Aspire Day Nursery Ltd

1a Howard Road, Surbiton KT5 8SA
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9.8 60 Reviews
  • Aspire Day Nursery Ltd, Surbiton
Aspire Day Nursery cares for children from 3 months to 5 years. They are conveniently located conveniently 6 minute walk from Surbiton train station (with regular fast trains going to Waterloo). They are open Monday to Friday, 7.30am-6.30pm, 51 weeks a year (apart from Bank Holidays). The aim is not only to provide a happy and stimulating environment for your child, but to also make parents lives as easy as possible. Therefore they provide an all-inclusive service for your child (such as Pampers nappies, pampers baby wipes, formula milk, meals, equipment and extra curriculum lessons such as baby massage and tennis). Their rooms are bright and spacious especially designed to meet the needs of the children within the rooms. Staff are highly qualified with high staff to child ratios, as well as a key person to approach.

Aspire Day Nursery is a brand new nursery opening in June 2015. At Aspire, staff believe that children are the future and that’s why they will strive to give children the opportunities to become confident little learners.

Aspire is brought to you by a team with various knowledge and experience. Aspire believe that children learn through play with the support of strong and capable practitioners. Their experience comes from running a highly successful nursery for over 17 years. They are a very proactive team that are always learning new skills, and build on their own personal experiences and love for children and education.

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Care Provided by Aspire Day Nursery Ltd

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Zahida Khan
  • Person in charge
  • Christine Moxon (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 50
  • Total Places for Children
  • 130
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 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
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Aspire Day Nursery Ltd

  • Fees are available on our website

Aspire Day Nursery Ltd Reviews (60)

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Aspire Day Nursery Ltd has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.817) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Aspire Day Nursery Ltd has 60 reviews.

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Review from Amanda (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son settled in well here and has grown and flourished at this nursery. The staff are creative and caring, whilst also providing that trust and comfort to parents that their children are in safe hands. The staff are engaged and active with the children. My son has lots to show and tell me when he
comes home. I thoroughly recommend Aspire to others.

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Review from Renee L (Mother of Child) published on 11 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have had 2 children attend Aspire Day Nursery over the past 4 years. The staff are amazing and create a great home away from home environment. They create close relationships with the children and foster their different personalities and interests.

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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 11 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 15 month old has been going to Aspire for 4 months now and is loving it. She is always super happy, they report back everyday face-to-face but also through Tapestry app which is lovely to read and send home lots of cute stuff they've made. The staff are super, super lovely and I am very happy to
send her there so far. Highly recommended.

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Review from Sharyn B (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery! My eldest went for a short time and we moved away but on return, we were determined to get our youngest in. We’ve seen both our boys in different nurseries and Aspire has been the best one for both of them you far!

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Review from Marion D (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my daughters have been at Aspire, the eldest from 1 year old and the youngest from 8 months. We have been very, very pleased with the nursery - the staff, facilities, food, activities and special events have always been top notch. We are especially pleased with the extent of the extra activities
and classes that are provided for the children - tennis, dance, play environments, Mandarin lessons and forest school depending on their age/room. Both my girls have thoroughly enjoyed these classes. Also, the teaching staff are brilliant - their attitude and commitment is wonderful and the girls love them all!

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Review from Steph I (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our baby has been going to Aspire since she turned one. She had real separation issues when she started and struggled at first but everyone has been fantastic with her and given her lots of cuddles and affection. Now she claps her hands at the nursery gates and tries to take her bag and go to nursery
at weekends! It’s lovely seeing the bond she has with the people there and how excited they are by her achievements. We love it and we’re so happy that she is happy.

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Review from Ruwan K (Father of Child) published on 20 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A great team who my daughter loves. Very friendly, accommodating and give regularly updates when she's in nursery via Tapestry.

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Review from Alayna C (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been at Aspire for six months now since he was a year old and he loves it - so do we! The staff are brilliant and have a really lovely bond with the kids. They were fantastic with settling him in and were great about my concerns about sleeping and eating. The garden is a huge hit too.

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Review from Michelle R (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have two children at the nursery and they both love it. The staff are fantastic they are great with the children and kept you aware of what happens in the day via handover and with pictures on Tapestry. There is good variety of activities and my older child loved forest school and Zumba!

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Review from Sheena J (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one has been at Aspire from the baby room 3 years ago through to preschool and in my opinion this nursery was always good and has got better and better each year! The inclusion of forest school and Zumba are excellent in preschool as well as the new introduction of book bags and emphasis on
suspect hero eating vegetables. The manager and her management team are excellent and I am so happy that we enrolled our little one here!

