Nursery at St Gabriel's

St Gabriel's, Sandleford Priory, Newbury RG20 9BD
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9.9 149 Reviews
The Nursery lies at the heart of St Gabriel’s and provides high-quality nursery care and Early Years education for children aged 6 months to 4 years. Open across 50 weeks a year and with an extended day, the Nursery has a warm and homely atmosphere where children become happy, confident and independent learners. As a natural progression, most of St Gabriel's Nursery children continue into the Reception class of the Junior School.
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Care Provided by Nursery at St Gabriel's

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • The St Gabriel's Schools Foundation
  • Person in charge
  • Katie Noonan (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 15
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1062748
  • Total Places for Children
  • 81
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 6 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
  • Christmas & 1 week in the Summer

Funding & Fees Guide for Nursery at St Gabriel's

  • Nursery: Full Time (50 weeks a year).


    Days Attended 1 to 4 - Daily Rate £70.80.
    Days Attended 5 - Daily Rate £63.50.


    Nursery: Term Time Only (Approximately 34 weeks).


    Days Attended 1 to 4 - Daily Rate £74.20.
    Days attended 5 - Daily Rate £67.10.
  • Parking

  • St Gabriel's School has a large car park adjacent to the Nursery.


Nursery at St Gabriel's Reviews (149)

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Nursery at St Gabriel's has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.916) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Nursery at St Gabriel's has 149 reviews.

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Review from Richard H (Father of Child) published on 17 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter(2) loves her time at Sandleford St Gabriels. My wife and I are over the moon at how all three of us are treated by the staff there. The facilities for the children are excellent. They have the opportunity to use the extensive grounds to supplement the wonderful indoor learning and play.

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Review from Lisa M (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are friendly and knowledgeable. They genuinely care. They were brilliant at helping my daughter assimilate into the nursery environment. The best way to gauge if things are going well is by my daughter's reaction when she gets to the door of the baby room - her face lights up when she sees the
staff and there are big smiles all around from the entire Baby team. As long as my daughter is happy, I am happy.
Keep up the fantastic work!

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Review from Z B (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic progress, vocabulary expanding rapidly. My little boy loves going in, excited about daily activities.
Loves the lessons and staff are very friendly and helpful.
Fab outdoor all weather area which is very popular with the outdoor lover.
Food is great as he's eating everything and more.
Could not be happier

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Review from Julie S (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is in pre-school at Sandleford and loves it. She can't wait to go in and see her friends every day and comes home full of enthusiasm about what they have all been doing.
They have a wide range of activities and the access to staff and pupils from the main school is an added bonus. They
also use the main school grounds for walks and exploring which is wonderful.
The staff are lovely and have a genuine affection for the children, it feels like she is just going to a second home for the day.
I highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from Simon (Father of Child) published on 26 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic facilities with great staff who genuinely seem happy and excited to spend time to nurture, grow and expand the children's minds.
My daughter is excited about going to school in the morning and doesn't want to leave when it's time - that says it all.
(The grounds are pretty spectacular
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Review from David D (Grandfather of Child) published on 26 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Although not having everyday contact with Sandleford, St Gabriels, we have noticed how much our granddaughter has progressed. She continues to develop and has good communication skills, is very creative which has been encouraged whilst in pre-school.
The first time we called we were vetted very seriously
even though the reaction from our granddaughter was evidence as to who we were. They obviously take this aspect very seriously which is very positive and gives confidence for the child's welfare.
The staff were very attentive and all the children in the class were very engrossed in the lesson being given. From the limited contact, we are impressed with the care and attention given and would have no issues in recommending St Gabriels.

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Review from Isobel D (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter is really happy here. The staff are excellent, caring, helpful and friendly but set sensible boundaries and encourage good values amongst the children. The facilities are really good and the children have a good mix of different activities, rest and quiet time, helping tidy, learning, outdoors,
cooking, creative, play etc. Sometimes I go to pick her up at the end of the day and she doesn't want to come home!

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Review from Serena B (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such a wonderful nursery with dedicated, trustworthy and friendly staff. My daughter has been so happy at this nursey for the last few years and wouldn't hesitate to recommend. The extra things the nursery do is above and beyond and I love the outside space they have.
The Christmas concert was a highlight;
having the hall and help from the main school really helps and adds that extra special something to the nursery.
Overall, great staff, great resources and happy children, winner!

