Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill

16 The New Mill, Gateforth Lane, Hambleton, Selby YO8 9HP
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Blossoms Day Nursery is a purpose built setting, based within the village of Hambleton, providing childcare for children aged 0-5 years old.

The nursery operates from four rooms; a baby room, an infant room, a toddler room and a pre-school room. Each room consists of pathways for children to browse their environment at their own leisure. Rooms are carefully designed to ensure that when a child is browsing their environment, they are still learning within every area of the room.

The nursery adopt the Reggio Emilia approach in their practice. The Reggio Emilia belief is that all children are capable, creative and intelligent. At Blossoms, practitioners work with the child as an active collaborator, both adult and child learning together. They encourage children to investigate and explore their own questions, theories and ideas about what is happening in the world around them. They support their investigations into these questions through creativity, allowing children to lead and develop their own pieces of work.

Blossoms Day Nursery promote learning outdoors as it develops the children’s relationship with nature, and also include resources that are as natural as possible for learning whilst indoors. The children are supported in their creative ideas, and they believe no idea is wrong. Staff study and learn from the children and extend their ideas to see where it leads.

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Care Provided by Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Danielle Brown (Area Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 28
  • Total Places for Children
  • 64
  • 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill

  • Full Day (7:30am-5:30pm/ 8:00am-6:00pm) £64.50
    AM/PM Session (7:30am-12:30pm/ 1:00pm-6:00pm) £35.00


    Funded Hours
    Hourly rate- £6.45

  • All fees include meals:
    Breakfast is served from 7.30am-9am
    Mid morning snack
    Lunch served from 11.30am. This is always a hot meal
    *children doing a morning session will receive the above


    Mid afternoon snack.
    Tea served from 4pm. This is usually a snack tea
    *children doing the afternoon session will receive the above
    Children doing a full day will receive all meals and snacks


    Fees also include nappies and wipes


    *All funded hours will be charged a care package, this will cover the cost of food including snacks, nappies, wipes, creams, extracurricular activities, and sundries

Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill Reviews (70)

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Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill has a Review Score of 10 (9.953) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill has 70 reviews.

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Review from S Y (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have attended Blossoms Day Nursery, my youngest is still there now and I can’t recommend the nursery enough. I get daily pictures of my child and get told what she’s eaten through the app. I can also send home observations to the nursery so we can keep on top of my child’s progress.
All the staff are friendly, helpful and supportive. Both my children have loved being at Blossoms.

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Review from Paul R (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff and management have been nothing but helpful. Updates on the menu and activities. Really accommodating to extra days adding to my child’s schedule. Always talk about the day and behaviours and my son has really listened to the staff. I’m so happy we found Blossoms.

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Review from Bex F (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been using Blossoms since 2019 and have two young children in the setting.
I can say with confidence I know my children are incredibly happy, very well cared for and deeply nurtured at Blossoms. The practitioners work hard to establish relationships built on warmth and trust with children
and families alike.
I feel they value my children as individuals and take the time to understand what interests them and then use this to support them in their learning.
Communication is thorough and timely. We love to see what the girls have been up to during the day via the app! Meals and snacks are interesting and nutritious and we enjoy recreating meals at home through the recipes provided.
Blossom's is an extension of our family and we are hugely proud to be part of their community. I would recommend them wholeheartedly to anyone looking for exceptional childcare.

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Review from Ben F (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Leaving your child in the care of someone else can be really difficult. You feel guilt, worry and relief - and then guilt about feeling relief followed by another healthy dose of worry.
From the moment we looked at Blossoms we felt the senior team fully understood what it takes to make a nursery a
special place. Since then they have added excellent staff members and our children LOVE going.
They are engaged with, played with, hugged, loved and nurtured. The app that comes along with their day shows what they’re doing and what they’ve eaten.
Everything about Blossoms is reassuring. It’s an absolute gem of a place and with the new site opening in Burn, I’m sure they’ll be inundated there as well.
A truly exceptional environment for your most precious.

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Review from Laura R (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After never using a nursery before for my older children I came across Blossoms and instantly knew this is where I wanted my daughter to attend!
I love the clean natural look of the setting and the Reggio Emilia approach they follow.
Everything from the very start was professional and all the management
and staff are very welcoming!
My daughter loves attending the nursery and settled in straight away, I feel the staff 100% know my daughter's routine and her as a little individual!
The garden area is amazing and the fact they have the use of this in all weathers is brilliant!
The home cooked menu is lovey a great range of different tastes and recipes maybe she wouldn’t try at home.
I would 100% recommend Blossoms to my friends and family.

