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 Lisa W (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm really happy with the care my daughter is receiving. She is very happy when I drop her off and pick her up. Every member of staff is extremely friendly and treats every child individually. I can't fault the place.

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Review from Paul K (Father of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All ok thanks.

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Review from K R (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since starting nursery, we have noticed our child has increased in his confidence, his vocabulary and his independence. He has developed a lovely relationship with his key worker, which has helped him settle. All the staff are very welcoming and professional. Thank you to the manager and the team.

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Review from Heather T (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The caterpillar room is very inviting. The room rotates its toys and sensory every couple of months, keeping it interesting for the babies. Staff are very friendly/helpful and cater well for food allergies - great menus.

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Review from jamie h (Father of Child) published on 4 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy started in January after being at home with his mum for 11 months with no baby groups or any socialising around apart from who he already knew. Initially, we were worried about how he would cope being around so many other children, adapting to his routine of going to nursery. Looking
back now we had nothing to worry about, our boy has settled so well every picture we see he's happy, clean and learning new things every day. The staff are great! They are accommodating to every need, understanding and so welcoming every morning. They love him like we do its that for us that counts. We feel when we drop him off he's safe, and happy there's nothing more we could ask for.

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Review from Adam H (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one has been attending nursery for a while now and loves it. He has flourished since starting nursery and is very confident. He is very well looked after and we get regular updates on his development and what he has been up to. The staff are all lovely and happy to help. I always feel welcomed
when picking up my child and given a detailed description of his day. The food is well balanced and nutritional, overall a wonderful nursery.

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Review from L W (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing care by all of the staff. The staff go above and beyond to encourage confidence and development of the children. My daughter has come on leaps and bounds thanks to the hard work and understanding.

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Review from S K (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My experience is pleasant so far. My son has shown lots of improvement in terms of understanding interpersonal skills, behaving really well outside and also coping well with his needs and demands. It's his first experience outside of his home and he is settling really well with the nursery. Thanks very
much, Nene Valley Day Nursery for your support in making him a better person.

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Review from L B (Father of Child) published on 26 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We felt supported by the nursery practitioners during my daughter's transition to the bigger room, they kept us updated and reassured by sending over lots of photos on the app, their communication on collection about her day was highly reassuring. Great nursery highly recommend.

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Review from Gemma T (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been a mother for 23 years for three children with various ages so have used a wide range of nurseries over the years. Nene Valley Day Nursery has been an excellent nursery in all areas and simply the best I have ever used. The staff are friendly, efficient, knowledgeable and welcoming. I have
several friends who are mothers of children at the nursery and they wholeheartedly agree. From the cook, nursery staff, admin and management they are all fab.

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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery. My son joined Nene Valley preschool in August 2021 after moving to Northampton. I am amazed at how friendly the staff at Nene Valley is. He looks forward to coming every day. Love this place!

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Review from Nikita H (Mother of Child) published on 4 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5

We have been to this nursery for two years and our experience has been alright.
More engagement is definitely needed from the nursery to parents on your child’s development, well-being, and engagement on the parent app.

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Review from A E (Mother of Child) published on 27 September 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy loves coming to nursery. The staff are all so caring and attentive, the activities are varied and so is the food.
We would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from Emily R (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The entire nursery is fantastic. Special mention to the pre-school team who have allowed my daughter to flourish and grow.

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Review from Matt S (Father of Child) published on 21 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We absolutely love Nene Vally. Both our children attend and our eldest has gone from the Caterpillar Room through to pre-school and hers and our experience of all the staff in every room has been fantastic. All are extremely caring, welcoming, knowledgeable, and fun. My daughter has absolutely loved
her time here, really enjoys every day, and has grown into a strong, independent little girl and that's all thanks to all of the staff at Nere Valley! She is going to miss you.

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Review from Samuel C (Father of Child) published on 21 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful nursery with staff that genuinely care and support the children.

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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nene Valley Day Nursery has been the best place for my daughter, she always looked forward to going to school as she said she loved her teacher and talked about them every day. Our daughter got the opportunity to learn different things that made her thinking wide and helped her to always want to explore.
This nursery has been the best place for us and our daughter.

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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could say so much about the nursery, how they have helped my daughter through her development, especially her speech and language and building her confidence. I cannot say enough to thank you as my daughter moved from barely two words at the age of three to a non-stop audible talker at two months
to her fourth Birthday. Lovely and supportive staff. Thank you so much.

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Review from T O (Father of Child) published on 21 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nene Valley Day Nursery has been such a wonderful place for my child's learning and development. He never stops talking about all that he is learning and all the fun he is having. Children are very well supported to learn at their own pace and reports are regularly provided on progress. All the teachers
are excellent at what they do. Highly recommended!

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Review from Anu P (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child attended the nursery only for a short period. Even though I am extremely satisfied with the service provided by the nursery staff, especially her keyworker, who is so sweet, caring and very helpful with my child's overall development. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts. I will
definitely recommend the nursery to my friends. Five stars for you.

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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.


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