The Old Forge Children's Day Nursery

First hand experience with this nursery - extremely attentive staff, great environment for learning and growing. Worth its weight in gold - can’t recommend highly enough!

Wonderful staff and wonderful facilities

The old forge is a fantastic nursery. My son has done 7 months in bear cubs and I could not think of a single improvement. The staff are caring and take time to get to know the children. They do amazing activities and the food is excellent. The nursery has an excellent management team who are always striving to improve and listen to feedback. The food is excellent and we can’t wait to have Kate back when she’s fully recovered.

Both our two children attended this nursery. We couldn't have wished for a better start to their education. There were always varied, stimulating activities for them to enjoy and learn from. The staff there knew our children well and we were well-informed of how they were doing. The indoor and outdoor facilities were excellent. Certainly recommended.

I thought this Nursery was fantastic until today. All be it they have a job todo there are procedures and a correct way to do things and today they have breached trust and protocol. They have caused distress and considerable upset. Disgusting.

Our little one has been here for three months now and has absolutely thrived. The staff were super supportive when first starting, they communicate well with parents (with regular updates via the app) and they are managing the transition between rooms really well. They take the children outside every day (even in December!) and we're sure this has been a huge contributing factor in our child's burgeoning sense of adventure. The variety of food the kitchen team produce is fantastic and is giving our toddler a chance to experience lots of new tastes. We have been really pleased with the quality of care here and would definitely recommend The Old Forge.

Fantastic nursery. My son absolutely loves it and has gone through all of the different age rooms . All staff are extremely friendly and with it being a forest school too, I feel my son gets the best learning experience.

The staff are lovely and so are all the activities. My child was at another nursery for a year before we moved house. He did more at this nursery in his first week then he did the whole year at his old one. I love the stimulating environment and range of activities. Would definitely recommend!

The Old Forge is a friendly and welcoming nursery. My son has been attending since he was 1 and has absolutely loved it. The staff are all lovely and the activities and forest school experiences they offer are of a high standard. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.

I cannot say enough good things about The Old Forge. My daughter has been going since she was two and has absolutely loved her time in both Big Bears and Pre-School. The staff are superb - every one is so kind, welcoming and nurturing and develops wonderful relationships with the children. The outdoor provision is fantastic, including a large playground and forest school. It is clear the children are given ample opportunities to learn and play, led by their own interests. There is nothing more I would look for in a nursery!