Poppies Nursery

Beechwood Road, Luton LU4 9RD
Submit a Review
9.9 46 Reviews
  • Poppies Nursery, Luton
Poppies Nursery is an Early Years Alliance childcare service located in Luton, Bedfordshire. At their last OFSTED inspection in 2018, they received an Outstanding.

The nursery offers 70 Ofsted-registered places for children aged from birth to five-years-old. Poppies offers day care as well as funded places this includes 2-year-old 15 hour funding and 3 to 5-year-old funding 15 hours and 30 hour places. Poppies received 'Outstanding' at the last Ofsted inspection in February 2018.

High-quality care and learning opportunities for children are provided by a friendly and well-qualified team that follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum guidance. All staff undergo a vigorous recruitment and selection process. All staff are DBS checked and are all trained in paediatric first aid.

Staff focus on supporting children's learning and development through play as well as recognising and supporting children's individual needs. Parents and carers are actively encouraged to be involved in the life of the nursery.

The nursery is open from 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday, term time only, 8.15am-5.15pm in school holidays, excluding bank holidays and staff training days.

Show Poppies Nursery on the Map

Care Provided by Poppies Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Tracey Perkins (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 17
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1096526
  • Total Places for Children
  • 70
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 8 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-17:00
    Tuesday 08:00-17:00
    Wednesday 08:00-17:00
    Thursday 08:00-17:00
    Friday 08:00-17:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Poppies Nursery

  • AM Session £30
    PM Session £35
    Full day Session £64.50
  • Parking

  • Parking for Poppies is only available on roads in the local area


Poppies Nursery Reviews (46)

Total of 46, showing 41-46
9.9

Poppies Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.866) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Poppies Nursery has 46 reviews.

Overall Experience

  • 44
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Date Published

46
0
2
15
31

Review from Besira B (Mother of Child) published on 25 November 2019
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I visited many nurseries around the area but this one is one of the best ones. The management gave me such a warm feeling about the place and during my observation hours, I always had a smile on my face as I’ve seen how much my little one is enjoying the environment. Staff are extremely professional
and friendly. Everyone works so well together and are all involved in many activities with the little ones. I could go on and on. The online program family is fantastic as many nurseries don’t have it. For us, it’s a very good start and I want to thank all the team of Poppies Nursery. You are doing an amazing job.

Reply from Tracey Perkins, Nursery Manager at Poppies Nursery

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. We aim at all times to ensure that the nursery environment is one that is always warm and welcoming. The family app is to ensure parents are kept informed and up to date with their child's day.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from S G (Mother of Child) published on 7 November 2019
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff have been really welcoming and helpful when enrolling and settling my child. My child quickly adjusted, felt safe and comfortable, learning all her friends and staff's names that she interacted with. What gave me the most comfort whilst being away from my daughter were the updates/activities
I was notified about on the app.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Vicky L C (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2019
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has attended Poppies for the past two and a half years and is really happy there. It is amazing to see his growth in confidence and ability over that time and the staff at Poppies have played a large part in that.
My child is encouraged in his development and learning and takes part in a wide
variety of activities to improve his skills and independence. We also get good feedback about his day.
The nursery has a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The staff are very attentive and professional and I feel my child is in a safe and secure environment.


This is my second child to attend Poppies and the staff have always been very supportive to me and my children and I would highly recommend the nursery to other parents.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Neelam (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2019
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter had become more confident and independent since starting poppies nursery. She is a happy child and enjoys coming in likes to play and explore and interact with all staff and children. The baby room staff are doing a brilliant job.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Jose M (Father of Child) published on 18 January 2019
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I found Poppies Nursery to be an amazing childcare provider. They catered to my babies needs day to day whether it was nappy rash or she was a bit sniffly. They encouraged her development at all stages as well as helping her transition from crawling to walking and being fed to feeding herself. They
encouraged her independence and I found she would come home knowing new words or phrases. She would amaze me by not only knowing different animals and the sounds they made but also the sign for the animals which she learnt at nursery.
The staff would take into consideration the fact that she had another home language other than English (Portugese) and enquire about it, this made me very happy as I knew it meant my daughter would not be confused while learning both languages because they would not try to correct her when she was speaking in Portuguese they would simply tell her the word in English as well, still praising her knowledge of both languages.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Shabina M (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2019
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is my second child at this nursery. Staff are extremely friendly and welcoming. Really pleased with how they operate. Would recommend to anybody thinking of joining.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.866)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.866) out of 10 for Poppies Nursery 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.866 for Poppies Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (156 Excellents x 5) + (22 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 179 Ratings = 4.866

  • 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 Poppies Nursery is based on 15 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 70 number of registered child places is 14, which has been reached with 15 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.

Child Vacancies

Please Contact Us for Latest Vacancies

Awards / Recognitions (3)

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading events

Meet the Team (15)

Tracey

Tracey

Job Title: Early Years Manager/Designated Safeguarding Officer.

Joined: 2010

I am a mother of four children and have five grandchildren. I have worked in the Early Years Sector since 1986. I have worked at Poppies Nursery since it opened in 2010. Prior to this, I managed the Nursery on the school site - Beechwood Pre-school.


Lorraine

Lorraine

Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator/SENCO

Joined: 2010

I am married with two daughters, I have worked in the Early year's Sector for fifteen years. I have worked at Poppies since it opened in 2010. Prior to this, I worked as an Early Years Practitioner on the school site-Beechwood Pre-school. Previously I was a Childminder for six years.


Raheela

Raheela

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2014

I have worked in Poppies for many years. I started as Bank Staff. I enjoyed working with children so I took on a full-time position. Originally I am from Pakistan. I have four children.


Roziena

Roziena

Job Title: Early Years Assistant Manager

Joined: 2013

I have worked with children for the past 8 years. I have a BA Hons in Early Years.


Shazia

Shazia

Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator

Joined: 2010

I have worked at Poppies Nursery since it first opened. I have been working in the Early Years Sector for 10 years.


Zenab

Zenab

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2011

I have worked with children for 10 years. I am married with two children, a boy aged 4 and a girl aged 1.


Tonya

Tonya

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2013

I started off working in the 3-5 year old room, I now work in the baby room.


Tracey

Tracey

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2010

I have three children and two grandchildren. I have worked at Poppies Nursery since it opened in 2010. Previously I worked at Beechwood Pre-school.


Aliyah

Aliyah

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2017

I have been a student at Poppies for two years. I am now a qualified Early Years Practitioner at Poppies.


Neelam

Neelam

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2010

I have a daughter and have worked at Poppies for many years.


Chloe

Chloe Bardy

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2019

I have a level 2 childcare. I am a happy and hardworking person who loves being creative.


Colin

Colin Guy

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2020

I am a level 3 practitioner and have been for ten years.


Alisha

Alisha Choudhry

Job Title: Apprentice

Joined: 2021

I started my journey working in Early Years as a Kickstart Nursery Assistant.
I am now carrying on as an Apprentice Early Years Educator as I enjoyed working with the children.


Missba

Missba Ilyas

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2021

I am a mother of one and have been working in Early Years for over a decade. I hold a B.A.(HONS) degree in Applied Education Studies and have completed British Sign Language (Level 1).


Rita

Rita Kaur

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2023

I am a mother of four children and have worked in the Early Years Sector for 12 years.


Information on this page is displayed without responsibility for its accuracy on the part of daynurseries.co.uk. Please contact Poppies Nursery to verify any information. View our terms and conditions. Poppies Nursery has a Platinum Service – more info.