Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Bede College, Marsh House Avenue, Billingham TS23 3HB
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  • Billingham Childrens Day Nursery, Billingham
Rated 'Good' in all areas by Ofsted in May 2019, Billingham Children's Day Nursery is located within the grounds of Stockton Riverside College, making it a secure and convenient location to suit local parents' childcare needs. Parents will find a professional team that is committed to making sure each child gets the best start in life whilst working closely with parents.

Staff are trained to understand the benefits of learning through play and the facility has areas ideal for babies and pre-school and there is also a secure well resourced outdoor play area where children can explore, play and learn. A key person system is in place to make sure each individual child is getting the most from their nursery experience.

The nursery staff put the children at the heart of everything they do.

Care Provided by Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Hayley Brunnen (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 10
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Billingham Childrens Day Nursery Reviews (93)

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Billingham Childrens Day Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.954) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Billingham Childrens Day Nursery has 93 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic nursery. My son loves attending and the difference in him is fantastic. The staff are brilliant and I have no worries about leaving my son in their care. Highly recommended. Lovely well managed centre. Flexible hours which is great to fit around my work.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot praise Billingham Children's Day Nursery enough! The staff offer such a warm and caring environment and I've felt confident about leaving my daughter in their care since day one. The flexibility that Billingham Children's Day Nursery offers has been good to send to me in my working mum busy
life. I also love the information that is received through the Tapestry system - not only allowing me to feel involved in her actions during the day but also charting her progress and achievements. Just brilliant.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review Barbara.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son now 4 years old has been attending this nursery from the age of 1. It's a fantastic nursery and my son has lots of fun with the activities they do and also with his little friends. I would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone. All the staff are really friendly.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review Adam.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is great! My son has come out of his shell and is learning new things all the time. The staff are great and keep us informed and up to date. I couldn't ask for better care. He enjoys interacting with other children and the staff, he thinks very highly of them.

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review, Hollie.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 3 children have attended this nursery and all 3 children have grown up and developed fab personalities which has resulted in attending here.


My youngest is in pre-school and she loves the daily activities that she takes part in, especially painting and drawing.


The staff are friendly and

I quite enjoy the tapestry updates I get weekly!

Reply from Christine Prendergast, Nurseries Manager at Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review Claire.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot praise this nursery enough. My daughter has been attending since she was 8 months old and absolutely loves it. Her confidence to mix with other children has come on amazingly.
All the staff are brilliant with her and I feel completely relaxed leaving her in their care. We love that they have
an online tapestry where they send us photos and updates of what our little girl has been doing throughout the day.
Nothing is any bother for this nursery and they're very flexible if we have had to change our days.
I would happily recommend them to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic nursery. The staff are always very happy, professional and supportive and have always gone out of their way to help my child throughout his time here. The nursery has lots of excellent resources for the children and are always doing new activities, which go outside of normal nursery
standards, such as visits to the library, bus and guests visiting such as animals and also Santa etc. The nursery itself is very clean and decorated well, with displays of children’s work and also information for parents as well and awards that the nursery has received. My son has loved his time at this nursery, and I couldn’t think of anything better the nursery could have done throughout his time here. I highly recommend it to all other parents and carers of young children.

Reply from Pamela Poole, Manager at Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Thank you so much for your lovely comments.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic! Flexible with shift work. Accommodating to my child's individual needs. She loves going to nursery. I always feel confident when leaving her, she is in good hands and safe with her needs being met. I am really pleased we chose this nursery and despite a house move, have kept her there as
she is so settled, as am I with her childcare. Couldn't recommend them enough.

