Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham)

Pennypot Lane, Chobham, Woking GU24 8DH
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  • Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham), Woking
Pennypot Day Nursery, located in Chobham and part of the Childbase Partnership group of nurseries, is registered to offer admission to 116 children whose parents can then enjoy the peace of mind of leaving their child with qualified professionals and in an environment excellent for creativity and learning. They have also obtained their Green Flag Eco-Schools Award at distinction level.

Pennypot hold the extracurricular activity of 'Melody Movements' every Friday morning.

Staff look to respect the opinions and concerns of parents at all times, with a friendly service that does not compromise on the high standards of security, health and hygiene that the Childbase Partnership has always prided itself on.

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Care Provided by Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Carol McDonough (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 50
  • Total Places for Children
  • 116
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 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 & 2 Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.


Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham) Reviews (177)

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Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham) has a Review Score of 10 (9.965) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham) has 177 reviews.

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Review from Joanne M (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son joined Pennypot in September, started with one and a half days a week and quickly moved to 4 days due to our work commitments. They made us feel very reassured about leaving him and made him feel very welcome. My son loves going and we are very impressed with his progress in many areas since
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We find Pennypot to be a very nurturing and professional environment and feel very lucky we found it for our son.

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Review from J Y (Grandmother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My granddaughter absolutely loves Pennypot.
When I collect her at the end of her session she is always engaged and having a wonderful time. Her language has come on in leaps and bounds and she has improved her listening skills enormously.
The staff are friendly, caring and very welcoming. The interaction
between the children and all of the room staff is fantastic.
The garden is a wonderful space for the children to play and explore and I like that they are able to choose to come and go into the garden as they please.
She also loves the stretch and grow sessions and often comes home and shows us what exercises are good for us!
I would highly recommend this lovely nursery.

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Review from R F (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Preschool room is a great balance of fun and discipline. The nursery staff/practitioners work so hard to create imaginative play and an inspiring learning environment. They are always trying new ideas and I know they spend their free time thinking of new ways to learn, to buying materials and resources
and upskilling themselves with new/innovative ways. I love the way they have instilled respect and structure to my 3-year-old, even at home, if he is misbehaving, I sometimes say "What would your practitioners say now?"
My son loves all of the staff in pre-school.

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Review from K N (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter started at 17 months old and is now 3 and a half years. I have found Pennypot to be very nurturing. The staff always greet my daughter with warmth and smiles. When she transferred to the 2-3-year-old room, the staff were fully aware of what my daughter needed each morning to feel settled
which I appreciated. Now she is in pre-school and absolutely loves it. Her key worker is lovely and my daughter has formed a wonderful bond with her.

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Review from Natalie (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really lovely nursery, very kind and helpful staff who have really helped my little boy settle into nursery. I love the observations they regularly put online of your child showing you what they’re up to day to day and how thorough they are with keeping you in the loop of how they’ve been and what they’ve
needed each day.
Going back to work and leaving your baby is hard but it’s been so much easier knowing he’s being left in such good hands.

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Review from Sarah (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am really pleased with the care my daughter gets at the nursery. I was very apprehensive about going back to work (she was 12 months old) but the settling in process was excellent (4 sessions covering all aspects - meal, nap etc) and was very reassuring.


She absolutely loves going and has lots

of fun with all the activities which have really brought her on. The app is also really good for keeping you in touch about what they are doing when you are at work. I would thoroughly recommend.

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Review from Laura L (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Pennypot is a lovely nursery and we are delighted with our choice. The staff are so friendly and are great at keeping you updated with how things are going and how the little ones are settling in and progressing. I love the photo updates and comments they do on day to day activities. It's so nice to
see our little one enjoying himself and taking part in different activities. This particularly helped at the beginning when it was a teary drop-off - so reassuring to see him happy in the day.


It feels very safe too, the staff are great at knowing and being aware of who is doing pick up and double checking if it is someone they have not met before. My dad was delighted when he got ID and it was double checked that he was on the list for pick up!


Lovely nursery and lovely staff.


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Review from Geoff S (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very attentive, personal and prioritise individual children's needs. Parents are regularly informed about their children's welfare and daily activities. There is a good connection between the nursery and parents.

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Review from Thomas B (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A change in circumstances led us to place our little girl in the care of Pennypot. We'd previously tried a local nursery, a childminder and the on-site nursery at my partner's former place of work, but, for various reasons, none worked out adequately. Our girl is very adventurous and adaptable, but
we were resolved that this move needed to be for good to provide her with the stability we'd previously struggled to find for her.


As with everything she does our daughter hit the ground running and embraced her new nursery. She loves it. We're very impressed with the quality of care she receives. Her key worker is incredibly conscientious and keeps us well briefed on our daughter's latest adventures. The management team are friendly and professional and made our family feel welcome from the start. We feel that our daughter is flourishing at Pennypot and are confident that she's safe and very well cared for. We feel we have finally found the nursery experience we always wanted for her.


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Review from Natalie K (Mother of Child) published on 20 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We had a tough start with nursery - lots of tears, guilt and questioning our decision but the staff at Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham) were very supportive of both my daughter and me. We are now 3 months in and so much happier and settled and that's testament to the care and understanding of the staff.


