Safari Childcare Halstead Road

79 Halstead Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9AD
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9.0 73 Reviews
  • Safari Childcare Halstead Road, Colchester
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Care Provided by Safari Childcare Halstead Road

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Amy Clifton (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas
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Safari Childcare Halstead Road Reviews (73)

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Safari Childcare Halstead Road has a Review Score of 9.0 (9.000) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Safari Childcare Halstead Road has 73 reviews.

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Review from Michael T (Father of Child) published on 8 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Made it easy to help my son make the transition into nursery. Staff were all very welcoming and friendly.

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 13 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended Safari for just over 1 year. She is extremely happy at nursery. I am very impressed with the activities they do with her. The staff are very caring and she has a really good relationship with her key worker and other staff. The food given to her is really good. I am kept very
well informed about her progress in all areas. I am very happy with the care at Safari.

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Review from L R (Mother of Child) published on 13 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is in a lovely building which is well kept and clean. Staff are friendly and approachable. There is a large variety of toys and activities for the children to do and a large outside garden area.

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Review from Y C (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

From day one my daughter has been going here she has learnt a lot and has been a lot more confident in herself. She has improved so much with a lot of difficult skills. We speak 2 different languages at home and the Safari has helped her learn them as well while she has been there. All the staff there
are lovely and caring. I feel so relaxed leaving her there with them.

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Review from Mel F (Mother of Child) published on 4 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Finding a nursery is a nervous decision for any parent and I have not been happier. The staff are warm and friendly. They are attentive to the children. I love the small home base feel as my daughter was 1 when first attending. I do not worry when she is there and she comes home happy. She also continues
to progress and I enjoy hearing about her learning.

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Review from Laura W (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has only been going to nursery for just over a month but he has already settled in really well. All the staff are friendly and caring. They take the time to discuss his day when I collect him and he always seems to have enjoyed his day.

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Review from Stephanie L (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Safari are an excellent care provider to our son. He has attended since January 2017 when he was 14 months. They have a shoes off policy when in the rooms, which helps to keep things hygienic. They have an on-site Cook who cooks meals daily. The biggest compliment is that every single staff member knows
our son by name.
The keyworker and Room Leaders know our son very well and are always keen to hear about what he has been doing since his last session. We would recommend.

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Review from Emma T (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Safari for over two years. It has been an amazing experience for us. To watch her confidence and personality grow in such an enjoyable environment makes us so thankful to all the staff. We are updated regularly on her progress through daily reports, the online tapestry learning
journal and face to face at the end of every day as well as parents evenings. The food is varied and healthy, the outside space has been built for the children to make the most of all seasons and the rooms are big and bright with lots of varied activities.

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Review from Tom B (Father of Child) published on 14 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends here 3 times a week and loves it. The staff in preschool room are very good and she has built a very good bond with them. We are always informed of what she has been up to each day and can see her progress using the tapestry online learning journals. Having the cameras for you to
watch are also a very good idea, we like to log in now and then and see what she is doing. We are very pleased with her progress so far while attending Safari.

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Review from Kelly W (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I looked at a number of nurseries before choosing Safari. I liked Safari as it's a smaller and more homely surrounding for young children, particularly babies. I particularly like their iwatch camera system. I can log on anytime when my children are in attendance and can see they are ok and being
looked after and having fun. It's very transparent. They always phone if any problems (accident, illness etc). Both my children attend here and have settled really well. They are well looked after and my daughter's confidence has grown so much. She has developed and learnt so much in her first year. My son has settled already after just a couple of weeks. He is always smiling when I collect him. All the staff are friendly and welcoming. So pleased I chose this nursery for my children. I drive across town past other closer nurseries because I liked it so much.

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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A brilliant nursery with lovely caring staff that go out of their way to help you and make you feel welcome. A loving, caring and fun learning environment. Incredible food that the children love. Well run and organised I cannot fault them at all.

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Review from Emily I (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, I feel my child is cared for well with lots of activities and things to do and nice varied meals.

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Review from Samantha B (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not have picked a better nursery for my daughter. She's come on amazingly since starting at Safari. Her confidence, her speech, her numbers are progressing well, it's thanks to the staff there. My daughter is always excited to go, never wants to leave and completely adores her room's staff.
I feel they're very informative if anything happens. Someone's updating you straight away. You can tell they all genuinely care.

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Current Review Score: 9.0 (9.000)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.0 (9.000) out of 10 for Safari Childcare Halstead Road 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 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.0 out of 5 from 5 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 5.000 for Safari Childcare Halstead Road is calculated as follows: ( (60 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 5

  • 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 4 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Safari Childcare Halstead Road is based on 5 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 = 3.5

    • 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 50 number of registered child places is 10. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 10 = 0.5

  • 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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