Food
Nutritionally balanced meals using fresh ingredients, suiting different food preferences and dietary needs.
Banana Moon Day Nursery Rothwell aims to provide a nurturing and secure environment for children aged 0 to 5 years, focusing on a 'home from home' ethos. Established in 2016 by parents, the nursery strives to continuously improve its warm and supportive atmosphere, ensuring children feel safe both physically and emotionally.
The facility is conveniently located near major routes with ample parking. It boasts well-lit and ventilated rooms and two distinct outdoor play areas, one for babies and another for children over two.
The nursery's curriculum, known as the Banana Moon Early Learning & Development Programme, is designed to support each child's unique developmental journey through high-quality play-based learning and a dedicated team of early years professionals. This programme emphasises holistic development, focusing on exploration, curiosity, and excitement within a joyful, child-centric environment.
The approach is cross-referenced with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, ensuring compliance and effectiveness. Regular communication with parents is a key aspect, supporting a collaborative approach to each child's development.
Our ethos
The nursery's 'home from home' ethos is delivered through a curriculum called the Banana Moon Early Learning & Development Programme. This programme focuses on high-quality play-based learning, supporting each child's unique developmental journey through exploration, curiosity, and excitement within a joyful, child-centric environment, referencing the Early Years Foundation Stage.
What it's like
Children quickly settle into play at this welcoming nursery. They are highly motivated to play and are very independent, persisting on tasks like threading pipe cleaners. They feel safe, express their views, and are introduced to new words and share their feelings.
The nursery offers full-day and half-day sessions, alongside government-funded hours. For funded places, additional charges apply for hours outside the entitlement, meals, and consumables, although parents can opt to provide their own consumables.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Food
Nutritionally balanced meals using fresh ingredients, suiting different food preferences and dietary needs.
Opening hours
Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 6:30pm
Age range
0 to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2016
Last inspected 21 April 2023
What it's like to attend
Children quickly settle into play at this welcoming nursery. They are highly motivated to play and are very independent, persisting on tasks like threading pipe cleaners. They feel safe, express their views, and are introduced to new words and share their feelings.
Inspector highlights
Inclusion & environment
All children, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities make excellent progress. The special educational needs coordinator ensures children achieve the best possible outcomes and thrive in their development. Referrals to professionals are swift, meaning exemplary support is accessed early.
Children build a wall of bricks to jump over, taking this outdoors to create a balancing beam over a tractor tyre that is a bigger jump. They talk about the 'Grand National' as they race around the obstacle course they have made.
Early days as little boy has just had a few settling in sessions and a couple of full days. However, fingers-crossed, so far I'm really happy. We went to BM as his childminder was retiring, and BM was convenient for my commute. They were very open to me viewing with almost no notice - which I think is a credit to them, and all's been fine since then. Staff have all been great. So far (fingers-crossed it stays like this) the parent diary app is complete and we see that the days are packed and fun. It's great to be at work and see him busy doing fun things. The premises are not shiny and new like some places that I can mention which are taking over local nurseries, but that's not what's important. I'm a bit wary of giving 5 stars as that's perfection and few things are perfect in this world. I'd prefer to give 4 stars but I know that some people would see this as a negative, and I certainly wouldn't intend it to be like this.
Read on GoogleDo not enroll. Your child in this nursery after initially agreeing and paying my first invoice which was itemised I then received an non itemised invoice stating only a total amount on it which increased the previously agreed rate significantly without any prior warning or consultation effectively charging me £96 extra for days that my child wouldn't even attend I initially thought this was just a mistake and was willing work through the problem but the management tried to explain the creative accounting as another way of paying, one which I was never informed of and still meant they had enforced a significant pay increase without any notification which clearly was a breach of our initial agreement but when I challenged them on this I just kept getting told lie after lie leaving me no option but to pull my child from the nursery, but this wasn't the end of it the nursery are still trying to pursue me for the next months invoice that my child will not even be attending even though they haven't reimbursed me for the previous month and have already breached the contract. Trust me this is not what you want from a nursery you send your child their in the hope you can concentrate on your job not to be held ransom by a company that feels they can raise there fees without any notification and treat their customers like rubbish . It's also very grubby inside with only minimal works done to transform it from a pub. And I would take the positive reviews that are on here with a massive pinch of salt one likely being a staff member that manages the nursery and the others family or friends of the owners. Regarding the reply this is hilarious they literally can't stop lying didn't hand me a fees sheet as that would have been sent formally via e mail but they have to pretend this has been done informally because I can prove it hasn't been emailed through to me. The day we looked around we were informed the previous manger had left suddenly and all the paperwork was in the air and would be sent through to me. Secondly I have the invoices I can post them on here, I didn't ask for a bespoke invoices I asked for my invoices to remain itemised and within the Financial Conduct Authority's guidelines no business's with any credibility would bill or pay an non itemised invoice butore importantly you can't raise your fees without notification you are in breach of our contract and I'm so waiting to be re imbursed for Aprils paid invoice which was billed at a higher rate without my consent or notification.
Read on GoogleHaving seen many nursery in Leeds, I felt nothing compares to this nursery's infrastructure. This felt like a premium nursery with outstanding facilities and equipment. And there is so much space and light that when you enter, you feel like you want to become a child and start playing!! From the day my little one visited the nursery she has been saying she wants to go to Banana-moon.
Read on GoogleAmazing staff, some more than others. If you know, you know who my favs are. Sent 2/3 children here soon to be 3. My children LOVED it and loved their key workers. Thanks for taking care of my babies so well.
Read on GoogleAll staff are very supportive and always very smiley and welcome! Amazing nursery :)
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Date: September 2017
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