Puffins in the City

Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter EX1 1NT
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9.9 48 Reviews
  • Puffins in the City, Exeter
Puffins in the City cares for children between the age of 0 and 5 in the spacious nursery which has both large indoor and outside areas. Children are helped to play and learn by a dedicated team of staff who enjoy working with children to give them the best start in life.

The nursery is ideally located near Princesshay shopping centre and has a safe parking drop off and pick up zone for parents to make the most of.

All staff are childcare qualified and dedicated to providing high quality nursery care.

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Care Provided by Puffins in the City

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sasha Scott (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 19
  • Total Places for Children
  • 70
  • 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Puffins in the City

  • Under 2s:
    Daily (07:30-18:00) £72.50 per session


    2 - 3yrs Sessions with no Grant Funding:
    Daily (07:30-18:00) £69.50 per session


    2 - 3yrs Grant Funding available for full day sessions or 5 hour half day sessions


    3 and 4yrs:
    £7.50 per hour; for hours not allocated with grant

  • We offer half day sessions, full day sessions and hourly sessions which can include lunch sessions. Discount for full time children. For more information on their fee structure and information, please contact the nursery directly and they will be happy to help.

Puffins in the City Reviews (48)

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9.9

Puffins in the City has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.872) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Puffins in the City has 48 reviews.

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Review from Sarah W (Mother of Child) published on 30 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So happy with the time my son spent at this nursery, all staff are great and so helpful. Unfortunately, I've had to take my son out of nursery due to change in working days but hopefully, you will see us again. Thank you so much.

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Review from Jade B (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Puffins for 6 months now and is about to move from the Baby room to the Bumblebees room (age 2). We are extremely pleased with our choice of nursery for her. Short and sweet review but we really cannot fault anything, she is a happy, intelligent child and all her needs are being
met. I would definitely recommend this nursery to friends. Thank you.

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Review from Tuane D (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery! Our son attended from the age of one until he was two and a half. He loved it there. Staff are great and really care about the children. If we hadn't moved, he would still be going there along with his baby twin sisters.

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Review from Gemma (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending the nursery for 10 months now and it's the best thing we've ever done. He has developed so much during his time there, and the staff are incredible, always pleased to see him every day and show him affection and always take the time to chat with myself whenever I collect or
drop him off. He is always excited to go in every morning and often asks to go on a weekend!
It was a huge decision to go back to work, made much easier by knowing that our son is happy and well looked after.

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Review from Sadie (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely friendly staff and very helpful.


Helped my son to improve on behaviour...very good with helping with learning.


Would definitely recommend Puffins to family and friends with children.


Very happy with the service I have received in the last 2 1/2 years.


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Review from R H (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The standard of care provided is fantastic and the activities in the "Bumble bee" room in particular are innovative and something my son really enjoys. My daughter is in the baby room and is given lots of attention and stimulation. She is encouraged to be independent and walk to activities rather than
being put in the buggy. The previous manager was fantastic at discussing with parents but unfortunately the new manager does not come out of her office. That said the nursery is well run so perhaps she is content acting on that.

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Review from Kim S (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My child and myself are very happy with this nursery, I find i can go to work feeling completely at ease that he is safe, well looked after and completely happy with the staff and facilities. I feel my child has a very good connection and relationship with the room leader and his personal keyworker.
He shows nothing but excitement generally when he attends nursery. I feel myself that I have a good relationship with the staff and they always take the time to update me on the days events.

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Review from Hayley R (Mother of Child) published on 28 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my son started nursery in March 2015, he has learnt to walk, speak and has settled in really well with the help of the brilliant staff at Puffins. I would highly recommend them to any other parent thinking of sending their child to a nursery in the city centre.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.872)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.872) out of 10 for Puffins in the City 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 15 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.

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 4.872 for Puffins in the City is calculated as follows: ( (157 Excellents x 5) + (21 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 179 Ratings = 4.872

  • 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 Puffins in the City 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 70 number of registered child places is 14, 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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Meet the Team (1)

Sasha

Sasha Scott

Job Title: Childcare Centre Manager

Joined: 2018

The setting is managed by Sasha who has been with Puffins since 2018, alongside her deputy Chloe who has been with Puffins since 2014. Sasha holds Level 3 in Early Years Education and Level 3 Learning Mentor.


Chloe holds Level 3 in Early Years Education and is currently working towards Level 5 Lead Practitioner.


Sasha and Chloe would love to show you around the setting.


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