Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery

177 Cranleigh Road, Tuckton, Bournemouth BH6 5JZ
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8.1 26 Reviews
Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery provides quality day care for children aged between eight weeks and five years within a fun, stimulating and loving environment.

Cranleigh Lodge is a small, homely nursery positioned between Christchurch and Bournemouth town centre, in Tuckton.

Dedicated staff offer a wide variety of activities suitable for all of the children, taking into consideration different ages and abilities.

The two spacious gardens offer an extensive range of toys and equipment, including climbing frames, bikes and trikes, hoops and balls, as well as sand and water activities.
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Care Provided by Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Jo Moss
  • Person in charge
  • Hannah Jones (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 14
  • Total Places for Children
  • 38
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 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, 1 week in August & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery

  • 0-2 years - full day £76 (7.30-6pm),
    short day £67.45 (8.30-5.30pm),
    2-4 years - full day £71.80 (7.30am-6pm),
    short day £63.75 (8.30am-5.30pm),
    Half day sessions are also available
  • Parking

  • There is a small car park opposite the nursery which is owned by BCP. Time limit of 2 hours Monday-Friday


Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery Reviews (26)

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Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.132) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery has 26 reviews.

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Review from Joanna W (Mother of Child) published on 21 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been so happy with Cranleigh Lodge. After a bad experience at another nursery, we had to move our little boy and it was a very anxious time for him. The staff made him feel so settled and took great care of him. Our younger one also enrolled and both boys have come on so well. Their communication
is excellent and all the staff treat the children like family. Really highly recommend it.

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Review from F M (Mother of Child) published on 19 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm so happy that my son loves it at Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery, with the amount of educational play they do while having fun and praising I'm blown away. My son was not speaking much when he first attended in the Robins room in May 2022 but since going to SALT and his nursery working alongside his
speech has massively improved and social skills.
A massive thank you to the team for supporting my son. I'll be forever grateful. Have put my son in for an extra day which will start in May.

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Review from Steph J (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have attended Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery and I have been so impressed with the care they provide. What stands out is how they assess and treat each child individually rather than one size fits all, and they are helping my son build his confidence and gross motor skills (bit of a late
developer!) in readiness for starting school in September. I would recommend to anyone who wants that little bit extra from a nursery/preschool.

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Review from Emily F (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started with Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery at the beginning of February and I have been so incredibly happy with the nursery as a whole. The staff have been welcoming, kind and reassuring. I was apprehensive about my son starting as he spent the first year of his life without spending much time
away from me but the team made everything so easy. They came up with a settling plan to suit our individual needs and were fantastic at welcoming my son into the nursery as well as keeping me in the loop and reassuring me of how he was doing. I cannot thank them enough for making what was a difficult transition for us both, super positive!

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Review from Charlotte P (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is thriving and adores going to nursery at Cranleigh Lodge. The staff are friendly, approachable and they know the children well. The nursery staff have a good understanding of child development in the early years and regularly review the resources in the environment, always providing stimulating
provisions tailored to the children’s interests. Our second child is due to start here in September 2023; we wouldn’t have considered her going anywhere else.

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Review from R K (Grandmother of Child) published on 27 January 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My grandson has been coming to Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery for the last year he took a little time to settle down. The lovely staff were wonderful with him encouraging him, he is so happy now. He has a young sibling who will also be going to Cranleigh this summer, we can't fault it.

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Review from Gemma E (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have loved going to this nursery from the baby room through to preschool. The staff are caring, enthusiastic, experienced, and supportive, the range of activities is fantastic and we definitely recommend the setting.

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Review from Tiffany G (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son joined Cranleigh lodge at 9 months old, mid pandemic and is now 27 months. He has absolutely loved the nursery since day one, has bonded beautifully with all of the team, and they truly do care for the children as if they are their own. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Cranleigh Lodge and
the wonderful team there.

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Review from Bronwyn B (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has thrived at nursery. I sent her younger than planned as I was worried about her lack of interaction with others during lockdowns. She has a smile on her face every day when I collect her and eats such a varied diet that I know she is getting the fuel she needs for her development.

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Review from N M (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has come on so much since attending Cranleigh Lodge, she runs in so happy to see all of the staff members. I love the app updates, so I can check in on her through the day and the pictures of the activities are a bonus.

