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She's now 19 months and has experienced both the baby room and now the toddler room. She loves going to nursery and is always welcomed by a friendly member of staff who are all extremely professional. The quality of provision had been great with daily focus activities linked to the children's interests ( books, seasonal events) that promote language, fine motor skills and creativity. This is all communicated daily through the nursery app. The new lunch menu is varied and healthy. I'm sure My daughter's language and imaginative play has developed greatly since she began there. She's developing so well and is so happy. Thank you to all the women who work so hard every day, keeping our little ones safe, happy and learning through play!", "datePublished": "2025-11-26T17:49:39.033272260Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hannah Hazell" }, "reviewBody": "Since our daughter started in September we have had an amazing experience, she really struggled with dropping off and picking up, and would often cry and get upset about being left. The team have all been absolutely amazing, they helped us find a drop off routine that worked and supported both our daughter and us as parents to make sure drop off was quick and she was welcomed into the room quickly and distracted. Despite not being happy at drop off and pick up time, we were assured by the team that she was happy and enjoying playing with her friends through additional messages and photos or her having a lovely time in her class room. Our daughter has developed so well with the support of the team at Archway, her speech and language has improved, her confidence has improved and she is so happy to get up and come to nursery now, she makes us run up the road to nursery in the morning now as she is so excited to come and join in the fun!", "datePublished": "2025-01-13T15:23:58.890945Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lucy P" }, "reviewBody": "This is a 5 star nursery. So many wonderful teachers/ carers - Suzanne, Becky, Chloe, Jenny, Summer, Hayley, Dani, Jo to name a few, the list goes on and everyone is great; my two girls were incredibly happy there. Thank you team Archway.", "datePublished": "2025-01-31T20:20:47.240887Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katie Gondelle" }, "reviewBody": "We cannot recommend Archway Nursery enough to any parent considering where to place their child for daycare. The team of nursery staff and management are outstanding. Always greeted with a friendly, bubbly face at drop off and pick ups and each staff member dedicates themselves and proves to know your child inside out - their likes, dislikes, their personality etc which is shown also through how thoroughly they support your child’s individual developmental needs. The food is all freshly prepared on site and the children get to be involved with growing some of the food and making it and even have self serving stations for snack time. The grounds are lovely as is the inside of the nursery and our child’s “ grown ups” who take care of him feel like an extended family for him. It’s lovely to be able to not feel anxious or worried about your child when separated from them as you know each day they attend they are going to have a fun filled day in a brilliant, safe environment with truly caring, wonderful nursery staff. The nursery encourage good hygiene, manners and self care and we saw our child almost instantly bloom since starting, his confidence sky rocket and he can’t wait for his days at nursery and looks forward to them. What more could you ask for? We will forever be grateful for the amazing foundations this nursery has helped our little one build and cannot stress how much we recommend them.", "datePublished": "2022-12-21T13:45:11.824162Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stacey Hughes" }, "datePublished": "2024-02-23T09:15:14.460936Z", "inLanguage": "en" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/archway-nursery-school-dt11-8tx-2845785#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Nurseries", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "South West", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?region=South%20West" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Archway Nursery School", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/archway-nursery-school-dt11-8tx-2845785" } ] }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/archway-nursery-school-dt11-8tx-2845785#faq", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is Archway Nursery School a private nursery?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Archway Nursery School is registered as childcare on non-domestic premises. 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Archway Nursery School # Archway Nursery School Compare Contact Nursery Awaiting first inspection · 5.0 (5 parent reviews) · Hyde Farm, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, DT11 8TX · Dorset **Awaiting first Ofsted inspection.