At Best Bear, we are interested in uncovering the UK’s Best Nurseries as voted by parents across the country, so we have created a short survey for all parents of nursery school children to complete.

This parent-generated insight should provide an invaluable source of information on where to go for the best nurseries. Your feedback will also help to establish minimum acceptable standards for nurseries, as judged by you, the parents. Once we have collected enough feedback from parents, we shall provide Best Bear users with an ongoing platform to share comments about nurseries. This information will provide unique and different insights from the Ofsted reports.

5 Excellent
4 Very good
3 Good
2 Average
1 Poor
NA Not applicable
Survey

Using the 5 ratings on the right please indicate how you rate the following aspects of your child’s nursery. If a given question is not applicable for your child, please rate that question NA. After each category, feel free to write any freeform comments you may have.

  About you (Note: this information is for internal Best Bear
usage only and won't be disclosed to 3rd parties)
01 Name*
02 Email*
     
  About your child's nursery  
01 Name of Nursery*
02 Nursery Address Line 1*
03 Nursery Address Line 2
04 City*
05 Postcode*
06 Telephone
07 Age / attendance dates of Child(ren) attending this nursery
[enter ages for up to 4 children who are CURRENTLY attending]
You must enter at least 1 child
  Age From to or present
1
2
3
4
5 Excellent
4 Very good
3 Good
2 Average
1 Poor
NA Not applicable
  My Child(ren) (Rate on a scale of 1-5) * 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
01 My child(ren)’s happiness at the nursery
02 Establishing ground rules for the children
03 Potty Training
04 Nappy Changing
05 Preparing the transition from nursery to school
(encouraging and reinforcing child’s independence
06 Offering feedback about my child(ren)
07 Additional Feedback
5 Excellent
4 Very good
3 Good
2 Average
1 Poor
NA Not applicable
  Environment & Facilities (Rate on a scale of 1-5)* 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
01 A balanced diet of food that is of an acceptable quality
02 Hygiene
03 Outdoor space
04 Indoor space (colourful, positive and bright)
05 Quality and cleanliness of toys and equipment
06 Appropriateness of toys and equipment for my
child(ren)’s age and development
07 Quantity and diversity of toys and equipment
08 Stimulating environment
09 Sleeping provisions
10 Variety of activities offered
11 Extracurricular activities offered
12 Security
13 Flexibility of hours
14 Parking facilities
15 Value for money
16 Additional Feedback:
5 Excellent
4 Very good
3 Good
2 Average
1 Poor
NA Not applicable
  Staff (Rate on a scale of 1-5)* 1 2 3 4 5 N/A
01 Approachability of staff
02 Level of staff turnover
03 Staff qualifications
04 Training in first aid and emergency procedures
05 Ability to handle emergencies and accidents
06 Additional Feedback
07 Overall, what do you expect your child(ren)
to gain from attending nursery?
 

Thank you for your input!