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Any comments, good or bad. They are a group/chain as far as I know, but I would be particularly interested in the Leeds one.
Many thanks !

Went to look round the one in our local area but not Leeds & decided after leaving that if it was the best nursery we saw that I was not going back to work.

Went into one room with 3 staff in where the children had just woken after nap time. The children all looked a little bewildered & were wandering around aimlessly. 1 staff had her back to us & the children looking out the window cutting out something, 1 was sat at a table writing & not taking any notice of the children & the other was comforting 1 child who was crying, in a corner.

DS clung to me the whole time we were there & just stared at the senior member of staff who showed us round. She didn't try to interact with him & she said to DH & I that the way he was staring at her was freaking her out!

This is a chain though & I wouldn't think they'd all be like that. We did send DS to another chain nursery though & we & he were very happy with it. As soon as we walked into the first room there was a very different feel to it. In every room we went into a member of staff spoke to DS & he was much happier.

Thanks for replying - we just had our visit - and won't be using them ! Very impersonal and no good vibes at all.

Hope you find one that you are happy with. It's such a tough decision to make. I just went with my gut instinct. You will know when you walk into the one that's right for you & your DC. It may not be something specific - it'll just feel right. It's definitely worth having a good look around a few - just to see what else is out there. Good luck.

We visited a treetops nursery and had the same bad experience too! Much better ones out there