Cherubs Ruddington

163 Loughborough Road, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6LQ
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9.8 49 Reviews
  • Cherubs Ruddington, Nottingham
Occupying the Gate House in the grounds of Grade II listed Easthorpe House, Cherubs Ruddington has been providing high quality early years care and education for children since June 2019. Spread across 3 age-appropriate rooms with 3 different outdoor spaces (including Baby Garden, Toddler Garden and Allotment) for children to enjoy (curated bespoke by Timotay Playscapes) - this nursery really does tick all the boxes.

If you’re looking for a real community nursery with plenty of rural charm, Cherubs Ruddington is the nursery for you.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kyle Jenkins (Head of Nursery)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 55

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • £82.50 (Standard Day)

  • £100 Registration Fee along with 2-weeks Advance Fees (Deposit) are required to secure your place at Cherubs Nurseries.
    Registration Fee and Advance Fee are not required for funded-only places.

Opening Times

  • 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

  • The nursery has its own car park, to the rear of the nursery.

Cherubs Ruddington Reviews (49)

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Cherubs Ruddington has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.820) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cherubs Ruddington has 49 reviews.

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Review from R S (Mother of Child) published on 27 October 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Clear review, helpful information to use at home. Good insights as to what it's like here.
Reply from Sarah Savage, Operations Manager at Cherubs Ruddington
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Review from Chloe M (Mother of Child) published on 21 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with our experience at Cherubs Ruddington. The staff are incredibly kind, attentive and caring. Our child has grown so much both socially and developmentally since starting here and we appreciate the regular updates and photos. The communication is excellent and any concerns/questions
are always handled with care and professionally. Our child always really enjoys all the activities he gets up to, indoor and outdoor.
Thank you to the team for creating such a nurturing environment and filling us with confidence that our child is in the best hands.
Reply from Sarah Savage, Operations Manager at Cherubs Ruddington
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Review from Heather A (Mother of Child) published on 20 October 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The current staff & manager looking after my child in pre-school are brilliant. They show kindness, professionalism and energy and looking after my child his development has come on leaps and bounds under their care.
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Review from Dave T (Father of Child) published on 20 October 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant, caring, engaging, helpful, good staff.
Sending new baby here!
Reply from Sarah Savage, Operations Manager at Cherubs Ruddington
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Review from Emma S (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Caring staff. Excellent communication. Always a friendly & welcoming environment & the kids love it here.
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Review from Sophie G (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My children have been attending since August 2021 and they have both always settled well and enjoy coming. They have formed close relationships with the staff and I have always fet they were well cared for and the activities they provide are always well planned and enjoyable. The communication on their
day is always good and I like seeing the updates throughout the day with pictures.
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Review from Charlotte H (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent safe & fun environment for growing minds. We have found the staff excellent and attentive to our child's needs/demands. She has learned valuable skills in readyness for school. We found the hours excellent for us particular praise to 4 ladies who my daughter loves them. Child has enjoyed sports
coach too.
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Review from I S (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with Cherubs Ruddington. My daughter started back in May and every time we drop her off she sings and dances. The managers and staff are the best and doing fabulous job. We can't thank you enough for looking after our daughter.
Reply from Sarah Savage, Operations Manager at Cherubs Ruddington
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Review from Laura P (Mother of Child) published on 6 June 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can only speak so incredibly highly of Cherubs Ruddington. They go above and beyond and do so much for your children. My child previously had an allergy, and they were so supportive and understanding and put everything in place. Also helped me hugely with weaning off formula. My child loves coming
and gets so excited. He has learnt and developed so much since coming, and this is only coming once a week. All the staff are so wonderful, and it's so magical seeing my child gain close bonds with them. I am so thankful to all of them at Cherubs Ruddington.
Reply from Sarah Savage, Operations Manager at Cherubs Ruddington
Thank you very much for you lovely feedback. We will pass this on to the team at Ruddington.
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Review from S W (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery, modern, clean and beautiful garden for children to play outside. Few staff issues recently left us feeling a little un settled leaving our baby, however, it seems this is now being rectified and I now know who our key worker is. Nursery safe, great app online to view child's progress
with constant updates on the nursery.
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Review from Jayne H (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son really enjoys his time at Cherubs Ruddington. We have noticed increased communications and the team has communicated lots of exciting plans and it feels like they are thinking about future plans carefully. One lady has been a great addition to the preschool room and they have given great leadership
so far.
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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child enjoys going to Cherubs Ruddington. The food menu is varied and my child likes the meals. Outside play and inside games are great. The nursery could do with a bit of updating to the building maintenance. Preschool toilets are damaged and in need of repair and the building needs a bit of paint
overall but that doesn't hinder the experience. Recently staff turnover seems to be high but all staff is friendly and available to answer any queries.
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Review from Kim W (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves his time at Cherubs Ruddington. He does so many fun and varied activities every day and loves the forest school and sports coach. He is very happy at nursery and the staff are amazing.
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Review from D V (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy started with Cherubs Nursery at the start of the year and has settled so well. The staff have been fantastic, very informative on how his day has been and completing the app. They were so supportive of settling and sending us information to help get our little boy ready. He always has
a great time, lots of activities and enjoys the food too. It was lovely to attend a stay and play to see what they get up to.
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Review from R J (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our toddler has settled in really well in the baby room at Cherubs Ruddington since starting last summer and loves spending time with the staff and other children doing a wide variety of interesting activities. The staff are really attentive and engaging and have been more than happy to help with any
queries we've had. The rooms have a very friendly atmosphere and lots of interesting things to explore, and our toddler loves going out into the large garden. Parents are always made welcome and we have enjoyed attending various stay and play evenings and picnics. The options available for attendance timings for short/long days have also been really helpful.
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Review from Hannah K (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery and would strongly recommend it to any parent looking for a nursery for their child. My son started last September and has loved every day since. You cannot fault the amount of stimulating activities they provide for all the children. The diary and the end of the day are also such
a nice little feature, and you get to see what your little one has been up to. The staff are all incredible and have such passion and patience for the job. The nursery manager is also fantastic and very approachable if you have any concerns or worries about anything.
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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been attending Cherubs Ruddington for a year and he loves it. The staff are friendly, and the activities and food options are varied. I appreciate the monthly update emails, and daily app updates of photos and information about their day. Although this does come at the end of the day, as
opposed to during the day. I would recommend Cherubs Ruddington to anyone, and I do!
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Having recently moved our children from another setting, we can’t praise Cherubs enough. It was a big decision to move nurseries, but the team at Cherubs were hugely supportive and helped answer all our questions and supported us with the settling in process. Since being at the nursery we have been
nothing but impressed with the range of activities they do with the children. Also the level of communication we have is fantastic, we get daily updates of meals, naps and daily activities, including photographs. Since being there the nursery has also hosted a couple of evenings for parents to attend, which have been very well organised and a lovely way to get to know the team. Overall a really happy and positive experience.
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Review from Evie H (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Cherubs have been absolutely amazing with settling our daughter into nursery! The whole team have gone above and beyond to really get to know her and make her feel comfortable. She absolutely loves nursery and she is constantly learning and developing, even in the short time she has been there. The
team working in her room are absolutely amazing with her, as well as the wider team who have also taken the time to get to know her. We feel so informed with what she gets up to during the day and what skills the team are working on with her, and she is always doing new and exciting activities. Her confidence has grown so much and we couldn't be happier with the care Cherubs provide. Thank you!
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Review from James D (Father of Child) published on 1 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been attending Cherubs in Ruddington for just over 2 years now, and he loves it. The staff are brilliant in supporting and challenging him, the setting is perfect for his development, and he is extremely happy there. We can directly attribute a lot of his development, confidence and communication,
to the brilliant childcare and character building they offer here. Thank you Cherubs.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.820)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.820) out of 10 for Cherubs Ruddington is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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 4.820 for Cherubs Ruddington is calculated as follows: ( (193 Excellents x 5) + (30 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.82
  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 Cherubs Ruddington is based on 19 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 55 number of registered child places is 11, which has been reached with 19 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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Kayley

