Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor)

34-36 Yeovil Road, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst GU47 0TE
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  • Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor), Sandhurst
Greengables Day Nursery, in Sandhurst, has been purpose-built to offer a spacious and comfortable learning environment for children. They have also obtained their Silver Eco-Schools Award.

All children get daily access to the well-resourced garden as the nursery recognises the positive impact that outdoor play has on a child's social, emotional and physical development.

Greengables Day Nursery also offer the extracurricular activity of Usports every Wednesday for the Preschool room.

The nursery is open from 7.30 to 6.30 and offers a fully inclusive package, helping to support busy parents through an exceptional service.

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Care Provided by Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Julia Grant (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 47
  • Total Places for Children
  • 89
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.


Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor) Reviews (163)

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Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor) has a Review Score of 10 (9.972) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor) has 163 reviews.

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Review from Katie G (Mother of Child) published on 30 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the moment we walked through the doors at an open day at Greengables last year, we knew from the amazingly friendly staff and wonderful indoor and outdoor environments that we couldn't imagine a better place for our son to be when he is not with us. He started in April this year and Greengables
has not only lived up to but exceeded all our expectations. Our son loves the time he spends at Greengables and all the fun things he gets to do and it has been amazing how much he has flourished in such a short period. We can't recommend Greengables highly enough.

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Review from Marta W (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are very kind and helpful. My son absolutely loves being there full time. They have hot meals twice a day and plenty of fresh air time too. I am extremely satisfied all round and would recommend to anyone.

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Review from Lucy S (Mother of Child) published on 10 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been going to Greengables since he was seven months old and has worked his way through three rooms. His care has always been fantastic, the staff genuinely care for the children and form amazing relationships, which really help to build confidence and encourage independence, there isn't
any area of development that has not been enhanced by attending this nursery. Our son has made some great friends as children are encouraged to play, especially outside, which was a real selling point for us. Meals offer so much variety and go down well with our little boy who often wants more!

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Review from Stephen C (Father of Child) published on 31 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with the care that my son gets from Greengables. As soon as we pull up in the carpark his face lights up. He has learnt so much there as well, he interacts with other children and is so outgoing. We would recommend the nursery to anyone who is looking. The staff are amazing and they
are so caring.

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Review from Clare C (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I've been coming to Greengables with my son for over 2 years now and couldn't recommend the staff and the establishment enough.

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Review from Priti F (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Greengables has been really good with my daughter.
Her personality has grown so much and we are really happy with her care.
The staff really are amazing at what they do.
By far the best nursery we saw.
She loves nursery and I think that shows a lot.

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Review from A P (Father of Child) published on 7 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a fantastic purpose-built facility with staff who all clearly care for the children. The admin needs improving as we often seem to owe you money, yet we pay by direct debit and you never owe us money? Outside space including car park is why facility score is low. Maybe no staff parking before
9am?

Reply from Jen Ralphs & Sian Elliott at Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor)

Thank you for taking the time to review our nursery. We are pleased that you are happy with the care provided. We are sorry to hear your comments about our car parking facilities, we recognise that it can be busy at certain points during the day. Our colleagues are now parking offsite to free further spaces.


Your account and invoice issues are unfortunate and we apologise for this. We hope that moving forward these issues are resolved.


If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to discuss this further with myself at the nursery.


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Review from R S (Father of Child) published on 25 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff are friendly and always welcoming. My daughter loves playing outside at the nursery, exploring the entire garden on her own or with friends. There are regular fitness activities that I feel are a real benefit along with more and more learning activities as the children grow (she is in pre-school).


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staff are always ready to listen and my daughter has formed bonds with a number of them that clearly makes her time there enjoyable.
The extra time and effort to create information (song sheets, phonics information, story focus) for us parents to continue a theme at home is a nice touch that provides continuity.


The opening hours allow both my wife and I to work and so create necessary flexibility.


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Review from C H (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has been at Greengables since a baby, using each room they have to offer. He loves nursery and all the staff. The education offered is of a high level and well resourced. Ideas are fun and creative.
The use of outdoor sports coaches and animal visits are provided at no extra cost. Staff
are happy and work with parents to make sure that any issues are sorted quickly.
The nursery is clean and inviting, staff take care to keep displays current.
Managers are hands-on and support staff well.

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Review from N S (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Pleasant atmosphere, lovely calm environment. Constructive conversation and recommendations.

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Review from J N (Father of Child) published on 4 December 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our children have gone to the nursery for several years now. Both children love their time at the nursery and look forward to going in, even getting upset when they can't go in due to illness. We are very happy with the level of care and development at the nursery and have sene our eldest child doo
and tell us many things which have astonished us. Our children have made true friends at the nursery which is lovely to see.

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Review from C W (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The month my eldest had his graduation and left preschool. Cannot thank the staff enough for helping me raise my boy. His confidence, speaking and learning abilities are more than I thought they would be. He was also happy and never had a day he didn't want to go.

