Childcare at The Laurels

Childcare at the Laurels was our little girls second home for the last 2 years with Louise and the team creating a genuine warm family feel. They provide excellent care, involve the parents in childrens development, and the kids simply love them! Our little one asked each morning (including weekends!) if she is going to the Lou-Lous! She is off to big school now but our son still has another few fun filled years in the in the careful care of Childcare at the Laurels. Highly recommended!
Sep 2nd, 2022

Our son Charlie joined childcare at the laurels at the age of 2. After a very poor experience with another nursery we were desperate to find a setting where our shy, nervous and reserved little boy would fit into and be cared for in the same way we cared for him. At his first nursery he would cry and scream the minute we pulled into the car park and was treated as just another number. After searching around we happened to come across childcare at the laurels and I was gutted we didnt find Louise sooner! Looking around the setting we had the instant feel for the place that it was right for our son. The children were all so engaged and happy. Alongside staff who actually looked like they wanted to be there and you can tell they genuinely love what they do! From the very first settling in session I felt confident that he was in a loving environment and was going to be well looked after. It took Charlie quite a while to settle in and start to build his confidence up but he never once cried at all like he did with his first nursery. Louise and his key worker gave him the time and patience he needed to settle in all whilst supporting us in the process. Louise and her team are simply amazing and cannot do enough for the children and their families. Daily updates on the app provide an insight into his day alongside the door handovers. The setting has such a lovely homely feeling that you just cannot replicate anywhere else. Lovely big garden for them to explore. Clean and spacious facilities and most importantly welcoming. Extra curricular activities such as sports and phonics alongside trips to the local park and farm. The input we received for his speech and language and just helping with his all round confidence has ensured he is ready for school. The level of attention to his learning and skills has meant small issues were picked up on and addressed promptly ensuring he was ready to start school. Charlie was always coming home with stories about the team and his friends and lots of memories for us to hold onto. We are all so sad that his time at nursery has come to an end and just so lucky we managed to find such an amazing setting for our sons early years. We all feel like we have an extended family as we speak so much about them all at home. Leaving to go to school all he says that he wants is to stay at Lou Lous forever and ever and that for us sums it up perfectly.
Aug 22nd, 2022

Our son Harry has been in Louises care since he was 6 months old. Louise and her whole team are absolutely outstanding. The level of care, development and love he receives is second to none and he is essentially a part of their family and Louise a part of ours. His speech and general development have progressed extremely rapidly; largely as a result of his time with Louise and the team. Before we selected Louise, we viewed over a dozen local nurseries and it wasnt until we found her that we felt comfortable with the idea of leaving him in childcare. We have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending her and her team. Theyve genuinely created a nursery environment which is home-from-home, truly unique and gives outstanding care for all of their children. As Harry approaches school in September our hearts are somewhat heavy in the sense that we will all miss Louise and her team so much, but at the same time so grateful for the start she has given him.
Mar 6th, 2022

Our Son Oliver started going to The Laurels at 8 months of age. Within a few weeks we noticed his confidence growing. He loves it so much that we have increased the number of days he does. Louise and the girls there are amazing and have really helped us with Oliver, and provided support and advice to us as first time parents. I honestly can't recommend The Laurels enough!
Apr 24th, 2020

Our daughter Amelie started the setting over a year ago now we are very happy we found this setting, it has such a warm family feel to it. We get regular updates of what she is doing throughout the day via photos. They always have great activities going on and she enjoys the phonics class which comes into the setting. Amelie has progressed so much since starting Childcare at The Laurels. She has created some wonderful friendships and we couldn't be more thankful to all of the amazing staff as they go above and beyond. We recently enjoyed a graduation party which all families were invited to, this gave us the opportunity to see all the children playing together whilst we met other parents and got to know the staff more. We couldn't be happier!!
Nov 3rd, 2019