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Review from Laura W (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Blossoms have been amazing for my daughter. She started in September 2020 and even with being in the midst of covid restrictions blossoms was amazing. They keep us informed of all important information and the app is great allowing parents to see what children have been doing along with receiving photos.
My daughter loves all her teachers and can’t wait to go the days she is there more often than not telling me she doesn’t want to come home and wants to play instead. She will be starting school this September and I know she is going to miss Blossoms.

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Review from R H (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Blossom's is a fantastic nursery, and a real asset to have on our doorstep.
Since enrolling our son just after his first birthday, we have had nothing but positive experiences with Blossoms. My son looks forward to going there and it is evident that the nursery (and his key workers) have made a huge
investment in his personal development.
The recent introduction of the Blossoms app has been much appreciated and really helps build that connection between parents and the nursery. It also demonstrates the nursery responding to feedback, which cannot be underestimated in this day and age.
All in all, a fantastic nursery which I would not hesitate to recommend.

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Review from Danielle B (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending Blossoms since he was 8 months old. He started in babies shortly after the nursery opened and has gone all the way through to Preschool. I can’t rate the nursery enough. I am kept up to date with his progress via the app and all the staff are great. They do great activities
daily, and I love that we get sent pictures to see what they are up to! I have never had any issues in the 3 years he has been there and would highly recommend to others thinking of sending their children there.

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Review from Rachael F (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We first visited Blossoms in 2018 with our eldest joining in January 2019, it’s an amazing setting with everything the children could need. As a first-time mum, the staff were all so lovely and incredibly helpful and supportive. As the nurseries grew and become very popular, blossoms have continued
to uphold a very high standard. My 2 children absolutely love going every week and have built some great relationships with staff members. A lot of thought goes into their daily activities and they provide a great variety of food for the children. Really couldn’t have picked a better nursery!

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Review from Alan W (Grandfather of Child) published on 9 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery! My granddaughter gets very excited to go and is always talking about what she has done and who her teachers are. I always get a detailed handover about what she has been doing that day and what she's had to eat. She was an extremely fussy eater before she started, and their fantastic
menu, and the encouragement of the staff, I believe has certainly helped her. Would highly recommend.

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Review from Sophie R (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wow! Blossoms are brilliant. My oldest daughter attended at preschool level from Sept 2020 -Sept 21. She has thrived at school and I think it’s down to how amazing the preparation at Blossoms was for her.
My son has attended as a baby since Sept 21 and is doing amazing there. He is so happy on arrival,
and when he leaves. We love the regular updates on the app of his day and always have a quick chat about his day when collecting him. He eats really well and gets a good variety of meals despite his milk allergy.
We are so happy to have such a wonderful setting for both our children to attend and the team at blossoms are just brilliant.

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Review from Lauren M (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy started in February at the nursery he has extra needs the manager has been nothing but accommodating and understanding. They have gone above and beyond to make sure my little boy is settled and his needs are met. They have made the transition back to work so much smoother for me and I
couldn’t put into words how grateful we are that he has a place at Blossoms. Would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

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Review from Sue A (Grandmother of Child) published on 8 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Outstanding childcare and I couldn’t recommend them more! My grandson is always so happy when I drop him off for nursery days. He reaches his arms out and goes to the staff with a big smile, he even waves me off! The staff are really friendly and are always showing such an interest in his life. They
provide great experiences for him and we’ve seen such a difference in his development, since starting at Blossoms. He’s come on leaps and bounds!
It’s great that they get outside all throughout the day, even in the rain- puddle suits at the ready! The menu has so much to offer, healthy, tasty meals and he always eats so well at nursery. It’s a beautiful nursery inside and out, so natural and inviting. My daughter definitely chose well!

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Review from Karen W (Grandmother of Child) published on 7 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My granddaughter has recently started at Blossoms within the toddler room. Since starting, the staff have made both of us feel extremely welcomed and supported. When we were unable to go into the nursery due to the pandemic, they ensured communication was key. They have a family Facebook page where
I am able to view all of my granddaughter's activities. It really is a lovely nursery and would recommend to anyone looking for childcare in the area.

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Review from K T (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have used Blososms since they first opened. Both my children have attended the setting, and we have had a great experience with them. In particular, the pre-school room has been the most enjoyable for my children; the staff work so hard to ensure the children have a great time whilst learning through
play and learning life skills also. The setting as a whole is clean, staff well trained, polite and always there to speak with. I would definitely recommend Blossoms to others.

