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Best Childcare Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.943) out of 10, based on 35 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Best Childcare Nursery has 73 reviews.
Review from Ashley B (Mother of Child) published on 4 January 2023
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Reply from Amy Bell, Operations Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
We are honoured to receive such a detailed review regarding the care we provide. We pride ourselves in providing a unique early years experience for all our families, and we are so pleased that you have shared this in your review.
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Review from Isobel (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2021
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Reply from Amy Bell, Nursery Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Our Nursery offers a play-based curriculum which we know empowers and supports all children's well-being, as well as their learning and development. Continuous reflections and communications are key to ensuring all children achieve ambitiously and it is wonderful that you are able to share this element of our practice. We have taken the approach of verbal, personal communications regarding children's unique care needs as we feel this is a much more respectful avenue to share conversations. We regard the aspect of "professional love" key to ensuring every child's success.
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Review from Nick (Father of Child) published on 2 November 2021
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Reply from Amy Bell, Nursery Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for your kind words. We have a highly-skilled, dedicated Nurturing team who ensure that our family centred ethos is shared with all our Nursery users. We are extremely proud of each and every individual who is a part of our team. Even in restricted times, we have made it a priority that our relationships with parents are withheld to an exceptional level as we know the valuable impact this has on each and every child.
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Review from Kate I (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2021
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Reply from Amy Bell, Nursery Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. In our Nursery we know that the well-being of all individuals secures the foundations for not only learning- but also the happiness, joy, excitement, curiosity, wonder and awe children seek in the world around them. Transitions are supported by our Nurturing team in partnerships with Parents, as well as being led by our Early Years Teachers. We respect each child as a unique individual and recognise that their well-being must be placed in the centre of everything we do, including settling in and also moving into a new play space. We very much look forward to sharing your child's journey with us at Nursery.
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Review from Katie (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2021
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Reply from Amy Bell, Nursery Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for your detailed review. Forest Schools is embedded within our Nursery daily rhythms and we share magical experiences as you describe such as fires around a fire bowl; use of tools and exploration of knot tying; as well as sharing a language around nature and the natural world in the children's community. Children are supported to access these opportunities throughout their times with us as we have a "free flow" access to the outside space as well as opportunities in our inside tee-pee's. Our skilled Nurturer's and Lead Atelierista as well as Early Years Teacher's offer moments in our Romani Wagon as well as opportunities shared by our Forest School leaders. Thank you for sharing your recommendation.
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Review from Laura (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2021
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Reply from Amy Bell, Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
We are delighted to have received this feedback. Settling children into our Nursery is much more than a focus on "settling"- it is welcoming our children and their families; making sure that they feel safe, secure and happy. Supporting our children in their wellbeing is a priority at Nursery and we are pleased to read this is something which you enjoyed sharing with us. We believe that our team continuously strives to provide outstanding care, and like you state- this is not something which has wavered during Covid.
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Review from Catherine (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2020
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Review from Alice J (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2020
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Reply from Amy Bell, Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
We were thrilled to welcome your child and yourselves into our Nursery at the beginning of this year. Best Childcare has remained open to support all our Keyworkers throughout this challenging time and we were delighted to welcome many new families into our Nursery. Thank you for your kind words and description of our Nurturers, we know how wonderful they all are - and are thrilled that you are able to share this also.
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Review from C D (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2020
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Reply from Amy Bell, Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for your kind words. At Best Childcare we invest a lot of time and support in our Nurturers to ensure that our whole team get to know all families and children. We believe that friendships are important for children, no matter what age - and learning the skills to enjoy friendships is something we share on a daily basis. We are glad that you can share your experiences of being inside our Nursery and describe it to be a place of "calm". Children need this in their days - it is an essential ingredient to nurture all children's well being.
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Review from Julie M (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2020
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Reply from Amy Bell, Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for your beautiful comments. We are delighted to read that you agree the care we provide is outstanding - especially with regards to the food menus. These are something which we update regularly, consulting not only the children but families. We know the importance of what it really means to listen to our Nursery Community and how this ensures our children continue to thrive. As you say, we have reflected on our Nursery practices and how we can continue to strive forward when thinking about our earth footprint. This is something which we are looking forward to continuing as we move into the new year. One of our favourite storybooks to share with the children is "Greta and the Giants"- an informative and wonderful piece of literature which is read and enjoyed over and over again.
We very much look forward to continuing to nurture your child as we go into the new year. Thank you.
