Children 1st Derby Road Nursery School

146 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4AX
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Children 1st Derby Road Nursery School is situated within walking distance of Long Eaton town centre. It is easily accessible from the train station and bus routes. The nursery has been refurbished throughout to offer spacious and bright learning areas for babies, toddlers, pre-school children and for those in 'out of school' club aged up to twelve years.

The nursery has split the age-appropriate rooms over two levels and are uniquely designed to stimulate and inspire young children’s minds.

A team of dedicated staff ensure the children’s needs are nurtured in a home-from-home environment. Each staff member believes in strong parent partnerships in order to deliver seamless care.

The staff are fully trained and are supported by a designated early years practitioner to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

The nursery features an extensive garden area which has been designed to maximise the potential for outdoor play, with carefully chosen, age-specific equipment.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kate Horsley (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 32

Total Places for Children

  • 143

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Children 1st Derby Road Nursery School Reviews (214)

9.9

Children 1st Derby Road Nursery School has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.866) out of 10, based on 45 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Children 1st Derby Road Nursery School has 214 reviews.

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Review from E C (Mother of Child) published on 23 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery is always so accommodating towards both parents and children. They always include you in all plans whether you are there full time or part time. My child loves it here and has come on so much since starting last October.
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Review from Suzanne O (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've found the overall standard of this nursery, second to none, the passion and commitment you see from the nursery manager translates through the staff....leaving me, as a parent, feeling confident and assured that my daughter is getting the best welfare.......!
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Review from Leanne G (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery, the staff here are brilliant and are very accommodating to yours and your child's needs. Our daughter has been attending here since 2014 and she loves it always has exciting stories to tell about her friends and what she has done in school.
We will definitely be sending our other
children here in the future.
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Review from Steph (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've always found the staff to be really friendly and helpful. They are genuinely interested in my child becoming the best he can be, they have been very flexible too. Would definitely recommend this nursery, it is a fantastic place for your child. Go and take a look, Kate and her team would be happy
to show you around.
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Review from Sarah W (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have used this nursery for all 3 of my children. The staff are friendly and create a happy learning environment through play. All of the children are engaged and happy whenever I visit. I would thoroughly recommend Children 1st to any new parent.
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Review from Matthew (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A great nursery, with a warm welcome every time I turn up. The staff are all very friendly and could not do any more for the kids. The personal touch is great, as they remember all of the fathers and mothers relationships to their children. They get the parents involved at regular intervals and communicate
through the eylog and messages.
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Review from Kate W (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I love this nursery, it feels like home to us. I have 3 boys, my eldest was there for 3 years, my next is there now and my baby is signed up to start soon.
After seeing the nursery from every angle I can say I would recommend it to anyone. The staff looking after my boys are warm, caring and have
such a bond with them and they come home talking about them.
The management are lovely, very approachable and always there to listen and answer questions.
The nursery food is so varied and lovely to know it's all cooked from scratch. The activities are very varied, inside, outside, messy play, creative, educational and they do so much with the children.
My kids have made best friends here and progressed to school with their friends and always look forward to nursery days.
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Review from Stephanie B (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are all extremely friendly and up to date with the day to day activities of my child. Everyone is very approachable and have assisted me with any queries or concerns I may have had. My child's development progresses on a daily basis with noticeable changes in vocabulary and social skills. Very
happy with communication that I receive either via email, text or via the app.
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Review from Rebecca S (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started in January when she was a little over 12 months old. She has come on so much since starting nursery and is learning so much. Shes making lots of new friends and really loves the staff there. All the ladies are so nice and wonderful. Would recommend this nursery to anyone. I'm actually
sad that one day she'll have to leave.
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Review from Adrian T (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
General care is ok but have concerns about the cleanliness standards that are maintained.
Examples being;
1 - The Children's toilets obviously soiled and needing cleaning by midday.
2 - Poor efforts made to clean children's hands after messy play/mud kitchen. Not suggesting these activities are
removed but more effort needed to prevent ingestion of dirt by children.
3 - When accidents happen ensure that they are recorded. I've had to ensure that incident records are completed etc.
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Review from Amy (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery is a lovely friendly and safe environment, my child is extremely happy to attend and always happy when I collect her, the nursery has helped hugely with potty training my child and she talks about the staff a lot at home!
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Review from Charlotte (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. Both my boys have been there since they were 8 months old. All the staff are attentive to their needs, caring, friendly and supportive in their learning and development and most importantly they have fun there and the little ones love it!
