Hornsey Day Nursery's 5 Star Reviews
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4.11 out of 5
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My daughter was at HDN for about 3yrs and we had a great experience. The staff, admin and childcare was outstanding. Highly recommended.
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Chandan
on 30/09/2021
Both our daughters attended this nursery - the older one from 3 years old and the younger from 8 months. We have been very very happy, perhaps particularly so with the over-2-yo site (we were happy with the < 2 yo provision too). The staff are caring and friendly, make strong relationships with the children and support them very well in all areas of their deveopment. Both daughters (especially the younger one) were very attached to their teachers there, and we could see that they were very well cared for. The management team is also very reliable, always answering questions promptly and thoroughly. Yvette helped us several times with educational/parenting questions, always made time to discuss anything we wanted to talk about - I am very grateful for her support and insights over the years.
They also took precautionary measures for the pandemic and we trusted that our daughter was as safe as she could be while in a childcare setting.
I was sad when our younger girl finished nursery! But happy that both daughters had the chance to go to this nursery. We will remember it fondly, and wish Yvette, Chris, and all the staff all the best for the future.
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Anne
on 11/01/2021
My son has been attending this nursery for over 3 years now and we are extremely happy with the care he has received and his development. The staff and management are very professional and they genuinely care about the children's development and wellbeing. I would highly recommend this nursery and pre-school to other parents!
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Chara
on 04/03/2020
Our daughter has been attending Hornsey day for a year now and we could not be happier with the service they provide. All the staff are highly qualified and very engaged with the children's welfare and development. It's a large enough setting that there are lots of great activities and stimulation, but small enough that the staff form strong bonds with the children and provide personalised care. Our daughter does drama, Spanish, art, singing, trips out and she's 2! She is thriving. I could not recommend Hornsey Day enough.
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Oh Lemon
on 21/03/2018
Our children attended the baby room of this nursery between 2016 to 2017. We did a lot of research before choosing HDN. We were based in Crouch End at the time and considered all nurseries within a walkable radius, reviewing all Ofsted reports and visiting each potential nursery armed with a long list of questions. Hornsey Day Nursery was the ONLY nursery which passed all our key requirements.
The nursery is independent and family-owned and managed which means the nursery's manager spends her days in the nursery setting with the children and knows all the children personally. It also meant that our special requests were accommodated, even though they sometimes meant a little extra work or deviation from standard practice. The nursery management are absolutely meticulous on process which may sound dull, but meant we always felt 100% confident that the safety of our children was assured and they would follow a fairly stable routine.
The setting is light and spacious, very well-equipped, and clean (but not smelling of chemical cleaners as in other nurseries we visited). The only small downside is the location of the baby room near a fairly busy road and the lack of direct open space (but note that they have huge and lovely open space in their toddler room!). However, the children walk to the local park twice a day (weather permitting) and we felt this was a good alternative. The staff organise a wealthy array of fun activities, often including (very) messy play, which is one of the reasons we wanted our child to go to a nursery. (We have a very big mountain of craft work at home to show for it!).
Although the nursery is run very professionally, the nursery's staff are very warm and caring. We had a consistent key worker carer for our children throughout their time there and she was like a family member to our children, knowing all their likes and dislikes and sharing interesting observations and events from their day with us every day at the end of day handover.
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on 22/07/2017
My son was at this nursery for 5 months and he was extremely happy here. Excellent and professional childcare in a very warm, friendly and clean environment. The food menu is also to a high standard. We have moved area and sadly have not found a nursery with such high standards. My son misses the nursery as do I!
I cannot recommend this nursery enough and parents need not worry your child will be looked after well.
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Char
on 20/08/2016
