Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

55 Glanmor Road, Uplands, Swansea SA2 0QA
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9.9 13 Reviews
  • Highgate Day Nursery Uplands, Swansea
HIGHGATE UPLANDS was established over 30 years ago. They have an excellent reputation for providing the highest quality of childcare and education.

Highgate is situated in two converted house and has a homely atmosphere. The fabulous furnishings and excellent resources support their child led curriculum.

They focus on outdoor play using their gardens and growing fruit and vegetables. Highgate follows the national curriculum for Wales.

The nursery has a baby floor, twinkie and toddler floors and a preschool for 3 year old plus children. A fabulous environment for children to grow and develop.

Baby sign and Welsh playgroup sessions are very popular with the children and parents.

Partnership with parents is enhanced by using their parent app to keep in touch with parents about activities and events.

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Care Provided by Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jayne Lewis (Operation Director)
  • Admission Criteria
    • NONE
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 21
  • Total Places for Children
  • 62
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 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 Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

  • Full Day - £58 (7.30am - 6pm)
    Half Day - £40 (7.30am-1pm or 1pm-6pm)

  • Highgate Uplands is registered to provide Flying Start funded places for two-year-old children. Parents should contact Family Information Service Swansea to find out if they are eligible for the funding from the day after their child's second birthday- until they are 3-years-old.
    Parents and children who are eligible can use the funding towards their daily or half-day fees. We also offer free Flying Start funded sessions every afternoon from 1 pm to 3:30 pm.
  • Parking

  • Parking on street outside the nursery.


Highgate Day Nursery Uplands Reviews (13)

9.9

Highgate Day Nursery Uplands has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.871) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Highgate Day Nursery Uplands has 13 reviews.

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

My daughter loves going to Highgate. She comes home happy, fed, and usually having learnt something new that day. I feel her development was propelled hugely after going to Highgate, which helps with the guilt I originally felt when dropping her off and going to work!
The facilities are lovely and
homely and immaculately clean. The staff genuinely seem to love their jobs and they celebrate almost every occasion, including those from other cultures which they teach the children about.
The children get involved with cooking, choosing activities and choosing menus. They get plenty of outdoor play and there are lots of outdoor activities in the garden.
They are also learning Welsh, my daughter often comes home with new Welsh phrases and sings Welsh songs.
I couldn't recommend this nursery more and will be sending my son there too when I return to work.
Communication is great too. They're readily contactable by using a particular messaging service and we receive regular updates on the app which is great.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Such fabulous words for our team. We really appreciate your comments. The whole team worked so hard and we are very proud of our Welsh playgroup.


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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All lovely staff. My son loves this nursery. He's so happy to be there.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Thank you for completing a review. Your feedback is very important to us.


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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 16 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter was born in May 2020. As a key worker, no one had even held my baby girl until I had to go back to work where she went to Highgate.
Due to family issues and all the lockdown bubbles, Highgate was the first experience my daughter had in her first year,
She is due to start school full-time
in September 2024 but I wish she could stay at Highgate forever!
They are amazing!

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

A real privilege to have been part of your child's early years. Hopefully, we will see her in the school holidays.


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Review from Lucy S (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love Highgate Nursery. My eldest son went there from 1 until he started school and now my daughter goes too.
There are always lots of activities for the children to do and when the weather is nice they always take the children outside to play.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

So pleased your family have had such a good experience at Highgate .


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Review from E R (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child is always excited to go to nursery and loves the time spent there. They come home with new skills and the nursery is supportive at all stages.
There are lots of creative activities as well as toys.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Fabulous review. Creative activities are a big part of our curriculum.


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Review from K M (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’ve had my little boy there since he was 6 months old. The staff are extremely friendly. He runs into the nursery every morning so I can go to work without having to worry. His day is filled with activities. And they celebrate all the festivals and every child’s birthday. I love to see the photos on
the family app.
I would recommend the nursery to all my friends.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Thank you for sharing your experience as a Highgate parent with us. So pleased your child enjoys nursery and many activities our team organise.


