New Moon Nursery, Castleford

25 Barnes Road, Castleford WF10 5AB
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  • New Moon Nursery, Castleford, Castleford
New Moon Nursery is a privately owned nursery located in Castleford, conveniently located near junction 32 off the M62, and easily accessible from the surrounding areas.

The nursery is owned by a mother and daughter, one an early years teacher with over 16 years' experience teaching, and the other a Speech and Language Therapist Specialising in early years children.

New Moon is a small, homely nursery situated in a beautiful detached house, which also has a fantastic outdoor learning environment.

The practitioners are warm, caring and nurturing and provide an excellent standard of care for all children. Learning through high quality play and interaction is high on the agenda, in order to ensure that all children are progressing within their development.

All practitioners are fully qualified and are Paediatric First Aid trained. Continued professional development is very important to ensure that the quality of care and teaching is maintained at a excellent standard.

The nursery welcomes prospective parents to arrange a visit by phone or email.

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Care Provided by New Moon Nursery, Castleford

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Louise Swales (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 30
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 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
  • Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, New Years Eve & the week between Christmas & New Year

Funding & Fees Guide for New Moon Nursery, Castleford

  • Our Sessions are;
    8-6 for a full day this includes Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
    8-1 for a morning session this includes Breakfast and Lunch.
    1-6 for an afternoon session this includes Dinner.


    Please contact our Nursery if you would like further information regarding our nursery fees.

New Moon Nursery, Castleford Reviews (118)

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New Moon Nursery, Castleford has a Review Score of 10 (9.980) out of 10, based on 45 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time New Moon Nursery, Castleford has 118 reviews.

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Review from E H (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are so grateful for the loving and nurturing environment at New Moon Nursery. Our child has thrived since starting here, learning and developing so many new skills. The staff are incredibly attentive and always go the extra mile to ensure our child feels safe, they are really the best team.

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Review from Christy P (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have tried to enroll our twins in another nursery before and it did not go so well and had to wait a year before there were spots anywhere for two children. Since they have joined New Moon the staff has worked hard to build their confidence and work on different routines which has helped with their
development a lot. Staff are friendly and patient, with an attitude to go above and beyond with innovative ideas to encourage the children to open up.

Reply from Alexis Wood, Deputy Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you so much for the kind words. It is a pleasure seeing the girls develop and open up!


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Review from R W (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful nursery, my daughter can be difficult at times and has additional needs. But she loves her key workers and being at nursery. She has improved over the last few months with her speech and behaviour. They have adapted things to her needs to make sure she enjoys her time there and so do others.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you for your kind words. We ensure we provide the right care and education for every child.


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Review from Spencer M (Father of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Top quality service. Fully trust New Moon with my son.
New Moon has appropriate procedures in place for accidents that may occur during the day and are familiar with any prescribed medicines that may need to be taken.
Staff are friendly and helpful at all times.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

We pride ourselves on keeping our staff upskilled with every aspect of childcare. Thank you.


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Review from S W (Father of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My eldest went to New Moon from the age of 2 and left in August to start school. She loved her time there, the staff helped her develop with her literacy, numeracy, social skills, and potty training. Subsequently, my 2-year-old has been going since March and loves it. Staff have helped her speech and
go out of their way to make her feel at home there even though she at times struggled. I can't complain about the nursery and have recommended it to others.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you very much for your kind words we really appreciate it.


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Review from Nicole D (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child attended another nursery before this one and really struggled to settle in. When he moved to New Moon he was settled within the week. His language skills have come such a long way since he started. He has built great relationships with the staff, who you can tell care about the children that
attend. He loves the food. Overall we have had a great experience.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you, we cant wait to have your other child join us.


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Review from B M (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy has been coming here for over a year now and we are incredibly happy with the care and support he receives at New Moon Nursery.
The team are absolutely wonderful, they have taken the time to get to know him and his interests and will tailor some of the activities to those interests.
The staff are friendly and welcoming and have helped him settle in well with each room move. He comes home every week having learnt something new, and is excited to go to nursery in the mornings.
The staff are approachable and deal with concerns quickly and report back afterwards which helped to ease our minds as parents.
The nursery is well-maintained, has a great variety of toys and books and a nice outdoor space. They put on a number of events throughout the year too which have been fun.
We'd highly recommend New Moon Nursery to any parent looking for a high quality, nurturing and engaging environment for their child.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you for your kind words. We love having your little boy as part of our New Moon family.


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Review from G B (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is amazing my little girl has come on leaps and bounds thanks to all the amazing staff at New Moon. The relationship all the staff have with all children is amazing.
They build a relationship that will last a life time. All child are recognised aa individuals and the staff help them thrive.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you for your detailed feedback, we really appreciate you taking your time to say such wonderful words.


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Review from C P (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care offered by the nursery to my daughter has been fabulous. Lovely extra curricular activities, support with actives of daily living, development of pincer grip and writing skills, support with toileting.
Named key worker and regular updates received.
Handover is always detailed.
My daughter
loves being here.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you so much for your kind words. Our staff are very well trained and love spending time with the children.


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Review from S B (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery with young people at the heart of everything they do. Happy that my child goes here, they have helped settle her in, plan fun activities and make healthy, balanced meals that she enjoys. Recommended to all.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you for your lovely words, these mean so much to all our team.


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Review from Katie W (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have used New Moon for our children since 2019, and wouldn't be able to fathom choosing anywhere else to look after them.
The staff are amazing, beyond exceptional in all aspects, the fact they are so adored by our children and spoken of regularly, even by the eldest who left almost 2 years ago
speaks volumes. They truly do shape little people's futures.
The setting is clearly carefully thought out, with plenty of free play and easy to access activities, giving the children reign over what activity they feel they would like to do as well as staff led activities which are tailored to a child's individual interests.
Any parent communication is always clear and concise and any queries are always answered efficiently and with a friendly manner.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Nursery would not be the same with out one of your little ones with us.


