Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School

Union Hall Farm, Brasside, Durham DH1 5SG
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9.9 67 Reviews
As part of the Farm Day Nurseries group, Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School is purpose-built to offer the very best early years education within a countryside environment.

Offering quality childcare for children from 6 weeks old, children will enjoy daily visits to the farm animals and free flow access between the nursery building and the private nursery and pre-school gardens. Adventure Valley was recently rated 'Good' by Ofsted in their April 2022 inspection.

Children also enjoy a new woodland space, exclusive for nursery use, where children enjoy a number of woodland activities.

The new day nursery & pre-school offers 2, 3 & 4-year-old funding including 30 free hours.

Please register for a Showround at their website.

Nursery opening hours: Monday - Friday 07:30 am - 06:30 pm.
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Care Provided by Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Julie Norton (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Total Places for Children
  • 94
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School

  • Full-day session: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Morning session: 7:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Afternoon session: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Late collection: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

  • Each situation is different and bespoke to your childcare needs. To find out more about our fees, please do get in touch so we are able to build a profile and give you a breakdown of what we believe best suits your child’s needs.

Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (67)

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Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.865) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School has 67 reviews.

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Review from Tracy M (Grandmother of Child) published on 30 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I highly recommend this wonderful nursery to anyone who is looking for exceptional childcare. The setting is perfect with brand new facilities and the added bonus of daily access to the Adventure Valley farm. The staff are lovely and genuinely care for each child's welfare and support their success
and development at this important stage of their lives.
Our granddaughter runs to see staff and they are never far from her thoughts, she loves going to nursery at Adventure Valley and we are so pleased we found this little gem.
I do not hesitate to recommend Adventure Valley Nursery to anyone, give the manager a ring you won't be disappointed.

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Review from Amy (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is an amazing nursery! After looking at several nurseries in the Durham area, this is the one that stood out to me. My son is my first child and I was very wary about where to send him to nursery but after visiting Adventure Valley Day Nursery I knew this was the right place for him. Lovely location,
dedicated staff and I love the fact my son gets to visit the farm on a regular basis. He absolutely loves it! He has been attending since he was 18 months old and I can’t recommend this nursery and its staff highly enough.

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Review from Louise L (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves going to Adventure Valley Day Nursery and his talking and understanding has come on a lot from when he first started. The staff are lovely and very approachable and answers any queries I have. Totally recommend to anyone.

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Review from Natalie L (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were very impressed with this nursery from our look around, the rooms are lovely and spacious, very light and appealing and I loved the toys and equipment available.
The staff are lovely and friendly, and make you feel very welcome when arriving. My little boy gets a little unsettled when I first
leave but the girls do an amazing job at getting him to settle and play and when picking him up he's always happily playing.
It has a great indoor space but also the outside area is lovely, and there's also the added bonus of the children get to visit the farm to feed the animals, enjoy tractor rides and have lots of fun.
I am so glad to have chosen this nursery for my little boy.

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Review from Fay L (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl recently started at the nursery and it's the best decision we could have made. She absolutely loves it, the staff are fantastic with her and ensure you that when you leave she is in safe hands.
The two-year-old area is so well set out and sensory orientated which is great for my little
girl with lots of access to outside. It's extremely clean.

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Review from Amanda (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son was due to start on the 8th of Nov but due to illness he started a week later, the staff were fabulous about putting his start date back! My son has taken a few weeks to get used to going but I feel he is happy and is now starting to settle not long after he is left. All of the staff are really
friendly and very approachable, I get a daily update on how my son had enjoyed his day and things he has been up too. The farm is a fantastic bonus to the nursery that my son loves so much! My son now gets excited on the morning of nursery and he loves his key worker.
Overall I love this nursery and recommend any parent to send their little people here as they will love it too.

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Review from Kelly H (Mother of Child) published on 27 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter, who is 13 months, attends the nursery for two full days and has done since the nursery opened, and absolutely loves it. The staff are amazing, so warm and friendly. The facilities are brilliant and so incredibly clean. I love that my daughter gets to visit the farm regularly and also plays
outside and gets fresh air. I would highly recommend the nursery

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.865)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.865) out of 10 for Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School 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 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 17 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 4.961 for Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (197 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 204 Ratings = 4.961

  • 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 4.904 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School is based on 17 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 94 number of registered child places is 18.8. 17 Positive Reviews ÷ 18.8 = 0.904

  • 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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Awards / Recognitions (5)

Top 20 Nurseries North East England 2024

Recipient: Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School

Date: Thursday 28 Mar 2024 More details

Top 20 Nurseries North East England 2022

Recipient: Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School

Date: Friday 29 Apr 2022 More details

Top 20 Mid-size Nursery Groups 2022

Recipient: Farm Day Nurseries

Date: Friday 29 Apr 2022 More details

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Meet the Team (1)

Julie

Julie Norton

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, my name is Julie Norton and I am the Nursery Manager at Adventure Valley Day Nursery & Pre-School. I have worked in childcare for almost 20 years and hold a BA Hons in Early Childhood Studies and an NNEB Diploma in Childcare.

I take pride in building those early relationships with both children and parents and love to see children at my nursery grow and develop each day.

Being the Nursery Manager in this fantastic new setting brings me a lot of joy, seeing children learn through nature-based play including taking daily visits to the farmyard animals is a very unique experience for all.

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