The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover

55 Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 9AX
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9.9 25 Reviews
  • The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover, Derby
The Cottage Day Nursery Derby offers a friendly and skilled approach to pre-school learning, welcoming babies and toddlers, through to five years of age, to an environment that is ideal for the development of early years curriculum. Staff are committed to maintaining a nursery in which children feel able to express themselves and try new things, fully supervised throughout both indoor and outdoor play sessions.

Imagination and creativity is nurtured and the nursery operates a 'buddy system, which means each child has two key people who understands any specific needs. Staff aim to see children achieve as much as they can during their time at the nursery and become keen learners before moving on to school.
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Funding & Fees

Full Day: 7.30am - 6.00pm - £77.00.
Morning: 8.30am - 1.00pm - £48.00.
Afternoon: 1.00pm - 5.30pm - £47.00.
Additional / Part Hour(s) - £18.00.

Fees will vary depending on whether 15 or 30 hours funding is being claimed, we are happy discuss this with you.

Contact The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover to get a personalised quote.

Contact The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Karen Green (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 60

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

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 & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • They have a car park that is free to use for parents/prospective parents at the front of the nursery.

The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover Reviews (25)

9.9

The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.867) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover has 25 reviews.

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Review from S W (Father of Child) published on 2 April 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
All staff at The Cottage Day Nursery are amazing, the staff put your mind at ease when dropping off our daughter who loves going to nursery and always comes out with a massive smile on her face. We always get updates on the app of how their day is going which puts your mind at ease. We get lovely picture
updates as well.
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Review from D O (Father of Child) published on 2 April 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so glad we chose this nursery for our 2 sons, from the first day we took our oldest son until now the nursery has been amazing. The staff are absolutely brilliant and both of our children run in every time so happy.
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Review from Rebecca A (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A wonderful time at the cottage - my child has loved all the staff and making friends. The staff are always there to ask anything and help with anything. Always great at moving my child up to the different rooms when ready. My daughter always likes her meals and eats them well. She loves the outdoor
space and has always loved the little events held eg. For Mother’s Day etc.
Thank you for a lovely 3 years.
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Review from L B (Father of Child) published on 6 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Manager and the team at The Cottage have been absolutely amazing. Our son is leaving a place where we always felt safe and loving for him. They are making an incredible impact in the world, raising caring children.
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Review from C J (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended The Cottage Mickleover since 2018 at 9 months old and I honestly couldn’t have wished for a better nursery, so much so that my second son has also attended since 2021 at 8 months old. The staff are simply amazing, I’m so grateful to all, past and present who have cared for my boys.
They really have the children’s and parents' best interests at heart and their hard work and passion shine through on a daily basis.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.867)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.867) out of 10 for The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover 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 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 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 4.867 for The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover is calculated as follows: ( (229 Excellents x 5) + (33 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 263 Ratings = 4.867
  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 The Cottage Day Nursery Mickleover is based on 22 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 22 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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Karen

Karen Green

Job Title: Childcare Manager Joined: 2026

Hello, my name is Karen, and I am the childcare manager at The Cottage Day Nursery, Mickleover.

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