Boat House Day Nursery

Town Lane, Dukinfield SK16 4BX
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9.9 51 Reviews
  • Boat House Day Nursery, Dukinfield
Boat House Day Nursery has been purpose-built to offer a bright and stimulating environment in which children can develop towards the challenges of full-time education.

The facility includes a purpose-designed soft play area, an indoor adventure play area and a sensory theatre, while biometric and CCTV security offers parents additional peace of mind.

Boat House Day Nursery offers excellent facilities. Each room creates an environment that has been designed with a focus on the unique needs of children.
Outdoor play is an important part of the nursery's approach and extra-curricular activities include Spanish lessons, music, dance and movement.

There are a number of additional features that enhance their nursery facilities including a Sensory Theatre and a large indoor adventure play area, designed especially for their older children and not forgetting their babies and toddlers, they have a purpose designed soft play area.

To complement their facilities they also have an imaginative toy town, where their children's imagination has no boundaries, an area for parents to relax and have refreshments while visiting, and ample parking and drop-off zones.

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Care Provided by Boat House Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Claire Rawson (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 150
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Boat House Day Nursery

  • Basic day (09:00-16:00): £250.00 per week, £53.50 per day
    Extended day (08:00-17:30): £275.50 per week, £58.00 per day
    Early bird (07:30-08:00): £3.00 per day
    Night Owl (17:30-18:00): £3.00 per day
    £38.00 per session (Minimum of 2 sessions) 08:00-12:30 (lunch included) 13:00-17:30 (tea included)

  • 2, 3 & 4 year old Funded places available.
    Working parents of 2, 3 & 4 year old 15 & 30 hours funded places available.
  • Parking

  • Car Park available


Boat House Day Nursery Reviews (51)

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9.9

Boat House Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.856) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Boat House Day Nursery has 51 reviews.

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Review from Jade H (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would recommend this nursery as they are a brilliant, understated people and they're always there to help you too. They have helped me and my child through so much and it has been a different year but they got a great routine and together, we all got through the hardest year.

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Review from Anouska B (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Cannot recommended this nursery enough! I was very nervous about returning to work after maternity leave but our little girl loved it here from day one and the staff are very caring towards her, which was really reassuring. They have great, clean facilities and are always doing lots of fun activities.
I love all of the art work and crafts that she brings home for us. The app that they use is brilliant and is updated throughout the day so that we can see exactly how she is getting on. Honestly cannot fault it at all, very satisfied with our choice.

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Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My sons been at the nursery two years, the staff are so kind, caring and my son is so happy. His speech has come on and he looks forward to go there, defiantly recommend. The attention the girls give to my son is unconditional, they do so many fun things, dress up, paint, outdoor play and the place
is lovely.

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Review from Janice B (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Boat House since she was 13-months-old and she leaves there now ready for school. Initially, it was difficult for her to settle and the staff were fantastic with her and myself when leaving her each time and I knew we had made the right choice with Boat House from that
point. She's built bonds with staff and settled and has really enjoyed going talking about the staff and friends she has made often.
The building itself is great with lots of toys and activities to keep them active with lots of fun learning ideas. The security there is great with fingerprint access only and parents can only access the room their child is in. Parents can also keep up to date with what their child is doing by the app they use where staff regularly update it with photographs/written updates.
The staff are very attentive and always have time to speak with parents about their child's needs/concerns etc. We have found them to always be very supportive and helpful.

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Review from Kelly M (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended Boat House since she was one year old. Our only child and we were very keen to find a nursery that we felt comfortable leaving her.
The setting itself is great. Great sized rooms, filled with lots of toys/activities for the children to learn and develop. One of the details
which we loved was the security at the nursery - fingerprint entry system. Only authorised people (staff/parents/carers) could enter the building and then once inside non-staff people can only access the room that their child is based. They also have an app which you can see what your child has been doing throughout each day, how many nappy changes? How much have they eaten? What have they been up to?
The staff themselves are really friendly and supportive - to the children and to the parents! And the admin staff are also really friendly and helpful.
My daughter loves going to Boat House and we will all be really sad to leave in a couple of months.

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Review from Katarzyna R (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's absolutely the best nursery across the universe. After moving out from Dukinfield I have tried two other nurseries near home, but I have come back to the Boat House Day Nursery, as I can't find even similar care, not saying about better. All staff are absolutely amazing and helpful. My son is a
really high need baby and cries even if I go out without him to the other room, but he settled down fast in the nursery and is happy every day when goes to them. At Boat House, he learns everything really fast. My two daughters are in reception now, but previously attended the Boat House and they miss them a lot and still remember all the girls who took care of them.
I highly recommend this nursery and I think five stars is not enough.

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Review from Sara B (Mother of Child) published on 2 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at this nursery since she was 6 months old. The care is second to none - they are attentive to her development and she genuinely loves it.


They have been incredibly supportive of us as a family and I feel safe leaving her there. We have witnessed their policies around all aspects

of toddler behaviour - we've suffered bites and also had an episode where my daughter was the biter. They use recognised developmental psychology approaches and handle this perfectly.


I will be sad when she has to go to school.


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Review from Sam (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5

My son attended this nursery for over year. Thought everything was fine until staff (including management) lied to me after my son was hurt on 3 different occasions. Their 'policies' were not followed.

Reply from Joanne Swindells, Area Manager at Boat House Day Nursery

Our setting is a brand new setting (Opening Jan 16) and this child attended from the start, our facilities and resources are of a high standard and we had a good Ofsted registration inspection which reflected on this


The parent has been very critical in her views as we accommodated her every wish so that her child was to be looked after to her standards, the child was bitten whilst in our care and she didn't like the response we gave or that we had to follow our biting policy, which is what we have to follow to show we support all children in our care.


During the time we cared for the child she was constantly praising the nursery staff for the progress the child had made and the level of care and attention they received, she never once said that she didn't like our menus or the standard of the nursery cleanliness.
We will hope that you will see this review as unfair and a malicious way to jeopardise the nursery setting. The staff and manager are upset with this review as they felt they worked alongside the parent in every way they could to make them feel secure.


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Review from Shelly B (Mother of Child) published on 26 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery with excellent staff. My boy was very happy at this nursery from start to finish. Staff are excellent. I would highly recommend the Boat House, my little boys came on leaps and bounds learning and growing with other children and staff. The nursery was very clean and very secure with
high security, excellent friendly staff. Thanks to the staff my boys are all ready for big boy nursery now, thank you.

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Review from Sarah L (Mother of Child) published on 29 September 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been helped to develop so many skills since joining this nursery in January '16. He has grown in confidence and independence. He has made so many friends but has missed one little boy who left to join school. The staff have helped myself and son in so many areas of our lives and we can not
thank them enough. This is the place every child should be. Thanks to you all X

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Review from Abbie H (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is an excellent nursery, so well planned and managed, the staff are very welcoming and friendly, the nursery itself has beautifully designed rooms and hall ways to keep the children entertained, the security is high and has cctv and finger print scan which gives you peace of mind whilst your child
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Love everything about this nursery and would recommend to any parent finding the right nursery for their child 100%. I am so happy my child goes here and she is going to learn so much being there.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.856)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.856) out of 10 for Boat House Day Nursery 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 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 27 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 4.956 for Boat House Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (305 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 319 Ratings = 4.956

  • 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 4.9 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Boat House Day Nursery is based on 27 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 150 number of registered child places is 30. 27 Positive Reviews ÷ 30 = 0.9

  • 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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Claire

Claire Rawson

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2015

Hi, my name is Claire and I am the Nursery Manager at Boat House Day Nursery.


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