Earlybirds Daycare

Methodist Church School Rooms, Wakefield Road, Normanton WF6 1AG
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9.6 51 Reviews
  • Earlybirds Daycare, Normanton
Earlybirds Daycare is a friendly and welcoming day nursery located just off Wakefield Road in Normanton, West Yorkshire.

The team at Earlybirds create a stimulating and nurturing environment to provide all their “Puddle Stompers” with the best possible start during their early years.

Each child has an online learning journal to record and track their ongoing development during their time at Earlybirds. This journal can be accessed by parents and carers at anytime and families can share with their child’s key person “WOW” moments from home.

Earlybirds is situated in the school rooms of Normanton Methodist Church and is separated into 4 different “rooms:”

Baby Room (0-2 years)

Toddler Room (2-3 years)

Pre-School Room (3-5 years)

Out of School and Holiday Club (5-11 years)

Each room has a different topic of interest each month and practitioners create engaging activities to encourage “puddle stompers” to develop and achieve their next steps of learning.

Earlybirds is a private day nursery open 7am to 7pm offering flexible session arrangements for shift workers, term time only bookings as well as consistent weekly sessions. There is also a number of spaces available for funded children, age 2, 3 and 4 years, receiving 15 or 30 hours “FREE” funding per week.

Earlybirds have the following standard sessions times:

Full Day 8-6

Morning 8-1

Afternoon 1-6

They understand that not everyone’s childcare needs fit the above sessions, so they encourage parents and carers to visit Earlybirds to meet the fantastic team of practitioners and staff to discuss their childcare needs and find sessions to suit them.

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Care Provided by Earlybirds Daycare

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Claire Banfield (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 60
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-19:00
    Tuesday 07:00-19:00
    Wednesday 07:00-19:00
    Thursday 07:00-19:00
    Friday 07:00-19:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Earlybirds Daycare

  • Full Day 0800-1800:
    0-2 £70.00
    2-3 £65.00
    3-5 £60.00


    Half Day 0800-1300/1300-1800:
    0-2 £35.00
    2-3 £32.50
    3-5 £30.00

  • Earlybirds offers full day and half day sessions and hourly sessions, Early starts from 7 am and late finishes until 7 pm, ideal for commuters.
  • Parking

  • Parking available in private car park adjacent to the nursery, off Cambridge Street.


Earlybirds Daycare Reviews (51)

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9.6

Earlybirds Daycare has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.569) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Earlybirds Daycare has 51 reviews.

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Review from Dawn H (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loved her time here, the toddler/pre-school staff (that's the ones who looked after my daughter) were fantastic and really friendly. She came on leaps and bounds, she learned to read, write and even bake. She loves the staff (as do we), she'd live there if we let her! Excellent place with
great staff, Thank you Earlybirds.

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Review from Abbie-Leigh H (Nanny Carer of Child) published on 17 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A really nice place for kids, the pre-school staff are brilliant and always keep the children busy. Unlike other day care centres around here, the management always finds time to pop out and say hello and ask how we are. The pre-school team are professional and friendly and have taught her so much in
the last year. I just wish that she wasn't going to full-time school so she could stay here.

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Review from Darren S (Father of Child) published on 17 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has now left this nursery to go to "big school", and she's really going to miss the staff and their big early morning smiles. The staff have advanced her learning and really brought her out of her shell. A big thank you to you all.

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Review from Nikki B (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2-year-old boy loves going to nursery. He has a great bond with all the staff and has come on leaps and bounds since attending. I will also be sending my youngest little boy once I start back work.

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Review from Jane W (Mother of Child) published on 12 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would 100% recommend Earlybirds to any parent. My two children aged 6 and 4 absolutely love it here. The staff are always coming out with new things to keep them engaged and learning without them even being aware. They go on regular day trips and are always excited to tell us about what they've been
up to at the end of the day. It's reassuring knowing our children are happy and safe whilst we go to work.

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Review from Amy H (Mother of Child) published on 10 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My twins have attended Earlybirds since November 2014 (just before their 2nd birthday) and although they didn't settle at first the staff were amazing and really persevered.
I have never had any issues with the nursery but must say that since the new owner took over nearly a year ago there has been
a lot of improvements.
My daughters love going now and have really learnt a lot. I would recommend Earlybirds to any parent.

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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going to this nursery since he was 9 months old and now he is now 3yrs, he has made fantastic progress in all areas of his development. The staff have been brilliant as I have had concerns about his social development, they are always able to listen to my concerns and voice any issues
of their own and give advice. All staff are friendly and welcoming. I would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from Amy D (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery would recommend to anyone needing a nursery. My daughter started and she wouldn't talk or socialise with other children or other people. She has been going a year and now she doesn't shut up, and it is all down to the staff at early birds. Unfortunately for my little girl now she starts
BIG school in September and won't be going back we will both miss the staff at early birds and cannot thank them enough for what the have done for my little one they really are a fantastic nursery!

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Review from Adrian W (Father of Child) published on 28 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic staff, always doing lots with the kids - My lad has been there since he was 9 Months (He's now 19 Months) and he's come on leaps and bounds. The benefit of him being around all the other kids and doing so many different things while there is massive and as he grows, it shows more and more!


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definitely be getting his brother or sister in there in the future!

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Review from Leah H (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My Son has been attending Earlybirds since April 2016. My eldest daughter also attended previously. I have been so impressed with all the staff that I have dealt with since April 2016. They are professional and approachable and have shown nothing but care towards my Son. He has settled in well and enjoys
his time at Nursery. I am so happy for the staff that the recent Ofsted report reflects their care and dedication to all the children. I would highly recommend this Nursery to anyone.

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Review from Sam S (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter really enjoys going to Earlybirds, and I feel reassured that she is well cared for and treated appropriately by the staffing team.
The staff at the nursery are welcoming and friendly and are always happy to listen to my concerns, and communicate how my child has been through the day.
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daughter enjoys the school holidays as different daily planned activities keep her busy. She knows she can speak to the staff if she needs help, and I know she is safe while in the care of Earlybirds.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.569)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.569) out of 10 for Earlybirds Daycare is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 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 4.736 for Earlybirds Daycare is calculated as follows: ( (111 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) + (11 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 129 Ratings = 4.736

  • 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 4.833 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Earlybirds Daycare 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 60 number of registered child places is 12. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 12 = 0.833

  • 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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