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Review from Michelle H (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2020
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Reply from Amy Bell, Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for your carefully considered feedback, we really value all our families' voices and it is wonderful to be able to share these on this platform. We are thrilled that you notice and observe our ethos, philosophy and pedagogy. This is something we have taken time to create, construct and reflect on as a Nursery as a whole, and we know it is one which will keep evolving over time. A specific example of this would be the Forest Schools Approach. This is one which we regard highly - as it really puts the child in the centre of all we do - considering their well being and how to nurture specific inter-personal skills such as resilience and self-confidence. Considering this - we have reflected specifically on our physical spaces, ensuring that children really do have access to both indoors and outdoors throughout their time at Nursery. One of our favourite things to do at Nursery is to build and light a fire with the children's expert knowledge of dragons' breaths and sneezes....!
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Review from Jayne (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2020
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Reply from Amy Bell, Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for your feedback - we take a lot of time, care and consideration to ensure that all children and their families feel welcomed and valued in our Nursery community. All our Nurturers ensure daily communications are clear to share information about your child's day- including experiences inside and outside; as well as the most important things which matter to our families - friendships, cuddles, care and special moments of awe and wonder in play. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Review from Stephanie F (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2020
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Reply from Amy Bell, Manager at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are so pleased to hear that you have noticed a great difference in your child since adding additional days to your contract. As a Nursery, we are open and honest with all our families in that we enjoy sensory and malleable experiences with all our children every day. We advise all our families to ensure that their child is dressed appropriately for Nursery- including wearing clothes which enjoy the effects of a very playful day. We regard communication with all our Parents as key to a successful, fulfilling time at Nursery and we endeavour to share this on all platforms- especially since we entered a lockdown period. At Nursery we ensure that we have your child's personal care needs at the centre of what we do- nurturing every child. We create comfy, cosy, restful spaces in line with our "Hygge" approach- and as such children are invited to access these spaces independently as and when needed during the day for rests. Thank you.
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Review from Genan R (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2020
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Thank you for sharing such kind, thoughtful comments. We are thrilled that you are enjoying all the shared play, teaching and learning. Our skilled Nurturers are extremely talented in carefully considering prompts and provocations for all our children and it is wonderful to hear that you are enjoying sharing these with us. Nurturing really is at the core of everything we do at Nursery- and we are so pleased that you believe this is definitely at the forefront of our care. Thank you.
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Review from A W (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2020
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Reply from Nikki Best, Director at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you for your kind words we will ensure these are passed on to the whole staff team.
Your son is a pleasure to care for and we are really pleased with how quickly he settled into our Best Nursery family.
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Review from M M (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2020
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Thank you so much for the kind review we will make sure your lovely words are passed on to the staff team.
We are so looking forward to being able to visit the care home and our elderly friends we have been so worried about them during the whole Covid situation. Amy and I are planning to do something nice with the children to take to the care home for Christmas we will keep you updated on this.
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Review from Sophie S (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2020
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Reply from Nikki Best, Director at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are so thrilled to hear that you are happy with the nursery and of course the fantastic team.
It's so nice that you noted every member of staff knows your children, we have always strived for this and feels it's so important in nursery that everyone is involved in the Childs life and knows the child and family personally.
Really pleased that the app is working well for your family it must be so lovely to see during the day what activities your child is engaged in
We are very much looking forward to your younger son joining Best Nursery Family.
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Review from Jenny R (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2020
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Thank you so much for your kind review it is our absolute pleasure to care for your Son, we are seeing him grow each day into quite a character and it is so special for us as a team to be part of that Journey.
It is so lovely to hear how confident you feel in the care that is offered.
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Review from Millie (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2020
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Reply from Nikki Best, Director at Best Childcare Nursery
Thank you so much for your lovely review it is a pleasure to care for your children who make us smile so much during their nursery days.
It is difficult at the moment during Covid but it so nice that you value the effort the whole team are making to ensure as much normality for the children as possible. We too are eager to get out in the community again especially to see our elderly friends who we all miss so much
We have a fantastic team here at Best and you are correct each and everyone one of them has a true passion for working with the children, we love our job and there is no better feeling than knowing you have supported a child on their unique learning journey in life.
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Review from Jenny H (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2020
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Thank you for your kind review of the nursery it is always a pleasure to read such lovely comments.
