Orchard House Nursery

Orchard Street, Tamworth B79 7RE
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  • Orchard House Nursery, Tamworth
Orchard House Nursery, rated Good by Ofsted (May 2023), is proud of the 20 years of service it has offered and continues to offer parents who entrust their children to its care. It believes that every child is an individual and considers it a privilege to be part of their development and growth as they start life’s exciting journey.

Its family lead team of dedicated, friendly and experienced professionals are all fully qualified, with two holding degrees.

Food is freshly prepared and cooked each day in its 5* rated kitchen. The nursery is able to provide separate meals for children with allergies and special dietary requirements. The nursery children regularly help to prepare, cook and grow ingredients and have fun doing the washing up afterwards.

Regular risk reviews ensure a commitment to safeguarding the children in the nursery's care. In addition to CCTV throughout the nursery, coded, alarmed entrance doors and a fully enclosed garden keep children safe.

The rooms are split into four age groups to ensure that toys and resources are focused to stimulate children's imagination and development.

A high value is placed on physical development and children enjoy dance, regular yoga sessions and walks to historic Tamworth castle, its beautiful park and modern library.

Each month parents are sent Home Learning Booklets that contain details and guidance on activities related to the coming months nursery topics, events and celebrations. Parents are encouraged to engage in these with their children and send in photos of the fun they have for display in the nursery.

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Care Provided by Orchard House Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Susan Carr
  • Person in charge
  • Sophie Nichol (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 14
  • Total Places for Children
  • 40
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-17:30
    Tuesday 07:30-17:30
    Wednesday 07:30-17:30
    Thursday 07:30-17:30
    Friday 07:30-17:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas
  • Parking

  • The nursery is situated at the rear of a large private car park with plenty of spaces outside. There are entrances to the car park from both Orchard and Halford Street


Orchard House Nursery Reviews (31)

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Orchard House Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.992) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Orchard House Nursery has 31 reviews.

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Review from C H (Grandmother of Child) published on 19 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a grandmother of a child who attends and who I regularly drop off/collect, I am made to feel very welcome by all of the staff. I am told in great detail what she has done throughout the day. She is always happy and tells me all the lovely things she does in the day. It is nice to see all the pictures
that she has painted or the models she has made, she enjoys cooking and is eager to try the recipes at home too. Well done Orchard House.

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

Both of my children have attended here. My oldest is now eight years old and my youngest, who still attends is thriving here. My oldest child was well cared for and was ready and prepared to attend school. My youngest child looks forward to attending and ask continually if she is going. We would recommend
this nursery to everyone looking for a warm, friendly and nurturing environment for their child. All the staff are friendly and helpful, and you can see the passion they have for their job and care for the children.

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Review from Jenny B (Mother of Child) published on 22 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has just finished a 2-year attendance at Orchard House Nursery where he has been since his first birthday. Not only is the environment warm and safe but this is matched by the kindness and professionalism of the team. The days are structured, the meals are varied and balanced and the outside
space is private and enclosed. For me, the most important thing was the communication between the nursery and myself so I knew exactly how his day had been, especially in the early days which I can not fault. I look forward to my daughter starting in the new year.

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Review from L E (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After looking at nurseries for my 18-month-old son, Orchard House stood out the most for me. The welcoming, caring and attentive staff were all wonderful and made me feel instantly at ease with leaving my son with them. My little boy attended two mornings a week and loved every minute. It was always
great to hear (from staff) and see for myself how happy he was there. It was great to see the process he made in the 4 months he was there. Overall it is a wonderful nursery with a real eye for detail and in my opinion, has definitely earned its outstanding rating.

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Review from Gemma (Mother of Child) published on 24 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Orchard House is a fantastic nursery with caring, nurturing staff. From the moment my daughter started they have been amazing in nurturing her development and she has formed a fantastic bond with her key worker and other staff.

Reply from Sue Carr, Owner at Orchard House Nursery

Thank you for your wonderful review, it’s great to hear that your daughter has bonded with the girls in our team. Our key worker system promotes a strong bond with the child that helps ensure that the child develops to their full potential.


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Review from Amy R (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I find Orchard House Nursery a very gentle environment. My daughter loves it here and has so much fun. She has come on so far in the months she has been here and she loves the staff.

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Review from Emma H (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery, my daughter has been here since 7 months old, currently 2 years old. All the staff are very warm and welcoming my daughter loves each and every one of the ladies. Brilliant setting, lots of activities daily. Our daughter has come on so much thanks to help of this nursery setting,
excellent.

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Review from Terri S (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My eldest 3 children have been to this nursery and my youngest will hopefully be going here too. It's a lovely place that I have been using for 5 years now. Staff are friendly and approachable and my children have always enjoyed going. They do a huge range of activities for children, things like messy
play and walks to feed the ducks. There is a great outdoor area and good healthy main meal served at lunch time.
They take part in fundraising events and help teach the kids skills like cleaning up their plates and brushing their teeth, at age appropriate times.
They start right from the baby room where they follow your routine right up to the pre-school room which gets them ready for reception.
It really is like a home from home for the children and they love seeing their friends. I think the prices are very competitive as well for the hours available (7.30am - 6pm)

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Review from Zoe S (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been at Orchard House Nursery in the baby room for 4 months and is extremely happy there. It is such a friendly nursery - all the staff know her name and seem to take a genuine interest in how she is doing. Very professional and lots of feedback on how our daughter is doing in terms
of eating, sleeping, playing etc.

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Review from Jodie M (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A good nursery overall, would use them again.

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Review from Sara S (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter went to this nursery at a young age and she has just graduated, she absolutely loved it there. If she could she would go every day including weekends but unfortunately, she has to go primary school now. I was very impressed with everything the staff were fantastic, my daughter wouldn't stop
talking about them, she was always looking forward to going to nursery.
It was like a little family for her. I would 100% recommend this fantastic wonderful nursery to everyone. My daughter learnt so much she loved everything, we will truly miss Orchard House Nursery and the staff.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.992)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.992) out of 10 for Orchard House 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 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 10 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 4.992 for Orchard House Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (117 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 118 Ratings = 4.992

  • 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 Orchard House Nursery is based on 10 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 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 10 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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