My eldest is in early years and loves learning,
drawing, and writing and the staff have a perfect balance of supporting him in what he enjoys doing and building on his skills without being pushy about it.
Whenever children have been unwell the staff have always made sensible decisions and contact me promptly and appropriately.
I would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Paula (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing! My little one goes full time and she loves it. Never wants to leave! Will definitely be staying for next few years. Never have to worry about little one's well being. The food menu is great. Big variety of meals and it must be delicious as it's aways all eaten :)
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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been going to children 1st @ Derby Road since last sept. I've been very happy with the care provided. The staff are friendly and caring and every time I've gone in are engaged with the children. Any babies who are upset are cuddled and soon distracted by an activity. They do plenty of creative
play and I get weekly photos with activities/progress of my son.
He has a dairy allergy which has never phased them and the meals provided are varied and nutritious. My son would not nap in a cot so the staff happily rocked him to sleep in a pram until he was able to lie down and settle on a mat with the other children. I'm very happy with the nursery and the care he gets.
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Review from Claire (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've always been delighted with this nursery, right from the first visit. Over the last four years they've cared for our two children. The oldest is now with them for wrap around care, and the youngest is still enjoying daycare. We have never had any cause for concern and if I had to choose a nursery
for my children again I would always choose this one.
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Review from Rebecca B (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children have been to or are at this nursery. My 15-month-old little boy has recently moved up to the next room after being in the baby room since he was 9 months old. All of the staff are so friendly and welcoming. Even the Ines you don't see on a day to day basis always greet you with a
genuine smile and a hello. I love the set out of the nursery and all the activities that they do with the children. The daily journals are always completed and the app with the pictures and milestones are fantastic and really make me feel like I have a real good understanding of what he is doing every day and all the new things he is learning. I would absolutely recommend this nursery to anyone! My little boy loves it and so do I :-)
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Review from Nicola S (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is a different boy since starting at this nursery. He had always been a bit behind his peers with his speech but has improved so much in his short time here. It's quite incredible! The whole team appear to have done a fantastic job, not just developing his speech and language, but also with his
confidence. He loves it here and is sad when it's weekend/half term etc. Even when we moved from the area I chose to keep my son here and travel each day, as he was doing so well. highly recommended nursery.
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Review from Amy (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great facilities
Lovely and welcoming staff
Great meals for the children
Development of the children
Good safety measures
Can check what your child has been up to at nursery using the nursery's app.
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Review from Ann (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attended Children 1st @ Derby road since he was 6 months old until he was 4 1/2. In that time I have seen so many changes in him such as his confidence, speech, manners. He loved going and never wanted to come home. All the staff are very friendly.
He now attends the out of schools club after
school and loves it.
Nothing is too much trouble for them if they can help then they will.
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Review from Debbie (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would definitely recommend Children's 1st @ Derby Road to anyone. The staff are extremely friendly and professional. My daughter loves attending and with different activities every day she never gets bored and enjoys the amount of time she gets to play outside. The food is healthy, tasty with varied
menus. Overall a 5* Nursery
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.866)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.866) out of 10 for Children 1st Derby Road Nursery 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 45 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 44 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 4.866 for Children 1st Derby Road Nursery School is calculated as follows: ( (491 Excellents x 5) + (34 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (5 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 538 Ratings = 4.866
  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 Children 1st Derby Road Nursery School is based on 44 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 143 number of registered child places is 28.6, which has been reached with 44 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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Kate Horsley

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 1995

My name is Kate Horsley and I am the Derby Road Nursery Manager. I have worked for the company for just over 29 years. I started in 1995 when I joined as a trainee nursery nurse. Over the years I completed my NVQ level 3 and then went on to do senior, deputy and management training. I am also the Nursery SENCO.


I have worked in several other Children's 1st Nurseries and have been set many challenges and given many opportunities to develop myself, constantly learning new things along the way.


As well as working full-time and running a thriving nursery I am also a full-time mum to 3 young children. Amelia is 18, Alfie is 14 and Arthur is 10 years old All of my children attend a Children's 1st Nursery and Out of School setting and love their time in them. I leave them feeling confident that the care they will get is as good as what I can provide for them.


I have only ever worked for Children 1st after joining when I left School. There has never been a reason for me to look elsewhere. I have always been more than satisfied with my own professional development and very happy in my job. I look forward to growing further within Children 1st and learning new skills which will help my team and I “Lead the Way & Shape the Future”

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