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Review from Harriet G (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son has been attending Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery since he was 1.5-years-old and the staff have been fantastic with him throughout all three rooms (baby to pre-school) he has attended!
They have been very adaptive with him and worked with us in-depth to overcome some issues we have with his speech
and eating habits, he happily skips in and I feel very comfortable that he is loved and cared for there as I would at home.

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Review from Sandra W (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery is great, we love that they do days out to explore the local area, cook with the kids and just get to know each child very well. We love that all the children get the same food and encourage the children and fussy eaters with foods they may not eat at home.
The staff are
lovely and both our kids can’t wait to go to nursery.

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Review from Amy B (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter received a warm welcome at Cranleigh Lodge when she started at 6 months old. For me, the best thing about Cranleigh Lodge is that it feels like all the staff really care about the children. Every one of them knows our daughter’s name, even the ones that look after the older children instead,
and it feels like the staff are part of one big family. They send us photo updates every day with a description of what activities the babies have been focusing on that day. They provide useful updates on an app with details of food eaten, nappy changes, and when/how long she’s napped, which is really helpful. We’ve had nothing but positive experiences with Cranleigh Lodge and would certainly recommend them!

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Review from Anna H (Mother of Child) published on 31 January 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We feel very lucky that we found Cranleigh Lodge and can’t recommend them highly enough. The staff always go above and beyond, and genuinely really care about the children and families in their care. Our daughter absolutely loves nursery. She does so many varied activities, which she can’t wait to excitedly
tell us about at the end of every day. We also love that we see photo updates throughout the day. We are really happy that we chose this nursery.

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Review from A D (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I was finding it difficult letting my then 15 months old go to nursery as I had a previous bad experience with my older son at a different nursery, however, the staff went above and beyond to look after my son and even me. Sending photos and messages via the famly app, very pleased to say my son attends
this nursery and in just 6 months of attending he has come on leaps and bounds.

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Review from M I (Father of Child) published on 11 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent!

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

Experienced and knowledgeable staff.
Not too crowded, so staff really know children well.
Fantastic home/nursery communication.
Varied and interesting planning and activities, child-led learning.
Clean and well maintained.
Kind and friendly staff.

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Review from Chris V (Father of Child) published on 11 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent feedback especially with the development explaining in detail what has happened each time my son was there. Would recommend definitely and good communication i.e email and verbally.

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Review from Lianne L (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been incredibly happy with Cranleigh Lodge Nursery. We moved from a childminder setting to this nursery and have been delighted with the care the team have given our daughter and their excellent provisions. We appreciate their regular communications and the professional but extremely warm and
friendly staff. We’ve seen our daughter flourish. She loves it there and enjoys telling us all the new things she’s learning.

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Review from Carol T (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My children went to this nursery since they were little, and both of them had an outstanding care provided by this home environment team.
The team is amazing, very approachable, always with a smile on their faces. This nursery/preschool was and it will always be part of our family.
Highly recommended.

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Current Review Score: 8.1 (8.132)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.1 (8.132) out of 10 for Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery 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 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.1 out of 5 from 1 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 5.000 for Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (12 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 12 Ratings = 5

  • 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 3.132 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery is based on 1 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 = 3

    • 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 38 number of registered child places is 7.6. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 7.6 = 0.132

  • 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 (9)

Joanne

Joanne Moss

Job Title: Nursery Owner

Joined: 2007

As a single parent to 6 year old Kezia in 2007, I decided something in my life needed to change! So I sold my house in Corfe Mullen and bought, what was then known as “Cradlecare Nursery”. I immediately renamed it to “Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery” and took over the business with 12 children on the books and 6 staff! (Not ideal ratios for a business!!) With over 14 years of experience working with children and the last 10 years of those in managing a nursery, it was time to go it alone! And what a journey the last 14 years have taken me on!

With hundreds of children, families and some amazing staff through the doors, I have been very privileged to have been part of their lives. Nurturing children to be confident, happy and inquisitive. Training and supporting staff to be the best practitioners they can be. In 2011 I married again and a year later, my son Charlie came along. It was quite quickly that we realised he had additional needs and has since been diagnosed with Global Development Delay, Sensory Processing Disorder with Autistic traits. It was time to think about changing the dynamics of mine and my family’s life again. With Hannah a supportive, fantastic team member already, it was a no brainer to move her into the role of manager so that I could step back and concentrate on my family.

