Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

39 Northenden Road, Sale M33 2DH
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9.7 53 Reviews
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Banana Moon Sale Day Nursery is a friendly nursery set in a wonderful fully renovated Victorian building. The nursery has been graded 'Good' with 'outstanding features' by Ofsted (November 2018). A full day care service is provided for children aged three months to five years, in a safe and nurturing environment with highly experienced and qualified staff.

Ideally located close to Sale's town centre and Sale Metro link station the nursery also benefits from a large car park. Parents who commute via metro link to the city centre will often leave their car at the nursery free of charge.

All children at Banana Moon Sale benefit from various activities all included in the fees. Optional swimming lessons are also available. The nursery provides children with a purposeful and stimulating learning environment where they can thrive and develop.

Banana Moon Sale has four main rooms: baby floor with two main rooms and direct access to the large garden, Toddler room with separate sleep room. A pre-school floor which also benefits from direct access to the large garden area. Al children also have access to the sensory room and soft play room. These areas of the nursery help to enhance children's learning and allow the nursery to offer a range of exciting activities every day.

A team of dedicated and highly skilled staff members have been carefully selected for their enthusiasm, dedication and skills and collectively have decades of experience in the childcare sector, striving to provide quality care and early education.

All practitioners hold full paediatric first-aid training and the majority of staff are level 3 or above or working towards this.

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Care Provided by Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Catherine Simpson (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 23
  • Total Places for Children
  • 78
  • 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 Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

  • £41 (Half day)
    £72 (Full day)

  • Please contact the nursery for full fee details:
    Full Day: (7.30am - 6.30pm, includes breakfast, lunch and hot afternoon meal all prepared in house by our nursery chef).
    Half Day: (7.30 - 1pm or 1pm - 6.30pm)
    Government childcare funding options are also available for 2,3 & 4 year olds. In 2024 funding is being expanded to include working parents from 9mths old. Please contact the nursery for more info.


    The nursery operates 51 weeks a year, closed Xmas week.
  • Parking

  • Ample parking is available on site. The car park is accessed via the one way system on Woodlands Road.


Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale Reviews (53)

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Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.713) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale has 53 reviews.

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Review from G H (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter enjoys her time with her key person and comes away happy with her morning. She does recognise some games we play from nursery and likes to show me how to play. The facilities are clean and to a good standard. I am very happy with the nursery.

Reply from Alisha Messam, Nursery Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

Thanks Gemma, its lovely to hear that we have created valuable home to nursery links!


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Review from Tom B (Father of Child) published on 11 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery with a great range of pre-school activities. All staff are fantastic with our son and fully meet his needs.

Reply from Alisha Messam, Nursery Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

Thanks Tom, what a lovely comment!


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Review from Adilina I (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I feel very safe and comfortable leaving both my children at nursery. The staff are very friendly and approachable. The children have become more confident being left at childcare. Their days are full of activities, fun times in the garden, the nursery works towards their development and progression.
I go to work feeling happy that my children are in good hands and they will do lots of things that we might not do at home.

Reply from Alisha Messam, Nursery Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

Wow Adelina that is a really lovely review, we're so happy that your happy!


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Review from Danielle W (Mother of Child) published on 4 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the second I walked into the light, airy and well-resources environment, I felt a sense that this was a safe and nurturing environment for my daughter. The staff are attentive, compassionate and kind!

Reply from Alisha M, Nursery Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

Hi Danielle! Thanks so much for your review, we're so glad you like the nursery :)


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Review from Rina (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter is very happy at Banana Moon and talks about it all the time at home! She has made friends very quickly and loves every day there. I was impressed by the attention given to the fact that my daughter speaks two languages and the staff's interest to know some main phrases and words in Albanian.

Reply from Alisha Messam, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

Thank you Rina that's some lovely feedback! It's lovely to know that she talks about us at home!


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Review from Emma (Mother of Child) published on 15 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery and stag are fantastic my little girl loves going and is also learning so much from them!I'd recommend to everybody.
The food that is served is all homemade and varies, I know my little one is eating well and healthy during the time she's there.

Reply from Alisha Messam, manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

Hi Emma, what a lovely comment thanks so much!


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Review from James M (Father of Child) published on 25 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is fantastic, I can't fault it. As a father, my previous day care has felt quite daunting but not here. They are always inviting us in for different things and my son loves it here. The garden is a plus point as my son loves digging for worms etc. He also loves the soft play and the local
walks they go on so often. If I have any more children they'll definitely be coming to Banana Moon.

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Review from Edma M (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is excellent! I feel comfortable leaving my daughter here and have done since day 1. the team have always made me feel confident in their abilities and they are all warm and friendly. Fees are reasonable and do reflect the services provided. The girls are always telling me what she has done
and where they have been, along with involving me in her development and also their plans for developing the nursery. Finally the nursery is clean and well resourced and the fresh high quality home made food is a credit to the nursery - very healthy too!

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Review from Hannah P (Grandmother of Child) published on 25 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My grandchild has been attending Banana Moon Day Nursery in Sale. They made both me, daughter and grandchild feel very welcome and helped my grandchild settle in very quickly. All off the staff are very loving and caring. All of the staff went above and beyond. I would recommend Banana Moon to anybody
who is looking for childcare both me and my daughter are more than happy with the service that we are receiving.

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Review from R M (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter enjoys it very much. She likes playing, and arts and crafts, and shows off what she made. She likes going outside and on visits.

Reply from Alisha Messam, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale

Hi Rose, We think that our service offers excellent value for money as do our other parents - if there is anything you would like to discuss then please pop into the nursery office.


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Review from Kellyann M (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My children love the nursery and so do I. Its very warm and friendly.

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Review from Orla L (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with this brand new nursery. Lovely friendly staff and always a great welcome and goodbye. Baby seems very content here and big smiles when she comes home. (13 months old). Also very flexible and accommodating to my shift pattern. Great opening and closing times, that bit later helps.

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Review from Sevanna A (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, very friendly and competent staff. Kids love it here! Thanks.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.713)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.713) out of 10 for Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 12 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 4.944 for Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale is calculated as follows: ( (134 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 142 Ratings = 4.944

  • 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 4.769 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale is based on 12 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 78 number of registered child places is 15.6. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.6 = 0.769

  • 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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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2024

Recipient: Banana Moon Day Nurseries

Date: Thursday 28 Mar 2024 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2021

Recipient: Banana Moon Day Nurseries

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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2019

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