Walmgate Day Nursery
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- Employee5.022 January 2026
Thank You
Thank you for all the kind comments, but my job should be not good without the support all all the staff members, that give commitment and effort for higher education. Please write your Christian name so I can personal thank you, Clara.
- Parent5.06 August 2025
Clara and Pre-School team are the Tops.
I moved my child from another Nursery to Walmgate, and I made a very good decision. I can see a vast improvement in her education, and that is down to the Room Leader in the Pre-School, Clara who is one of the best Teachers in York. I feel my daughter is ready for Primary School. If I had left her in the other York City Town Nursery she would not have been ready for School. Thank you Clara and the Pre-School team.
- Parent5.031 July 2025
Excellent Pre-School.
I took my child out of a large Nursery, because she was not developing, because their was too many children in that Nursery and Teachers did not have time for all of them. I am delighted to have found Walmgate Nursery, the Pre-School is excellent, the teaching is of a higher standard, and the Room Leader Clara is excellent. I have noticed my child now is learning a lot more and is developing. I would like to thank Clara and Daniele for all their hard work.
- Parent5.025 July 2025
Best Teacher
My child as improved greatly since I took her out of a large Nursery, and brought her to Walmgate Nursery. She as developed and come on in leaps and bounds thanks to the Pre-School Leader Clara and her team. Words are not sufficient to thank you for all your commitment to her progress, you deserve all the accolades for my child's growth and success. I consider you the best Teacher I've ever known for developing my child for Primary School. Thank you Clara.
- Parent5.022 July 2025
Best Nursery for my boys
My twin boys attend Walmgate Day Nursery, and from the first day they were treated with love, Lucy and her team are amazing. My boys are always happy to go in, and i know why. I highly recommend this Nursery
- Parent5.08 July 2025
Great Pre-School
I moved my child from a large Nursery to Walmgate because she was not getting much attention from the staff. I am delighted I did because she as improved greatly thanks to Room Manager Clara and her team in the Pre-School. I was worried she was getting left behind in the other Nursery, because of the poor teaching. I would recommend this Nursery because the Pre-School staff are out standing.
- Other5.028 August 2024
Well Done
A great Nursery the staff go that bit extra to teach the children, I am delighted to have found this excellent Nursery for my child. Well Done.
- Other5.028 August 2024
Great Pre-School
My child will be leaving this week from the pre-school, and on Monday she will be starting school. I would like to thank the Room Leader Clara, for all her hard work bringing on my child, she as come on greatly, by attending this Nursery. All she talks about is how excellent the staff are. I am really glad that she attended this excellent Nursery.
- Parent5.024 June 2024
Excellent
Hello, my kids goes to walmgate day care nursery.And they both love it there,I love it there too because I don't have to worry about a thing when I drop the kids off from morning to evening.The staffs there always in great spirits ? ❤️ so friendly and always doing their best always.It is an excellent place for children.Keep up the good work ? ? ? great job to all of the staff and Thank you ? Isatou Cham
- Parent5.02 April 2024
Great Pre-school.
Delighted the Nursery got a good Ofsted report, good decision to bring Clara back to sort out the Pre-School, she as turned the Pre-School round. My daughter loves going to the Nursery, and all she talks about is Clara's volcano lesson.
- Employee1.026 March 2024
Review
The owner had little knowledge of childcare and education and the manager had poor organisational and leadership skills. They didn't employ staff who were well trained and experienced but I believe this has hopefully changed now as I've noticed they have had a better ofsted report after a year or so of poor quality teaching and education gradings.
- Parent5.010 June 2023
The best pre-school teacher leaves, you will be greatly missed.
My child is really upset and cried after we learnt that it was Clara's last day on Friday at the Nursery. Also when I was picking my child up even parents were crying, because the children had a special bond with Clara. She was the only one in the pre-school who made sure the children had a different lesson each day. I will tell you how good she was I asked my child each day what he did at the Nursery, and I could tell straight away which day Clara had a day off in the week, because when I asked...
- Parent5.09 June 2023
One of the best pre-school teachers.
Just found out Clara is leaving today and going to another Nursery, very disappointed as she is an excellent pre-school teacher. who single handed as transformed the pre-school with a lot of different ideas in teaching. All the best in your new job, as a Manager.
- N/A5.08 June 2023
Best Pre-school teacher.
All the best Clara in your new job, I hope they appreciate you more, excellent pre-school teacher.
- Parent1.08 June 2023
Great Teacher.
I have just found out Clara is leaving, I am very upset because my child says she makes a different lesson each day, and when she as a day off each week, he says that day is rubbish the teachers are not in the same league. All the best in your new job.
- Employee1.028 May 2023
New team needed.
Poor Management, staff just leave because of this, the owners need to bring in a top management team, to gain a better report from Ofsted.
- Other5.01 May 2023
Volcano
Excellent Nursery, despite Ofsted giving it a poor rating, the Pre-School teachers are very good, each day they explain what my daughter as been taught, and Clara makes lots of different actives, my daughter enjoyed the volcano that Clara made, and would like to see it rumble again.
- Other5.017 March 2023
Clara's volcano lesson.
My Daughter loved Clara's volcano lesson, when she made a volcano and showed how it worked, by making lather flow from the volcano.
- Parent3.017 February 2023
Staff should wear a Nursery shirt with Walmgate embossed on it.
I noticed when I picked my child up from the Nursery, most of the staff do not have a Walmgate Nursery shirt, and have different coloured shirts on, it would look better for everyone who worked at the Nursery to look smartly dressed, all wearing a Walmgate shirt. Also it advertises the Nursery.
- Parent5.017 February 2023
Lovely Nursery
The Nursery is very clean, and the staff are really nice, Lucy the Manager was very nice and helpful, and my toddler loves going to the Nursery and as made a lot of friends.
- Parent5.011 February 2023
Great Staff
Great staff and the Nursey is very clean, the owners wife is really nice and very helpful.
- Parent5.011 February 2023
Pre-school.
Since Clara started teaching in the pre-school my son loves going to the Nursey she is excellent.
- Parent5.010 February 2023
Clara is a great teacher.
Walmgate Nursery Pres-School is excellent because they have a super Teacher called Clara, my child loves coming to this Nursey because Clara is an outstanding Teacher, the things she can do with a cardboard box amazes my child and it is very educational. 10 star xxxxxxxxxx
- Parent5.010 February 2023
Clara is excellent.
The Nursey at Walmgate, York. as an outstanding Pre-School teacher, Professor Clara. Clara makes things with boxes that are educational, and the children then can paint the boxes that are made into toys. My child loves coming to this Nursery because she does not no what Clara will make tomorrow. Excellent staff member.
- Parent5.018 January 2023
Clara is excellent
My child loves coming to the Nursey pre-school she loves Clara who is a teacher at the Nursery, she makes things with boxes and keeps the children educated all day with things to do.