Nursery in canterbury

[lolalita78]

Hi

I am new on mumsnet, I am looking for a good and most important clean nursery for my 10 months daughter. I live in CT1 area. I heard of choo choos, oak nursery at uni. I met a couple at sainsbury they told me choo choos have good report but the facilities are old and it's a bit dirty. I guess all nursery get messy with children.

Any reviews or suggestions from mummies will be very helpful x

Hi Lolalita78

I've heard good things about Choo Choos - so its definitely worth having a look around it. Friends have been very happy with it.

Busy Bees is another one which might be good for you. Haven't used it, but did have my antenatal checkups in the same building and everyone was friendly! www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk/nursery/canterbury

I know people who use New House, but that starts from 2 years - newhousenurseryschool.co.uk/

Let us know how you get on!

Thank you I am looking for a nursery that offers good activities like Infant Brain Stimulation games. Not just seating them to play with toys. I want her to think and use her brain to figure out or sort out puzzles etc.... 10 months is young but it's the perfect age to teach them new things. Most nursery I visited they only play with toys and that's not what I am looking for. I want her to do actual activities that staff record into her file where it shows her progressions etc... like teaching her to put some small objects into a plastic bottle for example and she will figure out by herself the ones that goes in and the ones that are too big. Things like that. Intellectual activities not just seating banging a box on the floor and crawling around for hours costing me 40 to 50 pounds a day. She can do that for free at home.

So I don't know where can I find a nursery that offers this type of services. I am Italian and our nursery are like schools. So if any one knows please post and recommend. Thank you x

Nurseries nowadays have quite a lot of observations done on children, they have to monitor a whole range of developments - personal, social, verbal, manual, etc. I'm not sure about all of the criteria they have to meet but it's all available on they ofsed website . As part of their ofsted inspections they have to have completed a log book called a 'learning journey' for each child.

Maybe for your next nursery visit ask if it's ok to see a copy of a child's learning journey to get an idea of activities done and how they are documented.

My ds is at the hospital nursery and is incredibly happy there. I chose it because the staff are all so lovely and caring. Although it's not shiny and new they do seem to do a lot with the kids, especially the messy stuff I wouldn't think of doing at home like playing with shaving foam, sand, glitter, etc.

That'sounds really good. What is the name of the nursery please so I can Google it

Little oaks at the kent and canterbury hospital. They used to only take kids whose parents worked at the hospital but they've now opened it up to everyone.

To be honest it could maybe do with a lick of paint, but it has really caring staff, healthy homecooked food, has nice outdoor space, they take the older (preschool) kids on lots of trips - into town, the library, the zoo, etc.

What about spring lane nursery

I have a friend with kids at Spring Lane - she is very happy with it.
My girls are at the oaks at Kent Uni - I really like it, but be warned that the waiting list for under 2s is very long.
I looked round the hospital one too and it looked great, a bit shabby but full of friendly staff and happy kids.

Thank you Shetland. Does the spring lane one has good activities where babies can develop their skills? Like I said on my 1st post I don't want her to seat and so nothing for 11 hours. Just banging boxes or starring at the space.

The uni one is lovely and clean. But seems boring for the little ones not much games for them. The good thing they have is one staff for 1.5 baby.

My 10 months girl is too active and too much sometimes which is good but she will get bored if the toys are not interesting.

We go to wincheap children center and she loves it she uses the computer, the walker the hoover etc... she doesn't stop lol

Even the staff said pick carefully a nursery for her.... she is always on the go

I'm not sure to be honest.
Mine started at 1, so bypassed the baby rooms.
At the uni one the 1-2 room and plenty of toys and craft stuff and they could do want they wanted when wanted.
The older rooms set up 'stations' with various things for them to do / play with, which again they can do at will.
They don't seem to do much in the way of organised activities until the 3+ room though. I don't mind this but I know some parents see it as a negative.

I picked little star its new just open. Its in wincheap so will see how good they are. I haven't registered her yet but That's the one maybe.....

Thanks for helping me make up my mind.