Kayley Martin

Job Title: Area Manager Joined: 2016

Hello, I'm Kayley - Area Manager for Cherubs Ruddington. A career in childcare is something I have always wanted to pursue. In 2014, I took the plunge and started my journey with Cherubs Nurseries - I’ve never looked back! I started as a student and worked my way up to Assistant Manager at Cherubs Executive House before being promoted to Nursery Manager at Cherubs Ruddington in 2021. I have had the pleasure of both supporting and being based at other nurseries within Cherubs Nurseries, which has given me invaluable experience. I also support our Apprentices through their Training Academy journey, which gives me great pride in seeing them succeed and flourish into wonderful knowledgeable Early Years Educators.

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Kyle Jenkins

Job Title: Duty Nursery Manager Joined: 2024

Hello, I'm Kyle - Duty Nursery Manager at Cherubs Ruddington. I'm currently working on my Cherubs story to share with you and will have it uploaded soon.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherubs Ruddington

What is the Age Range of Children that Cherubs Ruddington accepts?

Cherubs Ruddington accepts Children aged from 0 years 1 month to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Cherubs Ruddington Open?

Cherubs Ruddington is open: Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Cherubs Ruddington have capacity for?

Cherubs Ruddington has capacity for a total of 55 Children.

How far is Cherubs Ruddington to the centre of Nottingham?

3.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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