Apricot Day Nursery in St Neots offers a nurturing and intimate environment focused on early childhood education. The nursery believes in the benefits of early education for cognitive, social, and physical development, as well as fostering confidence and independence.
They employ the Montessori approach within a home-like setting, encouraging learning through play and tailoring activities to individual children's interests. The nursery operates across two sites, with a dedicated pre-school setting for older children transitioning to primary school.
Their "Next Stop School" programme prepares children for this transition by developing confidence, social skills, and independence. The nursery prioritises parent communication and child safety, with robust policies, trained staff, and a key person approach.
Meals are prepared fresh on-site with a focus on nutrition and catering to dietary needs. They also offer a range of extra-curricular activities and clubs to enhance the learning experience, including cookery, movement, art, music, gardening, and science.
Our ethos
Apricot Day Nursery believes in the benefits of early education for cognitive, social and physical development and fostering confidence and independence. They employ the Montessori approach within a home-like setting, encouraging learning through play and tailoring activities to individual children's interests. Their "Next Stop School" programme prepares children for this transition by developing confidence, social skills and independence.
What it's like
Children are happy and content in the nursery and build close relationships with staff, who are kind and nurturing. The nursery environments are spacious, inviting, and well arranged, helping children to feel safe and secure and to confidently access resources and make choices about their play. Children behave well due to staff modelling respectful behaviours and using gentle reminders, enabling them to learn kindness and resolve minor disputes.
Funding accepted
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Food
Meals at Apricot Day Nursery are freshly prepared on-site by our own cook. We use fresh, seasonal ingredients to create a variety of nutritious meals that rotate regularly. Dietary preferences are taken seriously, and we cater to all requirements, including food intolerances and allergies.
Opening hours
Open 7.30am - 6.30pm, 51 weeks a year. Full day: 8am to 6pm, Early start: 7:30am to 8am, Late finish: 6pm to 6:30pm
Session types
Full day, Early start, Late finish
Last inspected 18 September 2024 · Suzanne Taylor
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and content in the nursery and build close relationships with staff, who are kind and nurturing. The nursery environments are spacious, inviting, and well arranged, helping children to feel safe and secure and to confidently access resources and make choices about their play. Children behave well due to staff modelling respectful behaviours and using gentle reminders, enabling them to learn kindness and resolve minor disputes.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents say their children enjoy attending and how they have built close relationships with staff.
Inclusion & environment
Staff speak clearly and use language appropriately to help all children, including those with special educational needs and or/disabilities, to understand and build further on their vocabulary.
Children have lots of fun outdoors. They practise their skills to balance, using a range of wheeled toys. Others work together to design ramps for their jugs of water to flow down, showing positive attitudes to learning and taking turns.
Sandhills is a lovely nursery! My son loves coming everyday. Staff are also amazing and do a brilliant job. I love how I get updates during the day on what his eaten, when his had a nappy change and also when his had his milk. Staff give very detailed handovers when I collect him so I know what he has been upto during the day. Overall I love the nursery, my son is very happy and well looked after.
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Have to say my Daughter has flourished here. The staff are welcoming and friendly and my little girl loves them. Not had the best experience with my Sons previous Nursery, removed him from there as a result, but Sandhills have restored my faith and given me the confidence to be able to go back to work. Knowing my little girl is in good hands
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Beautiful nursery. My daughter loved it here so much. The staff are very lovely and you can really see they interact and know the children well. Highly recommend if you want that home from home and caring environment for your children. Looking forward to experiencing this again when my youngest starts in September!
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I love this nursery, it's taken away such a worry about dropping my 1 year old off. I visited two other nursery's before Sandhills and as soon as I walked in I knew it was the one I wanted my daughter to go to. The staff are amazing, so friendly and welcoming, they're fantastic with my little girl. We have tears at drop off still but I know she'll be fine as i have regular updates, photos and they welcome parents to ring as much as they like. A huge thank you to Emily, Lucy, Fathima & Amy in the office who I've dealt with so far since being there you've made thing so much easier! Can't wait to see my little girl grow with this nursery! x
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Recently visited the nursery. Staff have been really welcoming and lovely to speak with. Nursery is always clean and well maintained and a lovely atmosphere looking forward to coming back again soon
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Date: January 2022
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