Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Griffiths Drive, Ashmore Park, Wolverhampton WV11 2LJ
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9.9 101 Reviews
  • Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore, Wolverhampton
Banana Moon Day Nursery, Ashmore, provides a safe and caring environment for children aged from three months to five-years-old and is open 7.30-6.30pm 51 weeks of the year.

Banana Moon is able to offer sessions from a half day 7.30-1pm or 1-6.30pm to five days a week 7.30-6.30pm.

CCTV is installed in all rooms and operates a biometric fingerprint entry system, ensuring the safety of the children and staff.

Banana Moon offers two outdoor secure areas, one for children under two and another for those over two, ensuring all children have plenty of outside space to run around and have fun.

A range of age-appropriate rooms provide the ideal environment for inquisitive young minds, helping them to learn through exploration and discovery. Every child has the opportunity to develop their skills and at a pace that is suitable to them.

The nursery offers an in-house kitchen where nutritionally-balanced meals and snacks are freshly prepared each day. Special dietary requirements and allergies are catered for where possible.

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Care Provided by Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Laura Bell (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 15
  • Total Places for Children
  • 68
  • 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
  • Parking

  • They have their own car park


Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore Reviews (101)

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Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.860) out of 10, based on 37 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore has 101 reviews.

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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall, great nursery with some very lovely members of staff. The service is wonderful too and my child always comes back happy. The only gripe I have is that the fees are always increasing at the most inconvenient time. With parents finally benefitting from free hours, by the time you then factor
in the consumable prices and increase you don't actually save much. It's already hard on parents but I feel that the moment we get any relief it's taken away. I don't know how much influence the nursery has on these things but it's obviously something that is disheartening. Even if we could send our children with a packed lunch this would help massively but that's not even an option so £6 a day for consumables and the price increase hurts the pockets.

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Review from Zoey E (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are fantastic! Always professional with a positive attitude. Little one has come on leaps and bounds since being in the mini moons room. Our child looks forward to going to nursery and is always full of stories about what they've done. The menu is refreshed regularly and has a wide range of options
for children. So glad we chose this nursery.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your Kind review, Zoey. We look forward to sharing this with our team.


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Review from Sonia C (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery! Staff will always put your mind at ease and follow a child-first policy.
As a first-time parent, Banana Moon Day Nursery staff have always responded well to any concerns and worked with me to ensure that my child gets the best out of nursery.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review, Sonia. We appreciate all feedback provided and will share this with our staff team.


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Review from Lisa L (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore for nearly three years and I have been so pleased with the care given and his progress throughout his time there. He has formed great relationships with the other children and the staff and regularly tells us how much he enjoys his time there. I am
very pleased with the activities he does and the way learning is embedded within those activities. The staff and management are great and have made us and my son feel very welcome from day one.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review, Lisa. We appreciate all feedback given and look forward to sharing with our team.


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Review from Natalie M (Mother of Child) published on 10 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been with Banana Moon Day Nursery since she was 4 months old, the staff have always been so lovely and welcoming, I've never had a problem with my daughter going in which shows how comfortable she feels there. I can put my full trust in all the staff and my daughter thoroughly enjoys
her time there, I couldn't recommend the nursery enough!

Reply from Laura Bell, Nursery manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review. It is greatly appreciated and will be shared with our staff team.


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Review from Victoria C (Mother of Child) published on 2 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot express how grateful I am to have found this nursery for my child! From the moment we stepped through the doors, it felt like a warm and welcoming environment. The staff are incredibly caring, professional and attentive, making it clear that they genuinely love working with children.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review. It is greatly appreciated and will be shared with our staff team.


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Review from E S (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Just brilliant. The staff are very Kind, caring and supportive who go above and beyond.
Both of my children have loved/love it there. My son is currently there and goes in smiling and comes out smiling. He loves his time at nursery.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you so much for your kind review. We will be sure to share it with our team.


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Review from T O (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are friendly and observant to the children needs and development. They are very supportive and create a very welcoming and playful atmosphere for the children. Overall, I will recommend Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore for friends and family.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your review, we appreciate any feedback given and will share this with our staff team.


