Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School

Sandy Hill Farm, Fradley Junction, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent DE13 7DW
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  • Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School, Burton-on-Trent
Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School, rated Good by Ofsted (March 2023), offers children an exciting environment to grow and develop. The nursery is located in a converted barn set in a stunning rural location surrounded by fields.

The large outdoor play environments give children excellent opportunities to explore and experience the world around them and develop in all areas while having fun.

The nursery offers forest school sessions as well as a variety of extracurricular activities.

Meals are prepared on-site from fresh ingredients to give the children the energy they need to play and learn all day.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Nicola Riley (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 24

Total Places for Children

  • 114

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Explore the wide range of childcare funding options tailored for children aged 9 months to 4 years over on our website.
    https://footstepsnurseries.co.uk/childcare-funding

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • The nursery has on-site parking for easy drop off/pick up.

Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (67)

9.9

Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.904) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School has 67 reviews.

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Review from Ian I (Father of Child) published on 5 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An amazing nursery. Since starting our little boy has come on leaps and bounds. He loves coming here and gets excited when we tell him he is going to nursery. The staff are fantastic and our little boy has formed some wonderful bonds with the staff in his room. His diary is always filled in with amazing
activities showing us just how much fun he has had. We can't wait to watch him continue his journey through the nursery.
Reply from Nichola Riley, Manager at Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School
We really appreciate your kind words, they will be passed onto our team. Thank you for your support.
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Review from C T (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When we found Footsteps Nursery & Pre School (Fradley) we were so happy! Amazing nursery with great room seniors. Very happy child. The forest school and extra clubs are good and the focus on each individual baby. Breastfeeding friendly, managed to help us with nap routine too. Love this nursery.
Reply from Nichola Riley, Manager at Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. We appreciate your support.
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Review from Katie H (Mother of Child) published on 22 April 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We absolutely love Footsteps Nursery & Pre School (Fradley) and our daughter can't wait to go each morning. She adores her keyworker and the feeling is reciprocated. We couldn't ask for nicer staff or a better quality of care. We've felt safe and welcome since our daughter joined and your efforts during
such difficult times are to be commended. Thank you to you all!
Reply from Nichola Riley, Manager at Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School
Thank you so much for the lovely comments - I have passed these onto the team. Kindest regards, Nichola.
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Review from J P (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Extremely friendly and personable staff who my son has built great relationships with. Fun filled activities, great interaction and a forest school has developed my child no end. Brilliant!
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Review from Caitlin G (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Beautiful nursery and beautiful staff who really care! They go above and beyond - even in the middle of a global pandemic. Would recommend to everyone and anyone. I am so glad I found this beautiful nursery.
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Review from Jo T (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are extremely hard working and caring, the children are always the priority and they do everything possible to make sure your child is safe and secure as well as being educated in line with the curriculum set.
The staff will go over and above what is required to ensure they give your child
different experiences and encourage parents to share their child's time by hosting stay and play sessions. This not only allows working parents to have the opportunity to observe their child in their daycare environment but it also gives the parents a strong sense of security that their children are being cared for to the highest possible standard. It also demonstrates Animal Crackers staff are proud of their working environment and the service they provide and so they should be.
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Review from Caroline D (Mother of Child) published on 2 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fabulous setting and amazing staff!!!!


Our boys have been attending for over 8 weeks now and have settled very well, the staff cannot do enough and genuinely care for all the children I am overwhelmed by just how thoughtful they all are. The fact the children call the staff by the pre fix of Miss

or Mr is a lovely touch.


Our 3 year old just loves his "nursery girls" and chatters about them all the time at home telling us all about going out and about and of course the fact he has seconds or thirds at lunch/ tea time!


School club- lots of different activities including playing in the barn! Our eldest son does not want to come home before 6 pm he enjoys it that much!!


The Admin Officer and the Manager are great assets, keeping me right with update emails and newsletters....I am a big fan of Animal Crackers and can now go to work and not worry about our little monkeys! Thank you so much Animal Crackers for making a change of nursery/ school club so effortless. Keep up the great work!!!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.904)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.904) out of 10 for Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 34 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 34 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.904 for Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (368 Excellents x 5) + (39 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 407 Ratings = 4.904
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Footsteps Fradley Nursery & Pre-School is based on 34 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 114 number of registered child places is 22.8, which has been reached with 34 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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