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Review from Gabi (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent preschool and nursery, great staff in the preschool room. Good facilities in the room, lots of organised activities and free play. Outside space is wonderful. Would definitely recommend Sandleford to other parents.

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Review from Peter B (Father of Child) published on 25 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The facilities are excellent and the nursery benefits with being a central part of the St Gabriels school. The grounds offer an excellent outside space for walks and general exploring.
The nursery is in a very secure location with excellent safe play areas.
The food always goes down well.
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to the school is very easy with a huge school car park available.

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Review from Neha K (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Sandleford is everything I sought in a nursery for my son - and more!! The facilities are second to none, supported by an incredible team of staff who do an excellent job of both caring for and stimulating my son, whilst giving me the reassurance that he is having an insightful and enjoyable experience
whilst at nursery.
I particularly like the outdoor space that has been created to bring together various age groups and the extended grounds that allow the children to go walking, explore and observe the animals - a particular favourite for my son!

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Review from Jen (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic staff, excellent care provision. Wonderful grounds which the staff make great use of and ensure the children spend a lot of time outside. My child is extremely happy at nursery and will be continuing to the school.

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Review from Anna (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children love attending Sandleford. They enjoy the different activities on offer and being able to explore the grounds. Having free flow both indoors and outdoors is also a real positive. I have already recommended the nursery to many family and friends.

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Review from Helena M (Mother of Child) published on 10 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are extremely happy with the progress our son has made while attending Sandleford for the last two years. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful and most importantly our son enjoy every day at nursery.

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Review from Ria J (Mother of Child) published on 10 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fabulous nursery. It's never easy trusting your baby into the care of others, but all the staff at Sandleford have made it much easier and are always smiling, welcoming and brilliant with the children. They all make a real effort to get to know all the children, even the ones not in their actual rooms
and go out of their way to provide a fun packed, safe learning environment for the babies and children. The management team are lovely, it's all really well organised and run and I can't recommend it enough.

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Review from Richard S (Father of Child) published on 28 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter absolutely loves going to Sandleford, St Gabriels and we are extremely happy with everything about it. She recently made the step up from 4 days per week to all 5 days and couldn't be happier - in fact, I found it much harder than she did!


There are fantastic school grounds to play

on and explore, plus a dedicated outdoor space for the nursery children. Being a part of the wider school means that they can also make use of lots of the facilities within the school - Music, French, PE etc.


The staff are great and really care about the children they are looking after. I would not hesitate to recommend Sandleford.


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Review from W T (Father of Child) published on 27 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have two children at Sandleford and can't recommend them highly enough, the environment is wonderful and the leadership shown by the staff is second to none. Only slight concern is the high turnover of staff over the recent months and it's a shame to see some familiar faces leave. However, this seems
to have been managed extremely well and standards haven't dropped. Our kids love it there and we feel very happy they are looked after so well.

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Review from Allison B (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When you enter Sandleford, whichever room you enter you will find a warm welcoming and stimulating learning environment. The staff are friendly and my daughter LOVES her days at Nursery. She feels safe, cared/loved and I am happy to leave her in their hands. When I initially looked around the Nursery,
it took 'minutes' for me to make the decision that this was the best place for my daughter. They should all be proud of the work they are doing.

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Review from Paul H (Father of Child) published on 12 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful care and personal relationship with my child.
Love the outside space and regular trips to the woods.
Love the link to senior school from a staff perspective so there isn't a worry about professional development.

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Review from Rachel S (Mother of Child) published on 12 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We cannot speak highly enough of this nursery - our daughter has settled in so quickly and made some lovely new friends. Having to leave at her previous nursery in tears was, as every parent knows, a very hard thing to do - but now it is a pleasure to drop her off as she is so happy there. The staff
are all fantastic and create a very friendly and welcoming environment. The improvement in our daughter's confidence in the relatively short time she has been there is quite astounding.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.916)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.916) out of 10 for Nursery at St Gabriel's 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 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 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 4.916 for Nursery at St Gabriel's is calculated as follows: ( (219 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 239 Ratings = 4.916

  • 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 Nursery at St Gabriel's is based on 20 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 81 number of registered child places is 16.2, which has been reached with 20 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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