Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet

63 Wolfe Road, Norwich NR1 4HT
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9.9 95 Reviews
  • Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich
Spring Thorpe Hamlet offers a friendly and secure approach to early years learning at an affordable cost. Children aged from 3 months to five years are given the best start to life through early years provision.

The nursery is located in Norwich and offers 56 Ofsted-registered places for children aged from three months to five-years-old. The setting was assessed as 'Good' by Ofsted in August 2017.

A team of caring, friendly and qualified staff help each child develop at their own pace in a safe, friendly and fun environment. Staff plan activities in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and actively encourage parents to become involved in the life of the nursery.

The nursery is open from 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays and staff training days.

Spring Thorpe Hamlet encourages you to 'Spring into Action' and book your child's place today.

Care Provided by Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Carol Vincent (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 14
  • Total Places for Children
  • 57
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & 3 staff training days

Funding & Fees Guide for Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet

  • Sessions range in price depending on session times and age range.


    Fees can be requested by emailing direct or booking a tour.


  • Parking
  • Although they do not have a car park, there is a large amount of on street parking directly outside the nursery entrance.


Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet Reviews (95)

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9.9

Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.874) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet has 95 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been coming to this nursery for a short period of time but she has already settled in.


The staff are lovely and patient. I don’t feel worried about leaving her for the day. I would recommend to anyone looking for a nursery.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Son has been coming to this Nursery for a few months now and I can honestly say this is an amazing place to bring your children. I struggled for near on a Year trying to find a suitable and child-friendly nursery that my son would settle into. My son absolutely loves coming here to the point he asks
to go to nursery on his days off. The staff are brilliant, they always give detailed reports on what your child has done throughout the day, what their eating habits were like. I have always felt funny about leaving my son in places as I get worried he can’t tell me what’s going on or happening but I can honestly say this place makes me feel at ease. They are amazing! Thank you for taking care of my son xx

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Generally, I don't have any problems with the nursery but if any concerns come up they are dealt with professionally and promptly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son loves this nursery. He has so much fun. The staff are always friendly and caring. I feel very happy to send my son here every day. Thank you for looking after him so well!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have attended nursery since they were 10 months old, they love nursery. Staff are very welcoming and encouraging. From day one I’ve felt the staff are child led and very flexible of each individual child. It is particularly great my boys can choose to play together despite being based
in different rooms.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are amazing, very friendly and helpful. The outdoor space is really good with lots of activities. The classrooms are lovely and bright which displays children's work which I really like to see.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Spring since she was 16 months old. She is there for 2 days a week and absolutely loves it and talks about it very positively. We have always been very pleased with the care she receives and the diligence of the staff, they are friendly and offer just the right amount of feedback,
advise and encouragement. The nursery sends us regular reports on her developmental progress there and general communication is excellent.
The only reservation I've ever had is the size of the outdoor space - it's on the small side and is not very natural. However, they make the most of what they have and their indoor resources are brilliant.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending this nursery for the last nearly 2 years. He's had a rough time with personal issues and has been through a lot already but the nursery have seen amazing with him, especially the manager when really needed at a point in his life. Wouldn't fault the nursery whatsoever and will
be sending my little girl also!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has settled in well and enjoys the variety of activities. He eats well there, always naps and has formed a very sweet bond with his key worker! The staff are friendly, caring and engaged.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Welcoming and caring environment. Staff have a lovely rapport with both children and parents. A good team of activities are provided and I feel my daughter is supported well in her learning and development.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with the nursery. Our child is so settled there and is looked after by a friendly, caring team who know him very well. He loves his nursery days.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

This review is dated March 2018 but our little one has been attending the nursery since early last year when this nursery was run by a different group.
We have seen a change for the better in the overall running of the place and are now getting far better feedback than before. The setting is nice and
as clean as you'd expect with all the activities that go on, the outside play area has been updated and has different areas to play in.
The staff are friendly, engaging and genuinely seem to enjoy their jobs.
Our little one enjoys going there and if the funding allowed we would think about another day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery, with superb staff and management. My children thoroughly enjoy attending and their activities and time spent there is enjoyable and fun in a structured and pleasant environment.
I have complete confidence in all of the staff at the nursery and there is excellent communication at
all levels. I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fabulous nursery, my son went here and now my daughter does. Caring, professional and helpful staff who make sure you are updated on your child's progress and they are cared for to the highest standard every day.


Would have no hesitation in recommending this nursery to parents looking for somewhere

that offers high-quality care for children.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We are extremely happy with this nursery. Staff seem to genuinely know and care for the children they look after and children appear happy and excited to be there.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.874)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.874) out of 10 for Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet 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 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 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 4.874 for Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet is calculated as follows: ( (152 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 167 Ratings = 4.874

  • 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 Spring Nursery Thorpe Hamlet is based on 14 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 57 number of registered child places is 11.4, which has been reached with 14 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 (5)

Carol

Carol Vincent

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2022

Level 6 experienced early years practitioner


Shania

Shania Peace

Job Title: Deputy Manager and Lead Practitioner in the Explorers Room

Joined: 2020

Level 3 experienced early years practitioner


Amanda

Amanda Turner

Job Title: Early Years Teacher

Joined: 2022

Qualified Teacher and experienced early years practitioner


Sam

Sam Morrison

Job Title: Senior Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2022

Qualified Teacher and experienced Early Years Practitioner


Sarah

Sarah Marlow

Job Title: Senior Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2021

Level 6 experienced Early Years Practitioner