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Review from P A (Father of Child) published on 26 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have my 1 year old here. So far, our experience has been really good. Staff have given medications as requested and they give useful handovers at the end of each day. Also, at parents' meeting, we were given important updates and developmental aspects that are being worked on.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind feedback, it is appreciated and will be shared with our team.


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Review from Tammy S (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing staff. Welcoming, friendly. They know exactly how to look after my 11 month old and they always treat him with such love and care. So much so, a few months into his nursery time and he has built strong and secure connections with every single member of staff.
Every staff member puts their efforts
into him, even if he is not in their group.
My child absolutely adores coming to nursery. His play and development opportunities are unique and endless. The staff are always thinking outside the box for new opportunities for the children in their care.
We haven't had one single issue since he started. Right from our first walk around to daily handovers, the nursery staff are stupendously professional and I cannot recommend this nursery enough.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you very much for your feedback, it is greatly appreciated. We will share this with our staff team.


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Review from Kashmir R (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are always very caring and attentive. Both my child are always happy to go in and happy when I collect them. Seeing how all the children are greeted at the door fills me with confidence seeing that the staff are so thoughtful and try their best to connect with them all. The staff know both my
children's personalities and are always very talkative when it comes to interaction with myself, makes me feel comfortable when talking about any small issues.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your lovely review, we appreciate all feedback given and we will be sure to share with our team.


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Review from T I (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has attended for over a year. We enrolled her earlier than planned as we were concerned with her development; particularly socially. This has been the best decision we have ever made. The staff have all been absolutely amazing in supporting her (and us) throughout and the positive change
in her is unbelievable. They were also very supportive throughout her transition between rooms. She comes home so excited to tell us all about the wonderful things she has done during the day. We love getting detailed updates and pictures through the app. The staff have always been so helpful and you can see that they genuinely care about our daughter and all of the children. This is our second child that has attended and we can't wait for our little boy to join when he is old enough. I have and will always recommend this nursery and can not thank them enough for the positive impact they have had on both of our daughters lives and development.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your very kind review, we value and appreciate all feedback given. We will be sure to share with our team.


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Review from Louise F (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a family we want to give our daughter the best life and this would not be possible without Banana Moon Ashmore allowing us to both work full time.
It feels like they all, especially four members of staff in particular, have become our extended family.
The way they look after our daughter, keep
her safe, teach her new things and generally show her love is a testament to you all and what amazing people you are.
Two members of staff are constantly spoken about in our house, in the morning our daughter gets excited when I say 'you're going to play with them' today and you can see how much she loves you them both.
We appreciate everything they do for our daughter and teaching her new things, she surprises us everyday and that's down to people at Banana Moon Ashmore and the support they give us, as parents, is incredible.
We don't have much family support so all those advice, the chats of a morning and pick ups are always appreciated and it's lovely they all do it with such smiles on your faces.
They are amazing!

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for such a lovely review, we appreciate any feedback. I will be sure to share this with our team!


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Review from Aanisah M (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The transition from toddlers to preschool for my daughter was amazing. The settling-in sessions into pre-school helped a lot but the excitement at the end of the day said it all. I was apprehensive with dropping nap time but the staff were confident and gave my daughter the choice of whether she wants
to nap or not, as well as closely monitoring her. The transition to pre-school has gone so well that my daughter comes home looking forward to the next day.
The nursery is diverse and celebrates it by talking about different cultural festivities. The days of dressing up and wearing the same colours to represent the day make it exciting.
The staff show interest in what children are into and go the extra mile, i.e. having a butterfly kit. Watching the butterflies evolve from eggs is a great way of learning than just reading books and watching videos. The lifecycle of a butterfly is fun education to early years.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review. I will be sure to share this with our staff team. We are pleased to hear you are happy with how your child has settled into Full Moons.


