Mary Poppins Day Nursery Mickleover

30 Chain Lane, Mickleover, Derby DE3 9AJ
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9.9 21 Reviews
  • Mary Poppins Day Nursery Mickleover, Derby
Within a short walking distance of the Royal Derby Hospital on the border of Littleover/Mickleover is Mary Poppins Nursery, an established Day Nursery with an Independent Baby Room founded in 1990, registered with Ofsted (Awarded Ofsted Outstanding 2012).

The Nursery is situated at the quiet end of Chain Lane opposite the Muirfield Estate entrance.

The Nursery is situated in a large detached property, which has been sympathetically converted specifically and exclusively as a Day Nursery and Independent Baby Area, creating a warm and friendly environment in which your child will thrive.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Denise Harris (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 62

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

Parking

  • Car park available.

Mary Poppins Day Nursery Mickleover Reviews (21)

9.9

Mary Poppins Day Nursery Mickleover has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.880) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Mary Poppins Day Nursery Mickleover has 21 reviews.

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Review from Dyutima S (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to this nursery for 7 months now. Initially, we were very anxious but we have been very happy with our experience. Staff have been very welcoming, caring and flexible.
Ridu has learned a lot since she started going there. She is speaking words, trying to learn new activities,
has become more social and always happy to go to the nursery in the morning. I would definitely recommend this nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.880)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.880) out of 10 for Mary Poppins 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 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 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 4.880 for Mary Poppins Day Nursery Mickleover is calculated as follows: ( (220 Excellents x 5) + (30 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 250 Ratings = 4.88
  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 Mary Poppins Day Nursery Mickleover is based on 21 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 62 number of registered child places is 12.4, which has been reached with 21 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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Awards / Recognitions (8)

Meet the Team (2)

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Denise Harris

Job Title: Manager Joined: 1995

Managers Welcome


My name is Denise Harris, I have worked at Mary Poppins Nursery since February 1995. During my time at the nursery I have worked in every room with all ages of children. I began as a Nursery Nurse progressing over time to Early years coordinator, senior Nursery Nurse, Deputy Officer in charge and finally to Nursery manager in 2007.


I hold the NNEB qualification, BA (HONS) and the Early Years Professional status Qualification.


As the years have passed I have gained a real understanding of what a difference excellent child care can make. This is not only to each child who often join us as a baby and flourishes into a confident, active learning, school ready child with skills for life achieved at a pace which is individual to them , not only to each parent who is able to leave their child with the confidence they are being cared for and supported as they would wish, enabling them to return to work with piece of mind but also to the staff team who thoroughly enjoy being with the children in their care and develop into experienced and knowledgeable practitioners.


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Denise Harris? BA (HONS)


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June Rowley

Job Title: Owner Joined: 1990

Principals Welcome


Being a mother I know how the anxieties of choosing the right childcare for your child.


For this very reason we my husband and I established Mary Poppins back in 1990. We were the first privately run nursery to open in our area. Our aim was to create a warm friendly safe & stimulating environment where children strive. Mary Poppins is a home from home environment, everyone who visits always mentions the fabulous atmosphere.


We have continually developed Mary Poppins since we opened and will continue to do so in order to maintain the very highest standards expected.


Most of our staff have been with us for over 20 years, one member Steph attended Mary Poppins as a baby, she now has a baby of her own who attends the nursery. All our staff are qualified Nursery Nurses and are first aiders.


We have seen hundreds of children pass through our nursery to become successful & confident people.
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June Rowley


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