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Review from Ricky T (Father of Child) published on 4 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery has certainly set a high standard. My daughter is constantly learning new things and surprises me with some of her knowledge and understanding, things she has clearly picked up from the nursery. Her development in numbers and language is obvious to see, and I think it will set her up hugely
for school. We knew the nursery was right for her when we first sore the setting and how well the rooms were presented, with a lot of pride and satisfaction.
The nursery always puts the children and their staff's safety first, this was clearly highlighted during Covid. I also feel the nursery keeps parents fully informed of any issues or developments within the nursery, this is communicated using emails and an easy to access phone app that parents can log into, this also shows your childs daily activities.
Staff are always friendly and chatty and make sure a thorough handover is conducted when collecting my daughter.
I would highly recommend this nursery to anybody; keep up the great work.

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Review from Joanne O (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has attended Blossoms since just after it opened and gets excited to go to each of her sessions. Initially, we were worried about her starting so young, but the nursery offered the nurturing experience that we were seeking. She is now in the preschool room and loves all of the opportunities
she has to explore, especially in the secure outside area.
As parents, we are kept informed about what she is doing throughout the day via an app, and we are also able to add things that she has done at home, which are then shared with her key worker and friends. We receive regular progress updates and are so happy with the progress that she has made; she really has thrived due to the dedication of all of the staff.
We would highly recommend Blossoms nursery and already have our name down for our son to join when he is older.

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Review from Andrea C (Aunt of Child) published on 4 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My niece attends Blossoms, and I cannot rate this setting enough.
My children attended other settings years ago when Blossoms were not around, and I cannot believe the difference in quality at Blossoms.
They really have thought of everything, and the staff are so kind and caring with the utmost
attention to detail.
I collected my niece and was greeted by a very friendly member of staff, who knew everything about my niece. She gave me a thorough handover, which I could pass on to her parents.
Thank you, Blossoms, keep up the good work. I can’t wait to go again!

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Review from Scott B (Father of Child) published on 4 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 10-month-old son started Blossoms two months ago now, and we couldn’t be happier with how well he has settled and the excellent quality of care received. The staff are really welcoming and friendly, showing a real interest in our family and his achievements. They already feel like our extended family!
We have noticed how much our little boy has developed during his time at Blossoms, due to the brilliant, caring staff and excellent learning opportunities available. We love how the early year's education approach is implemented throughout the nursery, the food menu is incredible, along with regular updates of our son's day and progress… the list is endless! We are so lucky to send our baby to such an amazing nursery and would recommend it to anyone looking for outstanding care for their children.

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Review from Stuart B (Father of Child) published on 4 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery! My daughter has literally blossomed since attending Blossoms.
The staff are incredibly nurturing and always make us feel welcomed and supported. They have fantastic facilities, everything is very natural and calming and have a lovely outdoor area too. They also have a parent app
which allows you to receive live updates about your child's day, which is great for the parents who worry like myself. I would highly recommend this nursery!

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.953)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.953) out of 10 for Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill 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 30 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 30 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 4.953 for Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill is calculated as follows: ( (345 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 360 Ratings = 4.953

  • 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 Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill is based on 30 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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 30 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 (4)

Melissa

Melissa Swales BA hons, EYPS

Job Title: Managing Director

Joined: 2018

I started my career while studying at university and working as a Nursery Practitioner. I then progressed to being an EYFS Manager for a chain of nurseries once graduating with my BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies and completing my EYPS at Level 6.


I have a real passion for providing outstanding quality childcare and believe the most important years in a child's life for development is in the early years.
Creating an environment where the vision of 'Quality is our Reality' is at the heart of both our nurseries.


Rachel

Rachel Fritz CIPD assoc

Job Title: Managing Director

Joined: 2018

After leaving school I went on to complete my Level 3 Childcare where I worked in this industry for a couple of years. A change in career led me down the HR route and I found a real passion for training and development.


Ten years on and after having my own child I was offered a job in HR for a group of nurseries and this combined re-ignited my passion for working with children.


One of our beliefs at Blossoms is, you can’t provide quality care if your employees don't receive quality training.


Danielle

Danielle Brown

Job Title: Area Manager

Joined: 2018

I have worked in childcare for over fifteen years, working in a variety of early years settings. During this time, I completed my Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies. This experience has supported me in gaining a vast amount of knowledge and understanding of child development.


I started at Blossoms, when the first nursery opened, back in June 2018 and feel my passion for early years has grown even further during my time here. I love working with such an ambitious and dedicated team, providing high quality and challenging learning experiences for children to ‘flourish’.


Katie

Katie Caudwell

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2020

After completing my childcare qualification in 2022, I went on to become a nursery practitioner at a nursery in Lincoln, where I am originally from.


I started with Blossoms in 2020 and feel during my time here my confidence and knowledge have enhanced even further through the support from the highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic management team. I feel proud and honoured to be the Manager at Blossoms Day Nursery-The New Mill, with a team that shares my ambitious vision for providing high-quality childcare.


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