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Review from Chris B (Father of Child) published on 17 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

New Moon is a fantastic nursery with attentive, dedicated, caring, kind, lovely staff. We feel very lucky that our son is being looked after by such great people - he has developed very well thanks to his time at New Moon.

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Review from Matthew T (Father of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The biggest sign of the quality of care New Moon provides is how excitedly my child bounds in to nursery at the start of the day and how joyful he is at the end having had a great time. The staff are the greatest credit - caring and nurturing - we know our child is safe and happy here, which we remain
grateful for.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you very much for taking the time to write such lovely words.


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Review from Bonnie G (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We’ve had nothing but amazing experiences with this nursery since our eldest started in June 2020. This review relates to the sheer perseverance and hard work that goes into caring for our children every day, but more recently when having to get up to speed with the recent 2-year-old funding policy.
I’ve had nothing but issues trying to get eligible codes to work for my son, but staff at New Moon have been emailing the local authority regularly and dealing with a broken system not fit for purpose. It has been frustrating for both of us, but they have kept going and eventually managed to put a solution in place. For this, I am truly grateful as it was causing me no end of stress. I applaud each employee for their hard work, love and care, it means so much to us.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

It is a pleasure having you as part of our nursery journey. Thank you for your wonderful words.


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Review from S D (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery and wonderful staff always have time for you. My little boy has come a long way since starting nursery, the staff are brilliant and always full of smiles, defo recommend this nursery, best nursery I know around here.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you very much. I will make sure your feedback is shared with our staff team.


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Review from Helen G (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has been going to New Moon Nursery for the last 3 years and he absolutely loves it! The staff are amazing and go above and beyond to help the kids and babies in their care. His development has come on in leaps and bounds and his confidence has grown dramatically. I cannot thank the staff
enough for all they have done for us!

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

I will make sure our staff get to read your kind words; thank you very much.


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Review from Paul P (Father of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Having had my child in a previous nursery we were blown away by how much better they are.
My son loves attending and all the staff are great with him.
We get daily updates via the app giving us a piece of mind and some great memories via the selfie weeks.
My wife and I highly recommend this facility
to anyone we meet looking for a nursery.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you for your kind words, staff take great care in their work and the care they give.


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Review from A W (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy absolutely adores going to nursery and often doesn't want to leave. The care and passion the staff have to help him succeed is wonderful and he has come on leaps and bounds over the past 10 months.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Thank you for your wonderful words, it is so lovely to read.


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Review from Aimi B (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A lovely nursery, with a warm family feel and some brilliant staff. From the moment my child started at New Moon I have felt comfortable, confident and assured that my child is safe, happy and well looked after. She has developed and learnt so much during her time at New Moon and she loves attending.
The communication is great; there are frequent updates throughout the day and regular “observations” regarding their development.

Reply from Louise Swales, Manager at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

We have loved watching your little one grow in confidence over there time with us, thank you


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Review from Jenna O (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

New Moon is a wonderful nursery with a fantastic team of helpful individuals. My daughter has attended since she was a year old. Allowing someone else to take care of your child can be upsetting, especially for first-time parents, but the team at New Moon have always filled me with confidence when leaving
my child, knowing she is in great hands. They are caring and very child-focused. The meals are great and playtime in the garden is enhanced with all of the extra activities they implement. I don't think I have ever come across a member of the team without a smile or a kind word. I would highly recommend to New Moon.

Reply from Anna Friend, Owner at New Moon Nursery, Castleford

Many thanks for your wonderful review. It is so lovely to hear your experience of our nursery.


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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.980)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.980) out of 10 for New Moon Nursery, Castleford 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 45 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 45 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 4.980 for New Moon Nursery, Castleford is calculated as follows: ( (529 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 540 Ratings = 4.98

  • 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 New Moon Nursery, Castleford is based on 45 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 30 number of registered child places is 6, which has been reached with 45 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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Louise

Louise Swales

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2010

We provide high-quality daycare for children aged 0-5 years. Our ethos is to provide a homely environment so your child feels at home from the start of their journey with us.


I have worked at New Moon since it opened in 2010. I became the Nursery Manager in 2014, where I developed my knowledge in child care and became qualified to level 5.


I have a passion for working with children and adore being the Manager at New Moon, it gives me the opportunity to see children grow and thrive within our environment, learning and developing to the best of their individual ability.


Our children are our future and they require a calm, loving and nurturing environment with opportunities to learn and as many varied experiences that we can provide for them in order to secure their foundations in their Early Years.


Alexis

Alexis Wood

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2014

Working with children has always been my life goal since leaving school in 1998. I went straight on to get my level 3 qualification and have always worked with children ever since. In 2014 I moved from the Midlands to West Yorkshire and found my forever Nursery... New Moon. I started out as a Nursery Nurse and worked my way up to being Deputy Manager. This is the position I adore the most it has allowed me to get to know all the children from all the rooms rather than being based in just one room. This position has also allowed me to be creative and help implement a vision of how we want our setting to be and the ethos we have for each and every child that we care for.


Frequently Asked Questions about New Moon Nursery, Castleford

What is the Age Range of Children that New Moon Nursery, Castleford accepts?

New Moon Nursery, Castleford accepts Children aged from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is New Moon Nursery, Castleford Open?

New Moon Nursery, Castleford is open: 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.

How many Children does New Moon Nursery, Castleford have capacity for?

New Moon Nursery, Castleford has capacity for a total of 30 Children.

How far is New Moon Nursery, Castleford to the centre of Castleford?

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

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