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Review from MC (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband and I highly recommend the nursery. Our child really enjoys his time at the nursery and even asks to go on his day off. The book bags introduced in the last couple of months have been great, our child really enjoys getting a new book, that was a brilliant idea. We think it's amazing that
our child has an activity per day, Forest school on Tuesday's which they really enjoy, Teddy Tennis Wednesday's and Mandarin on Thursday's. Our child enjoys it all.


Our child's maths and letter recognition is amazing, I wasn't expecting him to learn so much from nursery. Our child thoroughly enjoys their time at the nursery and although it sounds like a busy day it's all enjoyable. It's difficult to get our child away in the evening.


Management and staff are all nice and friendly, the overall environment is warm and welcoming.


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Review from Camille T (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have a very good experience of Aspire. My toddler is very excited to go every morning, activities are varied and care is great.

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Review from Andy T (Father of Child) published on 31 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A great nursery. Manager and staff are excellent and really engaged with the kids. The food is good and varied. Most importantly we have 2 children there, and they love it. I would, and have, recommended it to anyone.

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Review from Anastasia B (Mother of Child) published on 17 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Aspire Nursery is an exceptional nursery where the staff are attentive and really care for the children on an individual basis. They have a really good ethos and work really hard to make confident and happy little individuals through play. They learn so many things through play and the teachers really
go out of their way to make sure they are all happy and content. They are very organised on their daily routine, have nice lunches, they go out to nearby parks, the library etc.
I highly recommend this nursery, everyone is really approachable and friendly!

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Review from Jess D (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fabulous nursery. We moved to the area a year ago when the nursery was first opened and now have 2 children at Aspire Day Nursery (one in pre-school and one in the baby room). The staff are superb and the equipment/facilities are great - good variety and all geared towards active fun learning. I'm particularly
impressed by the pre-school learning vs friends' nurseries. Great that the kids are often taken on outings in the area and they have a range of 'organised activities' (teddy tennis, baby signing etc). Outside space is smaller than some nurseries but it's well utilised. Online 'observation' app is lovely. Good on-site catering too.

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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has settled in so well at Aspire thanks to the excellent care he has received. The staff are knowledgeable, sensible in their approach and genuinely caring. My son can't say many words, but he often says the names of his favourite carers at Aspire when he comes home! The activities are varied
and related to appropriate learning stages. I love the online journal of pictures and videos. The communication between the staff, and from the staff to the parents is excellent, and the management is fantastic - really on the ball, and running a very tight ship, but with a very flexible attitude which is so welcome to parents of small children.
My son has food allergies and I was concerned that there might be problems related to this, but Aspire have been brilliant - the chef has gone out of his way to make sure my son still has a varied and healthy diet, and to put items on the menu which everyone can eat.
Thanks very much to everyone at Aspire - we're very happy that we're with you!

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Review from BF (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are really happy with this nursery - the staff are wonderful. Lovely facilities and a very convenient location. They are very flexible to children's requirements and value parents' input. Love the online learning journal too. I'd highly recommend.

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Review from Victoria H (Mother of Child) published on 22 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Aspire Day Nursery is a lovely nursery. Our daughter genuinely enjoys her time there and we are very confident in the standard of care. The activities are varied, the staff are very caring and competent and the (still relatively new) facilities are excellent. We receive online updates with photos and
videos of her as well as the face to face handover at pick up. The food provided is nutritious and she seems to eat well there. Overall, we are very pleased with our choice of nursery and would certainly recommend it to others.

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Review from LG (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery. My daughter has settled there so well and really enjoys her time at nursery. The staff are so caring and supportive and take a lot of time to really understand the children that they are looking after and treat them as individuals. The children have lots of outdoor play with fun activities
like teddy tennis and lots of structured play and learning opportunities indoors. All round I am very happy with all aspects of Aspire Day Nursery which is very important for a working mummy!

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Review from Katy L (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery with lovely staff. Facilities are good with plenty of outside time in the garden and lots of messy play which my daughter loves. Staff are very friendly and approachable.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.817)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.817) out of 10 for Aspire Day Nursery Ltd is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 28 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 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 4.817 for Aspire Day Nursery Ltd is calculated as follows: ( (276 Excellents x 5) + (55 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 334 Ratings = 4.817

  • 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 Aspire Day Nursery Ltd is based on 28 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 130 number of registered child places is 26, which has been reached with 28 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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Christine Moxon

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2010

Christine has been working in Early Years for over 15 years. Christine was previously managing our sister nursery in Norbiton before going on maternity leave and returning to open Aspire Day Nursery. Christine has completed her Leadership and Early Years Degree and is also an Early Years Teacher.


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