the large turn over of staff seeing some of the amazing ladies leave which is a real shame. Sometimes it feels like the place has lost its village/friendly/relaxed
I can see having a manager in place works and communication has improved but there still seems to be an element of being disorganised. Communication going out is great and I know what's going on, communication in response to a query is still quite bad.
Reply from Kelly Walton, Manager at The Old Barn Day Nursery & Forest School
Thank you so much for your review and we’re so pleased that you love our Nursery! We too are always sad when staff leave us, and by offering a fantastic salary and benefits package along with funded training and development opportunities, we try and retain the best staff team members. We strive to maintain the friendly ‘village’ feel which is so much a part of what makes The Old Barn Day Nursery special but we are also making improvements to the infrastructure with continued investment for the benefit of the children. Parental feedback is invaluable to us and we will continue to improve our communications systems, both outgoing and in response to queries.
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The Review Score of 9.6 (9.578) out of 10 for The Old Barn Day Nursery & Forest School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
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 4.578 for The Old Barn Day Nursery & Forest School is calculated as follows: ( (153 Excellents x 5) + (21 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (12 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 192 Ratings = 4.578
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 The Old Barn Day Nursery & Forest School is based on 15 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 42 number of registered child places is 8.4, which has been reached with 15 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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Job Title: Nursery Manager
Joined: 2023
My name is Laura and I have over 10 years experience working in the Early Years sector. I have roles such as Designated Safeguarding Lead, SENCo and Fire Warden. I pride myself on creating stimulating, enabling environments which allow children to learn through their play and have the freedom to express themselves in a supported environment.
I aim to ensure that the setting is a warm, natural and a home from home environment so the children are comfortable to explore. I love the outdoors and feel that the children should always have the freedom to choose if they would like to be indoors or outdoors. I take pride in always putting the children at the centre of everything we do here at The Old Barn Day Nursery & Pre-Prep.
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2013
My name is Amber and I have over 10 years experience working in the Early Years Sector. I pride myself in working closely with families to support the children with reaching their milestones across all ages at the setting. I keep myself up to date with all legislation and trends within the nursery sector and I imbed these across my whole team. I am a qualified Designated Safeguarding Lead for Surrey County Council and I use this training to ensure all children, families and staff are safe within the Old Barn Day Nursery and Pre Prep.
My main focus is to provide a calm, warm and homely environment where children and families feel comfortable and safe whilst they are with us. I am incredibly strong on parent partnerships and throughout the year I organise events to have the parents involved in their child's journey.
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