What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington

2-4 Forster Avenue, Meadowdale Estate, Bedlington NE22 6EW
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  • What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington, Bedlington
What a Hoot Bedlington is a private day nursery with huge amounts of space. It has three bespoke rooms that have all been designed to specifically suit the age stages of the children that attend.

The nursery has a baby room which allows the babies to gain great exposure to sensory media in the form of lights, bubbles and sounds. The room also has a nice half and half feel to it as the floor is half carpet and half laminate flooring. This is to allow the babies to have a cosy area where they can sit, sleep and practice tummy time but also have an area where they can explore messier materials and enjoy meal times.

The 2 year room is designed to help children become more independent and communicative. It also has its very own separate sleep time area for the children to have safe sleeps and are well rested!         

In the preschool room at What a Hoot, the children feel included in all decisions and are given great amounts of praise, independence and are able to express opinions and individuality to set them up perfectly for their next journey to school. The room is also free flow to the outdoor area, which allows children to choose where they would like to play, learn and explore throughout the day.         

What a Hoot prides itself on having its own kitchen which the management team use to cook fresh and healthy meals every day. The meals are made to ensure there is the perfect balanced diet being served to the children and are incorporating foods which are full of nutrients. Parents are always involved in what meals are included on the nursery's menus as What a Hoot love to hear what children like to eat at home.

The nursery has one apprentice and 8 nursery practitioners that are all level three qualified and above. They are also all qualified first aiders and can skilfully use this to help the children who are unwell or injured.

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Care Provided by What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Hayley Simpson (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 9
  • Total Places for Children
  • 38
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 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

Funding & Fees Guide for What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington

  • 7:30am-6:00pm, 2 years and under-£56.00.
    7:30am-12:30pm, 2 years and under-£39.00.
    1:00pm-6:00pm, 2 years and under-£39.00.
    7:30am-6:00pm, over 2 years-£52.00.
    7:30am-12:30pm, over 2 years-£37.00.
    1:00pm-6:00pm, over 2 years- £37.00.
    All meals included in the price.
  • Parking

  • Parking bays available at the front of the building.


What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington Reviews (22)

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What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington has a Review Score of 10 (9.979) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington has 22 reviews.

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Review from Adam W (Father of Child) published on 31 January 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm overall really happy with What a Hoot Bedlington nursery. Their use of the app is great for communication when needed, finding out about activities going on and also eating habits. The feedback is also good at drop-off and pickup times and the times are flexible to help around work. As a child
of lockdown, I've been constantly worried about my son's social development, but it gives me comfort to see that he's happy to go every day and seems to be coming out of his shell bit by bit with the help of the staff there.
If there was any criticism, it would be the way billing is done through the app. It does seem very inflexible, but I gather from what I'm told that is more about how the app works.
The staff there have always been courteous and good communicators, and any issues that have arisen have been dealt with well. Again, overall really happy with What a Hoot Bedlington.

Reply from Hayley Simpson, Nursery Manager at What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington

Thank you Adam for your great review! We are pleased to hear you love our app and are happy with your little one's progress.


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Review from Lesley H (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Both of my boys have attended this nursery since they were about 10 months. My eldest is starting school in September and will be staying here as they offer really helpful out of school care with pick up and drop offs to the local first/primary schools! I have nothing but praise for this little nursery!
The staff really do care about my boys and have been instrumental in bringing them along with learning, development and general social skills. The flexibility of attendance arrangements is unique to the area and great for shift work, term time and just generally heading off on family holidays. It basically can save you a fortune compared with other inflexible establishments! My boys are very happy here and never want to leave at the end of the day!

Reply from Wendy Monaghan, M D at What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington

Thank you so much for your review Lesley


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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.979)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.979) out of 10 for What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington 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 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 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 4.979 for What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington is calculated as follows: ( (235 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 240 Ratings = 4.979

  • 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 What A Hoot Day Nursery Bedlington is based on 20 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 38 number of registered child places is 7.6, which has been reached with 20 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 (3)

Hayley

Hayley Simpson

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2023

I am the Manager at What a Hoot Bedlington and have recently joined the team in January 2023.


Childcare is a huge passion of mine and I have gained over 8 years experience, working with children from the ages of 3 months to 5 years old.


I love watching each individual child gain their very own personality, independence and skills set. Being the first step in a child's educational journey is hugely rewarding, which is why I am passionate about providing the best learning opportunities for our What a Hoot children.


Amy

Amy Ridley

Job Title: Nursery Deputy Manager

Joined: 2019

I am the Deputy Manager at What a Hoot and I have worked here for the past 4 years. I have got over 9 years experience working in early years and love every part of it.


I started my What a Hoot journey as a nursery practitioner and loved working closely with the children in each of the rooms. Having gained huge amounts of experience, I was then promoted to room leader and again to Deputy Manager!


I am also the nursery SENDCO and I have a great passion for working with children with special educational needs. I love helping the children work towards their next milestones and thinking of strategies to put in place to help them accomplish each one.


Leanne

Leanne Cook

Job Title: Nursery Senior

Joined: 2021

Hi, my name is Leanne and I am the senior nursery practitioner at What a Hoot in Bedlington. I am room based and spend most of my time in the 2 year old's room, but enjoy spending time with the babies and in preschool too!


I started my career as a level 3 teaching assistant at a primary school in Blyth, almost 13 years ago.


Since moving to What a Hoot, I instantly knew this was the job for me. The children and staff welcomed me with open arms! The children put a huge smile on my face each day and surprise me with many moments where I feel massive amounts of pride as they do something new for the first time.


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