Parents have rated a nursery near Bicester as one of the top 20 nurseries in Southeast England.

Sparkling Minds Pre-School and Day Nursery near Bicester has been rated by parents as one of the top 20 nurseries, out of 2,078 early years centres in Southeast England.

The top 20 nurseries in the region have received an award from one of the leading day nurseries reviews sites, daynurseries.co.uk.

The award is based on the nursery’s reviews from the children’s families and carers.  

The nurseries were rated on overall standard, facilities and outside space, learning, resources and equipment and ICT, care, activities, staff, food and nutrition, management, cleanliness, safeguarding and value for money.

There are over 13,000 nurseries in the UK, with over 400,000 people working in the childcare sector.

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Around one million children in the UK attend a nursery.

Reviews manager of daynurseries.co.uk Amanda Hopkins said: “We would like to congratulate Sparkling Minds Pre-School and Day Nursery on being rated by parents as a top nursery in Southeast England.

“Being chosen as one of the best nurseries in the UK by family and carers of children that attend the setting is a huge achievement.

“Our award is recognition from parents and carers that this nursery is offering their children a high standard of care that is key to their social and emotional development as well as their learning.

“We hope these awards give parents that much needed guidance in choosing the right nursery for their child.”

Owner of Sparkling Minds Pre-School and Day Nursery Jen Walker said: “We are thrilled to have been recognised for our commitment to providing an ‘extended family’ to everyone at the nursery.

“Ian and I feel extremely lucky to have taken over the setting 18 months ago, and to have survived the worst of Covid.

“Our management and leadership team are dedicated and passionate which supports the efficiency and development of the nursery.

“We have been astounded by the commitment of the whole team to constantly reflect and look to improve daily routines and practice for the benefit of our children.

“We are very excited for the future and appreciate those families that have taken the time to write such positive reviews.

“We hope these will help prospective families when they are looking for the right setting for their little ones.”

Sparkling Minds Pre-School and Day Nursery is a family-owned business situated in former farm buildings in Weston-on-the-Green, four miles southwest of Bicester.

It sits close to transport links between Bicester and Kidlington and on the main route to Oxford.

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

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