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Review from E K (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Outstanding care, support, nurture, guidance and education.
Both my children have been/are at Highgate. I wouldn't go anywhere else and highly recommend it to everyone.
I trust the girls implicitly and know my children are getting the best start in life at Highgate.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

We appreciate you taking the time to write a review. Thank you for recommending us. Our team are very dedicated and your positive comments mean a great deal to us all.


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Review from Vanessa H (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An excellent nursery. The staff are amazing, thoughtful caring and efficient. They are like a second family. The food is balanced and healthy, and I have no hesitation in recommending them. They are flexible with notice and will do their best to accommodate.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Operations Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

We appreciate your review of Highgate Uplands. At Highgate, we have always felt flexibility in childcare is important to support families. So pleased you have had a good experience at the nursery.


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Review from S E (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can not praise this nursery enough!
I moved my little one to this nursery after being unhappy with a different nursery. It was the best decision for my little one and my peace of mind.
Highgate’s staff are very approachable, friendly and engaging. They seem genuinely happy in their jobs, and it’s
clear the staff get on well as a team. My toddler loves his key workers and talks about them at home, which is a testament to them. The staff provide excellent food and so many activities for the kids. Lots of messy play, songs, educational games and creative play. I am so very happy to have my toddler attend here.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Feedback is so important to us. Thank you for your kind words which are so supportive of our fabulous teams hard work and dedication .


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Review from S D (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery - a caring, friendly and happy space. Great activities! Really like that there is lots of outdoor play and guinea pigs. Welsh lessons are fab!
My two children have been very happy. I feel that they have learned a lot, are allowed to develop their own sense of self and have made great
friends.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Such a fabulous review. Highgate appreciates your feedback. So pleased your children are enjoying their time at Highgate Uplands.


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Review from P B (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great caring staff, feel relieved dropping my son there! My son has enjoyed his time in the nursery. Friendly staff. The car parking facility is good. A lot of options for food, but my son does not have much food there.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Thank you for your review of Highgate Uplands. So pleased your child enjoys their time in nursery.


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Review from Bethan J (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl attends Highgate in Uplands and absolutely loves it. Since day one, all the staff have been friendly and helpful and are easy to approach with any queries or questions. The activities my little girl takes part in are always fun and educational. They have a lovely outdoor space, which
the children use, and I know my little one enjoys spending time outdoors. They also look after my older child during the holidays, and he loves attending, despite being a bit shy, the staff have managed to help him enjoy and look forward to attending the nursery. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a safe, secure and happy environment for their little one.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

We really appreciate your feedback regarding Highgate Uplands. Thank you for choosing Highgate to be a part of your children’s early years experience.


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Review from Magdalena M (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is very happy in Highgate Day Nursery, started in the baby room now in toddlers - lovely craft activities, baby yoga and baby signs, Welsh language lessons and activities, theme parties, play outdoors and a good selection if meals including fruit and vegetables with lunch and dinner as well
as promoting water as a drink with meals. Very good contact with staff both face-to-face and over email. Their other branch also does Forrest School but unfortunately, this one does not yet, fingers crossed very soon.

Reply from Jayne Lewis, Business Director at Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your experience at Highgate Uplands. So pleased you have mentioned the face-to-face contact with our team. This is very important to us. We will look at how we can add more forest school activities and value your comments.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.871)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.871) out of 10 for Highgate Day Nursery Uplands 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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 4.871 for Highgate Day Nursery Uplands is calculated as follows: ( (135 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.871

  • 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 Highgate Day Nursery Uplands is based on 13 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 62 number of registered child places is 12.4, which has been reached with 13 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Highgate Day Nursery Uplands

What is the Age Range of Children that Highgate Day Nursery Uplands accepts?

Highgate Day Nursery Uplands accepts Children aged from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Highgate Day Nursery Uplands Open?

Highgate Day Nursery Uplands is open: 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.

How many Children does Highgate Day Nursery Uplands have capacity for?

Highgate Day Nursery Uplands has capacity for a total of 62 Children.

How far is Highgate Day Nursery Uplands to the centre of Swansea?

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

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