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Review from H T (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Greengables Owlsmoor is a lovely nursery and preschool. My experience with sending my 2 boys to Greengables has been above satisfactory as they have both been happy. The staff are amazing and have worked with me to ensure the needs and upbringing of my children are met, for example changing dietary
requirements. It is also lovely to see my children flourish from going to Greengables. They learn lots, get involved in a variety of activities indoors and out and have fun. I would definitely recommend Greengables to friends and family.

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Review from Hazel H (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery staff are professional and caring. They do a wonderful job of caring, supporting and teaching my daughter when I am not with her. My daughter's development and confidence is coming on in leaps and bounds since starting at Greengables.

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Review from Hannah B (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Daughter started at Greengables Day Nursery when she was 10months old. I was really worried about ‘strangers’ caring for her but with going back to work I knew this was something that needed to happen. I needn’t have worried from her time in caterpillars right up until bumblebees the staff have been
incredible. So caring and patient. Our daughter completely flourished in the nursery environment and in particular her eating skills like holding a knife and fork really improved. Loads of activities provided and she loved the garden area with all the different activities!
We had a couple of issues with the online portal parent zone as I found her keyworkers weren’t really using it, however, her last keyworker in bumblebees would post regularly and we really saw what a great tool it was.

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Review from Smana M (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has had such a lovely time at Greengables for the past few years. The staff are very caring and make strong relationships with children and parents. I know my son is well cared for and his interests are catered for. Management are very accommodating and make sure families are happy and supported
in many ways. The outdoor facilities are phenomenal compared to the other similar establishments. I would highly recommend this nursery to everyone.

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Review from Ashish N (Father of Child) published on 22 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Greengables child base Nursery is one of the best Nurseries we have been associated with.


Our Son really loves to go to Nursery and is excited every morning. While he comes back home he tells us different things he has been doing in the nursery and playing with some of the staff.


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initial month, he did suffer a lot with his health but the staff of Greengables were lovely and the way they supported us even to an extent of taking care of his food due to secondary lactose intolerance was really incredible.


Also during our busy schedule when we were unable to drop him off the staff of Greengables did really support and even took extra effort to drop him home. Of course, the policy was modified taking in consideration of every child and various other factors.


I am sure we will really miss the care and support we have been getting from Greengables and I am sure even our son will miss everyone.


Sad to leave the team and go.


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Review from L W (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy started at Greengables in January 2018 when he was 8 months old. He has settled so well and loves the staff in the Caterpillars room, always smiling and waving at them.


The staff in his room and on reception are fantastic. They've made the process of choosing and starting nursery,

which can often be quite a nerve-racking time for parents, so easy and stress-free. We can't thank them enough!


I think my son loves the home-made meals the best, apparently eating everything in sight! I love how informed we feel with the newsletter, hand-overs with staff and the learning journey via the convenient mobile app.


I would strongly recommend Greengables, especially to those who work shifts. Most other nurseries refused to even consider our requirements but Greengables have gone above and beyond to make it work for us.


We loved their values, meal plans, displays on the walls and all the resources in each room and outdoors at our first visit and couldn't be happier with our choice!


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Review from Natasha M (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend Greengables to anyone looking for a nursery. All the staff are so caring and dedicated they can’t do enough for you and your child. My daughter has been extremely happy here and has made so much progress with her language. It is an extremely happy and friendly nursery and I
hope to use it again.

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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 5 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Greengables is a fantastic nursery and I'd recommend it to anyone. The staff are excellent: all more than happy to help, and genuinely caring of the children. They take on board suggestions and are always looking to expand the experiences the children can have. I appreciate the broad range of activities
that my son is able to get involved in, some that he simply would not be able to do at home, and the feedback on his progress in all areas of development. Formal and informal reports about how he's getting on are invaluable to me, and the nursery provides many avenues of updates. My son obviously enjoys it, too, which is the most important thing; as he's learning to speak, I now get a 'Yay!' as we arrive and I tell him we're at nursery.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.972)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.972) out of 10 for Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor) 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 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 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 4.972 for Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor) is calculated as follows: ( (315 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 324 Ratings = 4.972

  • 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 Greengables Day Nursery (Owlsmoor) is based on 27 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 89 number of registered child places is 17.8, which has been reached with 27 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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Julia

Julia Grant

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2015

Julia is the Manager of Greengables Day Nursery in Owlsmoor and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for over 20 years. Julia joined Childbase in 2015 as a Deputy Manager at Greengables and later transferred to West Downs to take on the role of Nursery Manager, at another Childbase Nursery. Julia has now returned to Greengables as Manager.


What is your favourite feature of Greengables?
I love that Greengables is all on one level with every room having its own access to its own decks and garden.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
I love the team culture at Greengables, everyone looks out for each other.


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