Children 1st @ Wragby Road

145 Wragby Road, Lincoln LN2 4PL
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9.9 147 Reviews
  • Children 1st @ Wragby Road, Lincoln
Children 1st @ Wragby Road is situated in a large, converted house next to Christ’s Hospital School in the heart of Lincoln. The nursery benefits from ample parking and is popular with parents working in Lincoln.

Children 1st Day Nurseries has been an award-winning, family-run childcare provider since 1988. The company is in the Top 3 in the UK for Ofsted results according to the 2021 Nursery World Nursery Chains report.

The Wragby Road nursery has been fully refurbished and has cosy rooms with smaller groups of children. The setting offers several garden areas with plenty of opportunity for children to learn through play in a variety of learning environments.

The nursery's early years setting is managed by highly skilled early years teachers who have expert knowledge and experience of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The nursery team are passionate about offering exciting learning opportunities and children leave nursery confident and ready for school.

Care Provided by Children 1st @ Wragby Road

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Amy Delaney (Senior Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 26
  • Total Places for Children
  • 98
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 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 & Christmas

Children 1st @ Wragby Road Reviews (147)

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Children 1st @ Wragby Road has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.882) out of 10, based on 63 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Children 1st @ Wragby Road has 147 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son settled in very quickly and enjoys going to nursery. They have been very accommodating to our needs with drop off times and try to help if we need extra days or need to change a session.
He has improved significantly with physical abilities and talking since starting nursery.
I feel fully
confident in the staff and his wellbeing whilst in their care.
I have recommended this nursery to other mums, whose children now attend.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our experience has been wonderful from day one. Our daughter thoroughly enjoys her time at nursery and all of the staff are very kind and caring.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm generally very pleased how much my son has developed and reassured that he is definitely ready for school in September. Teachers in my son's class are lovely and get on extremely well with his keyworker and sad to leave her due to her going into a new class - all is well.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been at nursery for the last 8 months. In this period, we have seen a lot of change in him and his milestones have come on in quick time. A lot of credit for this would have to go to the nursery and the staff who have been amazing. We would have to say that every single member of staff has
been so very supportive and sweet.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing work, so friendly and good communication. Staff are always smiling and so welcoming.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Girls are always friendly, really helpful with my daughter and helping with her potty training. My daughter is developing really well here and she never wants to leave.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic staff. Everyone has made us feel really welcome and helped my little one settle in. I always see her getting cuddles if she's upset.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Children 1st @ Wragby Road is a safe and secure surrounding for all children who attend. I have noticed and very pleased with my daughter's achievements and how developed she has become. All teachers especially my daughter's tutor is very helpful and trustworthy. As a family, we are very happy with
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has come on leaps and bounds at the nursery. She knows she is safe and cared for therefore settles well, eats well and sleeps well (for her). There are lots of engaging activities for her to enjoy throughout the day and I feel confident and safe in the knowledge that she is there whilst
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We think our daughter is very well cared for and clearly enjoy her days at nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Children 1st @ Wragby Road has been more than helpful as a family- with our situation financially changing over the past year they have always been fully supportive and never moaned about any changes. Staff are always really informative to what my daughter has been doing at school. I would definitely
recommend this nursery to other people and can't thank them enough for making our journey easier.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy started in February and thanks to the fantastic team, he has settled in quickly and asks to go to the nursery and to see his keyworker. He is very happy here and so are we!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery, great facilities and lovely staff. Couldn't ask for more for my little boy - I love seeing his happy, smiling face when I collect him every week. Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been in this nursery for just over a year and I can't believe how far he has come. Staff are brilliant, professional, caring and always with a smile on their faces. They have been very supportive of my son especially when he was potty training. He has become a very confident boy who knows
his numbers, loves reading and singing. I can't thank the staff here enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It is a warm and friendly atmosphere. All staff are friendly and welcoming. It feels safe and comfortable when leaving my son to play with his friends all day whilst I am working. Very happy with his progress and good teacher-parent communication.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at this wonderful nursery since she was 8 months old.
Her progression over the last 7 months has been amazing and her interaction with the staff and other children has been crucial to her development.


The staff are incredibly professional yet approachable and friendly in demeanour

and nothing is too much for them. The nursery is flexible with timings and very accommodating to our requirements.


My daughter has become a very happy and expressive girl and loves going to nursery. She was allocated a key worker when she started and she is fantastic however all of the staff take an active interest in her social and general life and make us all feel very welcome.


I have already recommended a friend to join the nursery and will continue to do so. We will be very sad when our daughter has to leave for school!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All three of my children have attended or are currently attending this nursery and I cannot speak highly enough of the staff there. They all work extremely hard to provide an excellent level of care and education, focused on the needs and interests of my children. Feedback is always thorough and the
online learning portal is great for seeing what my children have been up to and it is updated regularly. The managers are friendly and are always very accommodating with requests for additional hours/changes in our circumstances, etc. Since Children 1st took over the nursery, the facilities have improved significantly, making the most of the indoor and outdoor space available. All in all, it is an excellent nursery where my children have been and are really happy. I would recommend it to others without reservation.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has settled in so well at Children 1st. He loves his days there. He's too young to tell us what he's been doing, so it's great to read about his day in his journal as well as see pictures and updates on the eyLog app. The staff have been very welcoming and friendly and also very accommodating
to our needs: swapping and adding days where we have needed extra help. We couldn't be happier with the standard.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are welcoming to all the kids whether they work in my child's room or not. They are thoughtful when doing crafts at Fathers day, they check what we would like our son to write on cards etc for his stepdad. My son's key worker has an amazing bond with him and genuinely cares about him
and his progress. Communication is brilliant at Wragby Road with management talking about dates and fees as well as handing over my child's information. We moved out of the area and is now a 30-minute drive away but I wouldn't move my child nursery for the world.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has settled in superbly well
The nursery nurses have looked after him with excellent standards
His diary is filled in each day.


I particularly like the choice of fresh meals he is given on a daily basis.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.882)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.882) out of 10 for Children 1st @ Wragby Road 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 63 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 63 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 4.882 for Children 1st @ Wragby Road is calculated as follows: ( (676 Excellents x 5) + (67 Goods x 4) + (11 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 754 Ratings = 4.882

  • 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 Children 1st @ Wragby Road is based on 63 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 98 number of registered child places is 19.6, which has been reached with 63 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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Awards / Recognitions (6)

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2023

Recipient: Storal

Date: Friday 28 Apr 2023 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2022

Recipient: Storal

Date: Friday 29 Apr 2022 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2020

Recipient: Storal

Date: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 More details

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Meet the Team (1)

Amy

Amy Delaney

Job Title: Senior Nursery Manager

Joined: 2014

Hello everybody. My name is Amy Delaney and I am the Area Manager of Children 1st in Lincoln. I am also a mum to 2 young children and live in Skegness.


I qualified as a Nursery Nurse (NNEB) in 1999 and have over 15 experience in the childcare sector. I have held many positions in nurseries, most recently as a nursery manager for the past 5 years, a role which I have absolutely loved.


My skills and expertise are wide ranging across the 0-8 years age range and I have lots of experience working with families in the Lincolnshire area. The day to day challenges of nursery life as well as having my own family has given me a good knowledge and understanding of what busy working families need.


I take pride in working with all the families at the nursery and I look forward to getting to know families new to the nursery. I always do my best to make myself available to meet families so when you see me in the nursery please feel free to say hello


I am proud as an Area Manager to be able to share the ethos of Children 1st Day Nurseries and am fully committed to our mission statement of: ‘Leading the way, shaping the future’ and providing high quality day care and education.