Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast
Grosvenor House, 5 Glengall Street,
Belfast
BT12 5AD
Full Time: £1,200 per month (5 full days per week) or £955.00 (5 x 1/2 days per week)
Part Time (full day) £61.50 per day
Part Time (half day) £47.00 per 1/2 day
Puddleducks is registered with the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) which could offer you an additional 15% discount on your fees.
Parking for pick-up and drop-off is available on site.
Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.927) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast has 121 reviews.
Review from Maureen K (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2024
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Reply from Sharon Malcolm, Manager at Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast
Thank you for your kind feedback. It means so much to the entire team.
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Review from Oonagh M (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2024
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Reply from Sharon Malcolm, Manager at Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast
Thank you for taking the time to post a review and for your very kind words.
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Review from K G (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2024
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Reply from Sharon Malcolm, Manager at Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast
We are so happy to see how well your little girl is settling in with us! Thank you for your kind review.
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Review from R C (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2024
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Reply from Alan Irwin, Business Development Manager at Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast
Thank you for taking the time to review our service so positively!
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Review from Una M (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2024
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Reply from Alan Irwin, Business Development Manager at Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast
Thanks so much for taking time to review, and we are glad that you are having a positive experience of Puddleducks.
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Review from Z H (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2024
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Review from Ashwini K (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2024
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Review from D S (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2024
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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2024
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Review from E K (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2024
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Reply from Alan Irwin, Business Development Manager at Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast
Thank you for such positive feedback, and glad that she is feeling so at home with us here
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Review from Jennifer C (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2024
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Review from Fiona M (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2024
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Review from D E (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2024
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Review from Clare R (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2024
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Review from Aaron M (Father of Child) published on 14 February 2024
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Review from B M (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2024
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Review from Claire B (Mother of Child) published on 18 August 2023
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Review from Ganga G (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023
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Review from Karen C (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023
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Review from Matthew L (Father of Child) published on 30 March 2023
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The Review Score of 9.9 (9.927) out of 10 for Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast 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 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 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 4.927 for Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast is calculated as follows: ( (268 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 287 Ratings = 4.927
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 Puddleducks Day Nursery Belfast is based on 24 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 24 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
Sharon has worked in the early years sector for over 20 years and has managed Puddleducks since it opened in 2012.
She is passionate about maximising the potential of all children in her care and has a particular interest in a child's emotional well-being, understanding that this is a fundamental area of child development to 'get right' in the very early years.
She has 2 children Evan & Connie, a puppy Archie and Garfield the cat!
Sharon loves the North coast and enjoys nothing more than a long dander on the beach with her children and Archie... finishing off with a bite to eat in the Harbour bistro!
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2012
Vicki has been working in Puddleducks since we 1st opened our doors back in 2012. She has a logical and methodical approach to her work and will go out of her way to offer support and guidance to any of the team, for which many of the team are grateful.
Vicki has worked closely with Sharon over the last 10 years to develop 'The Puddleducks Approach' to care and learning. She is passionate about Puddleducks being the best for all of the children who attend and works tirelessly to ensure best practice is implemented on a daily basis.
Outside of work, most of Vicki's time is spent with her nieces and nephews who she just loves to spoil.
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2016
Aynsley started in Puddleducks as a Nursery Assistant back in 2016 but she demonstrated strong leadership qualities and was soon promoted to Room Supervisor. In 2020, after successfully completing her Level 5 Play-work, she was promoted to Deputy Manager.
Aynsley's experience from completing the Playwork course has been beneficial to all of Puddleducks. She has shared her learning with all of the team and recognises the importance of purposeful play, loose parts in the play and managed risk-taking.
Aynsley has such a bubbly fun-filled personality which makes her impossible not to love!
She is a proud Mum to her baby boy Orson and makes the most of her spare time making wonderful memories as a family.
Job Title: Room Supervisor
Joined: 2019
Zoe was promoted to Room Supervisor within 4 months of starting in Puddleducks back in 2019. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in their early years having worked in the sector for more than 10 years. Zoe has an eye for detail and makes sure that everything is 'just right' for all of the children under her care and supervision.
Zoe is the besotted Mum of Mya-Jayne (who comes to work with her mummy) and loves nothing more than family time with her, her partner and her dogs!
Job Title: Room Supervisor
Joined: 2018
Lois has been part of our Puddleducks family since 2018. She came to us as a student on placement when she was studying for her foundation degree in Early Childhood Studies (ECS). During college holidays, she worked as a nursery assistant and then was offered a full-time post on completion of her ECS course.
Lois has a very calming influence on the children and the rest of the team and finds the positives in every situation. When the opportunity for promotion came along, there was no hesitation in offering the role of Room Supervisor to Lois.
Lois is a keen skateboarder and loves getting to the beach where she enjoys surfing and bodyboarding! She also enjoys helping out at her parent's farm at the weekends.
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