Ruddington Day Nursery

Grange House, Wilford Road, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6NB
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8.8 26 Reviews
  • Ruddington Day Nursery, Nottingham
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.

A highly qualified team supports every child’s development, including Level 3 SENCOs and Forest School leaders. Regular community outings are made possible by the nursery mini bus, and families are kept engaged through the nursery app, stay-and-play sessions, lending library, and open days.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

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

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

Ruddington Day Nursery Reviews (26)

8.8

Ruddington Day Nursery has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.804) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Ruddington Day Nursery has 26 reviews.

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Review from E B (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Ruddington Day Nursery
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…read more
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Review from Lucy D (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Ruddington Day Nursery
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,…read more
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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Ruddington Day Nursery
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…read more
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Review from Z C (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are caring towards children.
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.
Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Ruddington Day Nursery
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…read more
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Review from K H (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
Reply from Alanah Hewett, Marketing Assistant at Ruddington Day Nursery
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…read more
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Review from V B (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
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.
Reply from Alanah Hewett, Marketing Assistant at Ruddington Day Nursery
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…read more
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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.804)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.804) out of 10 for Ruddington Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 5 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 4.983 for Ruddington Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (59 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.983
  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 3.821 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Ruddington Day Nursery is based on 5 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 = 3.5
    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 78 number of registered child places is 15.6. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.6 = 0.321
  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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Michelle

Michelle

Job Title: Nursery Manager

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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