Reply from Pamela Poole, Manager at Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Thank you for such a lovely review.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has enjoyed his time at the nursery since beginning in September 2015 (full-time for the first year and part-time since September 2016). We have always found the staff to be professional and supportive, particularly during those difficult early weeks.
He enjoys the creative activities, reading
and the independence which he is encouraged to have. He enjoys his meals at the nursery which are always varied and home cooked. It would be good for the children to have further experiences outside of the nursery setting and greater ICT provision.
Our second son (who has additional needs) is due to begin shortly and the nursery has made preparations already.
The management is professional and flexible, a real asset to the nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All 3 of my children have attended the nursery. The staff are exceptional with the children. The children learn but also are shown care and treated as individuals. 10 years ago my eldest started at the nursery and my son attended 3 years later and now my youngest is in the baby room; it remains the
best nursery I have experienced. This is due to the staff and leadership of the nursery. The children encouraged to try new things and are celebrated for who they are. The food is healthy and allows the children to try a range of tastes. As a working parent to know your child is so well cared for is very comforting. I can't recommend this nursery enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend this nursery to any parents looking for a genuine caring nursery. Both my children have loved coming to nursery here because the staff are so welcoming, caring and friendly. The management is excellent offering great flexibility for different family working patterns. They offer
lots of different activities, great menu, good outdoor facilities and several events throughout the year. My eldest child still enjoys coming back to the nursery to collect his sister as he remembers all the happy memories here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is a fun and bright environment and it provides the backdrop for easy effective learning.
My son has grown into a strong independent, confident child. We put much of this down to the care and attention he has received at the nursery and the commitment of the staff that work there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is an excellent nursery. I never have any problems my son loves it there. Before he started he couldn't string a sentence together now he can talk really well. I see pictures of him playing and joining in which is really nice to see. The staff are lovely and are very pleasant and tell you all that
they have done throughout the day. Highly recommend

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great care, passionate about the profession, care and consideration with the utmost affection. Some of them are as good as gold, an asset to Billingham, Nunthorpe team.
Words are not enough. It's sad that I cannot comment on any outstanding and ongoing star performers.
But, glad to have met you guys
for my little one.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son (2) started nursery this year and had never been left with any other person other than myself, his dad and nana. He was very nervous to start, as was I but he has settled in lovely and loves going.
All the staff are very caring and will always ensure they look after each and every child to
the best of their ability. I am very comfortable in leaving my son with all members of staff and I know he will be well looked after. My son's confidence has also grown and I have realised he is starting to speak bigger sentences much more. I am very happy with his development within the nursery.
Billingham Day Nursery is also always clean.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This day nursery well run and in good condition, they look after my daughter and they could not do a better job. I have never had any complaints about what they do or the way they do their jobs.
She has been there for about a year and they help us with everything including the not so pleasant things
like toilet training.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child loves the nursery and the amazing staff.
They are fantastic with her and care genuinely about all children.
They provide healthy meals with lots of variety. My child also loves trips to the sports hall and mobile library. Great job guys!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant staff. Very friendly and helpful. The staff are very understanding and if there is a problem/emergency they will ring straight away. My son is learning different skills which are bringing his development on brilliantly.
I would definitely recommend this nursery. Price is very good for the
full day that my son is there for. Thanks for all your hard work.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter was at Billingham Day Nursery from January 2016 until December 2016, she took a little time to settle but the staff were reassuring and she soon settled and enjoyed it. She was talking about the staff when she was at home and all her friends she met, I saw that my daughter's confidence and
development greatly improved over her time at the nursery. I would definitely use this day nursery again in the future.

Reply from Pamela Poole, Manager at Billingham Childrens Day Nursery

Thank you so much for the lovely comments from all the girls.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The nursery has provided a wonderfully caring and nurturing environment in which our little boy has grown and thrived. The staff have excellent relationships with the children. The nursery has provided an excellent foundation for our son starting school.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.954)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.954) out of 10 for Billingham Childrens Day 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.954 for Billingham Childrens Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (207 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.954

  • 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 Billingham Childrens Day Nursery is based on 18 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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 18 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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Pam Poole

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 1996

Hello, I'm Pam.
I have an NNEB diploma in Early years childhood studies and have worked in childcare for 25 years at Billingham day nursery. I started out as an early year's educator, working my way up to deputy manager and I am now a proud manager at Billingham Children's day nursery.


I take pride in having very good organisational skills and use them when managing the nursery, staff, and children.
I love to meet both new families and familiar faces, welcoming them into our setting and ensuring they feel comfortable.
My team here at Billingham will always ensure all rooms provide fun, stimulating, and safe environments.
I believe having a strong team helps children achieve their individual learning goals by working together and working alongside parents and families collectively.
I look forward to welcoming both you and your child into our nursery.