Reviews for Little Birches Nursery
& Preschool in Lavendon

We have been with the nursery since 2020 and with little birches since they took over in 2021. Both my boys have thrived by going to little birches, lavendon. They both love it, My eldest who is now at school, often goes to find the staff who looked after him and they always seem happy to see him. Our youngest boy is always happy and keen to go straight into the nursery on arrival, he is very settled and always smiling when we pick him up. All the staff are caring, enthusiastic and clearly invested in seeing the children develop. As parents we have found everyone to be friendly, responsive and approachable. The nursery involves it's parents as much as possible with activities throughout the year. We are really happy with Little Birches and recommend it highly to others.

Our daughter absolutely loves going to Little Birches! The staff in Willow room are amazing- they’ve created a really interesting and nurturing environment and they are so warm and welcoming. Thank you so much!

Our daughter attends Little Birches and absolutely adores it! As a first time mum, I was so apprehensive about leaving her, but the amazing staff, the care and consideration given has made it the most reassuring process. I have no concerns, nor have I ever since the day she started, I continue to be overwhelmed by the family atmosphere and effort that goes in to every single session she has. Thank you LB for everything you do, we are so so lucky to have this amazing setting!

Our son goes here and it’s excellent. Recently renovated and first class staff

Genuinely feel so lucky to have such an incredible nursery on our doorstep. The team are amazing, fostering the perfect environment for our son to learn through play. They have brilliant themed days to celebrate lots of occasions and we love seeing the updates and pics of our boy via the Tapestry app. The garden is a lovely space and I know the kids spend lots of time out there. They've made tonnes of changes in the 6 months our child has been there and it's just keeps getting better and better!

The staff at Little Birches provide such a caring, unique and educational environment. My son is loving his time at nursery and this is so reassuring after going back to work from maternity leave. I cannot recommend Little Birches enough!

I cannot not recommend the team more - they’ve all been amazing at getting our little boy settled so quickly. We sent him just before he was 4 months and i am sure everyone at Little Birches has played a huge part in him being such a happy boy. The biggest thank you x

We have recently moved our daughter to Little Birches after having some safeguarding concerns with a childminder and we couldn’t be happier with our decision. Within a few weeks we noticed a change in her mood, she seems so much happier and she is starting to say lots of words! All the staff there are just so lovely too. I couldn’t recommend more.

My little girl has been attending Little Birches since November 2022 & she absolutely loves it. The nursery staff are kind and nurturing.

Our son has been going to Little Birches for nearly 2 months and we couldn’t be happier. He has settled so well and LOVES it there. Thanks to all the lovely staff for making him so welcome and being so caring and kind.

My twins love attending the nursery and have been very happy there since February 2022. The extracurricular activities are great with forest school weekly, so plenty of extra opportunities for learning. A lot of improvements have been made to the nursery since the new owners took it over, including a lot of work to the outside space. Staff turnover is higher than I'd like, but only because it's sad to see friendly faces leave. I'm reassured this is more due to the staff's own personal circumstances, i.e. long commuting distances, rather than their working conditions and I think this is backed up by certain other staff having been around for a while now. The room is always set up with plenty of fun activities each morning.

Fantastic village nursery where our son is very happy. The nursery has been greatly improved since he joined in 2021 and the staff are brilliant- they really go the extra mile to provide care and learning opportunities that are tailored to our son’s needs. Thank you!

Lovely nursery with amazing staff who really care.

Little Birches is a loving and nurturing environment for our little one. So many activities and they are good with them. With diverse staff and children, it offers our child a wider introduction into the world. Communication is excellent and activities are fantastic. Would highly recommend them.

We have both our boys at Little Birches and they love it. Our youngest has been going for about 6 months now, since he was one. The staff in the baby room absolutely adore him and it really comes across when you interact with them. Our eldest was at another nursery previously, which, due to unexpected circumstances had to close at short notice. We got him on the waiting list at Little Birches and were over the moon when he could eventually join. Given his childcare has been a bit interrupted and not consistent until this point, we were a bit concerned, however, again the staff at Little Birches have been fantastic with him. There was a period when the new owners had taken over and a number of the original staff decided to move on. This is understandable as not everyone likes change and they decided their futures lay elsewhere. This did cause some disruption; we were lucky enough not to be affected. Some parents were affected and I can empathise with them being upset - we had of course experienced another nursery closing previously with our eldest and it caused us a significant challenge. However, since the staff upheaval, there has been a vindictive campaign against the nursery and it is very unbalanced. Please do not read the reviews of parents that were (and still are) trying to tarnish the reputation of a nursery that is an asset to the local village. These parents don't have children at the nursery now and while able to offer an opinion of the time they experienced this is not reflective of the nursery as it is now. They are also likely to be reviews based on a reactive negative emotion. Not a calm, considered viewpoint. I'd conclude by saying that having had experience with two nurseries and a child minder in my children's life thus far, Little Birches isn't perfect, but they are always striving to improve, have many brilliant staff, listen to feedback and act on it and are providing a caring local environment that is allowing our boys to thrive. Seeing the investment in the nursery, in terms of the fact it is an old building and the changes to bring it up to modern standards is a sign of the commitment from the owners. The recent addition of extracurricular activities is another positive, our eldest is excited by Forest School. Thank you to everyone at the nursery.

After a difficult change of hands last Spring things have finally settled down in this nursery and it’s working well. The most credit has to go to the wonderful team that look after my daughter; they genuinely care about her, do so many amazing crafts and activities with her, encourage her to be social and use her manners and when I pick her up she quite often doesn’t want to leave! The management in the nursery are making an effort to listen to their customers and help where they can.

Our children (aged 4 and 2) love attending Little Birches in Lavendon. The staff are amazing, very nurturing and caring. The activities the kids do week to week are always educational and super fun for them too. They also love their Forest School sessions and ballet lessons too. Would highly recommend Little Birches in Lavendon!

Our son has been going to Little Birches for nearly 2 months and we couldn’t be happier. He has settled so well and LOVES it there. Thanks to all the lovely staff for making him so welcome and being so caring and kind.

This nursery has got a experienced manager and dedicated staff. New renovations are improving the environment and my child has been very happy here now that all has settled down. The change of ownership was a difficult time for them but we've gone through those now and are out the otherside. I would recommend this nursery again now. So pleased its a welcoming, loving environment again we will be sad to leave

The team at little birches are incredible. Since changing ownership little birches has grown and become an amazing nursery where my daughter has flourished.