** This is a newly registered provider (registered September 2025). Ofsted has not yet carried out its first inspection, so no rating is available. Number of places — Age range — Last inspected — Local authority Dorset Ofsted - Ofsted - Reviews - FAQ - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## Parent Reviews of Archway Nursery School 5.0 (5) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXV7HxtbnEYnEVAcvQqsp8fNsnRT4STlFEWPkP5M5lv5aRBpV5z=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Charlotte Emerson 5 months ago My daughter has been at archway since she was 12 months old. She's now 19 months and has experienced both the baby room and now the toddler room. She loves going to nursery and is always welcomed by a friendly member of staff who are all extremely professional. The quality of provision had been great with daily focus activities linked to the children's interests ( books, seasonal events) that promote language, fine motor skills and creativity. This is all communicated daily through the nursery app. The new lunch menu is varied and healthy. I'm sure My daughter's language and imaginative play has developed greatly since she began there. She's developing so well and is so happy. Thank you to all the women who work so hard every day, keeping our little ones safe, happy and learning through play! [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xSM04xVndWMWx0WTNSbGJuVmxPVlp1U2xVNFFYYxAB!2m1!1s0x4873b16d14fce9bb:0x841001f1643778b4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJYuGPa2jO-W1xZLmJGqAR1Hq1LxMiHOwDm-Fz3SPcaDbehSA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Hannah Hazell a year ago Since our daughter started in September we have had an amazing experience, she really struggled with dropping off and picking up, and would often cry and get upset about being left. The team have all been absolutely amazing, they helped us find a drop off routine that worked and supported both our daughter and us as parents to make sure drop off was quick and she was welcomed into the room quickly and distracted. Despite not being happy at drop off and pick up time, we were assured by the team that she was happy and enjoying playing with her friends through additional messages and photos or her having a lovely time in her class room. Our daughter has developed so well with the support of the team at Archway, her speech and language has improved, her confidence has improved and she is so happy to get up and come to nursery now, she makes us run up the road to nursery in the morning now as she is so excited to come and join in the fun! [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNfek9HNFBnEAE!2m1!1s0x4873b16d14fce9bb:0x841001f1643778b4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjX0IePYsPVSFbd1a8MGmClCWbCNserOGgKHPXH00TgEznruoIg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Lucy P a year ago This is a 5 star nursery. So many wonderful teachers/ carers - Suzanne, Becky, Chloe, Jenny, Summer, Hayley, Dani, Jo to name a few, the list goes on and everyone is great; my two girls were incredibly happy there. Thank you team Archway. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNBOXItUFhBEAE!2m1!1s0x4873b16d14fce9bb:0x841001f1643778b4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLP3KnmC0pfaFq6k0koXCRkLr-dokdn5rHXf9vqG8YXCKlbMQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Katie Gondelle 3 years ago We cannot recommend Archway Nursery enough to any parent considering where to place their child for daycare. The team of nursery staff and management are outstanding. Always greeted with a friendly, bubbly face at drop off and pick ups and each staff member dedicates themselves and proves to know your child inside out - their likes, dislikes, their personality etc which is shown also through how thoroughly they support your child’s individual developmental needs. The food is all freshly prepared on site and the children get to be involved with growing some of the food and making it and even have self serving stations for snack time. The grounds are lovely as is the inside of the nursery and our child’s “ grown ups” who take care of him feel like an extended family for him. It’s lovely to be able to not feel anxious or worried about your child when separated from them as you know each day they attend they are going to have a fun filled day in a brilliant, safe environment with truly caring, wonderful nursery staff. The nursery encourage good hygiene, manners and self care and we saw our child almost instantly bloom since starting, his confidence sky rocket and he can’t wait for his days at nursery and looks forward to them. What more could you ask for? We will forever be grateful for the amazing foundations this nursery has helped our little one build and cannot stress how much we recommend them. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNCc3NDSnZRRRAB!2m1!1s0x4873b16d14fce9bb:0x841001f1643778b4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXlb18Q9CfwVTsVMVv4CFfwYC_lJ4RdPcdNXdNeo4Fa-d7G2LZWwg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba5) Stacey Hughes 2 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURkNXF2VWxBRRAB!2m1!1s0x4873b16d14fce9bb:0x841001f1643778b4) Reviews from Google for Archway Nursery School. [See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9516108148913961140&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history This provider hasn't received its first Ofsted inspection yet. 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