My daughter is developing very well and the nursery is very in tune with her needs, character and milestones.


My only (slightly) negative is I'd like my daughter to get outside more as they have such a nice outdoor space.


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Review from Rachel O (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We transferred our son (two years old) to this nursery a couple of months ago from another local nursery and we are so pleased we did - he is thriving in this welcoming, engaging environment and is happy to go to nursery again. The staff in his room already know him well and are recognising areas they
can help him with, and activities he really enjoys so he can capitalise on those. He particularly loves the garden and is allowed to be outside frequently, which is not an option at many of the other nurseries we looked at. I would not hesitate to recommend Pennypot to other parents looking for a safe and happy environment for their children.

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Review from Catherine W (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been coming for 3 years since she was 6 months old and have experienced excellent care in all the rooms. In particular, her key worker, in (Caterpillars), was outstanding at helping her settle in as a baby and gave me lovely personal updates every day - extremely reassuring to a mum
returning to work. I hope she can be the key worker when my next little one starts nursery! another lady in (preschool) has also been excellent in finding practical ways to help her settle when she switched days and changed friendship groups. Think the friendly and personal atmosphere is set from the top and fed down to all the other staff so that we never go in without the manager and every other staff member smiling and welcoming the children in for the day. Most importantly my daughter enjoys going, loves the range of activities and talks happily about all the grown-ups she deals with and I have never had any doubts about the standard of care she has received. I thoroughly recommend Pennypot Day Nursery.

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Review from James A (Father of Child) published on 16 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been attending Pennypot for 18 months now and in our experience all staff have been terrific over this time. They form a lovely bond with all carers and it is clear to us that our daughter especially loves her current key worker. The facilities are great, it always looks fun to learn
in and our daughter always seems happy to be there which is obviously extremely reassuring.

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Review from D S (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My children have attended Pennypot since earlier this year and have had an excellent experience overall. The outdoor area is outstanding and all the members of staff have the children's best interests at heart. The variety of experiences is immense and the children learn very well through play and planned
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The nursery management team is excellent.


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Review from Elizabeth J (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has settled so quickly thanks to the warm and friendly staff, especially his key person. He is always happy and excited when we arrive in the morning and having fun when I arrive to pick him up.

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Review from Abbie (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It is never easy to leave your new baby with someone else, but since my son started at Pennypot aged 6 months he has been so well looked after.
His keyworker has been wonderful with him and I love all the updates and photos of the activities they get up to on Parentzone.
I would highly recommend
Pennypot Day Nursery.

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Review from Michela T (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started at Pennypot around 3 months ago and has settled in extremely quickly, thanks to the great staff their. She is always talking about her favorite members of staff and we have already seen such improvement in her speech and numbers. She has learned to interact with others which is something
she used to struggle with. I cant speak highly enough of the staff.

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Review from Tom Y (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Staff are all friendly and knowledgeable on my daughters progression. She smiles when knowing we are on our way to Nursery and always comes out smiling. The staff are always welcoming and happy when we arrive. I have always been impressed from day 1 that every member of staff knew her name.

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Review from C F (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son's new key worker won The Professional Development Award from 100's of people whilst studying for an Early Years Degree. I have been very impressed by her passion, commitment and her willingness to experiment new methodologies with her pre-school level kids which in turn showed great responses
and results before kids started school. My son has attended Pennypot Day Nursery for almost three years and the staff has been very caring throughout.

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Review from Kate D (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going to Pennypot Day Nursery two days a week for the last three years and we have been delighted with it from day one.
The management and all the staff at the nursery are fantastic and the standard of care that our daughter has received has been first class from the baby room
right through to pre-school.
We have been extremely pleased with how she has developed throughout her time there and it has been so lovely to review the learning journals & have regular contact with her key worker to see how she is getting on, which has been made even easier now with the introduction of the online portal.
As she prepares to start big school in September we really feel that the nursery as a whole has been fantastic and most recently the pre-school room have been really preparing her for the start of reception.
We couldn't be happier with Pennypot and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a lovely, caring nursery for their child. Many thanks to all the staff

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.965)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.965) out of 10 for Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham) 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 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 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 4.965 for Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham) is calculated as follows: ( (278 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 288 Ratings = 4.965

  • 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 Pennypot Day Nursery (Chobham) is based on 24 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 116 number of registered child places is 23.2, which has been reached with 24 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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Carol

Carol McDonough

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2001

Carol is Manager of the award-winning Pennypot Day Nursery in Chobham and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the Early Years sector for 23 years. Carol has numerous qualifications, including a BA(Hons) Degree in Childcare & Education and Early Years Professional Status. In May 2022, Carol celebrates her 21st anniversary at Childbase Partnership.


What is your favourite feature of Pennypot?
I have many especially the large outdoor environment and fantastic rural location, as well as my amazing team.


What are you most proud of about your team?
Their passion and determination to constantly strive to improve outcomes for our children. We also have many long-serving staff members which is amazing.


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