We have now moved and live 40 miles from the nursery, in the beautiful North Dorset countryside so that our little boy can attend the special school we felt was right for him. Whilst I still have huge input and love being in nursery, having fun with the team and the children, I know my team do an outstanding job every day and I am immensely proud of them all. Cranleigh Lodge is and always will be, my third child!

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Hannah

Hannah Jones

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2010

I started working at Cranleigh Lodge in 2010. I have a Level 3 qualification in childcare, I worked my way up from Nursery Practitioner to Manager. I love watching the children grow and learn before school and building good relationships with families. I have an 8 year old daughter who attended here from 6 months old and its still her favourite place to come in the school holidays. In our spare time we like to take our dog to the new forest and the beach.

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Katie

Katie Miller

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2012

I have Early Years Teacher Status and started working at Cranleigh Lodge in April 2012. I started at Cranleigh as an unqualified nursery practitioner and in 2016 became deputy manager! I am also the nursery SENCO (Special educational needs coordinator). I love to keep up to date with the latest information and implementing new ideas to ensure we provide the best education and care for children. I have 2 young children myself who are my world. At weekends it is likely you will find my husband and myself enjoying walks at places like Moors Valley with our children (likely with a Mr Whippy in hand as they are my sons favourite thing in the world!), spending time with family and friends, or ‘relaxing’ on the sofa whilst our children dance along to the Wiggles!

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Amber

Amber Clapcott

Job Title: Senior Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2019

I have a Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People and I started working at Cranleigh Lodge in August 2019. I started working here in the baby room and it has been so nice watching those children grow up through the nursery and head off to big school! Its lovely to see how they change and develop over their time at nursery. At weekends I enjoy walks with my dog on the beach and exploring the New Forest. We also have family come and visit a lot to come and enjoy the seaside with us!

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Kelly

Kelly Stretch

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2018

I started working at Cranleigh Lodge in May 2018 and am Level 3 qualified since 2003. I have previously worked in the toddler room and am now based in pre-school. I thoroughly enjoy all aspects of my work but especially making and building relationships with the children and their families, watching a child grow and flourish and know that they are ready for the new chapter in their lives. In my free time I usually go exploring in the surrounding area with my dogs and my partner, I’ve found so many new places recently. I’ve also started getting back into fitness and re-joined a netball group which I use to play a few years ago.

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Lauren

Lauren Cragg

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2015

I have a Level 3 qualification in Childcare. I started working at Cranleigh Lodge in August 2015. I enjoy working with babies and toddlers and have done for 12 years. I love creating activities and exploring new ideas with the children. In my own time I enjoy spending time with my own two children.

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Dawn

Dawn Evans

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2018

I have a Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education with 18 years’ experience. I started working at Cranleigh Lodge in February 2018. I have been based in pre-school and work between Parrots and Penguins. Being able to help the children become independent and teaching them new skills is one of my favourite things to do. I love telling stories and singing with them watching their faces light up! My free time is always busy with my own 2 children and partner, we are always out doing something from walking, parks, swimming, paddle boarding, playing football, visiting the beach and seeing friends. Never a dull moment in my house!

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Katrina

Katrina Thiem

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2020

I have been part of the Cranleigh Lodge team since November 2020. I have completed my Level 2 qualification in Children & young people’s workforce and am based in the pre-school room. Showing and teaching the children about the natural world with all is wonders is one of my favourite parts of the job. I love setting out activities that involve gardening, finding bugs ad worms and using natural resources to make and create. I have two children 12 and 6 years old who keep me very busy when I’m not at work. At the weekend I enjoy paddleboarding, baking and exploring the forest.

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Molly

Molly Gelder

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Joined: 2021

I have worked in childcare since I was 16 and have gained my Level 3 diploma in Childcare and Education. I have worked with every age from babies through to pre-school. I started working at Cranleigh Lodge in June 2021 and have loved every minute of it. I enjoy getting to know the children and their families and having the opportunity to see the children learn and grow! In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family and reading books.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery accepts?

Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery Open?

Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery is open: 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.

How many Children does Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery have capacity for?

Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 38 Children.

How far is Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery to the centre of Bournemouth?

3.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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