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Nursery in Bishop's Stortford

My name is Kerry Joynson and I am the Nursery Manager at Sycamore House Day Nursery in Bishop’s Stortford.

I have worked in childcare for almost 20 years now, I am extremely passionate about early years and thrive to be the best I can be to support our young children to be able to reach their full potential, grow and be happy in their early years.

During my career in Early Years, I have worked in a variety of early years settings including teaching and assessing early years for apprenticeships. I have achieved my Level 3 Diploma in Early Years as well as my level 3 Diploma in Child Psychology and I recently completed my Level 3 Diploma in Mentoring. I always keep my training up to date and work closely with our Early Years Advisory team.

I am very proud to be leading such an amazing and wonderful team here at Sycamore House.

Kerry Joynson - Nursery Manager

We have an outstanding local reputation as the best nursery in Bishop’s Stortford, and we are confident that we have earned that through our excellent all-round package of childcare – from our Curiosity Approach philosophy, to our delightful outdoor area, to our warm and caring staff team, and our fantastic nursery environment, equipment and resources.

Throughout the pages of our website, we’ve put together all the information we think you’ll need in getting a feel for Sycamore House. As a starting point, the Our Nursery page is great at giving more detail about the nursery itself, and the Nursery Environments page tells you all about the specifics of what we have in our spaces.

We hope the website will be helpful as the first step of your Sycamore House journey, but we know there’s no substitute for a real conversation with us or coming to experience Sycamore House for yourself, so we would love to chat to you more about how our childcare could work for your family, and to meet you in person and show you around.

What Our Parents Say

Very talented and caring staff. My son really loved this nursery. He learnt a lot in all aspects from communication, relationship building, being independent, to learning maths, shapes, letters, word, sentences etc. Really pleased with the development. Thanks to all the lovely staff, you are all the best.

Vaibhav H (Father of Child)

My daughter has been in the nursery since the Baby Room. It has been an incredible journey. Now she is in the pre-school and every day she is excited to go to the nursery. She loves the staff, her key worker, the other kids, the setting (especially the garden). She really enjoys all the activities organised through the week/day. She enjoys and has fun while learning. The staff encourage and support multilingual families making the kids feel proud they can speak more than one language. Now the staff are also getting her ready to go to school this September. The staff have always been amazing, very approachable, flexible and caring.

B C (Father of Child)

The staff are so kind and caring, they all know my daughter even those in different rooms. She skips in to see them every day and they are as excited as me when she does new things. It's a home away from home.

H G (Mother of Child)

I can't thank the staff enough for giving me peace of mind when my child is with them. The number and variety of activities each day is amazing and the fact they manage to get in the garden or go on trips - even in winter is fantastic. My child's development is streets ahead of his peers who don't attend nursery.

S H (Mother of Child)

The nursery has a lovely nurturing and vibrant atmosphere which my son loves. There is plenty of space for him to explore and learn via the vast range of toys and equipment they have. I know he is well cared for. I am always well informed and I work together with the nursery staff to give my son the best possible experience.

Claire F (Mother of Child)

The care, consideration and attention my son receives is exemplary. Staff pay attention to his strengths and weaknesses and verbalise them to us and ideas for developing them are implemented. All staff demonstrate an excellent attitude and have excellent relationships with their designated children.

A D (Father of Child)

The staff were warm, caring and professional and the facilities are great. We felt like our daughter was part of a big family. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all working there.

E S (Mother of Child)

I have been impressed by the level of care given to my son since he started. The daily warm welcome of the staff makes both children and parents alike feel at ease. Seeing the smile on my boy's face as we drive into the car park is proof enough for me that the team are doing something right.

Alexander M (Father of Child)

My little girl has recently started and is absolutely loving her time at nursery. The settling in sessions were brilliant and really helped put my mind at ease, especially with me starting back at work. The ladies in the Baby Room are super friendly and enthusiastic and I can't thank them enough for their support in what could have been quite an emotional rollercoaster.

G W (Mother of Child)

Once I drop my son off into the Baby Room, I feel he's as safe and as well looked after as I do at home.

Laura R (Mother of Child)