Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane

1 Astbury Lane Ends, Congleton CW12 3AY
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8.8 51 Reviews
  • Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane, Congleton
Corner House Astbury Lane is part of a group of six nurseries who all share the same vision, educational ethos and approach to working with children and families.

Their team of colleagues support children during their time at the nursery, right from the settling in period.

The nursery's team members are supported through regular team forums, team building events, appraisals, awards and family events and Corner House Astbury Lane encourages a culture of open dialogue and discussion.

The team has a strong understanding of what children need to thrive in their early years and and this understanding underpins all decisions about the running of the nursery.

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Care Provided by Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kate Smithers (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Total Places for Children
  • 65
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 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

Funding & Fees Guide for Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane

  • £997 per month / per day rate £52.50

Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane Reviews (51)

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8.8

Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.809) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane has 51 reviews.

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Review from Sarah R (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is fantastic! My first impressions were that the nursery offered a safe and warm atmosphere, and I have not been disappointed. All of the staff are extremely welcoming, which has helped my son to adjust and "settle in". I feel as though all staff, especially my son's key worker have gone
out of their way to get to know my son and our family.
Meals are healthy and nutritious; they also offer a variety of meals.
Finally, I have found that the activities that take place are wonderful and, as a family, we have enjoyed many of the community events that the nursery has been involved in.
I could not recommend this place enough!

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

Absolutely love the Nursery couldn't think of a better place to send my child she enjoys it so much and has come on leaps and bounds. She has made loads of new friends and bonded so well with all the staff and she looks forward to going each time. I would definitely recommend the Nursery to friends
and family. I love the fact that I know that my child is been looked after safely and eating the right foods and she always comes home happy and talking about her day.

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

Astbury Lane provides an excellent level of care. The home visits before your child starts is an excellent idea and really helped establish a bond between my daughter's key worker and herself, in her own environment. It provides great facilities. The staff are extremely caring, committed, professional
and are passionate about developing the children in their care and frequently organise special activities and join in with the local events in the community. There is an outdoor play area and a good emphasis on physical activity. Also, split into 3 sections which give the piece of mind that my daughter is in a safe environment (8 months old when she started and not mobile at the time). The food is healthy, my daughter gets such a variety of different foods. There is a detailed daily feedback, with all aspects of my child's day. Overall, it is a fantastic nursery and has helped me every step of the way to ensure me that my child is safe, secure and extremely looked after in their care. Highly recommendable.

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Review from Steve W (Father of Child) published on 14 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So far so good, our son is very happy and seems to be learning fast. His key worker is simply brilliant, as are the rest of the staff.
This nursery knows about baby and toddler learning and schema, something I have an interest in both as a parent and teacher, but above all that our son is happy and
seems to enjoy his time at Astbury Lane Nursery.

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Review from Michaela F (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a fantastic nursery. My daughter is extremely happy here, she started in the baby room. The surroundings are very calming and relaxed and homely. The staff are very friendly and really do care for your children. She has now progressed to the next room and is very settled and content, there
is a huge change in her speech and learning and is this is a credit to the staff. There are plenty of activities planned each day keeping a great routine for the children. The food menus are fantastic giving the Children lots of variety flavours and textures with a great nutritional value I only wish I lunched with them. They have visits to local children's sensory play areas, they visit the library to have story time for the children, they go to feed the ducks, they have a great outdoor play area at the nursery. I highly recommend this nursery and the use of fingerprint entry that can be used by parents at any time I find this very reassuring and I love the use of the Tapestry app.

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Review from Yolanda V (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has settled so well at Astbury lane nursery and it's all because of the lovely and kind environment at the nursery. Everyone there is fantastic and he loves every second he spends there. I would highly recommend this nursery.

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

This nursery couldn't make parents or children feel anymore welcome! All the staff are very friendly and management will assist with any questions or queries. My child always looks forward to going to this nursery and is clearly kept busy during the day as he is always ready for bed after. Safety and
first aid is paramount here which as a parent makes you feel happy to leave your child in the care of everyone working here.

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

I cannot recommend Astbury Lane Nursery enough, all the staff are amazing. I was very apprehensive about moving my little girl from her nursery at the age of 20 months as was worried it would unsettle her. How little did I know! She absolutely loves her new nursery and within a week she doesnt even
want to say bye to me she is so excited to run and meet the girls.
They have ensured the transition whilst moving house and nursery went smoothly, and have offered us so much support through a recent difficult time.
Astbury Lane Nursery is truely a very special place where nothing is ever too much, just like a home from home.

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Review from Nick J (Father of Child) published on 12 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Can't fault this nursery. Since taking over the premises in the summer they have done a great job in modernising it, and all the staff are very professional and take a pride in their work. We know that our daughter is in great care there, and her personality has really come on since she has been attending
the nursery. Top marks all round.

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Review from Jayne C (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic staff, very caring towards my son. Lots of fantastic and varied activities done each day. Food is fantastic and suited to dietary requirements. The feedback to parents is great and I feel included in my sons time at nursery. Management is very approachable and as a parent I feel my feedback
and opinions are listened to. Also like that they have activities parents can get involved in such as stay and plays and community projects.

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

We moved our daughter to this nursery in September 2016 due to moving into the area. The change in her has been amazing. Our daughter would always cry and refuse to go to her old nursery it was always uncomfortable and emotional dropping her off. Since she has started here her confidence has really
improved. She now wants to go into nursery she walks in on her own happily and tells us all about it when we pick her up. The staff work with my daughter when it comes to meal times and the stuff they manage to get her to eat compared with home is just amazing. The variety of diet they offer is also very good. The staff are all approachable and friendly. My daughter talks about her key person regularly at home and the relationship she has built up in the short time she has been attending the nursery is just amazing. I can't speak highly enough of this nursery and it's staff. The manager and her staff are all doing a great job. Thank you for everything you do.

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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.809)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.809) out of 10 for Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.2 out of 5 from 7 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 4.571 for Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane is calculated as follows: ( (52 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.571

  • 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 4.238 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Corner House Nursery Astbury Lane is based on 7 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 = 3.7

    • 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 65 number of registered child places is 13. 7 Positive Reviews ÷ 13 = 0.538

  • 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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Meet the Team (2)

Kate

Kate Smithers

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2016

BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
I have over 12 years of experience working within the early year's sector both in New Zealand and the UK and a Degree in Early Childhood Studies. I am the proud Manager of Astbury Lane and love working alongside Lucy ensuring all children, families, and the team feel very much part of the Astbury Lane family. Having been a Nursery Manager for 6 years I am very passionate about ensuring the highest level of care is given to children at all times and making sure the learning environment and adult interactions enable children to enjoy learning.


Rafia

Rafia Khanum

Job Title: Trainee Manager

Joined: 2024

Rafia works closely alongside Kate to manage the smooth operations of the nursery, Rafia is a qualified teacher and has worked in Early years for a number of years.


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