Corner House Nursery Gillsland

2 South Gillsland Road, Merchiston, Edinburgh EH10 5DE
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9.8 54 Reviews
  • Corner House Nursery Gillsland, Edinburgh
Corner House Day Nursery consists of fun, large and open plan playrooms, that a skilled team of staff are able to tailor to suit the learning objectives of each pre-school age group.

A Winnie-the-Pooh theme helps children to exercise their imagination and love of storytelling, while there are many sensory activities, a wooden playhouse and large array of outdoor equipment also.

As well as professional care and positive learning there is a strong focus on healthy eating, with food that is locally sourced and organically produced.

The excellent staff team are at the centre of everything the nursery does, providing quality care and education for all children. The nursery has placed a strong focus on building a team of staff that are both motivated and qualified, with low staff turnover and continuity that parents can feel positive about.

The nursery has multiple outdoor play areas as well as bright and engaging indoor playrooms with a variety of stimulating resources including an interactive digi-table which the children love!

Corner House Gillsland offers a 10% discount for siblings who attend full time as well as some funded places.

Included in the fees are a quality early years care and education, freshly prepared two-course lunch and snacks throughout the day, nursery pets and a celebration of festivals throughout the year.

Please contact the nursery for any more information or to book a personal show round with the nursery manager.

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Care Provided by Corner House Nursery Gillsland

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Stephanie Craig (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 58
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Christmas & New Year

Funding & Fees Guide for Corner House Nursery Gillsland

  • Prices per morning sessions, afternoon sessions and for a full day or a full week. Funded sessions available.

Corner House Nursery Gillsland Reviews (54)

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Corner House Nursery Gillsland has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.790) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Corner House Nursery Gillsland has 54 reviews.

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Review from George S (Grandfather of Child) published on 19 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm incredibly impressed by this nursery.


My grandchild always comes home smiling after a fulfilling day. The facilities are excellent and the staff first class. They always take time to go over the day and explain all the activities they have done, discuss their development and answer any questions

we have. My grandchild's core worker has been an absolute star during their time there and I can't recommend them enough.

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Review from Ross (Father of Child) published on 18 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery with lovely staff. Our son started in August 2017 and his key worker worked with us to create a tailored settling in plan over 2 weeks to get us all used to the new surroundings. We've all settled into the routine now and our son looks forward to going to nursery each day and has made
loads of new friends there. The nursery room has loads of space, regularly changed out toys and an outdoor space dedicated to the littlest ones.


Optional extra activities are offered.


The only negative is that the nursery will not administer medicine (e.g for teething) which we know some other Edinburgh nurseries will do.


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Review from Julius N (Father of Child) published on 28 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We have found that our daughter's learning and development at the nursery is very good. She has been involved in activities that have provided a wide range of skills and advancement.


We appreciate the level of effort taken to get the children outside playing together and carrying out tasks. The web

portal updates are really enjoyable to see.

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Review from Kirsty S (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been extremely happy with Corner House.
The staff are very friendly and supportive and my daughter has a great time there.
I was worried when she first started as her eating and drinking wasn't very good, but the staff reassured me that she'd be fine and she was.
It's a huge comfort to be
able to go to work and not worry about her at all.

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Review from Nina G (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband and I are so happy with the staff at Corner House. Our daughter started on 1st September at ten and a half months and she has settled quickly and painlessly. The staff are genuinely warm, caring and friendly. It is clear there is an abundance of cuddles in the baby room.
All the children
are clean, dry, fed, watered and entertained to the best of the staff's abilities as far as we can see. My daughter squeals with excitement sometimes when we arrive which is so reassuring.
It would be nice to see or hear about some outdoor time, but aside from that, we are very happy. The staff seem pragmatic and deal with incidents appropriately (our daughter has been bitten a couple of times)

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Review from S M (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very lovely and caring. They get to know the children very well and always give abundant details of the child's day at pickup time. They are regularly teaching the children about different cultures and languages, particularly those of the nursery children attending. One request would be
to further encourage/assist the picky eaters.

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Review from Lucy N (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

I think this is an excellent nursery. It is well managed, and all the staff I have interacted with over the last year or so have been professional and enthusiastic. I would have no difficulty in recommending this nursery to others.

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Review from Toni C (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery. My son started at 9 months old and has bonded really well with the staff in the baby room. Lovely carers and great surroundings and he is so happy to be dropped off, would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone.

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Review from Sophie Mc (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff have been excellent in helping our daughter settle into Pooh Corner, and she has developed a rapport with her carers. We appreciate the support and cooperation staff have shown with regards to continuing our daughter's nap routine. We are grateful that meals are provided; perhaps our only
criticism is the lack of greens/pulses/vegetables and variety. Our daughter loves playing outside and we are happy that she has a fun environment outdoors in which to play. Our daughter seems content at The Corner House.

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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with the nursery and my daughter has settled really well. The staff are friendly and approachable. The menu is varied and nutritious. I would recommend to any friends thinking of sending their child to nursery.

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Review from Sabrina H (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are all friendly, caring and approachable. My son has always seemed happy and engaged at the nursery. He has learnt a lot especially in terms of speech. I have had no negative experiences there at all.

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Review from Jill H (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff! Brilliant environment for children to learn!
Care of children is first class, all staff are very good at knowing everything about all the children.
Give detailed reports at the end of day.
Very loving and friendly environment.

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Review from Eman E (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely, warm welcoming and always smiling staff. Great variety of activities for the children to keep them busy and capture their imagination on daily basis. Fabulous commitment to keep the parents informed of what the children have been up to during the day and on special educational activities online.
Strive to offer healthy food. Fantastic garden which is regularly upgraded and improved. Highly recommend nursery.

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Review from Angela (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have used this nursery with my two sons and have nothing but high praise for this establishment. Staff are helpful and nothing is ever too much. They have been taken over in the last year but have noticed little difference, which is a good thing and anything new introduced had been an improvement.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.790)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.790) out of 10 for Corner House Nursery Gillsland is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 26 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 26 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 4.790 for Corner House Nursery Gillsland is calculated as follows: ( (251 Excellents x 5) + (44 Goods x 4) + (10 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 305 Ratings = 4.79

  • 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 Corner House Nursery Gillsland is based on 26 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 58 number of registered child places is 11.6, which has been reached with 26 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 (2)

Stephanie

Stephanie Craig

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2023

I have worked in childcare for the last 20 years and it is truly my passion in life. My focus in early years is to improve the outcomes for all children and families in the nursery. I love to see the joy on a child’s face when exploring all that nursery life can bring. Looking forward to Gillsland, I am excited as to what the future holds.


Rebecca

Rebecca Weir

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2020

I have worked at Gillsland for the last 5 years and have a strong passion and love for this nursery. I have a strong focus on and take joy in improving and developing provocations and areas for children to explore. I feel strongly about getting our families involved at any opportunity and enjoy arranging or organising open/family days for our team to build on these strong relationships.


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