1st Friends day nursery and creche

About this day nursery

1st Friends Day Nursery provides childcare for children from birth to 5 years old, operating from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, 51 weeks a year. Established in 2002 by two mothers seeking high-quality childcare, the nursery strives to create a safe, stimulating, and effective environment where children can thrive and reach their full potential.

They emphasise a holistic approach to learning, encouraging exploration, imagination, creativity, and social interaction within a multicultural atmosphere. The curriculum is designed to make learning enjoyable through various activities, preparing older children for formal schooling with a focus on early years foundation stage development, covering communication, language, physical development, personal, social, emotional development, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world, and expressive arts.

The nursery also caters to babies with a dedicated area and flexible routines, and provides freshly cooked, nutritious meals and snacks, accommodating special dietary needs. All staff are highly qualified, DBS checked, and paediatric first aid trained, ensuring a professional and caring environment for all children.

Our ethos

1st Friends Day Nursery aims to create a safe, stimulating, and effective environment where children thrive. They emphasise a holistic approach to learning that encourages exploration, imagination, creativity, and social interaction within a multicultural setting. Their curriculum focuses on enjoyable learning experiences and preparing children for school through the Early Years Foundation Stage development framework.

What it's like

Children and babies receive a warm welcome and settle quickly in a calm, nurturing environment where staff know them extremely well and help them feel safe and secure. Children are confident to explore, show a positive attitude to learning, and enjoy books and nursery rhymes both at the setting and through borrowing books to read at home. Staff support physical development outdoors and provide activities that build balance and coordination.

Pricing & funding

Fees are payable monthly in advance and include all meals, snacks, and special activities. Full fees remain payable for child absences due to sickness or holidays, and during bank holiday closures. Government funding can be stretched across the year to assist with budgeting.