In regards to staffing, we have had many staff with us for a number of years some from the day nursery opened, the most recent member of staff that left had been working for the company for five years. There are some staff that of course come and go, sometimes this is because of managements high expectations to deliver only outstanding quality care, others for promotion as we are only a small company these are positions that do not become available. We work exceptionally hard to ensure smooth transitions when staff leave to ensure consistency at all times for the children. Thank you for your kind comments about our new staff members, I am sure you appreciate the work that goes into recruitment and retention to ensure the very best staff team. Our recent recruits are a qualified Early Years Teacher now making three in the team and a member of staff who holds both a Degree and Masters Degree.
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The Review Score of 9.9 (9.943) out of 10 for Best Childcare 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 35 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 35 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
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 4.943 for Best Childcare Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (395 Excellents x 5) + (22 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 418 Ratings = 4.943
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 Best Childcare Nursery is based on 35 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 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 35 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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Job Title: Manager
Joined: 2012
As the Manager, I provide support in the overall leadership and management of the setting and lead on all aspects of nursery provision, including the delivery of the EYFS.
I believe that every child has the right to play, and this is something which has been at the heart of my practice since qualifying for a BA honours in Playwork along with my Early Years Teaching
I have worked with Best Childcare in numerous settings, managing and leading the teams in outstanding practice to ensure thrilling, challenging and nurturing experiences are offered to all children from as young as babies to early teens.
As a qualified Forest School Practitioner, I love to build fires with the children in the nursery and the local woods, cook different foods, share stories and enjoy warm drinks together.
I believe that love and family matter, which is at the core of our nursery ethos and that every child and family feel this as they walk through our front gate.
All children are inspiring and it's my role to support them in their continuous learning and progression while recognizing the unique needs of every child.
Job Title: Director
Joined: 2005
With over twenty-seven years of experience and knowledge in the childcare field. Best Childcare Forest School Nursery is my passion and I knew that with my wealth of qualifications and experiences in the childcare field, I would create a unique Nursery, yet responsive and tailored to meet the needs of the families within the Leeds area.
Before this, I was an Ofsted inspector for five years, I have also worked in the private, voluntary and statutory sectors as both Nursery Nurse, Deputy Manager, Manager and Registration and Inspection Officer.
I strive to deliver outstanding childcare to all our families and enjoy implementing my wealth of experience into our daily nursery life, ensuring children achieve the best possible outcomes on their individual learning journey.
Job Title: The Contingecy Manager
Joined: 2023
Within my role as contingency manager, I support the day-to-day running of the nursery and oversee our play curriculum to ensure that the standard of provision being offered at all times is of an ‘outstanding’ level.
I have worked within the Early Years sector for 4 years now in a variety of different roles in a few settings within the city including Early Years practitioner, room leader, junior assistant manager and now my current role of contingency manager at Best. Before this, I trained to be a Primary School Teacher and received my BA in Primary Education from the University of Hull in 2019. I am a TEFL-qualified teacher and have spent time in Southeast Asia teaching in a school out there.
I believe highly in the importance of children’s mental health and have completed numerous qualifications in this field to build and develop my knowledge. I am a strong advocate of outdoor play and am immersed in the benefits of this aspect of Early Childhood Development. I enjoy providing children with a safe and nurturing environment where they are free to flourish, and I firmly believe that the outdoor classroom provides the best opportunities for this.
Job Title: Senior Nursery Nurturer
Joined: 2015
As a highly qualified Senior Nurturer, I have provided dedicated learning, care and love to the children and families of Best Family Childcare for over 9 years. I believe that instilling a sense of awe and wonder whilst providing professional love to the children in my care is what makes their early years memorable. I know the importance of cultivating a safe space which supports all children in feeling a sense of belonging as children thrive on daily adventures; laying the foundations for future success.
Job Title: Assistant Manager
Joined: 2012
I treasure my role as Assistant Manager and feel privileged to share my passion for "creativity" in our ethos for all children and families.
I have been with Best for over 12 years now and have recently achieved my BA Honours in Childhood studies. Sharing my eagerness for continued professional development is something which is embedded within my Pedagogy and approach to supporting our Nursery Community.
Inclusion is at the forefront of my practice, and I actively ensure that children and families are able to participate in all aspects of our provision. At Nursery we recognise the importance of different expressions of communication: including verbal and non-verbal. At Best Childcare Nursery we are proud to share our skills in Makaton and Intensive Interactions; ensuring that all children's voices are heard.
As a Mum of two, I know how important open and honest communications are; and this is something at Best Childcare Nursery we are exceptionally skilled at. From noting your children's play interests, friendships and also rest needs, we will always ensure that these important details are relayed to Parents and Families.
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