Rated Outstanding by Ofsted (February 2025), Ruddington Day Nursery offers high-quality Early Years care in a stunning countryside setting in Nottingham.
The nursery features spacious rooms, a dedicated sand room, an outdoor playroom, and an expansive garden with a Forest School site, mud kitchen, and vegetable patch. Children benefit from an educational blend of the Forest School ethos, Curiosity Approach, and Reggio Emilia, encouraging exploration, independence, and creativity.
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Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
- Grandir UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Michelle (Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 22
Total Places for Children
- 78
Age Range
- from 0 years 1 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening 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
Ruddington Day Nursery Reviews (35)
Ruddington Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.620) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Ruddington Day Nursery has 35 reviews.
Our son is always super happy to come to nursery and beams when he meets the carers, and we have very rarely picked him up, not in the same mood! Also, have seen very clear developments in his eating and mobility since joining the nursery.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's fantastic to hear that your little one is really enjoying his time with us! Our friendly, supportive team work so hard to help children learn, grow and thrive.
The facilities are one of the best features, we really like the outdoor space and opportunity that provides for children.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our team really takes the time to get to know each individual child and build caring relationships. We take great pride in our facilities and the fantastic experiences they allow our team to provide for the children. A great variety of fun, engaging activities are provided alongside our specially designed education programmes.
Lovely nursery with caring and engaged staff. They provide a wide variety of age-appropriate activities and lots of outdoor active play. Good at responding to the individual child’s needs and parental concerns.
Hi, we are so pleased to hear that you and your family have had such a fantastic experience with us! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, it is very much appreciated.
We always feel comfortable and safe leaving our son at the Ruddington Day Nursery. It is great to see him with other kids and doing different activities on the photos and videos they send us through the app. We would highly recommend this nursery.
Hi, we so pleased to hear that you and your family have had such a fantastic experience with us. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, it is very much appreciated.
Nursery is simply amazing. They follow all routine and additional requests and instructions. Staff always keep us updated through the app and are just so friendly. I've found that the staff here really go above and beyond for all of the children in their care, doing crafts, sensory activities and having plenty of outside time each day. My daughter also has a few dietary requirements and they cater for her perfectly and are always willing to provide another option if she doesn't eat the first thing offered. I truly could not think of a better place to send my daughter. I am so grateful for all of the staff and the amazing care they provide, can't recommend them enough.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our team are so passionate about providing exceptional care and education. They really take the time to get to know each individual child and build supportive, caring relationships.
We absolutely love Ruddington Nursery. We have recommended it to all friends and family. The staff seem very caring and kind and help to communicate with the children and have their best interests at heart.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, we are so pleased to hear that your little one is enjoying their time at our nursery and that you are happy with your experience. Your feedback will certainly be passed on to the nursery team.
I have only one request if they can put in mind - In pre-school, we don’t get a detailed feedback on what the kid was doing throughout the day.
The application is so deficient or even doesn't say anything other than the child going from one room to the other, nothing about meals, interactive or learning activities, and it is not satisfactory to just speak with the childcare provider during the pickups. There’s always a long waiting queue and everyone is busy with his schedule, and almost many things are left unsaid.
So if it is possible to just give us complete feedback regarding this in the app, we will be more than grateful especially if the child doesn't know how to speak or narrate what happened with him during the day.
Hi, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review and provide us with your feedback. Parent feedback is very important to us as it helps us grow, improve and support all our families who work with us. We will definitely take your request into consideration moving forward. We are so glad that you and your family are enjoying your time at Ruddington Day Nursery in Nottingham.
An absolutely outstanding nursery in every way. My daughter has learnt so much and is happy to go every day. The experiences she gets are great and I know she is gaining so much by attending. The team should be really proud of the great experience they provide.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's so great to hear that your little one is happy here! Our team are so passionate about providing exceptional childcare and education. They work hard to ensure children can enjoy a great variety of fun, engaging activities alongside our fantastic education programmes.
All staff are really good, they do a lot of different activities and we love the huge space outside not close to a busy road.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our team are so passionate about providing exceptional childcare and education. They work hard to ensure that there's a fantastic variety of activities for children to enjoy, both inside and in our great outdoor space. Our nutritious nursery menus give children the opportunity to try a range of tasty flavours and new textures.
My children attend Ruddington Day Nursery and have a great time. They always come home with lots of stories to tell of what they have been up to and come home messy which I love to see! They have learned so much from going here and made lovely friendships with other children and staff along the way. The staff seem to really care for the children which makes me feel so at ease leaving my children here in their care.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our kind, caring team really take the time to get to know each individual child. They work hard to ensure that there's always a great variety of fun, engaging activities for the children to enjoy alongside our fantastic education programmes.
My daughter settled in here so beautifully thanks to the warm, professional staff. Communication has been excellent and she has progressed well with milestones and socially. She has built lovely relationships with the staff and is always happy going to nursery. We are moving to a partner nursery soon as we are moving house, which they have been supportive and flexible with. A fab nursery I would highly recommend.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's lovely to hear that your little one settled in so well and is now thriving at our nursery! Our team work so hard to create a supportive, nurturing environment where every child can learn and grow.
Activities are well thought out and build upon learning.
Good opportunities for play based learning.
Children are encouraged to try new things and celebrated.
When you have built a good relationship with a key worker, good communication is given on pick-up and drop-off, but this is not always consistent.
With the new electronic system. Communication, observations and diaries have improved.
The amount of time for exploring outside is outstanding and helps build for a love of being outside with nature.
More community events could be offered to bring families together and share magic moments with the children.
Overall this is a good nursery and I would promote it to others and send future children here.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our friendly, supportive team works hard to provide a great variety of fun, engaging activities alongside our fantastic education programmes. Good communication with our families is so important in building strong relationships between home and nursery.
Amazing from the start. They arranged settling in sessions for my daughter and she warmed to them all straight away. The staff put me at ease and gave me a mug, tea bag and kitkat to take home while I waited to pick her up! They genuinely care about the babies and look after them so well. The food seems great and the menu very varied. The babies sleep outside which my daughter loves. The staff are so accommodating and happy to use reusable nappies, give medications etc. Can’t recommend Ruddington Day Nursery highly enough.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our kind, supportive team are passioante about providing exceptional childcare and education. Our nutritious nursery menus give children the chance to try a variety of delicious flavours and new textures.
My son loves the outdoor space and his development and learning has been incredible. The staff are so friendly and helpful and they really care about the children. They get to do lots of different activities and always seem to be having lots of fun.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's so great to hear that our team have been so instrumental in helping with your little one's development. They are so passionate about helping every child to grow and thrive at nursery. We also offer a variety of engaging, stimulating...
Lovely rural setting with an outdoorsy ethos. Staff are caring, helpful and imaginative, and have a wonderful rapport with the children. Both of our children absolutely love going to nursery there and have had some fantastic experiences.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It’s lovely to hear that both of your little ones are enjoying their time with us! Our friendly, supportive team really takes the time to build strong relationships with each child to ensure they’re able to thrive at nursery. We offer a great...
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Awards / Recognitions (13)
- Recipient: Grandir UKDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
- Recipient: Ruddington Day NurseryDate: Thursday 26 Jun 2025
- Recipient: Grandir UKDate: Sunday 01 Jun 2025
Meet the Team (1)
Michelle brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in Early Years to our nursery. Her passion for working with children shines through in everything she does, and she takes great pride in ensuring they receive the best possible start to their education and life.
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