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Review from T M (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It was a big step for me to put my babies into a nursery so young and I have had a lot of worries with my babies being premature and so small and vulnerable to infections. My babies have come such a long way since joining Banana Moon Day Nursery in January. It’s lovely to see that the twins are not
mixed up and treated as individuals, not as one. They both have their own key workers which I feel is good however all the nursery staff know them both well. I would like to say a massive thank you to the mini moons room leader for dealing with all my queries and finding resolutions and a big thank you to the manager who I feel has helped massively. I struggle with anxiety and knowing that the manager is there does put my mind at ease as she was there also when my oldest child went six years ago.
Thank you.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review. I will share this with our staff team. We are pleased you are happy with Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore and the staff here. Thank you for returning to us.


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Review from Sunnie C (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic nursery, my little boy has come on leaps and bounds since joining in January 2023. He has additional learning needs and all the girls see to his needs so well. I can’t thank them enough.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review. I will share this with our staff team. We are pleased you are happy with Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore.


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Review from E S (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great staff and great relationships with children. Would recommend. My daughter loves it there, been there since she was 6 months old and is now 2 1/2. Wouldn’t want her anywhere else. My son will be attending in October too!

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review. I will share this with our staff team. We are pleased you are happy with Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore. We look forward to little one joining us.


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Review from Rania P (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely delighted with the service we have been receiving since joining in 2022.
Lovely multicultural environment, with great staff and amazing healthy meals. My daughter is very well looked after and has formed amazing bonds with staff and other children.

Reply from Laura Bell, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your kind review. We are pleased you are happy with Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore. I will be sure to share your review with the staff team.


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Review from S P (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall the nursery experience has been very good for our kids. One graduated and now in Year One still speaks highly of his time at Banana Moon. Our youngest is still at the nursery and whilst he isn't the biggest morning person around he always comes out with a smile on his face.


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has been enhancing very well, and areas we wouldn't expect him to communicate on they have both done it quickly.


The only negative we've experienced in recent times is the collection process. There have been occasions were you can be waiting 5-10 minutes to have your child get ready or have them appear. It does feel like this process needs to be revisited and streamlined to allow a swifter collection process. Appreciate the old route of fingerprinting and coming in may not be viable anymore but often we collect and there are long queues in a dark area with little shelter from the weather. Not great in the winter months.


The flipside, the drop-off is always very quick and easy.


Thanks, everyone!


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Review from Jessica A (Mother of Child) published on 11 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

He gets on with all the kids. They are very understanding all the time. They promote healthy eating. They have a good system. They have a key person for that child and overall the facilities are great.

Reply from Beth Maskew, Acting Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

Thank you for your amazing review, we will be sure to share with our staff team!


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.860)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.860) out of 10 for Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore 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 37 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 37 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 4.860 for Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore is calculated as follows: ( (387 Excellents x 5) + (50 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 443 Ratings = 4.86

  • 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 Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore is based on 37 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 68 number of registered child places is 13.6, which has been reached with 37 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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Meet the Team (5)

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Charlotte Robbins

Job Title: Director

Joined: 2016

Meet Charlotte our nursery owner.
Charlotte owns the nursery alongside her mum Caroline.


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Caroline Jackson

Job Title: Nursery Director

Joined: 2016

Meet Caroline. Caroline owns the nursery alongside Charlotte. the nursery is family owned with Charlotte being Caroline's Daughter.


Laura

Laura Bell

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2016

I have been working in the Early years since leaving school. I have been working at Ashmore since 2016. It is a pleasure and honour to work with the children and families and to watch the progression and development of each and every child here at Ashmore.


Bethany

Bethany Maskew

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2022

Meet Beth our Deputy Manager. Beth joined us in 2022.


Lindsay

Lindsay Davies

Job Title: Full Moons Room Leader/3rd in Charge

Joined: 2019

Meet Lindsey our Full Moons Room Leader and Nursery SENDCO. Lindsey is also 3rd in Charge.


Frequently Asked Questions about Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore

What is the Age Range of Children that Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore accepts?

Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore Open?

Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore is open: 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.

How many Children does Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore have capacity for?

Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore has capacity for a total of 68 Children.

How far is Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore to the centre of Wolverhampton?

3.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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