Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton)

General Hospital Complex, Cliftonville, Northampton NN1 5BD
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  • Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton), Northampton
Nene Valley Day Nursery is a caring and nurturing nursery conveniently situated in the centre of Northampton and located inside the general hospital grounds.

It provides care for children from 3 months old – 5 years, with all children's rooms on the ground floor with direct access to their own garden.

This friendly nursery has a well established and highly qualified team of enthusiastic early years professionals providing extensive activities to spark each child’s curiosity to learn.

They are proud to have achieved the Green Flag award for their commitment to environmental projects. They also have an eco-committee and children's council to allow opportunities for children to freely express their voice.

*7am start is available at an additional cost to non NHS families. Standard opening time is 7.30am.

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Care Provided by Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jade Shillington (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 48
  • Total Places for Children
  • 105
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.


Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) Reviews (190)

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Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.859) out of 10, based on 42 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) has 190 reviews.

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Review from Louise H (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All of the staff invest their time with my boy. He's bouncing and always smiling and laughing when I pick him up. He shows more curiosity which is what we love, a recent health professional at a hearing test said his use of language is amazing. This is because he's in a stimulating environment which
encourages his communication skills to improve every day he's at nursery. The staff are adaptable and caring and even ask how my family are which keeps us connected. They laugh with me on pick up and drop off and always have something different and funny to tell me. I'm confident that this nursery will help my boy move into the bigger world for school. Where he will join his older siblings. The food is amazing and is nutritional, it's cooked fresh on-site and they also celebrate different culture events throughout the year. There has been new staff recently who have joined who are polite and honest, this is what we like. Parking safer and easier for dropping and picking up.

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Review from Shanice U (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely lovely nursery and amazing staff, both my girls have progressed so much.

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Review from Kyra D (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Best nursery I could find in the area with the best reviews.
Staff are very friendly and welcoming. My child's development has improved immensely. They feed the children healthy, nutritious meals.

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Review from Karolina J (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am happy with the service for my daughter. All the ladies are always happy and supportive. My daughter comes home happy. All ladies from reception to staff are lovely.

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Review from V S (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The key person is great, very friendly and always welcoming. My child always appears happy at collection. Great feedback at collections, tell me about his days, how he got on and what he played with.

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Review from Claire M (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very friendly staff, amazing food and great activities.

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Review from Rachel P (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nene Valley has been incredible. They have had older two children and now have my youngest daughter. All of them have progressed so well. They really adapt their activities to suit children's interests and have amazing communication. They provide regular updates on the app so you can see everything
they have been up to and all the staff are so kind and helpful. I really cannot recommend them any more highly.

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Review from L R (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Cannot fault the Ladybird team. Always made us feel welcome. They really knew my daughter and had great bonds with her. She always came home with stories to tell and happy memories! The people in there are great at keeping you updated and it's lovely to see online via the app too!

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Review from I B (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended this nursery for 3 years and has been brilliant since the beginning. Always making sure to have her needs attended to, from language to social to learning needs. Amazing staff that creates an amazing bond with the children and promotes their independence.

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Review from A S (Father of Child) published on 23 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery - my son enjoys going and always looks forward to going to pre-school. Good mix of structured activities but also free play. Staff are attentive, engaging and caring with children and parents.

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Review from S B (Father of Child) published on 23 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are extremely grateful to Nene Valley Nursery for their excellent contribution towards my child's development. We couldn't have found a better place to trust and leave our daughter for the whole day, 5 days a week. We love the nursery and will miss it dearly when our child goes to school.

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Review from M S (Father of Child) published on 23 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has come on leaps and bounds since starting pre-school in April 2024. All the staff are amazing, getting to know our son as an individual.
He always talks about the fun, games and education he receives on a daily basis and the staff have helped his self-confidence.

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Review from R N (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very friendly and caring. It is a very nurturing environment, staff attend to the individual child's needs. My son has settled in very well and always comes running out with a big smile. You all prepared him really well for the transition. My son really improved in his social behaviour
towards his peers or anyone. I really appreciate the great support and developing/boosting my confidence in changing his behaviour (positively). Thank you once again.

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Review from D T (Father of Child) published on 22 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love Nene Valley!

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Review from M M (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really happy with support and care shown for my little one. Being a first time and leaving my baby for the first time is hard but Caterpillars have been amazing.

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Review from A N (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's been easy to settle my daughter and go back to work knowing she's well looked after and I can get updates online or by calling in. All staff are friendly and knowledgeable and are great with all babies, I'm so glad I've chosen this nursery.

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Review from C D (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nene Valley Nursery is a lovely and trustworthy place to leave your baby.
My child is completely fascinated with all ladies that take care of her. She is so happy, which makes me feel really good. The manager and the rest of the carers are lovely and treat her really well, paying attention to all her
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Review from L A (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is transitioning from Caterpillars to Ladybirds. It has been great the time and care all the ladies in Caterpillars have given my daughter and confidence that she shall go and process into the other rooms.

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Review from N V (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Warm reception each day. Nursery staff seem to know my child well and she has quickly built a relationship with them. Many thanks for all your hard work, thank you for keeping the children safe, fed and nurtured. Amazing menus, huge thanks to the kitchen staff.

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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Nene Valley have been very supportive with my little boy's needs. They are kind and caring and I feel confident leaving my little boy in their care.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.859)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.859) out of 10 for Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) 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 42 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 42 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 4.859 for Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) is calculated as follows: ( (434 Excellents x 5) + (69 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 504 Ratings = 4.859

  • 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 Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) is based on 42 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 105 number of registered child places is 21, which has been reached with 42 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)

Jade

Jade Shillington

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2019

Jade is the Manager of Nene Valley Day Nursery and has a wealth of experience, having started in the early years sector at the age of 17 as an Apprentice. Jade completed her Level 3 in Childcare before having her own child, then went on to complete Level 3 and Level 5 in Leadership and Management. Jade started working for Childbase in 2019.


What is your favourite feature of your nursery?
I love how the nursery feels so warm and inviting; we have a great combination of fixed purpose, authentic and more natural resources In every room to really spark the children's curiosity and engage them in their learning and exploration.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
I absolutely love my team; they are dedicated, passionate and supportive of all our families and one another. Striving for outstanding care is at the forefront of everything we do.


Frequently Asked Questions about Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton)

What is the Age Range of Children that Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) accepts?

Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) Open?

Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) is open: Monday 07:00-18:30, Tuesday 07:00-18:30, Wednesday 07:00-18:30, Thursday 07:00-18:30, Friday 07:00-18:30.

How many Children does Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) have capacity for?

Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) has capacity for a total of 105 Children.

How far is Nene Valley Day Nursery (Northampton) to the centre of Northampton?

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

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